I’m experimenting with different banner images. Please let me know what you think–be sure to let me know which banner you’re describing. [Addendum: (written at 6:23 a.m. on 2/17, after Holly's third comment)] There are nine banner images, selected at random whenever the page is refreshed.

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…at the interfaith luncheon I went to today (imperfectly paraphrased here by yours truly): Rabbi: “I take great comfort in knowing that God will never become a man, even as my dear friend [an Anglican priest] takes comfort in knowing that God became a man.” Muslim: “Jesus is a prophet, born miraculously. He lived a [...]

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On my monitor at work is a quote from Diderot: “Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.” In Exuberance: The Passion for Life, Kay Redfield Jamison, professor of psychology and MacArthur fellow, explores and even celebrates the our capacity for play, passion and enthusiasm. And what a ride it is! She [...]

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If you’re new to this topic, read the other posts in the OC Pilgrimage category. Liberal Quakerism is in many ways the antithesis of modern Mormonism, which is probably why I like to escape to the local Meeting on occasion. Jana shares some of my sentiments‚Äîshe‚Äôs said many times that if she weren‚Äôt born into [...]

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Tomorrow I plan to write about my experience at Station 02 of my OC Pilgrimage: my visit last Sunday to the Orange County Society of Friends (the Quakers). I’m discovering that this Church-hopping is lots of fun, and I’m anticipating my next visits. Here’s a list of potential places to visit in OC throughout this [...]

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Jana’s been downed by the stomach bug that’s making its rounds this season. If you have a moment, pay her a virtual bedside visit and leave a cheery message!

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I originally wrote this with a feminist audience in mind (I even asked, via email, a number of my friends with firm feminist credentials to respond to this), but it turned into a forum discussing the validity of feminism itself. While that conversation is definitely a necessary one, it didn’t respond to the questions I [...]

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This discussion has been restarted on the next post, where the discussion emphasis is less on the attack/defense of feminism in general and more on the place of male feminists within feminism (i. e., on topic). I am a feminist. By this I mean that I believe that nationally and globally, there is de facto [...]

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Holly tagged me, so I’m “it.” Instructions: Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot, like so. 1. Ultimate Writer 2. Golgotha_Tramp 3. FrankenGirl 4. Holly at Self-Portrait as 5. John at mindonfire.com Next select five people to [...]

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So how did I decide to spend a year visiting 2 dozen different churches, in addition to attending my own fairly regularly? Here are some possibilities: You’re looking for the Truth. God’s got to be in one of them churches, right? Nope. Maybe God’s in none of them, or all of them–but that’s not my [...]

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