Year: 2024

A Brutal Truth About Ministry (And life in general)

A Brutal Truth About Ministry (And life in general)

Chicago is not a very fashion-driven place. Nobody says, ‘Oh, you’ve got to come see these fabulous people!’ Nobody cares. _Mike … »

This Day, January 28, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z"L

January 28  814: Charlemagne passed away. The grandson of Charles Martel was one of the greatest European rulers during the Dark Ages.  There was nothing Dark about his treatment of the Jews.  For the most part, he ignored canon law and... »

27 Jan 2024

Category 2 Tropical Cyclone “Kirrily” makes landfall between Townsville and Ingham, Queensland  Tropical Cyclone “Kirrily” made landfall in Queensland, Australia at 22:00 local time (11:00 UTC) on January 25, 2024, with maximum sustained winds of 143 km/h (89 mph) — Category 2 cyclone on the Australian scale. A month’s worth of rain in 3 days […] The post 27 Jan 2024 appeared first on Rapture Read... »

About Those Honorary Doctorates in the Church of God

I’ve spent the past several weeks going on about social and political things, but this week I’d like to discuss a pet peeve of mine in the glorious church Church of God I’m a part of: the issue of honorary doctorates, and the calling of their recipients “Doctor.” Fortunately our Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev. Tim Hill (to use the Anglican form of address) has come out with a nice piece on the sub... »