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Praying for relief from our suffering
… people, believers from many faiths and unbelievers too, should I invoke Jesus? I tried again. Tree that we lean against for shelter, thank you for our homes; we beg you to protect the …
Morphic resonance, oil pipeline arrests, and Dr. Suess
… and the pond was still wet, and the clouds were still clean and the brightly colored Truffula Trees swayed mile after mile in the fresh morning breeze.” Old Once-ler falls in love with those Truffula Trees. “The touch of their tufts was much softer than silk. And they had the sweet smell of fresh …
After 9/11, Pennsylvania men find strength in faith
… unidentifiable rubble. "Pieces of plastic from the main body of the plane hung eerily in the trees burning and melting. I'll never forget the constant sizzling sound the dripping plastic …
In tough times, remember values of 'the commons'
… of Sherwood Forest is an old memory of that struggle. Our collective longings for primeval trees, large-eyed deer and doe, and the shining salmon surging up crystal streams recall a time …
Catholics join hundreds in arrests over oil pipeline
… and Albertan governments require oil companies to reclaim areas where land is stripped of trees once a mining operation is closed. …
Evangelicals & Science
… to become a person does not make one a person, any more than being an acorn makes one an oak tree.” But, here we are back at the relevant categories and, again, Dudley is confused. Yes, … itself and, as I am hoping, past fifty too! But, an acorn is not going to grow into an elm tree or a maple tree and an embryo is not going to grow into a dog or a cat either. And, besides, you can’t kill …
McIlroy and golf's cloistered world
… became regulars at Congressional, the massive security detail, in addition to hiding behind trees and under bushes, had to ward off danger by sweeping adjacent fairways of players. The … question now is whether Boehner will invite Obama to play at the Speaker’s course: the Burning Tree Club, a couple of par fives from Congressional. It will never happen. It has a male-only … for women’s-vote-conscious Obama. The only time females are allowed on the property of Burning Tree is the week before Christmas when they are allowed to buy presents at the pro shop for their …
Former Front-Runner Mitt
… front-runner status lent his campaign an aura of inevitability, he was barking up the wrong tree. Ask Hillary Clinton how that inevitability thing works. But, now he is not even the …
On this day: Under the Fig Tree
… know me?' "Jesus answered and said to him, 'Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.' "Nathanael answered him, 'Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.' … answered and said to him, 'Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.' And he said to him, 'Amen, amen, I say to you, you …
Keepers of the keys
… wasn’t high enough to reach the moon. So the king sent out another decree: He ordered all the trees on the island to be chopped down and fashioned into boxes. When they all were stacked up, …