Monthly Archives: July 2008
A Picture of Indifference
The Guardian reports that photographs that depict Italian sunbathers relaxing at the beach despite the nearby presence of the bodies of two Gypsy girls who had drowned, have raised questions about Italian attitudes toward the Roma minority. This took place outside of Naples on Saturday. At about 1 p.m., four Gypsy teens, who had reportedly [...]
Powerpoint Backgrounds: Pearl of Great Price
As usual, click on the pics to see and download a larger version at flickr. Technorati Tags: powerpoint background slide,pearl of great price,Proper 12A,Ordinary 17A,Pentecost +11A,Matthew 13:45-46
Quote of the Day
And my mom said I didn’t have the sense that God gave a goose! "You can purchase anything off the Internet except common sense," Harrison [a zoo director] said. "A venomous snake isn’t a pet. You don’t play with it. If you do, you’re an idiot." To read the context of this quote, go to [...]
Fanboy Post: Forget Firefox – I’m going back to Opera for browsing and email
As reported a few days ago by Daniel Goldman (see link below), Columnist Andrew Brown, of The Guardian, wrote a column explaining why he is switching back to Opera from Firefox 3. With the release of Firefox 3, I mounted a private celebration: I went back to using Opera 9.5 as my main browser. This [...]
An Approach to Preaching This Week – Proper 10 / Ordinary 15 / Pentecost+9
The texts for this week are as follows: Genesis 25:19-34 Psalm 119:105-112 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 ———- Here is what I posted to the preaching email study group PRCL (Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary) earlier this week. In my studies and reading thus far, I find that I am inclined toward the following sermon [...]
The Ancestry of the Humes Family
Many years ago I learned that my family’s origin goes back to one of the families of Scotland – the Home/Hume family (Please note that in Scotland the name “Home” is always pronounced “Hume,” which is what led some of the family to change the spelling to match the pronunciation). The Home/Hume family is considered [...]
Him Whose Yoke Is Easy and Whose Burden Is Light – A Quote from Paul Tillich
The following quote is taken from Paul Tillich’s book “The Shaking of the Foundations,” and it is specifically from Chapter 11: The Yoke of Religion, which can be read in it’s entirety here. In this chapter, Tillich is reflecting on Matthew 11:25-30, which is also part of the appointed readings for this coming Sunday. We [...]
On the One Hand . . . An Excerpt of My Sermon for Proper 9A, Ordinary 14A, and Pentecost+8A
I have just posted my full sermon for Sunday on Word and Table, my preaching and worship blog. Below are a few introductory paragraphs. To read the full sermon, click here. This sermon is based on the following Scripture readings: Matthew 10:34-39 Matthew 11:16-19 Matthew 11:25-30 Romans 7:15-25a Any comments or suggestions for improvement would [...]
People Are Strange: Todd Bentley and the Lakeland Church Revival
The idea that anyone would think that God told them to kick a man who has colon cancer is actually beyond strange, and yet hundreds and thousands of people involved in the “revival” taking place at the Lakeland Church in Florida seem to have no problem with this idea at all. In fact, they have [...]
The Eastern Kentucky Colonels 2008 Schedule
The Colonel’s 2008 Football schedule has been released. Anyone interested in attending the opener in Cincinnati on Thursday, August 28th? I hope to go myself. Aug. 28 vs Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH at 7 pm Sept. 6 vs Western Kentucky, Richmond, KY at 6 PM Sept. 13 vs Morehead Kentucky, Richmond, KY at 6 PM Sept. [...]
