I procured a domain that references one of my favorite biblical characters, or rather one of those characters whose presence (like Eutychus) only begs more questions.
Let me introduce (tentatively) theothermary.org — there’s no content there; indeed, I’ve not yet even pointed the nameservers to my host, but I’m pondering its use.
The reference, of course, is […]
I almost didn’t go to the midday service at nearby Luther Place Memorial Church (ELCA) but I’m glad I did. My liturgical experiences at this church have been hit-and-miss in years past, but the church conducted worship well and I wanted to comment on what made it successful.
The music was [...]
Goodness, I’m reading 201 news feeds now through Google Reader. Let me step back and point out some goodies I’ve read over the last few days.
A lengthy post at the Better Bibles Blog distinguishing internal Christian secrets and mysteries of the faith. (Which makes me want to ask what good reason [...]
I know this is going around, but this kind of list is useful for the pinched-faced zealots (pro-Bible or anti-) who need a reminder that the Bible is a mixed bag and more interesting than usually described.
The 9 Most Badass Bible Verses (Cracked.com)
Here’s one for the preachers out there looking for some new material when you get back ’round to Noah and Company.
An ancient flood some say could be the origin of the story of Noah’s Ark may have helped the spread of agriculture in Europe 8,300 years ago by scattering the continent’s earliest farmers, researchers said […]
Steven R (SC Universalist: A Working History) has been transcribing bits of Southern Universalist interest from Manford’s Monthly magazine, most recently 1879. [He makes an update, corrects Grigsby’s name, and tells us he ended up in D.C. — a story I know well — for most of his career. I’ll have to find evidence of […]
Sarah Dylan Breuer, of Dylan’s lectionary blog fame will be transitioning this Sunday from blogging from the Episcopal Church’s lectionary to the Revised Common Lectionary. (RCL) This makes sense: each lectionary is on a three-year cycle and she started her blog three years ago. Finish one lectionary, start another. That and the RCL is becoming […]
PeaceBang is all about the boots a certain religion academic will be wearing for the American Academy of Religion/Society for Biblical Literature meeting here in Washington this week.
I had all but forgotten about that meeting, even though it will be within walking distance of Chez BitB. And — Gott im Himmel! — several important sections […]
Hubby and I spent more than an hour at the Sackler Gallery, one of the Smithsonian museums (with its twin, the Freer) that gets less than its fair share of visitors despite it having some of the most interesting ancient and modern art installations. When you think Asian art, think the Freer and Sackler.
But when […]
Rep. Harold Ford (D-TN) lost his bid for the Senate, but there was something dignified and stirring in his concession speech. We’ll see more of him.
But I wanted to note the biblical passage he quoted and used as a slogan for the campaign:
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers
That’s […]
