Category Archives: Scattershooting

Scattershooting or other misc. posts.

Text to the 2013 Good Friday Worship

Posted on March 30, 2013 by revkennydickson

These were poems I wrote to accompany the songs the Christ UMC Choir sang at the Good Friday Worship. Each piece ends with the name of the corresponding song. “He Chose to Die” God gives freedom, God allows us choice. … Continue reading →

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“Truly Remembering The Alamo”

Posted on March 6, 2013 by revkennydickson

177 years ago today the final siege against the Alamo began. Before the sun rose the following day, the fort had fallen, the defenders were dead, and the revolution for Texas independence had a battle cry that would carry it … Continue reading →

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Oscar Preview from The United Methodist Reporter

Posted on February 23, 2013 by revkennydickson

The annual Oscar edition from the United Methodist Reporter compiled by Rev. Gary Keene, Associate Editor Bill Fentum, and myself.

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Sermon: “Oh No, Kryptonite!!” AKA Don’t Be A Kryptonite Christian

Posted on February 8, 2013 by revkennydickson

Scripture Mark 6: 1-6 http://r.b5z.net/i/u/10092240/m/Sermon_130203.mp3

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When All Else Fails, Read the Amendment

Posted on January 28, 2013 by revkennydickson

Upon entering the conversation of guns, I know I do so at great peril as emotions run hot on both sides of the issue. I grew up with guns in my home, though I was never a hunter. I had … Continue reading →

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Time to Shut “Faith-Gate”….Again!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by revkennydickson

While I don’t normally respond to posts and tweets of others, after the recent, well publicized “Tweet “of a popular Evangelical pastor denying President Obama’s Christian faith, I felt compelled to update and share an article I wrote in 2009. … Continue reading →

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“Where Have You Gone Gerald Ford?”

Posted on December 26, 2012 by revkennydickson

In the 1968 song “Mrs. Robinson,” Paul Simon asks and declares “Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.” The next line follows with Mrs. Robinson’s reply, “Joltin Joe” has left and gone away…” In … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 20, 2012 by revkennydickson

They seek splendor; who would touch them must stun them; The nerve that is dying needs thunder to rouse it. William Everson, San Joaquin (1939) About 12 years ago I was part of a Los Angeles venture capital funding event…

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Posted on December 14, 2012 by revkennydickson

Originally posted on Eric Hyde's Blog:
“I’m spiritual, not religious” I wish I had a back massage for every time I’ve heard this line. What gets me most is the presupposition it stems from, that “spiritual” is the assumed…

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Confessions From the Dark Piece of the Puzzle

Posted on December 14, 2012 by revkennydickson

The symbol for autism awareness is the jigsaw puzzle and specificaly brightly colored puzzle pieces.  This is an appropriate symbol because, in the grand scheme, that is what living through autism is like, putting individual pieces together.  Whether it is … Continue reading →

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