Acts 21“Look Homeward Angel,” published in 1929, was Thomas Wolfe’s first novel. It was 40 chapters long, autobiographical, and a coming of age story set in a fictional stand-in for his home-town of Asheville, North Carolina. Wolfe’s last novel, published in 1940, finds the author continuing to struggle with the meaning of Asheville, North Carolina …
28 Look Homeward Angel: REFLECTION, Wednesday, May 27th Read More »
Acts 20As a boy I always enjoyed slide shows. These were family affairs during visits to the grandparents after dinner and homemade sour cherry pie. Mysteries were revealed, accompanied by popcorn and orange Fanta. My parents had existed before I came into the world, indeed, had lived lives separately from one another and had dated …
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Acts 19Ephesus, among the best preserved of archaeological sites, is a dazzling place to visit, and must have been a fine place to live. St. Paul stayed there a full two-years, holding forth daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus during siesta hours between 11am and 4pm. This meant his hearers would have needed to …
26 Artemis of the Ephesians: REFLECTION, Monday, May 25th Read More »
Acts 18Back in 1976, ABC, when there were only three television networks, aired a game show called ‘Family Feud’ created by Mark Goodson. Two families competed to answer responses to various survey questions, winning cash and prizes. This was low-brow television, and tremendously successful, with three long runs. In 2013, ‘TV Guide’ ranked ‘Family Feud’ …
