Monthly Archives: June 2008

Gafcon and the New(?) Anglican Communion

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"

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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"

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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