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• Conflicting Kingdoms

  

  There is reason to be afraid. Yes, I watch horror but the reason I suggest being afraid is because of a documentary titled ’Til Kingdom Come. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Museum Time

  

  It was a very strange feeling.  Wearing masks, yes, and socially distancing, we went to a museum.  Casting my mind back, I can’t recall the last time I was in... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Bible, Or Not?

  

  Chosenness comes with a price.  Everyone, it seems, wants to feel special.  One way to ensure that feeling is to believe that you were specially chosen by God t... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Electronic Ritual

  

  Religion and horror go naturally together. Perhaps that’s something I instinctively knew as a child, or perhaps it’s something only mature eyes see. It’s clearl... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ocean Day

  

  Yesterday was World Oceans Day.  It’s probably a measure of how busy I’ve been that I missed it until well into the work day.  Environmental care is one of my... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Picture This

  

  For a writer with limited time, a blog seems like a good idea.  Years ago WordPress emerged as the premier site on which to host such a venture—it was free... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Rolling with Nature

  

  Even breakfast can be profound.  I’ve written before how our obsession with breakfast cereal was based one man’s religious conviction. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Pagan Perspective

  

  “I would live in a world of Christ-like humans, but not one full of Christians.” So Kate Horsley’s protagonist Gwynneve writes in Confessions of a Pagan Nun. Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Hybrids

  

  Photo by Maria Lupan on UnsplashHybrids.  They’re everywhere these days.  From hybrid cars to the modified foods we eat, mixed forms seem to be in style.  I... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Candid Camera

  

  Early on in the pandemic, various meeting leaders—whether Zoom or Teams—asked participants to put on their cameras.  The point was that, missing seeing other... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Whose DNA?

  The name Francis Crick will forever be associated with the discovery of the double helix of the DNA molecule.  Indeed, he co-won a Nobel Prize for that... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Post-Literate?

  

  Who would’ve thought that publishing could be a scary industry in which to work?  Apart from the constant changes, that is.  Or maybe the changes are the... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Watching The Witch

  

  Good things often come in small packages. I’ve read a couple of Brandon Grafius’ books before, and I’ve had The Witch on my reading list since I found out... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Heart of Memorial Day

  

  The Memorial Day will be a somber one for the many people who’ve lost someone due to Covid-19.  Even as those who know that science can help to bring a... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Buried Truths

  

  I owe a lot to fossils.  Growing up just a block from a fossil-laden river in western Pennsylvania, as a kid I’d go fossil hunting with my brothers.  They... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Persistence of Forgetfulness

  

  It has happened twice this past week.  Maybe you’ve noticed, but probably I’m presuming too much.  Last Sunday and Thursday past, there were no posts on this... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fragility

  

  Who doesn’t like a play? Since I’ve been reading many lengthy novels this year I like to intersperse them with some shorter pieces of literature. Many of us... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Come Together

  

  When’s the last time a commercial made you cry?  Well, made you cry for joy?   A colleague sent me this commercial for chewing gum that left me nearly... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Outside Subjects

  

  As an erstwhile biblical scholar—the lines of time separating things are sometimes not easily discerned—I have to keep reminding myself to pay attention to thos... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Kafkaesque

  

  Although it’s a bit early—it’s never really too early—I just finished a banned book. One of the main reasons I do annual book challenges is to help keep myself... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2021 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY