I think the death of online forums is due to the inability of people to respectfully disagree. If you aren’t “right” it’s their job to convert you. It was my concern even when I was Catholic. I did not encourage my confirmation class students to visit here twenty five years ago w...
One of Jesus' closest disciples, who is being addressed directly by Jesus in this passage. 3.The Sea of Galilee The location where Jesus appears to His disciples after His resurrection, as described earlier inJohn 21. 4.The Early Church ...
The Historic Center is hard to beat for a first-time visit to Rome. It’s one of the city’s most beautiful districts and is perfectly placed to explore just about everywhere. Amongst its historic lanes, you’ll discover all manner of delightful shops, cafes, bars, and restaurants. Trastev...
Or can I hear the boys scampering out from the cottage’s small, dark and dusty interior in sudden curiosity as the comb-and-paper purr of a Puss Moth is first heard, only to witness it disappear from sight just over the the high banked hedge on the opposite side of the gritty lane ...
“ My prick is Justify.” “Hah, see, now you get it.” I sipped my drink and wandered around the lobby, stopping to greet Jackie, Monserrat, and Danielle. They don’t know what their smiles and caring comments do for me. I must tell them more often. ...
Ampeater Music is a website devoted to bridging the gap between unsigned (or just plain underexposed) artists and music lovers everywhere. Every day we feature a different artist on what we call The Ampeater Review. Each fea
For instance, the Presbyterian Church listed in the Melway at the time of the Karmein Chan kidnapping, in 1991, which is the closest church to the main area of the kidnapping (in Serpells Rd and Church Rd), is not listed in its correct position on the Melway map. The reason for ...
I came to know Angela nearly 40 years ago, when we worked together on creative retellings of Old Testament stories for the Easter Vigils at Christ Church, an Episcopal parish in Ontario, California. We both believed that God is not known through ink so much as through breath. Without the ...
The same year, 1972, Gale played on Flack and Donny Hathaway’s hit single ‘Where Is the Love.’ It reached number five on the US Billboard 100, and won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Gale was, by then, hugely in-demand as a sideman. By...
The Sunday Services committee at our Unitarian Universalist church asked me to speak (along with two others) today on why this place is home for me. Here’s what I had to say: I didn’t grow up with a church community. I was an only child and home for me was watching Cheers while...