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Cellphones--Driving us Crazy
New Year's Resolve: Jesus and Money Part Four
New Year's Resolve: Jesus and Money Part Five
A Rebuttal to Mr. Robertson
The Mitchell Report--- Archaic Mark Definitely a Modern Forgery
Trouble in Turkey for Patriarch Bartholomew
'Up in the Air' leaves you---- Up in the Air
The Seduction of Power-- the Tiger Woods Story
Just Joni-- The Genius of Joni Mitchell
The NIV 2011-- A Preview of Coming Attractions
Julie and Julia on the Joy of Eating
The Divine Swine-- Make no bones about it!
Hobbits Infiltrate Dawn Treader Set
The Indelible Image-- The Interview
Christmas Ideas Part Two:-- Disney's a Christmas Carrey???
Catholic Bishops Play Important Role in Passing Healthcare Bill in the House
Deeper Connections (Part Two)-- The Forgiveness of Jesus
Meatballs from Heaven
The Gospel of Jesus--Part Two
The Gospel of Jesus--Part Seven
The Real Face of Jesus--- Shrouded in Mystery
The Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia--- or Not
The Gospel of Jesus--Part Five
John Calvin is Old, and Not Looking a Day over 500
Colbert on the Bible in Public School Classrooms
THE RETURN TO THE FOLD--- A.N. WILSON
The Gospel of Jesus--Part Twenty Three
The Gospel of Jesus--Part Twenty One
The Gospel of Jesus--Part Twenty Seven
CLAPTON AND WINWOOD ON A ROLL
NO SAFETY IN THE SANCTUARY: ABORTION DOCTOR BRUTALLY MURDERED IN CHURCH
Colbert on Prothero on How All Religions are not One
Chronicles of Middle Earth-- Part One, Hobbiton
The Wheaton Theology Conference
Chronicles of Middle Earth-- Part Four, In the Wardrobe
AL MOHLER ON POST-CHRISTIAN AMERICA AND EASTER WEEK
YAHWEH WILL BE THERE
Assessing the "State of Play"
Bart Interrupted--- A detailed Analysis of 'Jesus Interrupted'--- Coda
WHERE'S WALDO.... ERR.... WITHERINGTON??
Mehldau Meltdown?--- Not Likely
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PRAYER PARTNERS
When Things Get Squirrelly at Church or Synagogue
The Earliest Temple in the World
THE INDELIBLE IMAGE: THE FIRST REVIEWS
Caution: Work in Progress-- a Theology of Work
FLYING SOLO WITH A FRIEND-- 'THE SOLOIST'
Cicero-- A Biography by Anthony Everitt
Books to Read in 2011
Farewell--- Live Long and Prosper
This blog is no longer active
Tom Wright on a Christian's Role in a Democracy
The Final Reckoning
Resources from the Duke Convocation 2010
Mike Bird's Old Spice Commerical about the GNT
'Hereafter'--- The Supernatural Network
A PAIN IN THE NECK--- THE STORY OF PAIN
Play Ball--- An Ode to Baseball
In My Mind I'm Gone to Carolina
What Will You Do?
MY TEN FAVORITE ROBERT DUVALL MOVIES AND TV SPECIALS
The Jesus Seminar--- 25 Years Later
Caesarea Maritima-- The Provincial Headquarters
Jammin' at the SBL in Hotlanta
Free critically edited Greek New Testament propels biblical scholarship forward
Gino's Love Song for His Wife--- Gypsy Days
The Cadet Chapel At the Air Force Academy--- Part One
Sole Fide, Sole Scriptura--- What Did the Reformers Mean?
Atoning for Neglecting the Atonement
Was Jesus a Qumranite?
I Think my Daughter's an Arminian--a Response Song
Food for Thought
The Changing Face of Seminary Education
Leighton Ford on a Christian Approach to Muslims
LOST---Final Commentary
Lands of the Bible 2010--Philippi
Iron Man 2-- the Stark Realities
Lands of the Bible---Aphrodisias
Lands of the Bible 2010--Meteora
Lands of the Bible 2010--Istanbul
Lands of the Bible 2010--Corinth and the Isthmus
Lands of the Bible---Ballooning over Capadoccia II
Lands of the Bible 2010-Aspendos
Despicable Me---- the Trailer
Despicable Me--- a Wicked Good Movie
'CITY LIGHTS'-- A LITTLE FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC PLEASE!
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING MO BETTER-- THE MOODY BLUES
LB'S: THE NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION SONG
MUSICAL DETANTE IN MOSCOW-- 2009'S FIRST THIS TAKES THE CAKE AWARD
BISHOPS CALLS FOR HI TECH FAST FROM CHIPS AND BYTES
VERMONT REVISITED: CODA
ROCKWELL ROCKS
Positive Reviews of the Living Legacy Pour In.....
