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bethquick.com — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:22:00 GMT

Some of you know that I just returned from spending a week in Cape Cod with my family. One of the best parts of the trip for me was spending time with my 2 year-old nephew, Sam. I have to say that being an aunt is one of the greatest joys in my life....(read more)

30 Things for My 30th Year

bethquick.com — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:05:00 GMT

Today, I turn 30. I've been joking and lamenting to family and friends about how old I am, but really, I'm fine with 30. It seems strange to me, I'll admit - a little weird to be 30. Where did the last ten years go so quickly? But I'm...(read more)

Revgals Friday Five: Forks in the Road

bethquick.com — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:34:00 GMT

I don't often 'play' Friday Five, but given my own current state of transition , and my own recent thoughts about "What Might Have Been," this "fork in the road" Friday Five caught my attention. Over at RevGalBlogPals ...(read more)

What Might Have Been

bethquick.com — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:15:00 GMT

So try not to think about what might have been Cause that was then And we have taken different roads We can't go back again There's no use giving in And there's no way to know What might have been (Little Texas) As another new year begins...(read more)

Life Sometimes

bethquick.com — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:10:00 GMT

Earlier this month, my Great Uncle Bob fell and broke his hip. He'd been in a nursing home in Central New York for a few years, struggling with debilitating Parkinson's disease. He wasn't expected to survive surgery to repair the hip, but...(read more)

Why God does not intervene in history

The Ivy Bush — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:56:00 GMT

Because He is already there! He doesn't NEED to intervene. To ask the question, "Does God intervene in history?" presupposes that God is a distant God who may occasionally consider intervening during some rare moments. But that is not the...(read more)

Too hard or too easy?

bethquick.com — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:41:00 GMT

It's January 1st of a new year. Some people think a new year is no big deal. Some people don't make resolutions because they've failed at resolutions before and they think they're setting themselves up for failure. Some people are ready...(read more)

My Five Favorite Posts of 2007

bethquick.com — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:26:00 GMT

Sorry for the lack of blogging this week. I've been enjoying time in Central New York with my family, and also have managed to get sick, which I imagine is a common happening for pastors post-Christmas and post-Easter. Nothing serious, but I'm...(read more)

from Quick Hits: Cake or Death?

bethquick.com — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 14:24:00 GMT

My brother Tim, a very sporadic blogger, has a nice new post up , in which he asks: "How do I get myself to recognize the difference between being socially introverted and shy, and too timid to do the good in this world that I'm capable of doing...(read more)

Living with an Actor

bethquick.com — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:34:00 GMT

I've mentioned before that my youngest brother, Todd , is an actor . Living with him can be - trying. I tease him all the time that his career is "pretending" for a living. Right now he has set up a mini-photo studio in the basement to work...(read more)

Review: The Ethics of What We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter by Peter Singer and Jim Mason

bethquick.com — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:36:00 GMT

I just finished reading The Ethics of What We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter , a new (2006) book by Peter Singer and Jim Mason (published also as The Way We Eat ), which I picked up after my brother recommended it last year. The Ethics of What We Eat...(read more)

A Reunion of Friends

Only Wonder Understands — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:08:53 GMT

Thursday was an interesting day. For a week, I had been leaning forward in anticipation of Thursday for on Thursday Kay, Grace, and I would be attending the Koinonia Family Reunion (which I wrote about last week). Beyond being able to see hear and see...(read more)

All Saints Sunday

bethquick.com — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:12:00 GMT

*Today, as in many churches, we celebrated All Saints Sunday at Franklin Lakes. I appreciated Michelle's post at 33 Names of Grace about celebrating All Saints for the first time in a new appointment. Michelle talks about how you are thinking about...(read more)

I hate cars…

Only Wonder Understands — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:09:18 GMT

I am becoming more and more convinced that the modern automobile is a tool of the devil. Of course, we all know that the mobility offered by the gas guzzling monsters of metal has led to the disintegration of the concepts of neighborhood and family...(read more)

Remembering the 70’s again…

Only Wonder Understands — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:37:42 GMT

Now playing: Jerry Douglas - A Remark You Made Back before there was Jay the fat preacher (the force behind the empire that is Only Wonder Understands) and even before there was Jay the Methodist technogeek of General Conference fame, there was Jay the...(read more)