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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Lenten journal: Getting adjusted, flying right
Leap day … a fitting time to be thinking about straightening up and flying right. Well, flying right, anyway. This morning’s pages brought unbidden the phrase a day for adjusting. I don’t know about you, but it’s quite frequently a … Continue reading
Lenten journal: R2B in Whispering Pines
RACE TO THE BALLOT | Real Conversations in Whispering Pines – YouTube. This video is so powerful. I am proud of UCC pastor Brent Bissette, who begins speaking at about 3:54. I am proud, too, of Jen Jones’ even and … Continue reading
Posted in Lenten reflection, Politics, Sexuality
Tagged Amendment One, Jen Jones, Race to the Ballot, same-sex marriage
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Lenten journal: No On One
I spent the day with colleagues and friends new and old in a colloquium on religion and culture, the inaugural event of the Elon Center for the Study of Religion: “Sex, Religion, and the Public Square: Religious Discourse in the … Continue reading
Lenten journal: Making the grade
I’ve got two kinds of grades on my mind tonight. Truth is I don’t really like either kind. One kind of grade is the letter or number you put on students’ work to tell them how they did on an … Continue reading
Smoke and ashes
Spring peepers trill invisible, infinite songs. Redbuds popped today. Students showed smudges And stayed awake for sacred stories Taken apart at the seams. Taken apart at the seams is how these years feel. Submission is the order of the day. … Continue reading
A real “brick”: trying to tri
One of the things that helped me through my recent cataract surgery was the thought of jumping out of a swimming pool and onto a bike, with no need to worry about the implications for my contact lenses. Climb out … Continue reading
Posted in Running, Sports, Triathlon
Tagged biking, mini-triathlon, Ramblin' Rose, running, swimming, triathlon
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