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Excuses & Apologies
Tags: UncategorizedIf this is pinned, it’s got new information Hi there! I haven’t given up blogging the lectionary, I’ve just fallen behind. Overwhelm is real and threatening to morph into depression. I will still write the missing post later this week. Be well, –Elaine
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Hope has teeth.
Tags: UncategorizedYeah, yeah, I misquoted Dickinson. (She wrote, “Hope is the thing with feathers,” not “Hope’s the thing…”) But this is a meme I made a while back that isn’t really a meme because it’s not meming, but it does seem, unfortunately, to be evergreen: Feel free to use it if you like, though.
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Why it’s been quiet here for a month…
Tags: UncategorizedI just wanted to briefly note here that I’m in the process of moving back to Detroit! Yay!!! Things have been quiet here as I’ve been wrapping up my life in California, finishing up my comprehensive exams (part of the PhD program I’m in), saying good-byes, sorting through and getting rid of all that stuff…
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The ordinariness of God
Tags: Theological reflectionI work in a church—literally, in the church, not in the offices attached to it. My work is mostly preparing for worship services. Tomorrow is Palm Sunday, which involved a fair amount of preparation. But that’s not what I want to write about. Because the church where I work combines all our Palm Sunday services,…
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The Spirit of Detroit and Christian Hope
The Detroit city motto has become better known in recent years, thanks to the proliferation of books—about the city’s history, and, yes, about the ruins, by authors who live in the Metro Area and love the city—and of merchandise such as bookbags, t-shirts, postcards, and other items you might find at City Bird, the Detroit…
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Tasty treats from Michigan
This blog has been quiet for a while. I’m a bit overwhelmed with a number of things right now—one of which is preparing to move back to Detroit in May!!! I’m looking forward to being able to show you all more of Detroit—my Detroit, that is; everyone experiences it differently—once I’m living there again. And…
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Favorite Christmas albums
Happy New Year! We’re still in the midst of the Christmas season (those 12 days many know only from the song), so there’s still time to enjoy this wonderful music outside of the context of shopping malls and people trying to induce you to buy stuff. Having just said that, I’m going to link to…
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