Archive for May, 2009

Pondering the future… and reflecting on the past

Posted: Friday, May 22nd, 2009 @ 5:27 am in Chaplain, Community of Christ, Education, Faith, Belief and related, Family & Friends, Life in General, Myself, Reflections on History | No Comments »

In the fall of 2000 I entered  my undergraduate studies at Graceland University. I was listed with plethora of possible majors including Computer Science, History, and Psychology. I think I was even listed for one or two they no longer offered, and some I had no idea where they came from. By the end of [...]

When is it okay to violate a rule?

Posted: Monday, May 18th, 2009 @ 9:53 pm in Community of Christ, Education, Faith, Belief and related, Myself, Theological Reflections | 1 Comment »

A few days ago I was asked to assist in the Bachelorette service at the end of this week. I said I would be willing to. Today I saw a draft of the program and the role they wanted me to serve in. I had to respond that I could not…

Cracking Open

Posted: Thursday, May 14th, 2009 @ 9:00 am in Chaplain, Community of Christ, Faith, Belief and related, Myself | No Comments »

Yesterday I lead the Wednesday Ecumenical Worship Service at the Cleveland Clinic. Those who I have worked with since the start of January were a bit surprised as they saw a different Lyle than they have in our encounters. The transformed Lyle with clear and loud voice. Though they did miss the tear or two [...]