Goodness!!
It's been a terribly, terribly long time... and I had just vowed with my last post to be so much better about posting!Things got very, very busy after my last post! VERY busy!After working up to nearly...
View ArticleWhat Should College Courses Teach?
I just finished reading Stanley Fish's most recent blog post, "What Should Colleges Teach?" and am pondering his response; I find that, while I have some areas of convergence, I disagree with much of...
View ArticleSalvation Moments
This is a sermon I gave in church on September 13, 2009.Salvation MomentsLaura Perry READINGS The first reading is by the ageless poet, Rumi: I am not from the Eastor the West, not out of the ocean or...
View ArticleA Manifesto! The Time Has Come!
A reprint of John Shelby Spong's words of of October 15, 2009.A Manifesto! The Time Has Come!I have made a decision. I will no longer debate the issue of homosexuality in the church with anyone. I will...
View ArticleThere's No Going Back
Well, I've gone and done it. I've taken my comprehensive exams - written and oral - and as of yesterday, I have managed to go ABD (all but dissertation) in my PhD program. I am a newly-minted late...
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Feeling My Way Along
It's been an up-and-down week, strange in and of itself.Oddly, the feelings have been more ones of let-down than ecstasy ... not at all what I expected. But looking at it from this perspective, I...
View ArticlePretending
I am pretending I am not wrestling with another bout of insomnia after a glorious two-day run of blissful sleep. Nope, this hot toddy (with more toddy than tea) is just for effect! Ahhhhhh.... yes.......
View ArticleBeautiful Day
While today is not generally a holiday I celebrate, it has been a lovely day just the same. Thank goodness, because it follows on the heels of a miserable evening, both from the torrential downpours of...
View Article"How Christian Were the Founders?" Let me tell you.
I just read this article, which will be in the New York Times Sunday Magazine tomorrow - and steam is currently coming out my ears.The question of the Christianity of the Founders has been a long and...
View ArticleMy Thoughts on Wealth
I want to address something I heard on Marketplace Money on NPR today.How do *I* define wealthy? Rich? Well-off?You know? I have never, ever been asked that question, and it gave me pause.I mean, you...
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