Wednesday, December 11, 2024

My Five (or Maybe Six, or Seven) Best Reads from 2024

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  Make sure to read the big reveal about my book at the end of this post!   I read many fewer books in 2024 than I usually do. This was on a...
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Friday, May 10, 2024

Irene Oudyk-Suk Obituary

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Over the past six months I have not written anything for my blog. This is because Irene, my spouse and  beloved, was diagnosed in late Novem...
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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

My Favorite Books for 2023: From Ancient Canaan to Galaxies Far Away

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Here are ten of my favorite reads from 2023. They’ll take you from ancient Canaan to galaxy’s far away and long ago. Five of these books are...
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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Nostalgia, Star Wars, and Even a Bit of Church

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           Not long ago, while watching Rise of Skywalker , I wept. Not just a bit around the edges, but big tears rolled down my face. Even...
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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Church and Empire: A Deadly Dance

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           I have a theory about one of the important root causes for the church’s amazing decline in the Europe and North America. It doesn...
Saturday, October 15, 2022

Is Yahweh the God Who Never Was?

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           Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob never was.             That is, Yahweh wasn’t what I was brought up to believe or wh...
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Friday, September 16, 2022

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               Just over two years ago, just before Covid, I found myself weeping in a theatre. The movie,  The Rise of Skywalker,  was part...