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A Fear of Whales
A Prophet Out Of His Hometown
By
rgaffney
In Kansas I expected cold, and weather, I expected cultural differences, I expected bad ethnic food, and good ol’ boys in pick up trucks. I mentally prepared myself to adjust to these changes, but I never predicted that I would need to adjust to being taken as a spiritual leader. …After all I was already…
How To Get Me To Come To Your Church
By
rgaffney
I had a phone conversation recently with a sweet old lady (I meet a lot of sweet old ladies out here) and discussed a subject which seems to be on the hearts and minds of a great deal of people in older churches. These old churches are universally in fear of closing their doors, as…
Emo Blogging
By
rgaffney
Do you ever notice how blogs tend to be filled with angsty prose about how nobody understands the author? I’ve always wondered why that is. Some of you who are my more consistant readers may have noticed that I’m having trouble keeping up the regularity of this blog. Or maybe (I hope) not. But it’s…
November
By
rgaffney
November 6, 2009 I received an email. It said the following: “My name is Timothy Lin, and I am the Kansas Area Director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. We're currently hiring for a position at Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS, and was wondering whether you'd be interested in learning more.” Yesterday, just under a year…
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