Category Archives: idolatry

MUSINGS OF A MALL SANTA

Posted on December 1, 2011 by nancyjfinleysd

Behind the big window I sit in the North Pole set, sweating in red and white, scratching the skin behind my long white beard. The elves herd long lines of harried parents      hoping to create flashbulb memories       clutching … Continue reading →

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RELIGION FOR THE RELUCTANT, CH. 8: FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE

Posted on May 29, 2011 by nancyjfinleysd

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love (I Corinthians 13:13). Maybe we can make our peace with what it means to profess “belief” in something.  A larger issue that underlies all … Continue reading →

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RELIGION FOR THE RELUCTANT, CH. 6: WHEN RELIGIOSITY BECOMES IDOLATRY

Posted on May 6, 2011 by nancyjfinleysd

Let me begin with a quote from one of my favorite poems by W.B. Yeats: “Turning and turning in the widening gyre; the falcon cannot hear the falconer; things fall apart; the center cannot hold.” So many of us can’t … Continue reading →

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