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Euphemia's Religous Education - Creed Part Two
"And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages; Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not created, of one essence with the Father through Whom all things were made ( Read more... ) -
Euphemia's Religous Education - Creed Part One
I believe in one God, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible ( Read more... ) -
Religious Education - Euphemia
I decided that I was unhappy with what was being taught in Church School and especially with the environment of that instruction. There have been repeated incidents of bullying and ethno-centric preference and instruction. I have decided to become the primary religious instructor for Euphemia (age five years three months) … Octavia is too young ( ( Read more... ) -
Reflection: "Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu"
"Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu ( Read more... ) -
Reflection: Taxes and the Budget Debate 2011
Taxes. With the current melee going in Washington DC regarding the Debt Limit and the Deficit we have been hearing about spending cuts and taxes. Now taxes are a fact of life and have been since people started organizing themselves. Taxes have taken the form of in-kind material, labor, lives, or money. People have always seemed to have paid one ( Read more... ) -
Relection: Anti-Secularism on the Rise
I graduated from seminary in 2007 ( Read more... ) -
Touring/Politics: “Spies, Traitors and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America”
During our recent trek through old city Philadelphia we ended up at the National Constitution Center. The National Constitution Center is a fantastic place. We bought membership there after our first visit. We were not sure how accessible it would be to a four year old, but it turns that it is one of her favorite places ( Read more... ) -
Touring: Washington Square
The other day while talking about the tours of the Todd House and Bishop White House I mentioned Washington Square. Washington Square was laid out in 1682 by the surveyor Thomas Holme and is 6.4 acres in size. It was one of the original five squares planned for Philadelphia by William Penn and was named Southeast Square ( Read more... ) -
Touring: Todd House & Bishop White House
Previously I wrote about the horrid tour we had at Independence Hall on 08JUL2011. That day was actually a very stirring and eventful day. We toured Independence Hall, played at the playground and mini-golf course at Franklin Square, we did scavenger hunts at the portrait gallery in the Second Bank of the United States building, we “Huzzaed” and ( Read more... ) -
Public Space and the messages we send our Children
Last Friday was the 235th Anniversary of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. This was re-enacted in the State House (a.k.a. Independence Hall) courtyard. The re-enactment was complete with ringing of bells, armed guards, COL Nixon, a crowd peppered with loyalists, curious, and Patriots. There were Huzzahs and “Down with ( Read more... )