Saturday, August 25, 2018

Guernsey Potato Pie and the Vampire Christians (a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection)

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No one offered us potato peel pie. And I never saw a sign for a literary society. But our visit to the Isle of Guernsey was delightful, all ...
Saturday, August 18, 2018

Gusher: King Solomon and the Beverly Hillbillies (a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection)

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“Come ‘n listen to my story ‘bout a man named Jed A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed And then one day, he was shootin’ at some...
Saturday, August 11, 2018

Vivi Dropped Her Basket (a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection)

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Vivi had a secret. In the novel, Devine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood , we meet a group of older women who have been friends since early...
Saturday, August 4, 2018

I Could Eat (a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection)

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Scene: George (or Eileen) suggests to Jerry that they go to the diner to have a meal. In response, Jerry thinks for a few seconds and then s...
Sunday, July 29, 2018

Jesus and the Star Trek Redshirts (a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection)

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It was a death sentence. I’m talking about one of the now well-known quirks of the original Star Trek television show (1966-69). Tried ...
Saturday, July 21, 2018

Private Tracey and Firefly Delivery (a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection)

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His final message: Please take my body home. In the all-too-brief television miracle that was Firefly , there was a lot of excellence cram...
Saturday, July 14, 2018

The Last Policeman and the Reluctant Prophet (a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection)

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Their world was ending, but it was no excuse for continued injustice. Henry Palace always wanted to be a police detective ... ever since h...