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Most people don't exactly walk around every day thinking about faith. We're usually more focused on getting the kids to the game, picking up groceries, or fighting our way through traffic. the Seems Like God blog is for us.	Jim Taylor has written several best-selling books, including Sin: A New Understanding of Virtue and Vice. His essays are an insightful look at life from a modern spiritual perspective. Read Jim's columns at: *Edges Weblog*	Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 6, 2008
		MATTHEW 11:16-19, 25-30. Jesus likely uttered these three quotations attributed to him at quite different times. The first saying not only describes a children’s imitative game of biblical times, it also tells of the frustration of teaching without visible response. The prayer in vss. 25-27 may not be Jesus’ words at all..... Click Here
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God Must be Busy - January 26, 2008
That everything happens for a reason lost any tiny bit of credibility it might have had with me when my sons' mother died in a car accident. When I tried to use this reasoning with my three year old son the words stuck in my mouth.

Anointing - January 19, 2008
It was an opportunity to connect with that Spirit that motivates all and of which we are all, without exception, a part.

A Little Bit - January 12, 2008
There's a little bit of good in the worst of us, and a little bit of bad in the best of us.- You may have heard this before. It's a variation on a saying by Robert Louis Stevenson who wrote, among other things, Treasure Island. Strangely enough, I first read the quote in a comic book.

Community - January 5, 2008
I'm writing this column from a chair at the foot of Meaghan's hospital bed. I'll be here several more days. Which has given me ample time to reflect on just exactly what community looks like.

Password for Prayer
A guest column by Jim Taylor
We even have passwords for prayer. Devout people assure me that any prayer uttered in the name of Jesus Christ will always be answered. God has promised that, they insist. But no other password will do. I don't believe that any more. I'm not sure I ever did.

Mythology
We're simply called to live our lives in a way that treats all of the other parts of Creation, whether people or plants or planet, in the way that we would want to be treated.