We will be leaving first thing in the morning tomorrow, but had a great time. I heard a number of excellent papers and saw so many great friends who shared their love and concern for us. It was affirming, sad, and wonderful all at once. There is a consultation on […]
Monthly Archives: November 2013
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Today marks that anniversary. There are events going on around the nation and I offer these photographs taken at the Soldier’s National Cemetery. More can be found on my flickr. President Lincoln was a remarkable man in so many ways, but, as he points out in the quote below, he […]
From God or those who love him. This powerful and moving picture is from 1888 Holland. via Retronaut. Rom. 8:38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor anything else […]
I am sure this is an age joke rather than a reference to the Septuagint (abbreviated LXX), but funny to me. (Perhaps LX was just the Pentateuch?)
Since I have been thinking about it a lot lately… The first is from a strip called “Cow & Boy” that is, sadly, ending this year. The second and third, well, I think you will recognize it. (Quick aside: Our rector in Louisiana who is currently a bishop in ECUSA […]
If you went by frequency and topic of posts you might be forgiven for supposing that my area of expertise was biblical and rabbinic literature. But if you go by the WordPress site statistics, the posts that get the most attention would suggest I am a tech blogger. And to […]
Many of you have probably seen the video below via Facebook or some other site. It is a time-lapse production of the amazing transformation of Jim Wolfe, a US Army veteran who has struggled “for decades with poverty, homelessness, and alcoholism.” It was produced by Dégagé Ministries, a homeless shelter […]
From Inside Higher Ed: ‘It’s in the Syllabus!’ October 18, 2013 By Colleen Flaherty Some things are better worn than said. At least that’s what one Austin Community College professor of English thinks, based on his “It’s in the syllabus” T-shirt. A student posted a photo on Reddit and Imgur of David Lydic flashing […]
Short version: Go to my Mo Space: MoBro.co/Targuman and please consider donating either to my account, our Penn State Team, or if you would like, join our team and start collecting yourself! Thanks! Last year you may recall that I shaved my mustache last year for Movember. I was going for the […]