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Feeling Curmudgeonly About Language and Colloquialisms

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

Whenever I start feeling curmudgeonly about current misuse of the English language, I try to check myself – not that it often works. I try reminding myself that not all speaking and writing has to be formal, precise, and absolutely … Continue reading →

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Syncretism, Absorption, The Curious Dynamics of “Christianizing”…and the Arrival of February

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

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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Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow….and Celebrate Life and Family!

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

Let it snow; let it snow; let it snow….as if we could stop it. Here, reaching the end of the first week in December, I’m sure huge numbers of people in Chicago, Buffalo, Erie – even my friends in Traverse … Continue reading →

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December, Fun in the Snow and Ice, Winter Wildlife, Won’t Be Long Now

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

I’ve thought it curious ever since I was a grade school kid that December has stayed “December” through the centuries. Just the kind of thing a kid like me would snicker at – that the 10th month (Latin, of course, … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: December

Feeling Curmudgeonly About Language and Colloquialisms

Syncretism, Absorption, The Curious Dynamics of “Christianizing”…and the Arrival of February

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow….and Celebrate Life and Family!

December, Fun in the Snow and Ice, Winter Wildlife, Won’t Be Long Now

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