Marginalia

2009

December
August 19
July
June 5
May 2
April 52
March 317
February 243
January 23

2008

June 24
May 36
April 21
March 65
January 85

2007

October 48
September 129
August 201
July 165
June
May
April
March
February
January
Philipp Meyer
Apr 27th
“There is something particularly American about blaming...”
— Philipp Meyer from Amercian...
Apr 27th
He Qi - On The Road to Emmaus
Apr 26th

EASTER III

2009 There was a farmer in a poor country village. He was considered very well to do, because he...
Apr 26th
Return of the Sun
Apr 23rd
Frank Schaffer
Apr 23rd
“I can’t prove this but I believe it’s true: any...”
— Frank Schaeffer
Apr 23rd
Apr 22nd
“We have two lives…the life we learn with and the life...”
— Bernard Malamud U.S. novelist,...
Apr 22nd
Apr 19th
From the Spider’s Webb - Jim Freeman
Apr 19th

The Second Sunday of Easter

Easter is a season, not a single day.  In the fifty days of Easter leading to Pentecost, we reflect...
Apr 19th
Apr 18th

Strange Thoughts On A Friday

My paternal grandfather, Owen David Sewell, died when I was five. My memories of him are few but I...
Apr 18th
Otters
Apr 16th
Cuthbert prays in the water up to his neck all night...
Apr 16th
“God, impart thy strength; and in strength, power to suffer;...”
— The traditional ancient Welsh...
Apr 16th
One Large Leap
Apr 16th
“Here is God’s purpose — for God, to me, it...”
— R. Buckminster Fuller U.S....
Apr 16th
Apr 15th

Objects of Contemplation

Chinese scholars kept small objects on their desk to aid in contemplation. Having found that an...
Apr 15th
Momento Mori on ottoman in my office.
Apr 15th
“There are two kinds of death: terminal and paschal. Both are...”
Apr 15th
Philippe d Champaigne 1602-1674 Still life with a Skull -...
Apr 15th
Memento mori - Wikipedia, the free...
Apr 15th
Happy Easter!
Apr 14th
“It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a...”
—  C.S. Lewis (British Scholar...
Apr 14th
Lindisfarne residents.
Apr 14th

The Holy Island

It isn’t much of an island. The sea is busy, tirelessly cutting off island from mainland, in an...
Apr 14th
View of Northumberland from Lindisfarne
Apr 14th
“Alleluia, Alleluia, Christ is Risen! The Lord is Risen...”
Apr 12th
Apr 12th

EASTER 2009

A guy is at the pearly gates, waiting to be admitted, while St. Pete is leafin’ through this...
Apr 12th
Pride of Betty’s
Apr 11th

Hot Cross Buns

Betty’s a Yorkshire tradition is famous for Hot Cross Buns traditionally eaten on Good Friday....
Apr 11th
Hot Cross Buns
Apr 11th
Hot cross bun - Wikipedia, the free...
Apr 11th
Bettys Café Tea Rooms | Yorkshire
Apr 11th
Icon of Triumphal Entry Into Jerusalem.
Apr 5th

Palm Sunday: Sunday of the Passion ...

On this Sunday the Gospel story speaks for its self.  In many ways there is little I can add....
Apr 5th
Apr 5th
“‘Tis the gift to be simple, ‘tis the gift to be...”
— “Simple Gifts” was...
Apr 5th
Apr 5th
One of two unsupported spiral staircases in the Trustee...
Apr 5th
Apr 5th
Apr 3rd
Apr 3rd
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill | Kentucky...
Apr 3rd
Seven seat privy
Apr 3rd
Apr 3rd
One of a pair of spiral staircases in the Trustee’s...
Apr 2nd
Apr 2nd