Wednesday, November 17, 2010. 2 months in 5 minutes or less. We have moved from Beyoglu to Beskitas; we only need to pay for utilities, it is closer to work, we can see the Bosphorus from our bedroom window, and there is a wonderful park very close by. We are not able to get to church nearly as much as we had hoped to. Our jobs usually require us to work on Sundays. Jess has befriended multiple stray dogs.

Now write what you have seen. Spirits United and the other MCC. While surfing around the web trying to find out if anything interesting was happening in Harrisburg while I was at Mennonite World Conference I found out that last weekend was Pride weekend. On the website promoting this weekend I noticed that there was an interfaith worship service. At the Metropolitan Community Church of the Spirit. Not just soft, but.

Friday, July 31, 2015. On the Church and Planned Parenthood. Monday, July 20, 2015. People change the subject when they see you coming. And then sometimes those very same people come into your study and tell you the most remarkable things.

A grab-bag of theological and ecclesial miscellanea. Tuesday, November 11, 2014. The year of 2014 represents the 100th anniversary of beginning of World War I. Sunday, March 30, 2014. Fourth Sunday of Lent BCP March 30 2014.

Monday, October 18, 2010. Go West, Young Man! Alright, and now I need to pack! Cheers until the next time. Monday, September 27, 2010. This is us outside the entrance to the Bazaar. Friday, September 17, 2010.

A Politics I Could Like. I wish that many of the conversations I have had ended up as my blog posts. But when I try to translate these conversations they tend to fall flat. 8220;The easiest way to stay on the straight and narrow is to never ask what the straight or narrow is. And all youth sinks into old age,.

Thursday, January 20, 2011. A Bouquet of Rabbinic Wisdom. Rabbi Levi Yitzhak walked down the main street of Berdichev, greeting all who passed him. To some he gave compliments; to some he offered blessings; of some he asked questions, then stopped to listen to their answers.

My translations of four poems by Okinawan poet Yamanokuchi Baku. Have been included in the first edition of. A new journal of translated poetry produced by Western Michigan University. Go and have a look! I used to have long hair. I started growing it when almost every other. It happened in shops, in hotels, in public toilets,. Which one are you? Not out of pedantry or spite, but because I wonder.

About two weeks ago, I was passing through Dundas Square in downtown Toronto while a concert was going on. There were a lot of people there and I could hear the loud punk- rock music, the cries of the crowd, and whatnot. But what really struck me was that, elevated high above the stage overlooking the square, was the image of a cross with a line through it, crossing it out. What does this say, that we are so willing to deride the deeply loved symbol of one group, but not many others? .

I am a stranger in a strange land. Suddenly the violinist is offering me his violin, asking if I want to play with them. So they asked what I could play. I played 2 tunes and the restaurant guests clapped. I was on cloud nine. Witness, Religion, Politics.