Monthly Archives: March 2010

Are You Truly Saved?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

Michael Patton of Parchment and Pen has a blog post that’s getting me riled up, entitled Why I Don’t Like “Once-Saved-Aways-Saved”.  Here are some passages from the post, and I’ve included the link so that the reader can see them … Continue reading →

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The Eternal Covenant

Posted on March 31, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

For my write-up today on Sara Japhet’s The Ideology of the Book of Chronicles and Its Place in Biblical Thought, I want to look at pages 102-105. I Kings 8:21 reads (in the translation Japhet uses): “And there I have … Continue reading →

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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

Posted on March 31, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

Today, I saw at my local theater The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers.  Daniel Ellsberg worked with the Rand Corporation, which developed strategy for the U.S. Government for the war in Vietnam.  His claim … Continue reading →

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The Accused

Posted on March 30, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

Hi readers! I’m at the library right now. For Women’s History Month today, I want to post a few lines from Buddy Foster’s book, Foster Child: A Biography of Jodie Foster. Buddy is Jodie Foster’s older brother. In the following … Continue reading →

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Choice

Posted on March 29, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

For Women’s History Month today, I have two items: 1.  One of my favorite movies about feminism is Mona Lisa Smile, a 2003 movie starring Julia Roberts.  I’ll probably watch it on Wednesday, March 31, the last day of Women’s … Continue reading →

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The Chronicler Approaches Two Ideologies

Posted on March 29, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

I’m going to get my academic write-up out of the way right now, but I’ll be doing some academic reading this afternoon.  On pages 90-92 of The Ideology of the Book of Chronicles and Its Place in Biblical Thought, Sara … Continue reading →

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Pluralistic Exclusivism

Posted on March 28, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

For my academic reading today, I didn’t start the books that I said I may begin in my post, “Elohim” for “YHWH”: Is This Significant?.  The reason is that, on Tuesday, I’ll probably go to the downtown public library to … Continue reading →

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Lord’s Supper 2010

Posted on March 28, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

My religious tradition celebrates the Lord’s supper the night before Passover, which is tonight, for Passover is on Monday evening (March 29).  I’ll be celebrating the Lord’s supper alone this year.  I have some Matzos in the cupboard, and some … Continue reading →

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Dolley Madison

Posted on March 28, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

For Women’s History Month today, I watched a beautiful and moving documentary about Dolley Madison, the fourth First Lady of the United States.  It was part of PBS’s American Experience series. I’ll get to Dolley Madison in a moment, but, … Continue reading →

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A Conversation at a Latin Mass…

Posted on March 28, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

Okay, I chickened out and went to Latin mass this week, rather than to the Unitarian-Universalist church I was thinking of trying out (see I’m Flirting with Trying Out a New Church (But One Many of My Readers Won’t Like)).  Why?  Oh, … Continue reading →

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