Monthly Archives: May 2010

Yangling China (or) China 2010 day 8(?)

Posted on May 28, 2010 by admin

Modified from an email sent to folks back in the States. Shall I describe what I am doing right now? Yeah sure. Why not? Sweating profusely with my feet in a self-heating foot bath set for 50 minutes – the … Continue reading →

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Beijing China – day 1

Posted on May 20, 2010 by admin

Well – I made it. Not sure I will ever fly Continental again. You think your local traffic is bad? Ha ha ha. You have no idea. Visit Beijing and you will learn whole new definitions of bad traffic. It … Continue reading →

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Been busy getting ready for trip to China

Posted on May 15, 2010 by admin

Quick note to let gentle readers know I have been a bit busy getting ready for my first trip to China. After 11 years serving as pastor of Church of the Nations the mother church University Baptist Church has graciously … Continue reading →

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The left divines the soul of the peaceful but not the truly violent

Posted on May 11, 2010 by admin

For some reason I have not been terribly interested in commenting on the curious resurgence of terrorist activity within the United States over the past oh 16 months or so. Even though the way politicians journalists and commentators have reacted … Continue reading →

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Anyone else getting propaganda emails?

Posted on May 11, 2010 by admin

Some of you may remember the Ellie Light episode. More than seventy newspapers across the country all accepted and published the exact same letter-to-the-editor defending President Obama. For the last year or so I have been receiving about once per … Continue reading →

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Reverence and leadership (or) Can irreverence demand its opposite?

Posted on May 9, 2010 by admin

What is leadership? It is not simply getting people to do what you want. Tyrants and dictators get people to do what they want. But they are not leaders. Woodruff argues persuasively that reverence is a virtue especially important for … Continue reading →

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Is Christianity about faith or *reverence*?

Posted on May 8, 2010 by admin

Generally, faith-based religion defends the goodness of the divine, while religion that is centered on reverence is not afraid to face the idea that the divine may seem evil in human terms. (Paul Woodruff, Reverence, 69) That parenthetical comment sure … Continue reading →

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“V” (2009) and virtue versus(?) morality ethics

Posted on May 5, 2010 by admin

The new “V” series totally rocks. In a recent episode Father Jack, Erica, and Hobbes have a prisoner – a human ex-soldier who works for the “V” and recently shot and killed a human supporter of the Fifth Column. They … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – “Armida” by Gioachino Rossini

Posted on May 2, 2010 by admin

The fanciful story of the sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison of sensual delights. That is pretty much all I knew about the opera “Armida” by Gioachino Rossini. Sounds like fun! Echoes of The Tempest by William Shakespeare … Continue reading →

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“I am not my sin” – The finest podcast I have ever heard?

Posted on May 2, 2010 by admin

Funny how everything works together. I was mildly annoyed when 3 teenagers who attend Church of the Nations said they needed me to take them home in the church bus – which had left 10 minutes earlier. Sigh. Which meant … Continue reading →

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