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Posted: 11 weeks 3 days ago(this blog is recorded on the full page: quick time player is needed; works best with Firefox or Explorer; if you are using Google Chrome it will automatically play, so to not listen, mute your speakers.) (Fast forward sixteen years from the marriage spoken about in part 1.) This seemed like any typical San Francisco summer morning, foggy and cool, but it was anything but normal to Chris, who was going to do something he didn’t want to do, while his Dad, Johnny, was happy. They were driving...2 Comment(s)346 Reads -
Posted: 12 weeks 5 days ago(this blog is recorded on the full page: quick time player is needed; works best with Firefox or Explorer; if you are using Google Chrome it will automatically play, so to not listen, mute your speakers.) Pattrica Ann Bailey stared mindlessly at the passing scenery as she sat in the moving train. She felt relaxed and glad to be away from Chicago and what seemed like a fixed future. In fact, the more miles away from the “Windy City,” the better she felt. While a fiercely independent and...0 Comment(s)453 Reads
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Posted: 13 weeks 4 days agoDallas Morning News, Each week we will post a question to a panel of about two dozen clergy, laity and theologians, all of whom are based in Texas or are from Texas. They will chime in with their responses to the question of the week. And you, readers, will be able to respond to their answers through the comment box. How do you assess the complex legacy of Nelson Mandela? There are so many ways to get into this question. So, let me start with these three quick summaries of his long journey...0 Comment(s)192 Reads -
Posted: 13 weeks 4 days agoDallas Morning News, Each week we will post a question to a panel of about two dozen clergy, laity and theologians, all of whom are based in Texas or are from Texas. They will chime in with their responses to the question of the week. And you, readers, will be able to respond to their answers through the comment box. A cable television anchor named Megyn Kelly told viewers last week that Jesus and Santa Claus are both white men. At issue was a Slate article written by a black writer titled “...0 Comment(s)185 Reads
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Posted: 13 weeks 4 days agoŚrīla Prabhupāda’s kirtan leading was always very meditative, deep, and focused. He would often end in a crescendo but it was steady, long, and unrushed. “Gaura Gopala: I was right next to Prabhupada through the whole ceremony, playing the drum. He particularly liked to sing one tune through the whole time. He put his hands up in the air. He was dancing.” Ref. VedaBase => SPL 44: Let There Be a Temple ”It was clanging and banging. Kīrtana should be sweet and melodious...0 Comment(s)242 Reads