Monthly Archives: July 2011

The Big Neon Arrow

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

Over the past few days I’ve… Watched the new Broadway hit show “The Book of Mormon“, and Finished reading John Shelby Spong’s Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism Both of which deliver a similar message, albeit in radically different ways. That message is: … Continue reading →

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Summer Incognito

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

So here we are, halfway through summer. One of the more unusual challenges this season poses for me is that I find it particularly difficult to recognize acquaintances, and even friends, when I’m at the pool. During the rest of the year, I tend to identify … Continue reading →

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Should we Worship or Repress our Urges?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

They must have planned it. The NY Times Magazine Editorial staff, that is. On June 19th, the cover story by Mimi Swartz, “A  Good Life in the Closet?”,  was about how Fundamentalist Christian homosexuals are attempting  to prioritize their faith over … Continue reading →

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Leave your fuzzy bathrobe and follow me

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

Last weekend our family went back-country camping. Not the I-got-a-case-of-beer-in-the-cooler-and-a two-room-tent camping. No, this is the pack-everything-you-really-need-and-put-it-on-your-back-and-hike-several-miles-in-the-mud camping.   This was our second time doing such a trip – and we love it. We bring our hound dog Phoebe (who sleeps … Continue reading →

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