This Advent I am leading a discussion group at church. Last Sunday was the first and…well, I couldn’t make it. So instead I put together this small set of texts and questions to help them with discussion. Advent is a time of expectation; we await the return of Christ even […]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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Christmas, a set on Flickr. This is a flickr set that contains photos of and for the Christmas season. Once the semester is over I hope to do some more writing and I have quite a few things to share here that are not photography related (those too, of course). […]
Peace Originally uploaded by Targuman So often we talk about the “peace of Christ, the peace that the world cannot give” and forget that this peace does not mean an end to the struggle. We have gotten into the habit of thinking of peace as the end to all strife […]
Earlier this week I noted this comic “Coffee With Jesus” which I had not read before. One commentator felt that it was a clever premise, but that it was a shame they didn’t do something “more productive with it.” I replied and maintain that if you liked CS Lewis’ The Screwtape […]
I am biased, but I do believe we have a great environment here at Penn State. If you are working in the areas related to the modern State of Israel please consider applying! Jewish Studies Post-Doctoral Fellow The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellow in its Jewish […]
UPDATE: In the comments many asked if books were available and they are! Pick them up at Amazon. I do not know how I have missed this. Radio Free Babylon has an ongoing strip called “Coffee with Jesus” and he is surprisingly “Jesus-like” IMHO.1 Quite funny if you can avoid […]
Charleston Harbor, a set on Flickr. A grouping of pictures taken this past week in the Charleston Harbor. My brother-in-law brought his boat so we cruised the harbor on a glorious day. We even sought out the USS Laffey (DD-724) which had just been refinished. My father-in-law served on her […]
Robert Cargill found an swank little wine bar called “The Press Club” for our annual gathering. Many thanks to him for organizing and it was good to see so many!
The mild weather no doubt contributes to the large number of homeless people in San Francisco. The Samovar Tea Lounge is a beautiful and amazing place for tea and treats at the Yerba Beuna Gardens. (Just around the corner from the Marscone center where SBL is currently being held.) It […]