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 German is not a particularly difficult language to learn. True, its grammar is somewhat complicated, but, this should be no inhibition to speaking the language, as Germans, themselves, frequently bend the grammatical rules with alacrity. The best thing about written German is that the words are sounded out exactly as they are spelled, which is . . . → Read More: For lovers of language: Ode to English Plurals  Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXII 40  The remarkable thing about the controversies embroiling our mainline churches—partly, but by no means exclusively, involving sexual behavior—is that they concern doctrines expounded by folks who claim they have God’s enthusiastic support for flouting both scriptural authority and catholic order. Such people claim they can “discern” God’s mind because his revelation to mankind was not, . . . → Read More: The Bible: A handy tool for reading God’s mind I suspected the Parish Life Committee had an ulterior motive when they recruited me as a member. Well, they’ve inveigled me into doing “write ups” for them in the newsletter. I must say I’m rather flattered. They obviously like my writing style. Anyway, here goes: The summer is over and it’s time to get down . . . → Read More: Give us your time and we’ll give you supper Here is this week’s newsletter : St. Stephen’s News XXII 39  All good things must come to an end, at least for a season, and so this Thursday we will have our last Silly Supper of the summer. Be sure to stop by at 5:30 PM for a wonderful repast: salad, entrée, and dessert, all for $10 ($5 for children), and beverages at a nominal cost. . . . → Read More: Silly Suppers and Harvest Festival Our new Cookie Walk 2011 Cook Book is going to be an encyclopedia of beverages. Well, perhaps it is not going to be so much an encyclopedia, but more a comprehensive guide to the art of making beverages—alcoholic and non–alcoholic. To this end we are calling for your recipes for punches, teas, shrubs, smoothies, malts, . . . → Read More: We need your favorite drinks for our Cookbook Clergy of all denominations frequently joke that our parishioners assume we work only one day a week. But we are only joking. We don’t really believe you think we are such slackers. On the other hand, the nature of work has changed so radically over the past half century, and it is not unreasonable that . . . → Read More: Change isn’t always as good as a rest Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXII 38 St. Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians is almost certainly the last one he wrote. He probably penned it shortly before his execution by the Emperor Nero. In it, Paul mentions he is expecting his case to be resolved in the imminent future. Intellectually, the epistle is a bit boring. It’s simply a nice letter to . . . → Read More: The secret is: ‘Know how to live the faith’ |
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