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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Hollow Succor

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Sam Greening: Huntsville AL; I am an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, and I've served congregations in the USA, Colombia, Puerto Rico, and Europe. I received a B.A. in German from the University of Louisville and learned Spanish in Bogotá. My Master of Divinity degree is from Drew University in New Jersey. I am currently the intentional interim pastor at the United Church of Huntsville in Alabama. The opinions found on Opossum Screed are my own and are not intended to reflect the views of the church I am serving.

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I've divided the psalter into 365 portions, and post a new psalm passage on this blog each day, usually along with a brief observation and prayer. These are my own personal daily devotions.

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Sweet 16 Current or Recent Reads (dice-rated from 1 to 6)

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Sáenz) ⚅
By the Ionian Sea: Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy (George Gissing) ⚂
Carnelian: Chalcedony Chronicles 1 (B. Kristin McMichael) ⚁
City of Illusions (Ursula K. Le Guin) ⚃
Educated: A Memoir (Tara Westover) ⚂
Emergence: Foreigner Series 19 (C.J. Cherryh) ⚅
Evans Above (Rhys Bowen) ⚃
The High Mountains of Portugal (Yann Martel) ⚅
In the Middle of Somewhere (Roan Parrish) ⚃
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson) ⚃
Less: A Novel (Andrew Sean Greer) ⚄
Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression—and the Unexpected Solutions (Johann Hari) ⚄
On Tyranny:Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Timothy Snyder) ⚅
The Persimmon Tree (Bryce Courtenay) ⚄
Test Drive: Crossroads 3 (Riley Hart) ⚃
A Wrinkle in TIme (Madeleine L'Engle) ⚃

My Desert Island Books
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The Art of Divine Contentment (Thomas Watson)
Cambridge Study Bible: NRSV without Apocrypha
A Diary of Private Prayer (John Baillie)
The Dollmaker (Hariette Arnow)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barbery)
*The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
*Foreigner (C.J. Cherryh)
*Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
The Gypsies (Jan Yoors)
*Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Heidelberg Catechism
Institutes of the Christian Religion (John Calvin)
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (John Fox, Jr.)
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the 20th Century (Timothy Snyder)
Timbered Choir A: The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997 (Wendell Berry)
*Tom Slade Boy Scout (Percy Keese Fitzhugh)
Two Years before the Mast (Richard Henry Dana)
Whistling Season (Ivan Doig)

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Liturgy & Hymnody

A New Zealand Prayer Book (Anglican)
Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal)
Book of Common Worship (PCUSA)
Célébrer Dieu
CyberHymnal
Glory to God (PCUSA Hymnal)
New Century Hymnal (UCC)
Reformierte Liturgie: Gebete und Ordnungen für die unter dem Wort versammelte Gemeinde
UCC Worship Resources
United Methodist Hymnal

Online Bible Resources

1599 Geneva Bible
Bible Gateway (English & Foreign Language Bibles)
Bibles in former Soviet languages
Concordance
German Evangelical Perikopen
Oremus (NRSV, etc.)
Revised Common Lectionary
Tageslosung
The Text This Week
Zürcher Bibel

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Statements of Faith

All Things Work Together (Rom. 8:28-30)
Apostles Creed
Barmen Declaration (1934)
Belhar Confession (1986)
Boston Declaration (2017)
Canons of Dort (1619)
Dual Nature of Christ (451)
Evangelical Catechism (1929)
First Song of Isaiah (12:2-6)
God's Plan of Salvation (Eph. 1:3-14)
Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
Heidelberg Catechism (var. languages)
Institutes of the Christian Religion (1560)
Kansas City Statement of Faith (1913)
Nicene Creed
Our Help Is in the Name of the Lord (Ps. 124:8)
Our World Belongs to God (CRC 2008)
Preëminence of the Head of the Church (Col. 1:15-20)
Savoy Declaration (1658)
Scots Confession (1560)
Second Helvetic Confession (1562/4)
Statement of Faith of the UCC (1959)
Ten Theses of Berne (1528)
The Lord Is My Shepherd (Ps. 23)
The Name of Jesus (Philip. 2:1-22)
The Word Became Flesh (John 1:1-5, 9-14)
Toward the 21st Century (1993)
UCC Testimonies of Faith
Westminster Confession (1646)
Westminster Larger Catechism (1647)
Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647)