Mr. Soul 1967 Style
John Piper explains Why Calvinists are so Negative
GRAFFITI AT THE SBL !
LISTEN TO YOUR LIFE
Making Child's Play of the Movies
Agrapha--- by Maria Mayo Robbins
Let Your Conscience Be your Guide? Not Exactly
Star Wars III-- Very Dark Vader
A Lawyer's View of Pentecost
Inspired, but not Truthful
"But the Lord was not in the wind....."
Money and the Church
The Lazarus Effect-- Part Four
The Lazarus Effect--- Part Three
The Ten Commandments On Blogging on this Site
The Future of Liberation Theology
Should Pederasts be in the Pews?
Between Barack and the Wright Place
Fasting for Darfur--Hungering for Justice
The Slaughter of the Innocents-- Rwanda Revisited
Rocky Balboa-- A Christmas Movie to Grow Old To
Happy New Year!!
Who can Commune with God?
Canât Handle the Proof
The Air Up There is Rare
Reflections on Growing Old
Friday Night In Jerusalem---Fear and Faith, Devils and Dust
A Very Inconvenient Truth
Bonny St. Andrews
The Origins of the English Bible
'Little Miss Sunshine'
The Litmus Test of Genuine Christian Experience
Going to the dogs at "Eight Below"
What's inside the 'Inside Man'?
A Preview of What's Next
Dan Brown Comes Out of His Rabbit Hole
Ossuary Rises from the Patina Dust-- the Latest Bombshell
'Akeelah and the Bee' gets an A
What are we Doing Here? Christians in a Stange Land
Jews and Muslims Celebrating in Jerusalem
THE NEXT DANCING WITH THE STARS COUPLE
The Architecture of the Post-Modern Mind, Part II
They Also Serve....
BW3 Leads Presidential Race?
PROSPERITY GOSPEL PRAISE OFFER!
The Biblical and Impressionist Art of the Art Institute of Chicago
The Sound of the Soul
Euromos-- The Growth of Paganism in the Christian Era
The British Interview with BW3
The United Methodist General Conference-- April 23-May 2
AN AMERICAN'S PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR
The Forensic League--- The Great Debaters
THE FIRST MAJOR DISCUSSION OF THE YEAR-- 'THE WILL OF GOD'
Old Wisdom
Beautiful Turkey-- from the Air
Charles Wesley Rocks Your Chains Off
Making a Meal of It-- Rethinking the Theology of the Lord's Supper
'The Golden Compass'-- Does Not Point toTrue North
AKEDAH-- The Bind
The Living Word of God (in an Age of Truth Decay)
A VOTERS GUIDE FOR THINKING EVANGELICALSâONE YEAR OUT
Parchman Lectures Now Online
A Bridge over 'Troubled Waters'-- Rethinking our Theology of Baptism
'Out of the Mouths of Babes'-- "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from email."
Novel Ideas for Summer Reading
The Signs of the Times
The Relationship of the OT to the NT according to John Chrysostom
Wikipedia Scandal Reveals the Naked Truth
'Potter V'-- The Trouble with Harry
'Ratatouille'-- A Midsummer's Gourmet Treat
Common Zen-se from Mom
Akiane-- Child Prodigy
This morning and every morning
The Do's of Friendship
Can You Come?
Pressure Time
God gives us the power to go--a sermon
Reflecting the glory
The problem with problems
What are your strengths?
Sky and ground people
Making do
The effective message--part 2
Ready for valor
On-line banking safety tips
The flat tire
People you would like--Eric
Mad Cow Disease and the Bible
10 inspiring quotes from people you never knew
When do small things count?
A Thanksgiving value--Learning to wait
Special Heart
Standing up for God
The problems with miracles
Winning friends and supporting others
Do You Know About Rick Santorum's Daughter?
Living History
The Kiss--a Resurrection Miracle
In the garden
Betrayal
Commitment--Not Excitement
Let's keep the faith
Storm after the calm
It gets lonely here
Turning Lemons into Lemonade
Turning Lemons into Lemonade Part 3
Trust to succeed
Cheap Grace--part 1
Sealing Trust
Shared sorrow
Not for sale--The Salvation Army
Not for sale--The faith community
God's Chisel
God's Power to Change our Life
God gives to us to give to Him
Living on less
Marking the markets
Of course we don't want to destroy the United States
The Autistic Child and Discipline from Special Heart
Is there any other way?
