The "And from Bill..." Archive

Archive Entry #38: September 24, 1986

November 14, 2014

A conversation the other day with one of my clergy friends uncovered our shared experience of academic and pastoral know-it-all-ness upon exiting seminary to embark on our callings to full-time...

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Archive Entry #37: November 15, 1989

November 11, 2014

One of the joys of creating this column is that in the process of doing so I get to revisit some of the memorable moments of the decades of my FCCEM ministry. For this entry, the memorable moment...

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Archive Entry #36: February 2, 2001

November 7, 2014

Election day has passed. Some of our candidates won; some lost. Now it’s time for the elected to prepare to govern...but not without some harsh words for each other!!

We’ve already...

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Archive Entry #35: October 16, 2008

November 4, 2014

On the day of this column’s arrival in the archive it is November 4, midterm election day – the same election date as is referenced in the column. Will wonders ever cease?

As do most of...

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Archive Entry #34: January 17, 2008

October 31, 2014

With the midterm elections now just four days away, I offer another in a brief series of columns reflective of my willingness to engage political matters in my column over the years.

This...

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