Sports Favorites

Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA: Louisville Cardinals
EPL: West Bromwich Albion
Bundesliga: 1. FSV Mainz 05
Liga Águila: Independiente Santa Fe
FIFA: Colombia
MLB: NY Mets
NFL: Detroit Lions

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Whispers in the Loggia

On Pentecost, Francis Revs Up The Red Machine, Taps 14 New Cardinals
Jesus Creed

Pentecost Sunday Prayer
Opossum Screed

The Roots of God's Justice
Carey Nieuwhof

Why Bishop Michael Curry’s Sermon Brought Down the House at the Royal Wedding
Religion News Service

Episcopal bishop Curry gives royal wedding an American flair
Desiring God

God, I Want to See More
Velveteen Rabbi

Lift up your heads, and know that you count
GetReligion

That old Freudian question remains relevant: Why hasn't religion died, already?
Red Letter Christians

Praying with Our Feet
Reformation21 Blog

Andy Stanley, the Ten Commandments and Jesus (David Prince)
Daily Reflections (St James)

May 18 – May 25, 2018
Good News Magazine

What the Bishops Really Did
Roger E. Olson

Who Is the Most Influential American Theologian?
Becoming Minimalist

The Endowment Effect: Why You Can’t Let Go Of Your Possessions
Homebrewed Christianity

Evil: Part 2
Church Marketing Sucks

How You Can Support Creative Missions 2018
Ligonier Ministries Blog

Is it 'Unspiritual' to be Discouraged?
Jennie Allen

What it means to be free. {A Big Announcement!}
Micah J. Murray

How I Manage to Still Be a Christian
john pavlovitz

The Historic Racist Dog Whistle of Calling People “Animals”
Unfundamentalist Christians

11 Bible Verses That Turn Christians Into Atheists
nakedpastor

Can’t Find Someone to Love?
Ron Edmondson

Distinguishing a Boss From a Leader
Jade Mountain Buddha Hall

Why am I Doing This?
The Bible for Normal People

Can We Cool It with Whole Marcionite Accusation Thing? Thanks.
Doing Life Together

Eat According to the Nutritionists’ Top 10
Idol Chatter

Christian Films Win Big at Cannes Festival
At the Intersection of Faith and Culture

Is McCain a “War Hero?”
You Can Sit With Us

So Will I
Hacking Christianity

Stopping the Flood of Competing Agendas at GC2019
Faith, Media & Culture

Seven women honored for fight against human trafficking
John Shore

Mother’s Day for the Rest of Us
Reformation Theology

The Doctrines of Grace Series
Simply Fabulous

Childlike Faith
Jamie the Very Worst Missionary

Censoring the Very Worst Missionary: A How To Guide
Through the Lens of Faith

Doors to opportunity
Raheel Raza's Blog

TERROR IN TORONTO!
Zack Hunt

BIG NEWS: I’m Moving!!
MandM

On alleged Victim’s of Church abuse… “Can you blame them?”…. “Yes I can”
Sarah Bessey

My Favourite Books to Empower Women Who Preach
Cassandra Today

Phases
Common Word, Common Lord

Of Passover and Doctor’s Day: A Fitting Coincidence
Lutheran news & social issues

February 2018 news
Prayer, Plain and Simple

A Morning Prayer
Nadia Bolz-Weber

My 2018 Speaking Schedule (minus Fall book events)
More Than This with Sheridan Voysey

Got Some Goals for the New Year? Great. Just Don’t Forget This
Progressive Christianity

As Legends Go
Christian Piatt

More Than Jezebel (Third Week Advent Devotional)
City of Brass

Al-Fateha
Muslim Matters

The Day We Really Lost Jerusalem
New Sacred

American Jesus
Fellowship of Saints and Sinners

The Loneliness Epidemic – and Faith-Filled Tools for Coping
Jayson D. Bradley

When Someone Asks “Why Doesn’t the Church Ever Talk about Sin?”
Reconciling Ministries Network

New Reconciling Community in Oklahoma City, OK
A Venerable Company

Fear Transformed
Sparks from the Soul

The Cure for Comparison
Pyromaniacs

Promises
East Meets West

Willpower
dhamma musings

Burmese Art At The Museum
Pastor Robert Hurst

It Is Time
La Jolla UCC

Farewell
A Pastor's Notebook

This is way too much sermon, to be honest
Haudenschild Blog

What same-sex "marriage" has done to Massachusetts
Cut the Crap Spirituality

Cat’s In the Cradle
Dream Gates

Approaching Halloween: when the veil between the world thins
Commonsense Christianity

