Was listening to NPR in car this morning (yeah yeah I know) and “Writer’s Almanac” with Garrison Keillor came on. It was more interesting than most days.
Ah yes a poem about cleaning up after the dog. Guess who walks the dog in our family? And yes letting everyone see you use the bag is important.
Birthday [...]
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Chaim Potok and sermons
Down with colleges and universities?!? (or) Barbecue stands and education reform
Okay just trying to get your attention with a provocative title.
Background. Every month or two(?) we have an early release day. Pick up first daughter at at McKinley Middle 11:30 a.m. then drive to pick up second daughter at Baton Rouge High. Along the way there is an empty lot with a small trailer that [...]
December is the cruelest month (for some)
Glory to God for Advent and for Christmas when we celebrate the incarnation of God the Son in Jesus of Nazareth! Advent preparation and Christmas joy.
Keep that in mind when I say that for our family December is a difficult month. I know there are many who will feel acutely and painfully the absence of [...]
Not feeling the warm liberal fuzziness (or) “Bleep you and die Senator Lieberman!”
This may cross a line.
There is a man I love and respect – whom I regard as a better man/husband/father/minister than I am – whose social-political views are often very different from mine. We are “friends” on Facebook. He often posts opinions that are pretty strong – very critical toward conservatives and Republicans. Which is [...]
Unwashed angels in the passenger seat of my car (or) The challenge of strangers who ask for help
During the last few weeks I have emptied my wallet 3 times for strangers who ask for help.
Last month getting ready for a Church of the Nations planning meeting in the chapel. Raining hard outside. Bible Study Fellowship is also at our church facility for their Monday gathering.
Bang bang bang.
Some fellow I have never seen [...]
Why I removed a 2 year old post from this site (or) Pressured into censoring myself
Well well well.
Two years ago – read that again – I attended a youth rally in Baton Rouge sponsored by our local Baptist association. During that youth rally someone came on stage and promoted a Christian rally/youth event which would be held during a school day. He offered an argument for (1) why the event [...]
“Avatar” and other movies that make you throw up(?)
I have my reasons for not liking James Cameron. But the concept of and trailers for the new “Avatar” movie did get my interest. However came across an early anonymous review (caveat lector – how reliable is this?) which included the following:
The new technology they’ve been using to eliminate the headaches and sickness conducive to [...]
Society for Biblical Literature meeting – day 3
Been strange but good this year. Enjoyed the time with my friend Chris Brady and chance to meet some of his friends and colleagues and fellow bibliobloggers. Lunch at Bacco’s was excellent and only $15. Dinner at Ralph and Kacoo’s pricey and not so good and service was weak. Had to drive back to Baton [...]
We’re gonna party like it’s 536 B.C.E. – Society for Biblical Literature meeting
The Society for Biblical Literature annual meeting is coming to town!
Since graduate school I have attended nearly every meeting of this large national and even international organization for biblical scholars. The last two years I have missed partly because of financial reasons – which are related to my also going to another conference in October. [...]
The anti-poverty forum – spoken insights and the unspoken question
Back in March of this year several members of University Baptist Church attended a Poverty Forum held at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and sponsored by the Interfaith Federation of Baton Rouge. I was not planning to attend until someone pressured me into going. One key argument is that people wanted to find out about our [...]
