A piece by American composer Robert Muczynski. The weather was so warm today where I am, that it seems appropriate to share it, even though it is winter. Read more
A piece by American composer Robert Muczynski. The weather was so warm today where I am, that it seems appropriate to share it, even though it is winter. Read more
I saw this in a collection of “unmotivational” posters, and thought it was worth commenting on. While I personally will not punch anyone in the face, and wish to discourage others from doing so, I think this shows the problem with the trite statement that “it was/wasn’t meant to be.” It ignores the complexities of life and the reality that sometimes something clearly happened, or was prevented from happening, by the kind or unkind action of one or more other human... Read more
Via a commenter who got it via Facebook. Read more
I’ll let this New Yorker cartoon speak for itself… Read more
From The Jesuit Post via Unvirtuous Abbey on Facebook Read more
One text which received a significant amount of discussion in the Bart Ehrman book review panel session at SBL was Mark 10:18, in which Jesus is depicted as saying, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone?” There is a long tradition of avoiding the most natural sense of these words: that Jesus was denying that he is God, and denying his own goodness. While that meaning is at odds with later orthodoxy in which Jesus... Read more
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Happy Thanksgiving* to those who celebrate it today! Here’s a poem for the occasion: Are you going to Thanksgiving dinner? Stuffing, sage, a turkey, and thyme This kind of food is always a winner You could say it’s a true love of mine… *Some restrictions apply. This wish does not constitute a contractual obligation to provide you with happiness. Turkeys, yams, and cranberries are not eligible for this offer. Offer not valid on this date outside of the United States... Read more
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