Sunday, July 30, 2017

Seize the Day! (a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection)

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Carpe Diem! It conjures up thoughts of champions; rugged individualists, explorers of the unknown, captains of industry. Maybe we recall ...
Saturday, July 22, 2017

The Gods of Summer (a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection)

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In the summer of 1962, I encountered a god. OK, to be fair, it was a comic book god, but the encounter was pretty thrilling nonetheless. ...
Sunday, July 16, 2017

Little House on the Prairie? (a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection)

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I am sitting in my seat in class; it's just after lunch. My arms are on my desk and my head is on my arms. At the same time, I am also s...
Saturday, July 8, 2017

My Other Life Revisited (a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection)

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I have imagined a different life. It is a different time ... actually a different timeline . People dress in clothing that looks a lot lik...
Sunday, July 2, 2017

Say Anything (a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection)

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"I feel like a young John Cusack.” That's the line from Ben Rector's song, Brand New . The song is about how he feels when he...
Sunday, June 25, 2017

Burning Bones and the Big Bad (a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection)

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So what is the "big bad"? In the old tales, it is the knight, that stalwart of special training and skill, who sorties out agai...
Sunday, June 18, 2017

Snow in June?! (a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection)

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It almost snowed, today. In June. We've been vacationing, via our favorite cruise line, along the eastern coast of Canada. Montreal, Q...