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Podcast and Book Link: “Jesus and John Wayne”

​Taking a brief moment to link a good podcast by Lee Camp I just listened to featuring a talk with Kristin Du Mez, author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation.The title/topic caught my eye as I have listened to this audiobook back around January 2021.  Last August 2020 I had added a piece here called The Enthusiastic Election of the Embodiment of All Seven Deadly Sins which was my expressed view at that time and...

The Enthusiastic Election of the Embodiment of All Seven Deadly Sins

“The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices, or cardinal sins, is a grouping and classification of vices within Christian teachings,[1] although they are not explicitly listed in the Bible. Behaviours or habits are classified under this category if they directly give rise to other immoralities.[2] According to the standard list, they are pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth,[2] which are contrary to the seven heavenly virtues.” – Wikipedia ​​I recently read comments on a social media post by someone urging everyone to vote for Christian values by voting for Donald Trump.   One comment...

Thoughts on the Flight of the Blue Angels

My immense sadness and grief over what we are witnessing in our nation continues, and I want to share some thoughts. First, I am thankful for all those who serve in our military with love and diligence to protect us here in this nation.Today I have noticed some  talking about today’s flight of the Blue Angels which according to one source was “designed as a tribute to COVID-19 frontline responders” and was planned over the mid-Atlantic region from New York and down through New...

I Don’t Know How to Eat This Apple

I tend to be someone who notices and contemplates ironies in situations. For a long time we have known how social media sometimes isolates people from real life relationships and contact. But now that we need to isolate ourselves physically, social media may be one of the greatest tools to help our communities and nation and world survive things like this on all different levels. The ease by which information is shared and we can check on others is amazing....

Relief From That Which Presses Us

Last night I was chatting with a friend asking for prayer – someone I go way way back with to the earliest days of my young faith in college.  She shared a verse that came to mind to pray for me:  Exodus 14:14     “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”I was pretty sure this came from the part in Exodus before the crossing of the Red Sea, which she confirmed.  I must confess I don’t always methodically read Scripture...

The Chemistry of Hate

My husband is a PhD chemist; I am not. So no doubt, my explanation of this will be seriously flawed, if not uninformed of the exact terms and process. But, I don’t really care. I care about ideas, art, gardens, God, people and many other things. We can’t all care equally about everything. Sometimes there are just not enough brain cells.  Don’t misunderstand, not devaluing science…I am actually grateful that there are those who care about it and do amazing...

Living Dangerously

When do you pray for your own or a loved one’s physical safety? Bear with me…the real focus of this entry has a long lead-in. Do you pray for your safety each time you get behind the wheel of a car? I don’t.  But they say that driving a car is one of the most dangerous things you can do.Oh when we go on a long trip, like to Delaware, I pray for safety.   And occasionally at other times if...

That Ur Was a Real Shithole*… Right…?

On January 11, 2018, The President of the United States referred to Haiti and African nations as ‘shithole’ countries. _________________ (language and sarcasm warning) That Ur was a real shithole*…right…? And that pit-of-a-hole Joseph’s brothers put him in? That too. Really shitty place to be. Does my language and statements shock you? Good. That must mean that you are grieved and shocked over the way our President talks, right? So appalled that you cannot keep silent. Right? Now bear with me…there is not a...