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February 2012

February 07, 2012
(Adam Hamilton, Enough, Revised and Updated: Discovering Joy through Simplicity and Generosity, Abingdon Press, 2009

January 2012

January 23, 2012
Although I do not know anyone personally with leprosy, much less anyone who has been...
January 23, 2012
(Paula Huston, Simplifying the Soul: Lenten Practices to Renew Your Spirit, Ave Maria Press, 2011, 170 pages.)...
January 23, 2012
Preview: Baptism is not overrated when it is viewed as a powerful sacrament and a...
January 16, 2012
3:1 My child, flee evil of all kinds, and everything like it. 2 Don't be...
January 16, 2012
Bruce Metzger, in his seminal work The Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and...
January 14, 2012
Note: If you want to skip to the section specifically on Mark 1:14-20, scroll down...
January 11, 2012
Last summer I successfully completed my first 2-month Sprint Triathlon training: Swim 750m/.47 mi, Bike 20 km
January 10, 2012
An alternate title for this post could be " What To Do If Someone Asks...
January 09, 2012
The Didache (usually pronounced Did-ah-Kay) is an ancient Christian document written around 50-70 CE and rediscovered...
January 06, 2012
I've lost track of the number of blogs that I follow, and there is one...
January 05, 2012
I recently had the chance to catch up in person with a friend who wants...
January 05, 2012
In this passage, God speaks to Samuel four times. The first three times, Samuel does...
January 02, 2012
My short answer is yes and no. On one hand, yes, there will be female...

December 2011

December 23, 2011
Gold: by far my most viewed blog of this past year was "Four Spiritual Practices...
December 21, 2011
Thursday, December 22 is Winter Solstice: the shortest span of daylight hours and the longest night...
December 20, 2011
(1) NPR: Religion – A few years ago my car radio was almost always tuned to...
December 19, 2011
Jesus clearly says the kingdom of heaven is among us (Luke 17:21) or “at hand”...
December 16, 2011
Dear Lowe's: Islamophobia is as equally reprehensible as anti-Semitism. Both are forms of racism and bigotry. Christians...
December 16, 2011
During the season of Epiphany (basically from the beginning of 2012 through Ash Wednesday), I'm...
December 15, 2011
I don't understand the outcry from some quarters that, "There's nothing to watch on Netflix...
December 15, 2011
This list is in alphabetical order (because agonizing over a precise order would take out...
December 14, 2011
This list is not the best of new releases in 2011, but rather the best...
December 12, 2011
I said to my soul, be still, and let the dark come upon you Which...
December 10, 2011
The following is the second of two lectionary commentaries on the Gospel lesson for the...
December 10, 2011
The following is the first of two lectionary commentaries on the Gospel lesson for the...
December 08, 2011
Texas Governor Rick Perry released a new thirty-second presidential campaign ad yesterday titled, "Strong." Here's the transcript:...
December 07, 2011
A few months ago I made an aside in my review of the book Will There...
December 06, 2011
The following are the top ten best books I've read so far this year in...
December 06, 2011
Patheos recently invited responses in 100 words or less to the question, ‎"How is God...
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