Monthly Archives: June 2008

Gafcon and the New(?) Anglican Communion

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Rick

Sigh. Something huge happened last week. Gafcon – which is not a very hot sexy or informative acronym for a conference of conservative/orthodox Anglican bishops and other luminaries in Jerusalem. Much was said. And they released a communique that some … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – "Kung Fu Panda"

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Rick

This week I joined my daughters and the youth to go watch “Kung Fu Panda”. Is it the most awesome computer animated movie in the last ten years? No. But I loved it. The intro is hysterical. I was rarely … Continue reading →

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DailyHebrew.Com

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Rick

Keep your Hebrew fresh and sharp. Just three verses per day – which is more than I usually read at this stage of my life. (Not good considering how many years I spent studying biblical Hebrew and how much of … Continue reading →

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Conversing with conservative Christians continued

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Rick

Another gem from this morning. We American evangelicals are fond of saying, “God has a wonderful plan for your life.” For some, God’s plan is for you to suffer, maybe die, for your faith. Not exacly “say these words and … Continue reading →

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Join the conspiracy!

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Rick

Facebook. International Spy Network. That is all I am going to say. I may or may not have any knowledge of this shadow conspiracy organization.

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Why we continue to converse with conservative Christians

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Rick

That is a horrible title for this post – but it alliterates! What is weird is that among Southern Baptists I am a liberal heretic. Among Anglicans I am a rabid right wing conservative. It just depends which classroom I … Continue reading →

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For Chris – setting default save in OpenOffice.org

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Rick

He will know what this is about. Others might be interested. OpenOffice How to Set Default Save

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The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the MDGs

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Rick

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is now officially in full support of the Millennium Development Goals set forth by the United Nations.* A few months ago I wrote about my ambivalence concerning this new emphasis. The Millennium Development Goals and Christian … Continue reading →

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"The Dispossessed" and the reality of pain

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Rick

Whenever I am asked to compose a short list of the most important books I have read I always include The Dispossessed by Ursula LeGuin. I enjoy almost everything by this feminist atheist science-fiction writer but The Dispossessed moves me … Continue reading →

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"They opened my mind to what would backfire"

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Rick

Was channel flipping yesterday and caught several minutes of a special on CNN about the current crisis in oil supply/prices called “Out of Gas” (I think – I cannot find anything about this on the CNN website). Several minutes with … Continue reading →

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