Three “Christian” Teachings That Jesus Didn’t Teach
Peter Enns

my last Patheos post…
Islam In America

“Of Dogs, Faith and Islam”
A Journey to Remember

The Danger of Fear
Inspiring Athletes

A conversation with Sprint Cup driver Austin Dillon
Thinking Christianity

The Spiritual Life of an Apologist
Whole Notes

A conversation with pastor, author and songwriter Louie Giglio
Aw C'Mon God Gimme a Break

God Bless My Powerful & Painted Big Toes…& Wise Jellyfish
Mercy not Sacrifice

I’ve moved!!! Please check me out at Patheos
Faith & Justice

Jay Sekulow: Will the State Department finally speak out for Pastor Saeed Abedini?
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Gospel Coalition Blogs
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Language Blogs

Itchy Feet

My Way
languagehat.com

Viral Words!
All Things Linguistic

So, your linguistics department has a recruitment challenge
Bad Newspaper

So THAT’S where it is!
Language Log

The pragmatics of ESP
Grammarist

Ignominious vs ignoble
Terribly Write

What can you glean from this?
Strong Language

Plenty of Cock to Go Around
Omniglot blog

Oină
Australian Aboriginal Languages Student Blog

Say G’day
Grammarphobia

The truth about trees
Code Switch

Black Gubernatorial Candidates Face An Uphill Battle
...And Read All Over

Fluency and linguistics in the news
Superlinguo

Communicating colours using black and white - a new app with a new perspective on language evolution
The Ling Space

We’re getting ready to start posting again - we’ve got some...
Sentence first

Verbing and nouning are fine and here’s a quiz
About Words – Cambridge Dictionaries Online blog

Good, better, best: forming comparatives and superlatives
Language on the Move

In search of a language and an identity
The Ramblings of a Proto-Linguist

wuglife: allthingslinguistic: Phoneme Synthesis is a nifty...
The Lingua File

5 Reasons to Spend Your Gap Year Studying a Foreign Language Abroad by Leila Dorari
A Way with Words

Dessert Stomach - 14 May 2018
Travelengua

Post-Graduate School Goals
language: a feminist guide

Is ‘terrorism’ the right word?
Literal-Minded

She Never Saw a Dog and Didn’t Smile
a-thousand-words

"Just because things hadn’t gone the way I’d planned didn’t necessarily mean they’d gone wrong."
Apostrophe Catastrophes

Lucky Apostrophe Catastrophe
Wordnik

It’s official! Wordnik is now a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit!
Glossologics

Birth
Endangered Languages & Cultures

Merging SayMore audio snippets into a single wav file
separated by a common language

The book! The book!
harm·less drudg·ery

Down the “Shithole”: Why Lexicographers Need Your Profanity
This Blog is Full of Words

2017 in Star Wars
that munanga linguist

English-only health alert for Ngukurr, now with draft Kriol translation (cos there really should be one)
Words & Worlds of New York

2017: Bad for Politics, Good for Pimsleur
It's Your Damned Language

The GOP Wants to Fuck Consumers
OzPapersOnline

Documenting sociolinguistic variation
The League of Nerds

Art on the Clock
Mental Floss

Check Out Friday's Awesome Amazon Deals
Word Jazz

Don’t Go Gentle: Writing Colourful With(out) Adverbs
Culture Matters

How to write a book review
Fully (sic)

Goodbye, Dolly!
Other-Wordly

other-wordly: words to surprise, delight, and enamor: terms...
Apostrophe Abuse

Two for the price of one!
After Deadline

A Lineup of Missteps
A Walk in the World of WoRds

Writing, Writing, Writing
Grammarly Blog
OxfordWords Blog
Lingua Franca

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Sports Blog Roll

College Spun

Photo: Former NFL Star’s Daughter Is Going Viral
A Sea Of Blue

Kentucky Baseball plays its way out of regional site
All Sports Discussion

After Suffering a Spinal Cord Injury 30 Months Ago, Ty Williams Walks Across the Stage to Obtain His Diploma
From The Rumble Seat

Georgia Tech Baseball: Jackets drop game three to Duke, 12-5
Louisville Athletics

Women’s Golf in 10th at NCAA Championships
Yardbarker: Louisville Cardinals

WATCH: Louisville's Josh Stowers Records Six RBIs in Win
Streaking The Lawn

WATCH: Former Virginia Football star Chris Long addresses graduating class of 2018
The Crunchzone

