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What I’m Reading/Skimming (January 2013)

Posted on January 4, 2013 by admin

Journaling as a Spiritual Practice: Encountering God Through Attentive Writing, Helen Cepero Global Bible Commentary, Daniel Patte Lamb, Christopher Moore Empire and the Christian Tradition: New Readings of Classical Theologians (Author, Editor), Don H. Compier (Editor), Joerg Rieger (Editor) Christ & Empire: From … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews/Recommendations | Tagged A Radical Jew: Paul and the Politics of Identity (Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, and Divine Imagery, and Society), As One Without Authority, Biblical Ambiguities: Metaphor, C. Michael Hawn, Christ & Empire: From Paul to Postcolonial Times, Christopher Moore, Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution (Testimonies from our Imprisoned Sisters), Creator Spirit: The Holy Spirit and the Art of Becoming Human, culture, Daniel Patte, David H. Aaron, Dennis Okholm, Don H. Compier, Empire and the Christian Tradition: New Readings of Classical Theologians, Fred B. Craddock, Frederick Herzog, Gather into One: Praying and Singing Globally, Global Bible Commentary, God and the Excluded: Visions and Blindspots in Contemporary Theology, Helen Cepero, Joerg Reiger, Joerg Rieger, John D. Witvliet, Journaling As A Spiritual Practice: Encountering God Through Attentive Writing, Kathleen Norris, Lamb, Lisa Krissoff Boehm, Making a Way Out of No Way: A Womanist Theology (Innovations: African American Religious Thought), Making a Way out of No Way: African American Women and the Second Great Migration, Many Wells: Wisdom Springing from Global Faiths, Margaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies), Matthew Fox, Monica A Coleman, Monk Habits for Everyday People: Benedictine Spirituality for Protestants, One Body: Exploring Cultural Diversity in Worship, One Bread, One River, Robin Meyers, Saving Jesus from the Church: How to Stop Worshiping Christ and Start Following Jesus, semantics, Seven R. Guthrie, Text and Tradition: The Hebrew Bible and Folklore, The Underground Church: Reclaiming the Subversive Way of Jesus, The Virtue in the Vice: Finding Seven Lively Virtues in the Seven Deadly Sins, Theology from the Belly of the Whale (Frederick Herzog Reader), Wally Lamb, Who Will Roll Away the Stone?: Discipleship Queries for First World Christians | 2 Comments

Murphy’s Law Applied To Newton’s and other great lines from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life In the Universe

Posted on October 16, 2012 by admin

From The Search For Signs of Intelligent Life In The Universe by Jane Wagner. The Broadway smash was performed by Lily Tomlin. The main character is a homeless lady who wears an umbrella hat which enables her to communicate with her space … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews/Recommendations | Tagged going crazy, infinity, Jane Wagner, Miss Universe, Murphy's Law, Newton, reality, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life In the Universe | Leave a comment

What I’m Reading/Skimming October – December 2012

Posted on October 10, 2012 by admin

Inventing Jewish Ritual, Vanessa Ochs Words On Fire: One Woman’s Journey Into The Sacred, Vanessa Ochs To Begin Again: The Journey Toward Comfort, Strength, and Faith in Difficult Times, Naomi Levy Talking to God: Personal Prayers for Times of Joy, … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews/Recommendations | Tagged and Celebration, and Faith in Difficult Times, and Modern Jewish Stories, Andrew Ramer, Biblical Criticism in Crisis?: The Impact of the Canonical Approach on Old Testament Studies, Camille Shira Angel, Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening, Decolonizing God: The Bible in the Tides of Empire, Dev Noily, Dorothy C. Bass, Dorothy C. Bass Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening, Dorothy C. Bass Inner Christianity: A Guide to the Esoteric Tradition, Elyse M. Goldstein, Elyse M. Goldstein Practicing Our Faith: A Way of Life for a Searching People, Gifts in Open Hands: More Worship Resources for the Global Community, Gifts Of Many Cultures, Inner Christianity: A Guide to the Esoteric Tradition, Jay Michaelson, Jay Michaelson The Women's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions, Julia Epstein, Kathy Wonton Eddy, Maren C. Tirabassi, Maren C. Tirabassi Gifts Of Many Cultures, Mark G. Brett, Mark G. Brett Biblical Criticism in Crisis?: The Impact of the Canonical Approach on Old Testament Studies, Mark G. Brett Gifts in Open Hands: More Worship Resources for the Global Community, Medieval, Milton Brasher-Cunningham Queering the Text: Biblical, Naomi Levy, Naomi Levy Keeping the Feast: Metaphors for the Meal, Naomi Levy Talking to God: Personal Prayers for Times of Joy, Practicing Our Faith: A Way of Life for a Searching People, Queering the Text: Biblical, Richard Smoley, Richard Smoley Decolonizing God: The Bible in the Tides of Empire, sadness, Shaping Losses: Cultural Memory and the Holocaust, Strength, Struggle, Talking to God: Personal Prayers for Times of Joy, The Women's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions, To Begin Again: The Journey Toward Comfort, Vanessa Ochs, Vanessa Ochs To Begin Again: The Journey Toward Comfort, What I’m Reading/Skimming October – December 2012 Inventing Jewish Ritual, Words On Fire: One Woman's Journey Into The Sacred | Leave a comment

Interview of Jim Green, author of Northern Lights

Posted on August 16, 2012 by admin

Jim Green is a good friend of mine. We’ve enjoyed many lunches at an Ethiopian restaurant in Charlotte. I celebrate the publication of Jim’s book, Northern Lights. I hope you will buy it. Below is an interview of Jim which provides … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading/Skimming (August, 2012)

