Sep 24
The Way Things (Really) Work
(a brief Lectionary reflection by Steve Orr) Â You may know David Macaulay from his best-selling book, The Way Things Work . But you may...
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Sep 24
REVIVAL
Several years ago, Joice and I were on a road trip and traveling through the South. We saw a sign outside of a church and were amazed and...
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Sep 17
Failing Better
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) Â I was a clumsy kid. Â How clumsy? My parents always said I could trip over the flowers in the rug....
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Sep 17
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
Unintended consequences occur when something bad happens when you expected good results instead. It happens in our elections, and it...
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Sep 10
Surviving Boston Drivers
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) Â Upon moving to Massachusetts for work, I spent my first few weeks terrified by Boston drivers. Â Not...
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Sep 10
BARGAINING WITH GOD?
I once met a woman on a flight in Australia who told me this story. She had a companion who was traveling with her on a major airline. It...
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Sep 3
Retirement is weird
—a Steve Orr Lectionary reflection  I thought retirement would be different.  Like many, I had spent decades working and saving;...
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Sep 3
HOT DOGS
We just had the Labor Day holiday, and it was a hot dog and hamburger feast. Americans love hot dogs and according to data by Nielsen, in...
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Aug 30
Stories of Three Churches
San Francesco in Assisi, Italy Coventry Cathedral in Coventry, England Iona Abbey on the Isle of Iona, Scotland
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Aug 28
A Fingerpost Murder
(a Steve Orr scripture reflection) Â An Instance of the Fingerpost , that wonderful novel by Iain Pears, kicks off with a murder, and...
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