Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
Twentieth Century-Fox TFM 3129 (1964) It's something of a departure from our usual offerings, but this is a vinyl phonograph documentary of Pope Paul VI's visit to the Holy Land at the time of the Epiphany in January 1964. First, however, some explanation of the medium is in order. https://youtu.be/1FNJEI-jGC4 Until the advent of video …
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The reality of COVID 19--instead of just a dreary recitation of statistics--came home when an outbreak took place at the Westmore Church of God in Cleveland, TN. Things haven't gotten any better, with the passing of two of its members. All of this led to this message from its pastor, Kelvin Page: We are …
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From Twitter: St. John’s Church has been vandalized with spray paint reading BHAZ (Black House Autonomous Zone) pic.twitter.com/8D7UITVTK0 — Richie🎥McG🍿 (@RichieMcGinniss) June 23, 2020 Evidently the protesters look at the Episcopal Church as it is and not as it would like itself to be.
Yes they did: Making factual findings as to each of thirty-six individual parishes, Judge Dickson ruled (1) following the still-controlling decision of the South Carolina Supreme Court in All Saints Waccamaw, ECUSA's Dennis Canon by itself does not create or impose a legally binding trust on any church property in South Carolina; (2) none of the …
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It was a vicious counter-attack, to be sure, and had the desired effect: I regret my foolish and ill-considered remarks about masks and mask wearing on Twitter on Tuesday, May 14. Masks are clearly indicated in many situations. I used over-heated rhetoric and false analogies. It was wrong for me to impugn the intentions and …
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That sentiment came to mind when I read this comment on my posting of the Word of God album All of Your People: I was worship leader in an Antioch CA prayer group and an Assemblies of God mission for 5 years in the '90's where I used these songs. I first heard them at …
My church has decided to go completely online to avoid the crowd issues of COVID-19. This is our first crack at Wednesday night service online, called "Word at Home." It features our Pastor, Mark Williams, and a gathering of men to do music, led by Jeremy Richardson, formerly of the Christian group Avalon. After that …
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MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell thinks it was getting Donald Trump in the White House: "It is Vladimir Putin’s greatest achievement. Decades after America’s victory in the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union, the president of the United States is now helping the president of Russia help the president of the United States to get re-elected." …
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Tim Fountain makes an interesting observation along these lines: And, as is a fault for Americans today on both the left and the right, they conflate the church and government. Whether it be the Trump is our new King Cyrus movement or the Christian Socialists, there is the belief that holding control of government will …
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