I took some time this morning to catch up on newsfeeds and at Bruce Edwards’ “Further Up & Further In” I came across this traler for a documentary that aired last night in the UK. Watch it first before reading on. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aPQmoyzXx8&feature=player_embedded So that left me befuddled. I had not […]
Monthly Archives: April 2009
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In the Inside Higher Ed Quick Take’s I cited in the previous post there is also news that Yeshiva is changing their policies following the Madaff debacle wherein they lost millions. HUC may have to close two of their US campuses due to financial shortfalls. It is tough all around.
[I changed the title of the post. A bit more provocative? Yes, but also accurate.] Inside Higher Ed has a short take on some hoopla about an Obama speech at a Catholic educational instution. No, this is not about his speaking at Notre Dame’s graduation, rather it is about a […]
This afternoon I received the following from OUP announcing their new online resource. On quick inspection the site looks very nice (I happen to be using Coogan’s textbook this semester). What really piqued my interest was Liz’s comment that “we have been following your blog here at Oxford.” Really? Liz, […]
A HT to @samharrelson for pointing out this story. My views may surprise some. The story is this: STALLINGS, N.C. (AP) — Most churches want them turned off, but one North Carolina church encouraged its members to use their cell phones, BlackBerrys and other devices to help spread the word […]
From the NYTimes, this video-thing (“Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute and Ross Douthat of The Atlantic debate whether a functioning society requires religious faith”) begins with an incredibly flawed questio: Does increased secularization mean a less moral society? There are so many issues with the question (how one […]
Probably not too surprising in our current church’s culture, but no, I am not a Mormon. From Jim West’s site: Even more folk have come this way looking for chris brady a mormon? I thought he was an Episcopalian!
Using nuclear warheads for peaceful purposes, but mostly blowing up stuff. Wired has this very interesting article of proposed and tired non-military uses for nukes. After all, as they put it, we have over 23,000 warheads, why not put them to use? As Livermore Lab physicist Edward Teller, known as […]
This is my sermon for this Easter morning. Easter Sunday, Year B Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Mark 16:1-8 We shall fear no longer sin, death, or the stock market. Alleluia Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! This morning is a time to rejoice, a […]