What is “fair”? This post is not about “the Buffet rule,” but it is. That is to say, the proposal itself is obviously fairly complex and I think does deserve consideration (but Annenberg has found that this argument is fundamentally flawed in that “— on average — high-income taxpayers pay higher rates […]
Passing along an announcement from the Qumran Institute. PhD position Hebrew Bible, early Judaism and Dead Sea Scrolls The Qumran Institute of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the University of Groningen offers a four-year PhD position (0,9 fte) in Hebrew Bible, early Judaism and Dead Sea Scrolls […]
“Steeples rising high”Originally uploaded by Targuman While walking in Muir Woods looking up at these redwoods I was reminded of Bob Bennett’s song Mountain Cathedral. I used to sing this to my daughter as she was drifting off to sleep when she was little. What had been a nice song […]
From @CSLewisDaily In our own case we accept excuses too easily; in other people’s we do not accept them easily enough. #CSLewis
Fireworks, a set on Flickr. After our son’s soccer team won the PISA U8 winter league, we all went to the Pirates game at PNC Park. They beat the Phillies in Extra innings! And fireworks were launched over the Allegheny River.
Office, a set on Flickr. I posted a short little podcast at SacredTechs.com. I recently recorded a podcast for the SHC with Dan Veltri, co-founder of Weebly.com. He noticed I had a few old Apple machines in my office.
Old Main in Spring, a set on Flickr. A beautiful day on campus today. I took my camera with me to meetings and my time getting from place to place.
Or not. The subject is a search that brought someone to Targuman and I hope they read my post Explaining Lent. As with anything else that we do, prayer, communion, charity, the attitude that we take into the endeavor makes all the difference in the world. Who shall ascend to the hill […]