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Ash Wednesday, the Sacred Season of Lent, Forty Days, a Time of Two “P’s,” Easter is Coming
Today, March 9, 2011, is the extremely important, sacred day that the Christian Church calls “Ash Wednesday.” Even if you do not consider yourself a “Christian,” faithful reader, or even if you don’t regard yourself as particularly “religious” at all … Continue reading
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Syncretism, Absorption, The Curious Dynamics of “Christianizing”…and the Arrival of February
I have shared in the recent past, patient reader, that my doctoral studies were specifically in the realm of “theology” – from ancient Greek, meaning literally “a study/word about God.” Theology asks, among other things, what do we mean by … Continue reading
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Halloween, All Hallow’s Eve, All Saints Day, Scary or Sacred, Sacred Places
Happy Halloween, everyone! (I’m posting a day early, because tomorrow will be involved with going to worship and family time, and I may not even get to my computer to post.) Resources like Wikipedia have made it easy to find … Continue reading
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The Rev. Dr.'s Musings on Nature, Life & Belief 