ACC Baseball Championship Seedings Set
State of The U

Jim Morris Honored, but Game Cancelled
Tomahawk Nation

3 up, 3 down: No. 11 FSU baseball falls to NC State in series finale
Backing The Pack

Wolfpack downs Seminoles, salvages series
BC Interruption

Boston College Women’s Lacrosse Defeats Stony Brook in Double Overtime
SCACCHoops

Georgia Tech's Marshall & Benson: A Difference-Making Duo | ACC Football Spring Spotlight
Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician

Tyus Battle closes out NBA Draft Combine with strong second day
Cardiac Hill

Pitt long snapper Cal Adomitis receives scholarship
Tar Heel Blog

MJ’s “The Last Dance”: Topics we’d like to see discussed
Duke Report

Grayson Allen at NBA Combine: Athleticism, Experience Makes Him NBA-Ready
Card Chronicle

Friday evening Cardinal news and notes
Cardinal Sports Zone

ACC Releases More Kickoff Times For 2018 Football Season
The Cardinal Connect

UofL & Tom Jurich Reach Settlement
UofL Card Game

Jurich refused to bad mouth UofL during some tough times
ACC Football Rx

2018 Weeks 1-3
Gobbler Country

Hokie LB, Andrew Motuapuaka, Signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars
WBA Mad

5 Things You Didn't Know About Darren Moore
ACC Basketball (Bleacher Report)

ACC to Propose Expanding Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament to 72 Teams
Shakin The Southland

Clemson Baseball Preview: Pittsburgh
ACC Football (Bleacher Report)

FSU HC Willie Taggart Discusses Desire for Stand-Alone Football Facility
Blogger So Dear

Wake Forest 2018 TBT Team: CJ Harris Officially Joins “Wake The Nation”
Teel Time

U.Va. AD Williams puts basketball opponents on notice
Louisville Sports Live

Taking it One Day at a Time: A Guide to Following Louisville Basketball Recruiting
ND Nation

Notes from the Geetar: Hath Spring Sprung?
Bleacher Report - Louisville Cardinals Football

Lamar Jackson Doing Himself Few Favors at Combine—and Good for Him
Rick Pitino Official Website

Summer Update
Russdiculous

Extreme Measures
Jon B Around the World

Fez
05er Fanblog

Das Ende einer schönen Zeit
ACC Insider

College sports digest: Wednesday, Sept. 7
West Bromwich Albion Blog

West Brom blog: Red don't Mata, as the stripes go marching on!
Mainz 05

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Travel Blog

Ireland only for the Brave
The Phoblographer

National Portrait Gallery’s 50th Anniversary Exhibit Celebrates Daguerreotype
Design is fine

Jean Patou and Louis Süe, Cocktail Bar Perfume Presentation,...
UofL News

Five UofL athletics programs among national academic leaders
Timothy McSweeney’s Internet Tendency

The Incel Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Colossal

Polygon-Wrapped Floral Arrangements by Norihiko Terayama
Interior Design Ideas

Captivating Architectural Illustrations Of Homes Around The World
The BlueMahler (Alfred Eaker)

SEA OF ROSARIES: Our Lady of The Mermaids
Lost At E Minor

The Argentine Football Association issued a manual on how to seduce Russian women during the World Cup
Humans of New York

“I have pretty bad social anxiety. But I decided that I was...
Bourbon Guy

1792 Bottled in Bond
BourbonBlog

WhistlePig FarmStock Rye Whiskey Crop 002, “Triple Terroir”
Bourbonr Blog

Review: Old Fitzgerald Bottled-In-Bond
Chase Jarvis Photography

Find Your Calling In Career And Life with Chris Guillebeau
Medellin Living

Bardesono: Blending Live Music and Fine Dining in Poblado
Kárpátutak: Erdély

Pünkösdi utazás, 2009. május 26. és június 2. között - A Csíksomlyói búcsú
Design Clever

designeverywhere:Criminal
Thistle & Shamrock

May 10, 2018
Colombia Travel Blog

Amores Colombianos – Un especial del día de San Valentín 2018
Jonathan Renshaw

Book 2 – Behind the Scenes
The Awl

New York City, January 30, 2018
Baubauhaus.

