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A blessed reminder, from Luke vi
7 February 2013
New Testament, Top Stories 
- And he came down with them and stood on a level place, and a large crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all of Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast district of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of theirRead More
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Oh those grad school perks
2 February 2013
Schleitheim Academy, Top Stories - While I'm a Real Books apologist (Real Books being those items that are made of cloth and paper, sometimes other materials, with words literally printed on the pages), I can't necessarily get every book I need or want to read in a Real Book format.Read More
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On Abortion, Value, and Life
2 February 2013
Nonviolence, Top Stories -
On 23 January, Mary Elizabeth Williams put forth a fairly short article titled, "So what if abortion ends life?" The subtitle gives only a hint at content of the article: "I believe that life starts at conception. And it's never stopped me fromRead More -
Revolution and Rebellion: Winners even get to define words
1 February 2013
History, Top Stories -
You know the old saying: winners write the history books.As a (wannabe) historian, I've often taken exception to that axiom. Not that I don't believe it's true. The evidence is substantial, especially when we expand "winners" to "powers that
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Poll: Why did the south secede?
31 January 2013
History, Top Stories -
New poll. Check it out.Read More -
WWJLD? bracelets anyone
30 January 2013
Nonviolence, Scriptures, Top Stories -
A short article I read displayed some of the typical shortcomings found in writings from Christians wanting to argue in favor of self defense.Read More -
See. We have this thing about oaths
26 January 2013
Politics, Top Stories -
Just talking about a proposed state bill in Arizona that just seems silly to me.Read More
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Survey: Guns and the Church
23 January 2013
Theology, Top Stories - Here's a new survey and Guns and the Church. Please, fill it out and pass it along.Read More
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Remembering the Anabaptists today
21 January 2013
Anabaptist, Martyrdom, Top Stories -
Remembering the dear legacy of the Anabaptists today.Read More -
Black NFL Coaches and American Poverty
19 January 2013
Politics, Top Stories -
Just some quick thoughts comparing the racial divide in the NFL coaching ranks and the poverty divide in the US.Read More -
Reading Dr. Carl Bogus on the Second Amendment and Slavery
18 January 2013
History, Top Stories -
I began to read the original journal piece by Dr. Carl Bogus titled "The Hidden History of the Second Amendment." This is the piece at the foundation of Thom Hartmann's recent Truthout article, "The Second Amendment was Ratified to PreserveRead More -
Book Review: Red Letter Revolution
13 January 2013
Book Review, Top Stories -
Red Letter Revolution is a conversation between Shane Claiborne and Tony Campolo on current, important social and theological issues, and attempt to form their conversation around the core stated in the subtitle: What if Jesus Really Meant What
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Book Review: Neighbors and Wise Men
13 January 2013
Book Review, Top Stories -
Neighbors and Wise Men by Tony Kriz (a.k.a. Tony the Beat Poet from Blue Like Jazz) is something of an anomaly to me. I'm not quite sure what to make of it.
It's essentially a biographical sketch, laying out the struggles and doubts he went
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Fictitious Conversations: On Penalties for Abortions
11 January 2013
Fictitious Conversations, Top Stories -
Here's another fictitious conversation. Brady and Florentino discuss penalties for abortions.Read More -
Lincoln clarified his racism
10 January 2013
Theology, Top Stories -
Nice to get some clarity from Lincoln himself on his view of black and white equality.Read More -
The drone attacks must stop
3 January 2013
Peacemaking, Top Stories, Torture -
Since I wrote the post on remembering the fallen children back ages ago on Christmas Eve 2012, wherein drone attacks on Pakistan were at 303, we've now reached 306. And tack on several more in Yemen.
This needs to stop. These drone attacks
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Farm Updated
To stay up to date with the latest going on around the farm, check out our Facebook page regularly. There is a lot going on, and much more to come. Oh...and that is not our barn. Read More
Wisdom: Wendell Berry
“Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy.” Read More
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