“Next time you read denunciations of systematic racism in society – or the churches – do listen closely. You might be surprised how few words have to be changed to be in the world of camp meetings and revivals.” — Philip Jenkins
“Next time you read denunciations of systematic racism in society – or the churches – do listen closely. You might be surprised how few words have to be changed to be in the world of camp meetings and revivals.” — Philip Jenkins
I look like I’m singing “Old Man River.”
I’m kinda ranting here about the so-called benefits of so-called wireless tech.
Wow, Apple has now made it possible for me to buy a device that charges the device that charges the device that allows me to listen to audio on my devices!
I wrote an interim report on the changes I’ve made in my tech life in the past year and the ones I want to make in the future.
I’m thinking of moving my micro.blog posts from social.ayjay.org to blog.ayjay.org, with post type “Aside.” Didn’t someone post instructions for how to do this?
Well, I guess I gotta vote for Beto now.
Let’s dispel one myth by replacing it with an even bigger lie
Auto-brewery syndrome. Noted and saved for possible future use.
I wrote something about rum and ⚾
Some brief thoughts on David Martin. RIP.
Only after writing this post pleading with journalists to get off Twitter did I realize that no journalist will ever see it. Because I’m not on Twitter.
What is there necessary for man to know which the psalms are not able to teach?
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My apologies to the folks who aren’t getting my newsletter in their email. I am looking into it and will report back ASAP.
Another newsletter. I seem to be doing them on an every-six-days schedule.
Hey somebody please buy me this. (Via the always wonderful Things Magazine.)
still true
I have an essay in the new edition of Comment: Prophet of the Human-Built World: An Introduction to John Ruskin. I do love Mr. Ruskin.
It’s time.
I think of this as two imperative sentences.
Mister Douthat Comes To Waco is going swimmingly, though I must say that I wish I had noticed before choosing that date that it would be on Ash Wednesday…. Festive gatherings of old friends + imposition of ashes = a degree of awkwardness.
I’ve decided that the thing I do best as a teacher is write on the board. I love to chart relationships among characters and concepts with boxes and arrows and lines (soilid and dotted). I don’t think this pedagogical technique gets the attention it deserves.
A newsletter posted.