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Time: Blink of an Eye Time, Precisely the Right Time, Time to Heal, Time to Rejoice
I suppose it could be evident, faithful and kind reader, that the Rev. Dr.’s head has been spinning in multiple, diverse directions lately. I’ve been posting about a variety of things in the same post, whether particularly connected or relating … Continue reading →
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A Chasing After Wind, Home of the Winds, A Chill Wind, A Welcome Wind, More Axial Rotation
For literally millenia, wind-battered reader, wind was considered not just a phenomenon of Nature, but supernatural. All major ancient human cultures had various deities associated with wind. Vayu is the Hindu god of the wind. The ancient Greeks of whom … Continue reading →
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Ghost Towns, Blowing in the Wind, Gone with the Wind, In Search of….What?
I once had a seminary professor for homiletics – “the art of preaching” (or as the dictionary puts it, “the branch of practical theology that treats of homilies or sermons”) – who sniffed and dismissed the Old Testament book of … Continue reading →
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The Rev. Dr.'s Musings on Nature, Life & Belief 