Monthly Archives: September 2008
Five of the Best Paragraphs Ever Written in the English Language
James Joyce, author of the enigmatic and very difficult to read “stream of consciousness” novel “Ulysses,” also wrote a collection of 15 short stories found in the book “Dubliners.” These stories portray middle class Irish life at the beginning of the 20th century, and include a story entitled “The Dead.” Most of the action in [...]
Nothing Much Here . . .
just a few ramblings about my day. It’s 1:30 am on Thursday and later today I head up to Lewisburg for my weekly visit with Desiree. This is also a week that I stay overnight with friends in Elysburg so I can pick Desiree up after school on Friday and bring her home for the [...]
Upcoming Programs by the EKU Cultural Center
• Tuesday, Sept. 30, 6-9:30 p.m., Sacoby Wilson, “Environmental Justice, Built Environment and Environmental Health Disparities,” Ferrell Room, Combs Building, sponsored by African/African-American Studies. • Thursday, Oct. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., “Out and Proud: A Celebration of National Coming Out Day,” Powell Building Corner, co-sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and Women and [...]
EKU Listed As One of the Nation’s Best Colleges by Forbes
Forbes.com: EKU among "America’s Best Colleges" August 15, 2008 Eastern Kentucky University ranks among “America’s Best Colleges,” according to Forbes.com, the web site for the popular business magazine. Of the 569 public and private colleges and universities recognized, EKU claimed the 428th spot, good for third among Kentucky’s public universities, trailing only Murray State University [...]
Sports News – Football, Women’s Soccer and Sports Hall of Fame
Click on the links below to read the full stories where they were originally published. Tennessee State Downs EKU in OVC Opener, 34-20 Click here for official box score! NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Host Tennessee State piled up 541 yards of offense and held off the Eastern Kentucky University football team in a shoot-out Saturday night, [...]
The Unfairness of Grace – A Sermon on Matthew 20:1-16
The is a revision of a sermon I posted yesterday here. Most of the changes come at the beginning, though I tried to tighten up the sermon throughout. It is based, as the headline above states, on Matthew 20:1-16. ———- It just isn’t fair!” – is a common refrain that parents hear from their children. [...]
My Unrevised Sermon for Sunday, 21 September 2008 – On Not Getting What We Deserve
This is my unrevised sermon for tomorrow. I am, even now (well, not right this instant, but you know what I mean) revising it, and will post the revision on my blog Word and Table (see link in the right sidebar) later tonight. If anyone has any comments or suggestions for improvement, please leave a [...]
Be the First to Name this Flower
As always, click the pic to go to my flickr account to see or download a larger version of the photo. Technorati Tags: blue flower,photograph
Because I Am Nothing If Not an Imitator
Here is my wordle “word cloud” for my blog today. Hat tip to Julie. Click on the pic to see the larger version. Technorati Tags: wordle,word cloud
Forgiveness
In preparing for this week’s sermon on forgiveness, I ran across a poem (author unknown) that I liked a great deal but I couldn’t find a way to work it into my sermon. It addresses the whole saying “forgive and forget.” While many anonymous poems strike me as needlessly trite (particularly when they rhyme), this [...]
