Saturday, 20 September 2014, 02:08 am PDT
Blogs
So the UUA has a new logo?
Again? Yawn. So what else is new? Although a few thoughts do occur to me: (1) It's only a logo. For letterhead and brochures and such. It doesn't mean anything. ... [read more]
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Apologies to recent commenters
I have had problems in the past with spammers, so I am moderating comments on this blog. Unfortunately, it appears that over the past several months there have been some comments posted to s... [read more]
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Happy Pascha!
This year, Easter and Passover happen to coincide in the modern Jewish and Western calendars. They don't always, but it's a helpful reminder of the oft-underemphasized reality that on hist... [read more]
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The Collection of Geniuses
(A couple of years ago, I posted a few of the parables of Safed the Sage, which was a popular series of columns written by the Rev. William Eleazar Barton about a century ago. For some reason I wa... [read more]
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Advent reflection
“And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. ’” Luke 2:13-14 [read more]
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Advent reflection
“And ye, beneath life’s crushing load, whose forms are bending low, Who toil along the climbing way with painful steps and slow: Look now! for glad and golden hours come swiftly on the wing! O ... [read more]
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Advent reflection
“When all the people of the world love, Then the strong will not overpower the weak. The many will not oppress the few. The wealthy will not mock the poor. The honored will not disdain the humble... [read more]
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The Shortest Day
And so the Shortest Day came and the year died And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world Came people singing, dancing,To drive the dark away. They lighted candles in the winter tree... [read more]