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The Polyphony of Pentecost
10 minutesIntroduction: Bonhoeffer in America In 1930, German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer traveled to America in search of adventure. He spent one year in New York among Harlem’s predominantly Black community. He especially enjoyed going to church and hearing the choirs sing Negro spirituals (to use historical language). He was also thrilled to discover fiery Black preachers […]
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Melchizedek in Barbieland
7 minutesIntroduction: Barbie “Since the beginning of time, since the first little girl ever existed, there have been dolls. But the dolls were always and forever baby dolls, until…”[1] Barbie, one of the most popular films to be released last year, written and directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie as Barbie. In preparing to […]
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A Woman, a Child, and a Dragon
10 minutesLately the UK has been gripped by the Post Office scandal wherein hundreds of postal workers have been unjustly prosecuted for fraud and theft.[1] While this scandal involves events that took place between ten and twenty years ago, its effects are ongoing and resurfaced afresh this month in the four-part ITV drama “Mr. Bates vs. the […]
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The Christmas Gift
9 minutesSeneca and the Tossing Game One of my happiest childhood memories of Christmas is getting together at my grandparents’ house with extended family. We’d do a secret Santa gift exchange, unwrap our gifts, and be left with a mound of crumpled up wrapping paper. We’d then ball it all up and throw it around the […]