Churches Vie to Attract The Newest First Family Washington Post Staff Writers Saturday, November 22, 2008; Page B01 There have been letters, discreet inquiries and bold appeals. Some are using their connections; others are just seeking a foot in the door. It’s part of the spirited competition among Washington churches […]
After a bumpy landing in DC on my way from Louisville I made it safe and sound in Boston. (The flight from Reagan to Logan was actually very smooth.) It was nice to see the banners welcoming us to the city…but I couldn’t help but wonder if our dues are […]
I am packing up this morning and headed to the Louisville airport. I should arrive in Boston about 3 pm (barring any delays in Reagan National, always a possibility). This morning John Hobbins reminded us all of Michael Halcomb’s invitation for dinner on Sunday night. I somehow managed not to […]
It turns out the WordPress theme I had been using for quite some time, 3 Column K2, was breaking with new iterations of WP and it was not being updated. So today I have hunted around and found what I think will be a decent theme, PrimePress. So far I […]
In the same center where the poultry competition is going on there is also the National Livestock Exposition. There is the “Country Store” (one of the arenas with sale booths set up) with saddles and trailers for sale and today the sheep competition was going on. (This is not a […]
Many of us are arriving tomorrow and a few are already in Boston for ASOR, but the Society of Biblical Literature conference begins on Saturday! So, what do you all think will be the biggest news to come out of SBL?
The competition is going on right now! I spent a couple of hours taking pictures and watching. The poultry judging is the same as 25 years ago, but now in addition to an egg cooking competition there is a chicken and turkey barbecue competition and the “Avian Bowl,” a trivia […]
“…the book of Ruth, an idle, bungling story, foolishly told, nobody knows by whom about a strolling country girl creeping slily to bed to her cousin Boaz. Pretty stuff indeed to be called the word of God! It is, however, one of the best books in the Bible, for it […]
My wife suggested the title. I used to introduce the myself by saying that I was a state champion chicken feeler (since that is part of how you tell if a hen is producing eggs, by seeing how “open” the vent is). But just for fun I thought you might […]
James McGrath has suggested that we post contact information under “B” for Bibliobloggers at SBL. I think it is a great idea! How about the first person there posts a “Bibliobloggers” note/sign and then the rest of us can put our contact info below that? I am happy to share […]