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ALL MY KNOTTED UP LIFE

A memoir by Beth Moore I have never studied Beth Moore’s Bible studies over the last decades, but I knew quite a few friends had and they adored her.  She founded Living Proof Ministries in 1994.  I found Beth Moore in a recent google question:  Is there any Christian evangelical who has spoken out against Donald Trump and his transgressions against women in his life?  I was so sick of reading about church leaders who from 2016 praised Trump and dismissed his “locker...

Imaginary friends

IMAGINARY FRIENDS

“Invisible Companions: Encounters with Imaginary Friends, Gods, Ancestors, and Angels” by J. Bradley Wigger (Stanford University Press), 2019. It is not easy writing a book on the imaginary friends of children (or their favorite foods, or popular television programs or hobbies and interests.) Part of the problem is that children who are 2-3 have much different perceptions than children in the 4-5 year old age group, and there are also cultural and national differences. So, I will try to be...

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PASTELS AND PEDOPHILES: INSIDE THE MIND OF QANON

Note: Some material in this post and/or linked material in this post may be inappropriate or offensive. The QAnon Conspiracy has been around for several years now. It did not take long for major media outlets to become convinced of the threat that Q presented. The first Q drops (or coded instructions) were published on October 27, 2017. Here is a good, succinct overview of Q and the movement. Now there is an easy-to-read and understand book (Redwood Press; 1st...

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THE CATSKILLS IN HISTORY AND HOW IT CHANGED AMERICA

When one gazes at the Catskill mountains, there is a certain mystique.  Looking out through my windows on a clear day from in the heart of these beloved mountains, I can clearly see several prominent peaks across the valley.  An hour or two earlier (or later) they might be hidden in the mist or the clouds.  Even the name “Catskill” is shrouded in mystery.  We know that the Dutch (perhaps Henry Hudson, himself), coined the term, and many other names hereabouts, and we know that the...