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*The address for this blog will expire in July*

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

Aoogah! Aoogah! I have decided to let the domain LivetheTrinity.net expire when it comes due in August. That does not mean this website will disappear. It just means that the address www.LivetheTrinity.net will no longer work. It should still be … Continue reading →

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Education reform in Louisiana (or) Ruining a system in order to save it

Posted on March 15, 2012 by admin

I haven’t had much time to post lately but am pretty upset about what happened yesterday thanks to Governor Jindal and his supporters in the Louisiana state legislature. I came across a post at Breitbart Big Government that clearly criticizes … Continue reading →

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So there is a grand conspiracy (or) My eyes have been opened – reluctantly

Posted on March 9, 2012 by admin

Trying to unwind before bed last night called up Netflix and noticed “New Episodes” of Doctor Who. Woohoo! It was the episode about the “Silents” who have been among us for thousands of years but no human can ever remember … Continue reading →

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Fleming Rutledge, “The Invisible Lord in Lord of the Rings”

Posted on March 8, 2012 by admin

From last night at Louisiana State University. Raw notes.  – death of Baldur in Beowulf(?) ‘Baldur the beautiful is dead, is dead’ – became her ‘northern star’ guiding her to reexamine LOTR – LOTR more literary than religious – Tolkien … Continue reading →

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And we’re back? To mix or not to mix religion and politics

Posted on March 8, 2012 by admin

I am still pretty busy – see last post. Not much has changed on that front. In fact the parish work has increased. But “things are heating up” in terms of our social, cultural, and political life. And not in … Continue reading →

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Live the Trinity – into suspended animation?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by admin

I might have to take a page from the Red Stick Rant book and put this website into temporary(?) hibernation. The last 2 weeks have been working 10-12 hours/day which is fine. Hard work is part of congregational ministry. But … Continue reading →

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NOTE – Closed registration and purged (almost) all users

Posted on July 12, 2011 by admin

Quick note/announcement. Every day there are about 1-3 spam registrations with this website. 1) Thanks to Disqus people can leave comments without registering with this website. They only need to be registered with Disqus. 2) I have closed registrations for … Continue reading →

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Heading to New York (where gay marriage is now legal)

Posted on June 28, 2011 by admin

This Thursday evening my children and I will fly to upstate New York to spend a week visiting with my mom as well as my sisters and brother and his family who all live in Minnesota. My mom lives on … Continue reading →

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How Tolkien might help us understand faith/trust in Genesis 22

Posted on June 27, 2011 by admin

Note – These are my notes from Evensong last night. I apologize that all this is in note form. I will add the text of the quotes – which are important – later. Was planning to talk about ecclesiology/church in … Continue reading →

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SERMON – A new understanding of faith/estel (or) The unavoidable story (Genesis 22)

Posted on June 27, 2011 by admin

Note – I am not entirely happy with this sermon as sermon. In other words it need more work and the central idea/point needs to be developed much better. But I share it because of the central idea/point which is … Continue reading →

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