Tag Archives: Prayer

Prayer

April 25, 2013 by Bucky Dann 2 Comments

For several years, I have said the opening and closing prayers at our college’s commencement ceremonies, a privilege I was granted soon after being hired. I probably appeared a natural choice, being a former pastor and the religion instructor. Or, perhaps more likely, nobody else wanted to do them. Most people don’t like standing in […]

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faith, God, prayer
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The Parable of The Prick and The Scum Bag

July 1, 2012 by Bucky Dann 4 Comments

Jesus didn’t like everybody.  The man so often equated with peace and love got annoyed with people.  He famously chased a gaggle of businessmen out of the Jerusalem temple.  He compared pharisaic lawyers to a den of poisonous snakes.  On more than a few occasions, he described his own disciples as dim-witted.  And to the […]

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assholes, evil, flexibility, forgiveness, God, honesty, self awareness
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