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Category Archives: Grains of Sand
autumnlight
Spring and autumn are bifurcated seasons — they start off as the tail end of the season that precedes them, then end as the precursor to the one that follows. But where spring begins bleakly and ends in a riot … Continue reading
summerlong
Both on the page and in the studio, summerlong was supposed to be the simplest of the four songs in the sequence. But simple things have a habit of become complicated very fast, and this song was no exception.
springsong
I couldn’t imagine ever living anywhere that did not have four clearly defined seasons. While I understand the desire of many fellow New Yorkers to want to flee south in the winter, I’m happy to stay put and be a … Continue reading
Review and Response: Harvey Cox — How to Read the Bible
I decided to be proactive about getting out of my spiritual funk. In the only way that has ever worked for me in every avenue I have ever explored in my life, I decided I need to educate myself. That … Continue reading
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Tagged canonization, Exodus, fundamentalism, Genesis, Gospel, Havey Cox, Jesus Christ, Job, John of Patmos, literalism, millenialism, Moses, New Testament, Old Testament, Roman Empire, St. Paul, The Bible
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Of Faith (May Contain Some Feet)
Many of my runs take me along a mile-and-a-half stretch of Culver Road in Irondequoit, NY. About a half mile from home, they go past Transfiguration Lutheran Church then, almost another mile north, the Durand United Church of Christ and, on … Continue reading
The Obligatory Top Ten List to Celebrate My 100th Post
I’ve been blogging for over a decade now. My first attempt, which included the initial incarnation of the Brief Biography of God, appeared on my MySpace page around 2007. I immediately fell in love with the medium — it was … Continue reading
Posted in A Brief Biography of God, Grains of Sand, Semper Currens, The Flat-Footed Fox, Thoughts from the Guv'nor
Tagged 2016 Syracuse Half Marathon, blogging, Chuck, Chuck Berry, City Boy Records, concert reviews, De Montfort Hall, Ghost BC, Glenn Williams, long-distance running, Marine Corps Marathon, Rehoboth Beach, Roll Over Beethoven, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, sermon, Tim McFarlin, Utica Boilermaker
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You Are My Beloved. In You, I Am Well Pleased.
Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became … Continue reading
Of Feet and Faith
For the last few days, I have been thinking of an appropriate way to start out the New Year on this blog. The answer came to me on Saturday’s run. Why not write a post that crosses boundaries, I thought, … Continue reading
Bear Fruit Worthy of Repentance
In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, “The voice of one crying … Continue reading
Posted in Grains of Sand, Sermons
Tagged Advent, Jesus, John the Baptist, Moses, repentance, St. Paul, the second coming
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A Great Chasm Has Been Fixed
Jesus said, “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger … Continue reading
Bruce Pegg 