Monday, October 19, 2015

Why The Coracle?

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It skipped my notice earlier this year, but my official "blogging" actually began ten years ago. While I had participated as a ...

"Why Doesn't the Jewish Tradition Hold Noah in Higher Esteem?"

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Abraham and Moses are considered wholly righteous men, but Noah isn’t quite. That’s because, unlike them, he does what he’s told without que...

A Serious and Necessary Re-Appraisal of Henry David Thoreau

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Really, the article's title sums it all up: Pond Scum This comprehensive arrogance is captured in one of Thoreau’s most famous lines...

Just Another Day in Paradise

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Hawaii governor declares state of emergency for homelessness

No Assaults? No Flaming Cars? No Scolding Law Enforcement Officers? What Kind of Victory Celebration is This?

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You might only see this in Canada: Blue Jays fans danced around the intersection of Yonge Street and Dundas Street in Toronto right up until...
Sunday, October 18, 2015

Personally, I Find It Bland and Soul-less, Like Most Secular Ideas About the "Spiritual"

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The Spiritual and Spectacular Meet at an Ultramodern Community Center in Connecticut
Friday, October 16, 2015

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue - All Blues

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Extra Seat [1995]

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The best conversation I ever had about the surf was also the shortest. And the quietest. There are sounds common to every hospital, fr...
Thursday, October 15, 2015

A Collision of Religion, Economic Class, and Race in a Neighborhood in Oakland

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Oakland Gospel Choir Draws Nuisance Complaint, Faces $500 A Day Fine “Kind of hard to believe because we’ve been here about 65 years in...

This is Why War is Not Spoken Of Outside the Circle of Warriors

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“In fact, seeing the reaction to my father’s story in recent days has highlighted for me the almost stunning level of ignorance that the gen...

Giving Members Greater Say in How the National Church Uses Donations Would Certainly Help

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Episcopalians and the Tithe

"Earliest Known Draft of King James Bible Is Found, Scholar Says"

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The King James Bible is the most widely read work in English literature, a masterpiece of translation whose stately cadences and transcenden...

The Word "Unexpectedly" Seems to Show Up in a Lot of Media Reports These Days

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Unexpectedly, The Middle East Meltdown Continues One problem is that while President Obama saw the nuclear deal as an opportunity to bridg...

It Took Awhile, but It Was Worth It

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Today: @WNCathedral dedicates the Isaiah window, begun in the 1970s and officially completed last year: pic.twitter.com/VMvJQBCySu — Nat...

I Confess

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More people watched 'NCIS' than the Democratic debate

One of the Reasons New England Has Difficulty Attracting Clergy

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It's a mighty challenge.  Don't you love such a noble battle?

But What Does This Have to Do with Climate Change?

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12 Christians Brutally Executed By ISIS Refused to Renounce Name of Christ, Died Praying, Reciting Lord's Prayer The Episcopal Church ...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Oh, Look. An Internet Argument.

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There was a big argument on the Internet, I think it originated on Twitter, about this photo.  The original poster maintained that the ma...

If the Past is Any Indicator, Badly, Poorly, and Harmfully

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How Will the Government Structure American Diets Next? And another:  The More We Learn on Nutrition, the More We Ignore

I Know the Feeling

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Aging Mother Knows Any Wrong Move Could Be Taken For Telltale Sign Of Dementia