Master gardener
The Sea Turtle Promise
Prayer across the nation
Exploring a Brave New World
Connections
Scratching the itch
Becoming Happier (and Prosperous too!)
Authentic Happiness: Revealing the Real You
Spruce UP your Space: 3 Tips for Today
How To Take A Relationship Break And Not Break Up
HeyJhana HoJhana
Contemplating the uncontemplatable?
Sharon Salzberg: Buddhism and Art - "The 8 Train"
Setting the Stage
5 Reasons My Dharma is Better Than Your Dharma
Would Sid ever bartend? Buddhism, bars, and depression
Hardcore Dharma Week 11: In Conclusion
Mindful wedding planning in thought and in reality
No sex during the day for Buddhists?
Dharma Poetry: Rilke and Rodin
No Smoking in Shangri-La
What would Sid do? Buddhism and Drugs
The Strange Institution of Death
Norman Fischer's Plan B
Facebook Status goes Viral On Health Care Reform
Making our voices heard: A week of taking action on Climate Change
"Nones" to go Buddhist? Andrew Sullivan and the God and Country Blog
Dharma Poetry: Tyler Doherty
Dharma Poetry: Jane Hirshfield
What would Sid do: is it okay to masturbate?
Adventures in Comparing Mind
September Quotes: Summer is Impermanent, So Is Thich Nhat Hanh's Pneumonia
President Takes Bill Moyers' Advice: Obama's Speech on Health Care Reform
The Branding of Buddhism
What would Sid do: sometimes the sangha are just jerks
Sikhs are nimble too
Want to lose weight? Eat mindfully.
The Third Kennedy Brother: Best Memorial (So Far) by Joe Biden
Meditating, In Public, on Broadway For 24 Hours. No, I Am Not David Blaine
Gaga For Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" With Meaning
Meditation Marathon: Dealing with Distraction
Me, myself, and I and I
Every Buddhist household needs one
What would Sid do: Working with fear
Shopping For a Spiritual Practice: Intro to Zen
What would Sid do: My underage son is drinking
The Buddha at Work - "Take Your Cushion to Work Day"
Hip Hop Legend The RZA Discusses Buddhism on Shambhala Sun Blog
Obama Nobel Peace Prize For What? Rachel Maddow Explains While Thich Nhat Hanh Embodies Peace
Dalai Lama Talks To Wolf Blitzer About Apparent Snub From Fellow Nobel Winner Obama (Video)
A Kiss Halloween Contemplation! How Dressing Up as Paul Stanley Might Provide Access to Buddha Nature
Halloween Quotes: Chogyam Trungpa on Fear and Fearlessness
Twitteleh, Balloon Boy, and Reality Television
Podcast: Natural Wakefulness Pt.2 with Crystal Gandrud
Learning to Sit Down and Shut Up
Wisdom 2.0
The Buddha at Work - "Adventures in Idiot Compassion"
A Different Stroke
Springtime
Journey Into Buddhism: John Bush's Yatra Trilogy of films
IDP Radio - Discursive Thoughts
Mindful Eating, Jewish Style
Buddhism and Money: What would Sid charge for the Buddhist teachings?
Dharma Science: Ramachandran and Anatta
No Impact Day 2: Trash
The Buddha at Work - "Hope is Not Enough"
The End of No Impact Week
No Impact Day 6: Water
No Impact Man and Julia Butterfly Hill @ The ID Project for Earth Week
Addiction, Meditation Practice, and Space
Losing My Religion: Theodore Sturgeon's Godbody
Taking the Refuge Vow at IDP
The Super Bowl: Worst Event Ever?
Tiger Woods apologizes, turns to Buddhism
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and the Metaphor
Recite the Heart Sutra Three Times and Watch This
Senate Health Care Votes 60-39 for Bill: Are You Happy with Reform?
Frank Rich Op-Ed: Were The "Aughties" The Age of Willful Ignorance?
Heifer International for One Stop Holiday Shopping
"Mom, Dad... I'm Buddhist!" - Breaking it to Your Parents, Without Making them Wrong
Holiday Spirit and Pie
Meditating with a Baby
Meditations on Jesus
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Interdependence: Buddhist Quote of the Day
Meditating in a Courtroom
Buddha was a conservative
Another cycle begins
Buddhist Quote of the Day: Misunderstanding the Ego by Mark Epstein
Painting as an Act of Compassion
Pattabhi Jois is Dead
Prop 8: Sexual Positions for Gay Married Couples
Non-Dogmatic Spiritual Practice in the 21st Century_a.k.a_Jesus is My Studio Assistant
Star Trek: I'm So Frackin' Excited!
