Today is the 8th anniversary of my ordination as a minister in the Universal Life Church. In the parlance I established back when I was young(er) and flighty and just getting started as a minister, that means I am now a level 9 cleric ( Read more... )

Not sure if anyone reads lj anymore, but notesfiles are down and I had to record this somewhere ( Read more... )

I'm watching a lot of Christmas movies, and reviewing them on my website...

http://revjack.com/christmas.html

Check it out, if you like that sort of thing. :)

Too many dear friends of mine are moving out of town. Just said goodbye to one tonight, gotta say goodbye to a couple more this weekend. The economy is largely to blame; all are pursuing the hope of better opportunities elsewhere. So I can understand. But I'll miss them!

Truly, the Slack is with me ( Read more... )

I really enjoyed this column about the Tea Party. I sympathized from a few different angles--conservative, intellectual, marginalized outsider, stuck between liberal friends who I'd really like to respect me and conservatives whose values I largely admire and share. There's not much for me to wax poetic about here, cuz this guy did it for me ( Read more... )

Whereas:

1. Bishop John has requested more haughty words from me
2. The bit below is me ranting words I should have pounded into my head, for how little I heed them
3. Given point 2 and selection bias, I can think of a few of my friends who should probably hear it, too
4. Heh, I said "genitals"

I present another selection from a private religious conversation I've ( Read more... )

Today marks the seventh anniversary of my ordination into the Universal Life Church.

I am now a level 8 cleric.

I have no haughty words for this occasion.

I've started publishing the second episode of Star Wars According To Jack. I'm cutting back to one scene a week, every Sunday (think of it like a weekly sermon with lightsabers.) Episode II will last through August 8th. Hope you enjoy it!

Today I am a level 7 cleric ( Read more... )