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thank you
I continue to be pleasantly surprised that folks show up to this blog on a regular basis. I’m very grateful to those who leave comments, especially the regulars. I’ve come to anticipate your thoughts and reactions on the ecclectic items and ideas that get posted here. With all sincerity I wish you a very Happy…
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the slip by wendell berry
Last month I spent some time compiling Advent readings and prayers. Each week during Advent we’ve posted a new set of these prayers and readings on the New Community website. This week’s reading is a Wendell Berry poem, The Slip. The river takes the land, and leaves nothing. Where the great slip gave way in…
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thanks for the links
My little blog has the privilege of being linked to by a handful of other sites. The authors of these blogs are an eclectic and witty bunch of folks and I’d highly recommend checking out each of their sites. Andy Rowell is a Th.D. student at Duke Divinity School and an astute observer of American…
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the good stuff is in the comments
I first direct your attention to Brian’s comments about how his family marks the season of Advent. Otakudad offers some initial thoughts to BC’s question about what makes a movie “christian”. Finally, Keith and I have been going back and forth for a few days on the topics of gay marriage and excessive consumerism. This…
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happy saturday: mavis staples
Using my Facebook status on Wednesday I asked folks what their post-election song of choice was. The responses were obviously made by folks who were happy about the election results: Come Hither To Go Yonder, The Rising, Panic in the Bible Belt, and Walking on Sunshine among others. I found myself listening to the new…
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