Posted on August 15, 2012 by admin

Unpacking Queer Politics: A Lesbian Feminist Perspective, Shelia Jeffreys Bread Not Stone: The Challenge of Feminist Biblical Interpretation, Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza The Holy Man, Susan Trott Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage, Stephanie Coontz Jesus’ Parable of the Rich … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews/Recommendations | Tagged a History: How Love Conquered Marriage Stephanie Coontz, Another Possible World (Reclaiming Liberation Theology) Marcella Althaus-Reid, Bread Not Stone: The Challenge of Feminist Biblical Interpretation Schussler Fiorenza, Elisabeth, God and Politics (Queering Theology Series) Isherwood, God and Politics (Queering Theology Series) Lisa Isherwood (Author), History and Spirit: The Understanding of Scripture According to Origen Henri De Lubac, Ivan Petrella, Jesus and the Land Gary M. Burge, Jesus' Parable of the Rich Fool: Luke 12:13-34 among Ancient Conversations on Death and Possessions (Society of Biblical Literature Early Christianity and Its Literature) Matthew S. Rindge, Lisa, Luis Carlos Susin, Marcella Althaus-Reid (Editor), marriage, Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent E.J Dionne, The Holy Man Susan Trott, The Sexual Theologian: Essays on Sex, This Is Getting Old: Zen Thoughts on Aging with Humor and Dignity Susan Moon, Unpacking Queer Politics: A Lesbian Feminist Perspective Sheila Jeffreys, We Are All Weird Seth Godin, When Prophecy Failed Robert P. Carroll | Leave a comment

Jesus – The Great Redistributor of Wealth

Posted on August 8, 2012 by admin

Gary M. Burge has written Jesus and the Land, a book worthy of the Church’s attention. Below are some of Burge’s insights. The meek are those who will gain the land, in this case, the land of inheritance, the promised … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible/Theology, Book Reviews/Recommendations, Politics/Current Events | Tagged blessed are the meek, Gary M. Burge Jesus and the Land, Gospel of Matthew, Greek term praus, humble, Israeli Palestinian conflict, land of Israel, meek, Promised Land | Leave a comment

We Are All Weird – Book Review (without reading the Book)

Posted on August 1, 2012 by admin

A Wedewoodian recommended I read Seth Godin’s book, We Are All Weird. Actually, the Wedgewodian sent the book to me as a Kindle book loan, even though he knows I never read anything I can’t keep, mark up, or highlight. … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews/Recommendations | Tagged different, Diversity, freaky, normal, Seth Godin, unique, We are all weird, weird | Leave a comment

What I’m Reading/Skimming June 2012

Posted on June 7, 2012 by admin

John Calvin: A Pilgrim’s Life, Herman J. Selderhuis The American Way of Death Revisited, Jessica Mitford The Bible in History: How Writers Create a Past, Thomas L. Thompson Sex, Wives, and Warriors: Reading Biblical Narrative with Its Ancient Audience, Philip F. Esler Standing Again … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews/Recommendations, This and That/Grab Bag | Tagged and Warriors: Reading Biblical Narrative with Its Ancient Audience, Breaking Up with God: A Love Story, Cornel West, Exploring Judaism: A Reconstructionist Approach, From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Profound New Vision of Growing Older, Gabor Mate (MD), Gene Reeves, Herman J. Selderhuis, Holy Terror: Lies The Christian Right Tells To Deny Gay Equality, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, Jacob J. Staub, Jessica Mitford, John Calvin: A Pilgrim's Life, Judith Plaskow, Mel White, Paul Knitter, Peter A. Levine, Philip F. Esler, Rebecca T. Alpert, Rev. Dr. Chris Ayers, Ronald S. Miller, Sarah Sentilles, sex, Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective, Tavis Smiley, The American Way of Death Revisited, The Bible in History: How Writers Create a Past, The Lotus Sutra: A Contemporary Translation of a Buddhist Classic, The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto, Thomas L. Thompson, What I'm Reading, Without Buddha I Could not be a Christian, Wives, Zalman Schachter-Shalomi | Leave a comment

What I’m Reading/Skimming: April 2012

Posted on April 14, 2012 by admin

God’s Beauty Parlor: And Other Queer Spaces In and Around the Bible, Stephen Moore The Messiah Formerly Known as Jesus: Dispatches from the Intersection of Christianity and Pop Culture, Tom Breen Long Live Salvation by Works: A Humanist Manifesto, Harry … Continue reading →

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A Difficult Husband Eventually Is Going To Suffer

Posted on March 30, 2012 by admin

Grandmother Louise said, “A poor woman who attacks an expensive piece of fabric by herself will tolerate more than most of us will, and for longer, but if her husband crosses her, he’s eventually going to suffer. (p. 17) Kaye … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews/Recommendations, This and That/Grab Bag | Tagged husband and wife, marital arguments, marriage, quilting, sewing | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Book Reviews/Recommendations

What I’m Reading/Skimming (January 2013)

Murphy’s Law Applied To Newton’s and other great lines from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life In the Universe

What I’m Reading/Skimming October – December 2012

Interview of Jim Green, author of Northern Lights

What I’m Reading/Skimming (August, 2012)

Jesus – The Great Redistributor of Wealth

We Are All Weird – Book Review (without reading the Book)

What I’m Reading/Skimming June 2012

What I’m Reading/Skimming: April 2012

A Difficult Husband Eventually Is Going To Suffer

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