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When you know those Christians on the news being arrested (or) Shouwang Church

Posted on June 22, 2011 by admin

In May-June 2010 spent four weeks journeying through the People’s Republic of China. That journey ended with a second visit to Beijing during which had the opportunity to worship with two house churches. One a house house church. Several people … Continue reading →

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The space-time geometry of heaven and earth

Posted on February 1, 2011 by admin

I have been thinking a great deal lately about the relationship between what we call heaven and earth. And/or(?) between time and eternity. This appears to be a theme in many posts and podcasts by Father Stephen Freeman who is … Continue reading →

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A Baptist liturgy?

Posted on December 24, 2010 by admin

The excellent James H aka Opinionated Catholic took note of my recent post on “worship wars” and offered some comments as well as reflections of his own. At one point he writes: I would be interested in Live the Trinity’s … Continue reading →

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Beyond worship as emotivism or rationality – liturgy of the heart

Posted on December 1, 2010 by admin

About a month ago attended my first Baptist association annual meeting in years. Have stayed away since more conservative Louisiana Baptists took over and within one year the state and (to a much lesser degree) associational meetings took on a … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy not group think (or) Journolist and news media bias

Posted on July 20, 2010 by admin

This is huge. If it turns out to be legit. I sort of followed the whole David Weigel on Journolist brouhaha that led to his being let go by the Washington Post. But leftist bias in the news media is … Continue reading →

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Ross Douthat’s must read article – It’s about class and urban versus rural

Posted on July 19, 2010 by admin

Looking at the comments – before they were closed – one wonders how many New York Times readers need help with basic reading comprehension. Ross Douthat nails it. With facts rather than speculation or supposition. He discusses a recent study … Continue reading →

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China and (blocked) websites

Posted on June 13, 2010 by admin

Quick note. During my trip to China sometimes I have had easy fast access to Internet and sometimes not. Depends on the hotel/location. Generally the bandwidth is much slower than in the States – even though the connection is supposed … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on February 15, 2010 by admin

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

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Metropolitan Opera's performance of "Carmen" by Bizet (or) What *is* Carmen?

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Rick

Last time took eight to see “Turandot” by Puccini. Fairly full theater. People came up to us with tears in their eyes (I am not making that up) to express how much they appreciate young people coming to see the … Continue reading →

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Falling from space (or) The ultimate loneliness?

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Rick

Not sure why this has been getting so much attention lately – except perhaps because someone is trying to do this again but from an even higher altitude. On August 16 1960 (then) Captain Joe Kittinger flew in a helium … Continue reading →

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