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Larry Payne
Nov 20, 20232 min read
It's time for creating Life
“Today I still feel deeply convicted about the value of contemplative prayer. And it is this passion and vision, first kindled many years...
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Larry Payne
Nov 14, 20232 min read
A COLD RACE BUT WARM FEELINGS
My latest half-marathon was more a survival exercise than a race! I had been watching the weather forecasts for about 10 days as the...
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Larry Payne
Aug 17, 20232 min read
Seeking My Universal Story
All of us are storytellers in our own saga. Fr. Richard Rohr challenges us in The Wisdom Pattern to make sure our story is larger than...
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Larry Payne
Aug 2, 20235 min read
Clay Pot Parents
If you are a parent, do you remember the day you brought your firstborn home from the hospital? My wife and I often joke about the day we...
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Larry Payne
Jul 25, 20232 min read
Catch a Tracks Video Playlist
Everyone loves a playlist to groove to their favorite tunes! What about feeding your brain with a Tracks for the Journey video playlist...
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Larry Payne
Jul 12, 20232 min read
You are an Agent!
My essay "Agents of Change" is featured this week by the Center for Open and Relational Theology! It was published in the book "Love Does...
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Larry Payne
Jun 28, 20231 min read
King and State? No Way!
Did you watch the coronation of King Charles a few weeks ago? The elaborate ceremony wedded Anglican religion with the monarchy, as has...
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Larry Payne
Jun 20, 20231 min read
Women Bashed by Southern Baptist Patriarchy
The Southern Baptist Convention is now in a frenzy of purging churches who dare to have a female pastor. I feel so sorry for the...
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Larry Payne
Jun 7, 20234 min read
Texas Shame: The Law that Abuses Transgendered Youth
The passage of Senate Bill 14 by the Texas legislature should bring shame to every Texan. I believe banning gender-affirming treatment...
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Larry Payne
Apr 3, 20231 min read
A Weeping King
Tears come easily for some people, while for others a tear is rare. Each drop conveys a message to our body and to others. Science knows...
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Larry Payne
Mar 4, 20231 min read
MY NEW BOOK!
MY NEW BOOK! Actually, my Chapter in a new book. "Love Does Not Control: Therapists, Psychologists, and Counselors Explore Uncontrolling...
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Larry Payne
Feb 15, 20232 min read
Want to bounce back?
All of us will have tough times that seem to knock us down. We can bounce back by turning to those we trust. Dr Sydney Ey, Professor of...
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Larry Payne
Jan 28, 20231 min read
3 tips to start your well-being journal
Journal writing is a powerful tool for well-being. I discuss this thoroughly in my podcast and Youtube video, "Diary Your Way to...
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Larry Payne
Jan 2, 20231 min read
JUST PUBLISHED!
Just published! A must for your 2023 reading list: the TRACKS FOR THE JOURNEY 2022 Kindle edition. I've assembled all the Tracks podcasts...
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Larry Payne
Dec 7, 20224 min read
Chronic illness and new hope
The woman was in tears as she talked with a chaplain. She had been a patient more than 200 days, enduring countless test and five...
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Larry Payne
Nov 21, 20221 min read
A prayer of love
In her uplifting book, Prayer in the Night, Tish Warren shares reflections on each phrase of a prayer from the Compline service of the...
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Larry Payne
Oct 3, 20222 min read
Not a good report
The recent podcast on "Gals, Guys, and God" had the following section on the church and misogynistic practices. "The Christian church has...
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Larry Payne
Sep 18, 20221 min read
Escaping and Changing
Some of the most disturbing stories of evil in modern culture are stories of imprisonment. The world was shocked in 2018 when a Canadian...
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Larry Payne
Aug 26, 20221 min read
40 Billion and counting!
I’ve been travelling lately and having a great time. When you add it up, I’ve travelled 40 billion, 600 million miles at over 100,000...
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Larry Payne
May 24, 20223 min read
Sin, Secrets, and Sex
I left the Southern Baptist Convention in 2001, believing it had gone the wrong way theologically, ethically, and politically. This post...
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