Monthly Archives: November 2012

The Gift of Rejection

The Gift of Rejection.

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Lincoln, In Living Color and Prophetic Courage

One day in a discussion with my parents I referred to an event from the 1940’s as happening during the “black and white days” because most photos, films, and newsreel footage of that time are in black and white. I … Continue reading

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Originally posted on InsideTimsHead:
As the election drew near, many political and stats junkies (like me) became fans of Nate Silver, aka @fivethirtyeight, the shrewd political number-cruncher and blogger for the New York Times. His way of aggregating the most…

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Bond, Baptism, and Beginning Again

After seeing the newest James Bond film, “Skyfall,” I thought about the nature of rebooting.  Celebrating 50 years of Bond, the newest edition continues the reboot of the series that began two films ago with the casting of Daniel Craig … Continue reading

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Originally posted on Justine Graykin:
Erica and me, Christmas, 1957 It’s been a rough couple of months. Losing the first cat wasn’t so bad (I wrote a nice article for the newspaper about that). The second cat was a lot…

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Rebirth

A touching post of determination, grace, love, survival, and rebirth from a cancer fighter whose new life comes through a bone marrow transplant. I invite you to read and remember on nn/16th. Rebirth.

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Virtual Choir, Communion and Saints

I was driving home from church today, Sunday November 4, when I heard an interview on NPR that struck me.  It was one of those “in the moment” experiences, or as I said in my sermon earlier today, a moment when several … Continue reading

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