I’ve been relatively quiet on this blog. The reason is because the Christian Ethics class taught by Amy Laura Hall has a message board, and I’ve been spending a lot of free time over there having conversations about epistemology, linguistics, and COINTELPRO. Unfortunately, it’s in a walled garden, so I can’t share it with you. [...]
Living Leadings
Religious, Spiritual, and Scholarly Considerations from Robert C. Fischer
One rarely knows what is good for us and what is bad. Therefore if we knowingly put ourselves in the hands of Almighty, whatever happens must be deemed good. And I try literally to follow that precept.
Gandhi, "Letter to Francesca Standenath", April 1947
Durham Friends Meeting
Dec 5th:
"The Nativity of Jesus:
For Grown-Ups"
On Dec 5th, I’m leading a forum at Durham Friends Meeting after the rise of meeting (~11 o’clock). Here’s the blurb: While the story of Jesus’s birth is subject to many children’s pageants, it is often overlooked as a source of religious understanding for adults. Using the narrative from the Book of Matthew, we will [...]
Glad to Be Home:
Returning to Durham Friends Meeting
Although I appreciated my time Prospect UMC in Yanceyville, today’s return to unprogrammed worship at Durham Friends Meeting was wonderful. I had forgotten how much good it does for me: the sense of peace that it brings and the time to be with God and to allow God to gently confront you is amazing. If [...]
