One common complaint people have with many things they buy these days is that they are designed with the idea that they will, at an appointed time, wear out and become useless, requiring their replacement. But that wasn't the case with my old family business, the Vulcan Iron Works. At the right is a pile …
Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg for Senator: If You’re Going to Have an Elitist Snob Society, Do It Right
It looks like the fix is in on this: DESPITE claims that he's still undecided, Gov. Paterson is "certain" to pick Caroline Kennedy to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton in the US Senate, several unhappy contenders for the job have told friends and associates in recent days. The contenders based their conclusion on the view that …
The Two Cities: The Really Important Source of Division in Our World
In the present "lovefest" climate that's surrounding Barack Obama's inauguration, it's good to remember that there's more to finding peace and happiness than racial unity and "equality:" I have already said, in previous Books, that God had two purposes in deriving all men from one man. His first purpose was to give unity to the …
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Pathway Bookstore Closes
It's official, the press release in its entirety: For the last several years Pathway Bookstore has served the Cleveland and Bradley County community at its current location. Pathway Press has struggled with the economic issues that affect everyone at this time. Due to the uncertainty of the economy, and after much deliberation, the leadership of …
A Reminder of the Real Meaning of “Separation of Church and State”
Baby Blue's nice little article on the role of the local church vis à vis the beginnings of the Episcopal Church in Virginia are interesting for the current history of TEC, but they have a broader application: James Madison and Thomas Jefferson did not think so highly of the former established church's assertions either. And …
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V. Gene Robinson’s Prayers Should Be Consistent
Now that he's on tap for Barack Obama's inaguration festivities, Robinson complains about the prayers that went before him: Bishop Robinson said he had been reading inaugural prayers through history and was "horrified" at how "specifically and aggressively Christian they were." "I am very clear," he said, "that this will not be a Christian prayer, …
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Jesus’ Method in Forming Disciples
From Abu Daoud: 1) He taught them with authority--We have the same Word, the same Spirit and the same authority. 2) He lived with them--he had daily contact. Discipling Muslims demand our daily time and togetherness. 3) He discipled in small groups or 3, 6, or 12. We make a mistake if we look for …
Apple Tax? Absurd!
Microsoft is getting desperate these days: With Apple's last Macworld keynote speech just hours away, Microsoft is again talking up the idea of an "Apple tax" that people pay when they opt for a Mac over a Windows PC. What Gates' Gang doesn't want to think about is something that any car dealer--and most Macintosh …
Today, they leave California. Tomorrow, they leave…
I've gotten a good deal of bad blowback from Californians about this site, but evidently things in the Golden State aren't "peaches and cream" for everyone: The number of people leaving California for another state outstripped the number moving in from another state during the year ending on July 1, 2008. California lost a net …
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A Thought on Episcopal and Anglican Churches Leaving
Something just hit me about this topic. During my first visit to the UK, I went to Westminster Cathedral (the central cathedral for the Roman Catholic Church in the UK.) I think it was there I read the lists of the main archbishops who presided over the "holy Catholic and Apostolic Church" in England, at …
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Positive Infinity 