Archive for August, 2006

Pluto: Alone in the Dark

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

Brothers and sisters of this vast orbiting solar system we call home — unite!
Stand and prepare to battle against the injustice that has been done to Earth’s remote little brother.
Pluto, cherished by millions for nearly eighty years, has been ruthlessly thrown out by the cold and obdurate astronomers and physicists of the scientific [...]

I saw you, Mr. Squirrel.

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Yes I did.  You knew when I caught you on the bird feeder the last time, but I was still watching when you thought I had gone away.  I scared you because you annoy me when you are up on my bird feeder.  My bird feeder is for the birds, thank you very much.  It [...]

Backyard Sketch

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

The birds are above on the feeder—
Fluttering wings,
Feathers ruffled,
Feasting.
The squirrels are below—
Flirting tails,
Ferreting out fallen seeds,
Fattening.
The cat crouches silently in the bushes—
Unmoving.
Unhurried.
Forgotten.

Authority and Power in the Restructuring of an American Denomination

Sunday, August 6th, 2006

(That was the subtitle of Arthur Farnsley’s doctoral dissertation, which has little to do with this post. However, some of the ideas the author discusses there are inspiring my thoughts here.)
What you believe is important for what it makes you do. This is one reason why minor doctrinal issues may not be terribly [...]