Category Archives: Personal

SERMON – “Tradutore no sempre traditore (or) “Truth, Translation, and Transluscence” (Acts 2)

Posted on June 15, 2011 by admin

    Truth, Translation, and Translucence: <Traduttore (no) Traditore!> (or) The Flesh/Word Became Word/Flesh and Pitched His Language Among Us (Acts 02) Richard M. Wright Church of the Nations Pentecost Sunday (A) June 12 2011 Everyone speaks French. Not really. … Continue reading →

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Holy Play (or) S-, part I

Posted on April 13, 2011 by admin

Originally published in The Window, October 10 2006 Holy Play (or) S-, part I Richard M. Wright (The S- is going somewhere. Trust me.) There is a theme – a theological theme that requires a change in how we live … Continue reading →

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Holy Play (or) Sa-, part II

Posted on April 13, 2011 by admin

Originally published in The Window (October 23, 2006) Sa- (or) Holy Play, part II Richard M. Wright (The Sa- is going somewhere. Trust me.) There is a theme – a theological theme that requires a change in how we live … Continue reading →

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Where you been?!?

Posted on April 13, 2011 by admin

I apologize to dear readers for the lack of new posts over the last few weeks. Life has been somewhat hectic. Emergency home repairs. Toyota said my Corolla needs a new engine which basically means we have to replace it … Continue reading →

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Victor Davis Hanson – Appreciating teachers and the people whose taxes pay their salaries

Posted on February 28, 2011 by admin

My wife is a teacher and former state worker. Many relatives on my mother’s side of the family are teachers and public/state workers. For some reason almost no one on my father’s side is a teacher or public/state/government worker. And … Continue reading →

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And what of the family?

Posted on January 12, 2011 by admin

From CBSNews: Loughner’s parents, silent and holed up in their home since the shooting spree, apologized publicly Tuesday. “There are no words that can possibly express how we feel,” Randy and Amy Loughner wrote in a statement handed to reporters … Continue reading →

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Hopko on the Old Testament (or) I just wasted fifty bucks on a lousy Bible translation?!?

Posted on December 13, 2010 by admin

Needed to get by this weekend a Bible to present to my fellow minister on the occasion of her ordination this evening. She recently said something about “really need to read the Apocrypha” so found a nice New Revised Standard … Continue reading →

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Sorry about no posts – been busy and on holiday

Posted on November 24, 2010 by admin

Sorry about no posts for last couple weeks. Been busy and just got back from much needed holiday with family at Gulf Shores Alabama. Slept a lot. Spent a lot. Relaxed a lot.

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Thoughts about resurrection in light of Luke 20 and science-fiction

Posted on November 5, 2010 by admin

Luke 20 is one of the lections for this Sunday the 24th Sunday of Pentecost year C. Bet you didn’t buy a greeting card for that. The famous and in fact only exchange between Jesus and the Sadducees in the … Continue reading →

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Fat then flesh and even bone being cut at Louisiana State University

Posted on October 13, 2010 by admin

God has been most merciful because for almost 12 years one of my favorite Christian brothers on the planet is a member of University Baptist and a former Chancellor of Louisiana State University. A few weeks ago he came by … Continue reading →

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