20 Years After Tiananmen Square
An Attempt to Communicate Pure Joy
This is Your Mind on Five Wisdoms
The Interdependence of Corporations
From Plastic Bags to No Take Out! The Reduce Consumption Challenge Continues...
Um...Are We Screwed?
We Are Moving to Beliefnet
Podcast: "Studying Untruth" with Jessica Rasp
Spring cleaning of the daily routine
Global Warming Already Killing Thousands, Says Global Humanitarian Forum
Hardcore Dharma Week 8: The 3 Yanas, or Cultivating "Healthy Revulsion," or Buddhist Barf Bags
Hardcore Dharma Week 6: How Many Windows Can Your Monkey Watch?
Dharma Poetry: ChÃ¶gyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Establishing a Daily Meditation Practice
I Have 7 Days to Get Enlightened
Going back to Cali - 3 statements / 3 questions
Is Blogging "Real" Writing?
Insight, Meditation, and The Usefulness of Strip Clubs
Dealing (or not dealing) With Anger
Wideos! Water Walk
Can a nation share bad karma?
Rock The Pesach; And The Psychology of Ecology
The Curse of Impermanence, or The Impermanence of the Curse
Altered Senses: Insight or Just a Free High?
Two Must-See Videos
Teachers as Compassionate Warriors
Why Meditate?
Yamamara and the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Why I Don't Like Dharma Books
Chromoluminarism
toward a buddhist grammar?
A Question about Taking Life
Low Resolution
Christmas Light Economics
Drinking, reading, Buddhism: impossible?
Apocalypse Now? Apocalypse Always!
Mixtape Dharma: Trading Music, Sharing Love
Now Accepting Submissions for Sentient City, Vol. 3
45 Ways to Deconstruct Cosmo
Getting Active
God and "Living Biblically"
McCain Accuses Obama of Being a Robot
On Commitment
Integral Activism/Back to the Sack Meeting this Sunday!
Back to the Sack: New Yorkers reactions to a plastic bag fee
Faith vs Confidence
Google Me
Democracy Now!!!!!!!!
Compulsive Honesty in the Face of Massive Lying Liars
When Recycling's the Least of Your Worries
The Livable Streets Movement
Make Art Not Trouble
On Slowing Down
The New (Baby)Face of the Republican Party
This Week's Podcast: Buddhism: Religion or Science of the Mind?
Stupid/Brilliant: Setting the Record Straight
From Zero to Zenventy: Wax off, wax on practice
Eldorado to the Moon
Which is it, guys?
You are not your khakis
Seen in One City
The Most Spoiled Generation Ever?
Mindful Spending
on the DL
Kids These Days
Tell me about your life
Seeing what happens when you upgrade to the latest flat screen
SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Heard in One City: Quote of the Day
In the Spirit of a More Peaceful 2009
Heard in One City: Quote of the Day
"Great Vajradhara, Tilo, Naro . . . Ganga MetrÄ«pa?"
Can a Buddhist be an Anarchist?
Buddha of the Week
To Blame or Not to Blame...our Parents
Get yer slogan on
What Are We Gonna Do NOW?
What Type of People Write This Blog?
I'll Take an Order of Compassion with a Side of Lovingkindness
Buddhist Merch
Being aware of the means with which we construct our reality
Sex Trafficking and the New Abolitionists
Research Reveals Possibility of Reversing Negative Emotions
Meaning of Life? Here Are Five Better Questions
5 Ways to Overcome Negative Thinking
Five Ways To Discover Your Inner Truth
Fighting Recidivism with Resurrection (by Mary Nelson)
Things Don't Add Up in Wal-Mart Scuffle
My "Oblication" Vacation: Holiday Survival Tips For That Stressful Family Trip
A Fond Farewell and Thank You
I'm Still Pissed About Marriage Equality Not Passing In New York State. But Is It My Fault?
What Not To Eat On A Date (Or A Business Lunch)
Medical Marijuana: Hey, Man, Does The Fed's New Policy Bum You Out?
Is There a Free Pass When People Are Just Plain Annoying?
Pregnant At 66...?!?
American Idol and AT&T: Fair Play or No Fair?
Privacy, Dating, and Ethics: Ok to Spy?
The Weekend Wuss-Out--Musings On the Ethics & Responsibilities of Friendship
Here's To "Justice!" Harvard Moral Philosophy Class To Appear On PBS!
Will You Still Eat Eggs? A Vegetarian Responds
Daylight Savings Time 2009: Why Can't We Keep It All Year Round?
Diwali Shenanigans
Emily Post's Etiquette Daily and Everyday Ethics: A Natural Fit
Should We Be Judged by the Bad Behavior of Our Friends?
