Pirates open up spaces closed off by power. Kester Brewin, in Mutiny, traces the history of pirates and piracy in Europe. He even includes modern Somali pirates in his examples. When access to goods and services become blockaded by power and privilege pirates emerge to open those channels … Continue reading
She had tears in her eyes. He acknowledged the need to radically re-think how we learn to view others. These are just two responses to our use of N.T. Wright‘s, Surprised by Hope, for our Sunday morning Bible Study. Collectively we wrestle with eschatological visions cast for … Continue reading
I enjoy writing a regular piece for our local newspaper, The Tuttle Times. My assignment is “religion, spirituality.” The recent piece, Jesus In Real Life, connected how we love and are loved with Steve Carel’s character, Dan Burns, in Dan In Real Life.
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Kidney stones are no laughing matter. After dealing with stones for nearly two weeks, I will retract the notion they should have been included in imprecatory psalms as they do violence to the insides. Some of those days under the influence of Percocet I was able to catch up … Continue reading
Yes, I am back too. There is nothing like a few days in the Colorado mountains. We made a return trip with our youngest and her family since they did not make our July 4th trip. Great weather and a good time. We had a couple of friends who … Continue reading