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January 19
Day 311: Exceptionalism American Exceptionalism. It's what makes America America. And makes us confusing to the rest of the world. We're not necessarily the best world citizens, because unlike the others we are exceptional. We are certainly willing to be a member of whatever league of nations...as long as that league of nations follows our […]
January 18
Day 310: Feasting I have a friend, a very smart friend, who wrote his PhD dissertation on Papua New Guinea; specifically his research on their annual feasts. He and his family lived in"PNG" as missionaries for several years. Cultural Anthropology is his field, I think. Way way back, the people of Israel were given a […]
January 17
Day 309: In Spite of Cancellations Cancellations. Seems like this entire past week was defined by cancellations. Things to look forward to suddenly went "poof." I am a part of a cohort of veteran pastors. Some of us have been friends for more than a decade. We get together twice a year. This spring was […]
January 16
Day 308: Scapegoat Yom Kippur. The Day of Atonement. For contemporary Jews, this is the big day of the calendar year. A political holiday, celebrating an event that just so happened on that year's Yom Kippur. But the roots of the Day of Atonement go way way back to Leviticus 16. And their constant (thus […]