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• Whose Reality?

  

  It was a groggy, foggy morning when I stepped off the bus in St Andrews. I’d been here before, but it had been over two decades ago, and with my wife, who is... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Burning Faith

  

  1528. February 29. St Andrews, Scotland. 24 year old Patrick Hamilton was burned to death for espousing the teachings of Martin Luther. Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Importance of Being Honest

  

  Continuing our quest to be a family out of sync with the modern world, we used part of our free day in Edinburgh to take the Book Lover’s Tour. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Persistence of Memory

  

  I’ve posted before on sacred geography—the idea that a place is holy for some reason or other. That holiness is very personal, and although some locations seem... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Like Virgins

  

  If you are reading this, I have safely arrived in the United Kingdom, courtesy of Virgin Atlantic. Given the lens through which I view everything, I somehow... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Bonnie the Brave

  

  As a preemptive warning to my regular readers (am I’m sure you both know who you are), I am off today for a stint in my old haunt of Scotland. Before you get ou... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Unspoken Reality

  

  In that impressive cultural marvel known as Facebook, a few gems amid the overburden occasionally appear. The post of a friend brought to my awareness a site... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Seems Reasonable

  

  Florida is a state of contrasts. A news story from the Associated Press highlights that divergence. On the lawn of the Bradford County courthouse is a monument... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Dirty Laundry

  

  Wirathu may not be a household name, although Time magazine devoted an article to his teachings last week. The media has become fascinated with religiously... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Miracle of the Sun

  

  The events at Fatima in 1917 have occupied me on this blog before. Perhaps it is because of the haunting quality of the whole thing. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Something to Believe

  

  After a rough week at work, nothing helps so much as simple escapism. Thinking back to my glory days in the classroom, I remembered the movies I used to get... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Abcd

  

  Among the sensitive crowd known as biblical scholars, the chronological designations Before the Common Era (BCE) and Common Era (CE) have long been in use. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Liberty and Justice for

  

  Looks like America will be divorcing the self-proclaimed “Defense” of Marriage Act. It’s a small step, but a small step in the right direction. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Con-Ception

  

  Sometimes you see something so often it become invisible. I pass by a local cemetery every day, and it wasn’t until a friend from out of town came to visit... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Just Plain Bible

  

  Back when I was teaching Hebrew Bible in a seminary for a living, I purchased a book entitled The Bible Without Theology by Robert A. Oden Jr. Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 BOOKS, RELIGION

• Guiding Girls

  

  Girl Guides are the British equivalent to the Girl Scouts. I first learned about them during the three years that I lived in the UK, although, as far as I... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Z War to End

  

  World War Z is playing in theaters and I haven’t even had time to stock up on water and canned goods. Zombies are everywhere. And we can’t say that we didn’t se... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• It’s All Gonna

  

  When I first got married, I was distressed to learn that my wife was an organ donor. Still fresh from seminary, I had yet to outgrown the theological willies... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Time in a Bottle

  

  On of the intangible tangibles of my humble job is seeing a book move from an idea to a published product. A little bit of joy rained down on my day yesterday a... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 BOOKS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Holy Hostage

  

  A chance glimpse at a textbook shelf in a university bookstore made me aware of Malachi Martin’s Hostage to the Devil, although it is several years old. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY