Category Archives: Books and Films

Spring Cleaning – Saucha

The new year is always a good time to clean, edit, organize. To that end I give you my “Spring Cleaning” post. Last week I purchased some wonderful triple-milled French soap that was on sale. It makes the bathroom and … Continue reading

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Tired of Same Old Movie Th[M]emes?

During the holidays, I saw a couple of newly released movies at the theater. The most recent one was Les Miserables. Now this is a classic story that I enjoyed seeing years ago as play. However, this time around I … Continue reading

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Cross and the Lynching Tree

In Jame H. Cone’s new book, The Cross and the Lynching Tree, (Orbis, 2011) white, Christian theologians are taken to task for failing to make the connection between the cross and the lynching tree. Cone references Acts 10:39 – “They … Continue reading

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Davis Jr.’s “Enough” is Morally Too Little

Will Davis Jr.’s new book, Enough: Finding More by Living with Less looked like a possibility for next semester’s “Theology and Consumerism” class – so I ordered it. It’s newly published and the author has a Doctorate in Ministry so … Continue reading

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An Economist Gets Lunch

With wheat prices spiralling out of control and food costs going up – we decided to get more creative about eating, and eating well. I thought that Tyler Cowen’s new book An Economist Gets Lunch: new Rules for Everyday Foodies … Continue reading

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