It's been in the news, but New Year's Eve came and went and I hardly noticed, except for one little slip-up on Fox TV. It seems that on New Year's Eve...
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Jan 2, 2006 2:23 pm
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Over 30 years ago Bishop Hazen Warner wrote a book called "No Saints Suddenly". Interesting title, and of course, it's true...there are no short-cuts to true...
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Jan 9, 2006 1:21 pm
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... From: Jack Harnish To: fumcbirmingham-MondayMemo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 9:57 AM Subject: So What Would It Be Like? First, a...
Jack Harnish
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Jan 16, 2006 8:53 pm
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I grew up in the mountains north of Pittsburgh and the only teams I ever knew anything about were the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Steelers! Well, there is no...
Jack Harnish
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Jan 23, 2006 6:42 pm
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This week the world comes to Woodward Avenue. Here come the Steelers and the Seahawks and all their towel-waving fans. Here comes the media hoopla, the TV...
Jack Harnish
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Jan 30, 2006 1:37 pm
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On Friday night, Dave and Sue Chrostek took this picture of the statue "Spirit of Detroit" decked out in his Super Bowl apparel. As they took the picture they...
Jack Harnish
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Feb 6, 2006 12:47 pm
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You've seen those zippy motivational posters available in every book store and airplane advertising magazine--all those great sayings which are meant to...
Jack Harnish
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Feb 13, 2006 1:21 am
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September 18, 1929 Zion's Herald The Methodist-related magazine "Zion's Herald" runs a column called "...Now & Then". It includes quotations from previous...
Jack Harnish
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Feb 20, 2006 1:02 pm
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One of my favorite writers is the late Henri Nouwen. His book "With Open Hands" is my favorite book on prayer,, which makes me think I will reread it this...
Jack Harnish
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Feb 27, 2006 12:31 pm
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There is always more to say, I suppose, on any given subject and it's certainly true of yesterday's sermon. I have a file full of materials collected from...
Jack Harnish
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Mar 6, 2006 1:18 am
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During this Lent many of us are "Traveling the Prayer Paths of Jesus", the study book by John Indermark around our theme "Walking with Jesus". In thinking...
Jack Harnish
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Mar 13, 2006 1:03 pm
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I'm having a hard time knowing what to say this morning. Three years of conflict in Iraq, over 2,300 deaths and 15,000 injuries of American soldiers, and by...
Jack Harnish
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Mar 20, 2006 1:38 pm
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In keeping with our lenten emphasis on prayer, I would encourage you to check out this week's "Speaking of Faith". The theme is "Approaching Prayer" and one...
Jack Harnish
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Mar 23, 2006 6:16 pm
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I failed to mention, "Speaking of Faith" is on WUOM, 91.7fm at 7:00am. ... From: Jack Harnish To: fumcbirmingham-MondayMemo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
Jack Harnish
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Mar 23, 2006 6:21 pm
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My sermon preparation for yesterday included a bit of a jaunt down memory lane as I told the stories of some of the saints from my past--Archie Neill, Percy...
Jack Harnish
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Mar 27, 2006 1:15 pm
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Yesterday we visited the cathedral of Sienna, Italy. The baptistry, below the main sanctuary, is an amazing space with a huge baptismal font in the center and...
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Apr 3, 2006 11:15 am
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Well, you probably heard the news of the city officials who banned the Easter bunny from city hall. It seems someone had set up a display for spring which...
Jack Harnish
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Apr 10, 2006 11:14 am
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That's what the ad in Time Magazine promised: "Introducing a clearer picture of what it means to be human." The ad is for GE, whose slogan is "imagination at...
Jack Harnish
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Apr 17, 2006 12:22 am
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"Do you have any fish?" Sort of an odd question, isn't it? Especially odd to be coming from one who has been raised from the dead, walking around in some kind...
Jack Harnish
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Apr 24, 2006 12:05 pm
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I don't know if it makes much sense to connect the rummage sale with the immigrant issue, but let me try. As I sit by my office window watching the bag loads...
Jack Harnish
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May 1, 2006 9:12 pm
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If you read all the way to the end of my Monday Memo, you saw the note about the concert this week with Steven Eisenhard. I mistakenly said it was Friday...
Jack Harnish
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May 2, 2006 6:15 pm
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While I served on the Board of Higher Education and Ministry I had the privilege of visiting many of our seminary campuses across the nation and around the...
Jack Harnish
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May 9, 2006 9:05 am
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Back in my college days in the turbulent 60's, I remember hearing the great preacher Paul Rees describe a church conference in England where Anglican priests...
Jack Harnish
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May 15, 2006 11:22 am
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Judy and I are in Gettysburg to greet our new grandson, Ethan David, born on Tuesday night to our son David and his wife Kerri. He weighed in a 9 pounds 11.6...
Jack Harnish
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May 18, 2006 7:35 pm
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It was ironic, and it would be funny if it wasn't so sad. Yesterday morning I preached on our denominational membership decline and told the story of the old...
Jack Harnish
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May 22, 2006 11:55 am
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Here's a extra 'Monday Memo", on Thursday, with a special opportunity: "The Soul of War" This Sunday the theme for the radio program "Speaking of Faith" will...
Jack Harnish
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May 25, 2006 9:34 pm
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Memorial Day Weekend, 2006 Gettysburg, Pa. We are in Gettysburg to see our new grandson Ethan and to enjoy being the guests in our son's home. They live in a...
Jack Harnish
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May 28, 2006 3:02 pm
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This afternoon 12 of us will leave for our mission tour in Russia and the Baltic States. We will be spending three days in St. Petersburg, Russia where we...
Jack Harnish
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Jun 2, 2006 12:05 pm
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... From: Jack Harnish To: fumcbirmingham-MondayMemo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 7:19 AM Subject: "Onward Christian Soldiers" On Sunday we sang...
Jack Harnish
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Jun 12, 2006 6:21 pm
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You must check out the United Methodist webpage www.umtv.org for a video report on our "stay-at-home dads", featuring Mike Bouque, Mick McClelland and Rod...