Save The Boobs: PSA Or TMI?
Can You Sue For Anorexia? Apparently, Yes. But Should You?
Google Forced to Reveal Blogger's Identity After "Skank" Comment Riles Model: Ethical Or Anti-Freedom Of Speech?
Failure Friday: I Jump To Conclusions
A Question About Infertility
A Little Sci-Fi, A Little Ethical Pondering: District 9
The Act of Giving -- Who Does It Best? Men or Women?
The Thank-You Note Nazi
Kennedy's Example: Ethical, Not Perfect
New Feature! Failure Friday: We Take a Look at Our Weekly Ethical Fails
Remembering Ted Kennedy: Are We Doing It Right?
Exorcising Racial Demons: Part I (by Melvin Bray)
Matthew 5:13-16; Salt and Light (Geographical backgrounds)
Matthew 4:23-25; Jesus Heals the Sick (Theological Commentary)
Matthew 5:1-12; The Beatitudes (Word Study)
Matthew 5:31-32; Divorce (Historical Backgrounds)
Matthew 5:31-32; Divorce (Symbolism)
Matthew 5:27-30; Adultery (Cultural Commentary)
Bible Resource Spotlight: The Baker Illustrated Guide to Everyday Life in Bible Times
Matthew 2:19-23; The Return to Nazareth (Historical Backgrounds)
Matthew 2:1-12; The Visit of the Magi (Bible Difficulties)
Matthew 3:13-17; The Baptism of Jesus (Inductive Studies)
Matthew 8:28-34; The Healing of Two Demon-Possessed Men (Cultural Commentary)
Matthew 10:1-42; Jesus Sends Out the Twelve (Historical Backgrounds)
Matthew 9:27-34; Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute (Historical Backgrounds)
Matthew 6:19-24; Treasures in Heaven (Historical Backgrounds)
Matthew 6:25-34; Do Not Worry (Rhetorical Influences)
Matthew 5:38-42; An Eye for an Eye (Cultural Commentary)
Matthew 8:14-17; Jesus Heals Many (Historical Backgrounds)
Matthew 8:1-4; The Man with Leprosy (Cultural Commentary)
Matthew 7:7-12; Ask, Seek, Knock (Literary Influences)
Matthew 7:13-14; The Narrow and Wide Gates (Word Study)
Matthew 7:15-23; A Tree and Its Fruit (Inductive Studies)
Searching for Jesus' Bones (by Becky Garrison)
Fake "Conservative" Media Personalities Who Supported Amnesty--Though Now Deny It
National Review vs. Trump--And Burke and Kirk!
'I Never Saw Them as Human Beings' (by Omar Al-Rikabi)
'Slavery, Plain and Simple' (by Jordan Buckley)
Listening to MLK (by Ryan Rodrick Beiler)
How Should Christians Relate to the State of Israel? (by Rich Nathan)
The sting of snow and the warmth of hearts
the ongoing heartbreak of American racism
the gift of friends
cultural burdens, with homage to Carol Emarthle-Douglas
introductions
cleaning house, reprised
after Christmas (time, research, and priorities)
the heart of the family
leftovers, lagniappe, and a happy life
reflections in a Christmas ornament
the names of the dead are ghosts
be here. now.
living through the unexpected (with equanimity?)
more on the home front ~
my own Amtrak writing retreat
grumpy days
celebrating what's right
day 24 of Thanksgiving month: getting ready (or not...)
month of Thanksgiving #5...the guest room
day of Thanksgiving lucky number 13: broccoli (and Aunt Bonnie)
fire, clouds, linings, and all that stuff
love and mirroring, or, we are not our faults
names and milestones
foundations, serendipity, and amaryllis
engaged Buddhism and other people's dirt
the importance of being artists
the pain we bring to others
borders and threshold spaces
month of Thanksgiving #6 (short but sweet)
it doesn't have to be perfect (the enemy of good)
contrasts and contradictions (or not...)
with a little help from friends
taking time (by the throat, if necessary)
mastery, creativity, and letting go
more on mastery, failure, and play
religious extremism, and standing against it
chores and a plug for whining
swords into plowshares, gas bombs into gardens
right livelihood
#iftheygunnedmedown, or, America's open season on young black men
my mother's heart and #Ferguson
What did George Fox say? or, the Quakers vs. the Puritans
what dreams can tell us
ritual and being our own best friends
when hot sweaty work is NOT a royal pain
30 Days of Love: radical love...?
time runs away from us
making room
daylilies, stomach aches, and tonglen
poetry, seeing, and connection