Fons Hickmann, graphic design, poster
Gizmodo

Everything You Need to Know About 'Cleganebowl,' Game of Thrones' Most Hyped Fan Theory
Baunau

isentropie: JORDY VAN DEN NIEUWENDIJK NICE.
Blog About Beer

10 Beer T-Shirts Any Beer Lover Could Wear
Visual Sundae

Farewell and Thanks!
Flak Photo

Mona Kuhn, AD 6309
Hello Huntsville

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Political Animal

The Call is Coming From Inside the White House: Trumpism and 911 Abuse
Daily Kos

Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Trump Tower Two, cruelty lessons, and the spiritual cost of hate
The Smirking Chimp

This Week in Trumpian Corruption
ThinkProgress

All 34 of Chile’s Catholic bishops resign in fallout from huge child sex abuse scandal
Salon

Is the Korean spring now over and the Trump-Kim summit on hold? Maybe — and maybe not
Capitol Hill Blue

Trump Jr. met with targets of Mueller’s investigation
NPR News

Tina Fey Hosts Star-Studded 'SNL' Season 43 Finale
Balloon Juice

Sunday Morning Garden Chat: (Southern) California Dreaming
AlterNet

'Bullsh*t Jobs' is the One Book Every Millennial and Generation Z New Graduate Should Read
Raw Story

‘The dishonest media is being dishonest’: Watch Eric and Donald Trump Jr on SNL’s Weekend Update
Truthdig

We the Corporations
Crooks and Liars

Open Thread: A Wonderful Story
Eschaton

Late Night
OpEdNews

The GOP's dying words ... silence
Vox

Bishop Michael Curry just stole the show with his sermon at the Royal Wedding.
Joe.My.God.

CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread
MSNBC

Some survivors of Santa Fe school shooting are hesitant to return
Talking Points Memo

Jimmy Carter Makes ‘Crowd Size’ Jab At Trump Amid Liberty Commencement
The Knowledge You Crave

Trump Just Misspelled His Own Wife’s Name
Wonkette

A Royal Wedding Of Blacktacularness!
Generación Y

Pedimos transparencia en la investigación sobre la tragedia aérea
Greg Palast

Paul “The Vulture” Singer Targets Hyundai
Pharyngula

I just had an idea for a movie: SQUIDNADO!
Towleroad

Gay Couple Ordered Out of Lyft Car After They Kiss
No More Mister Nice Blog

BEN SHAPIRO SAYS CNN LIED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS THIS YEAR. SHAPIRO IS LYING.
NewsHounds blog

Andrea Tantaros’ ‘Spying’ Lawsuit Against Fox Thrown Out
Calculated Risk

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Times of Central Asia

Weekly Digest of Central Asia
Shadowproof

Whistleblower Attorney Faces Lawsuit Alleging Defamation And Malicious Prosecution Over Sexual Assault Allegations
Science of Us

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FiveThirtyEight

Why The NBA Abandoned Roy Hibbert
Equitable Growth

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Echidne of the Snakes

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Hungarian Free Press

Hungarian opposition shows its pettiness yet again
In These Times

The Never-Ending Nakba
Left Foot Forward

MPs demand Tories hold back on terrifying MoD fire service sell-off
CounterPunch

The U.S. Won’t Say ‘Genocide’ But Cares About Armenian Democracy?
PanAm Post

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Hungarian Spectrum

Tornado
Politicus USA

Trump Is Destroying Himself By Demanding That The White House Never Apologize
Eclectablog

Republicans would rather let workers starve than raise wages
Alastair Campbell

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Labour Uncut

The shame of Barnet: losing a council because the voters think you’re racist
Moron Majority

Is Dr. Ronny Jackson Really an MD?
Political Scrapbook

Top Tories were star guests at ‘misleading’ DUP fundraisers
Grumbles From an Old Grouch

Jim Bakker: God-Haters Working To Remove Crosses From Arlington National Cemetery
BlueOregon

Tell Republicans: Reject the NRA
Liberal Oasis

This Is Not Normal Episode 30: All Too Normal
Mother Jones

That's It For Today
Mother Jones

That's It For Today
MyDD

Hyundai Santa Fe Helps Artists Do A 3D Scan Of Yosemite Valley
Breaking Views

Scandal in Seoul masks bigger economic problems
Progressive Writers

Why you should consider taking a vacation from work
The Huffington Post

Breaking Down Barriers in Sexual and Reproductive Health Reporting in Africa
Liberal Conspiracy

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Progress Central

Obama’s International Tax Plan Attacks Offshore Tax Havens
The Left Coaster

Saying goodbye to the AdSense for Feeds blog
Media Matters
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