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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Yet Another Mall

By Sam Greening

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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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My Daily Devotions

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)

40 Souls to Keep (Libby Drew) ⚅
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Sáenz) ⚅
A Boy's Own Story (Edmund White) ⚃
Death in Venice (Thomas Mann) ⚁
Emergence: Foreigner Series 19 (C.J. Cherryh) ⚅
Everville: The Second Book of The Art (Clive Barker) ⚁
The Girl from the Train (Irma Joubert) ⚃
Goodbye Paradise (Sarina Bowen) ⚄
The High Mountains of Portugal (Yann Martel) ⚅
Less: A Novel (Andrew Sean Greer) ⚄
Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression—and the Unexpected Solutions (Johann Hari) ⚅
Maurice (E.M. Forster) ⚅
On Tyranny:Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Timothy Snyder) ⚅
The Persimmon Tree (Bryce Courtenay) ⚄
The Shadow of the Firefly (Jeff Shannon) ⚅
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A Novel (Gabrielle Zevin) ⚅

My Desert Island Books
*indicates the first in a series

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)
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)

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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)
On Tyranny:Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Timothy Snyder) ⚅
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)

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Sports Favorites

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

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Faith Blog Roll

languagehat.com

How to Ask for a Drink in Subanun.
All Things Linguistic

linguisten: The genius of Australian Indigenous Languages, and...
Code Switch

The Science Behind South Korea's Race-Based World Cup Strategy
Grammarist

Latchkey kid and latchkey child
Grammarphobia

Are families people or things?
Omniglot blog

Aarhus
A Way with Words

Spicy Jambalaya - 18 June 2018
About Words – Cambridge Dictionaries Online blog

New words – 18 June 2018
Language Log

Extreme right node raising
Australian Aboriginal Languages Student Blog

Aboriginal Language Education and Their Identity
Bad Newspaper

I can vouch for this!
Superlinguo

Don’t run towards the fire (the on-going problem with emoji directions)
Itchy Feet

Extreme Detail
Sentence first

‘Like’ is an infix now, which is un-like-believably innovative
separated by a common language

disused
...And Read All Over

The Tornado Twins Merger
The Lingua File

How to Integrate Language Learning into Your Daily Life by Emily Watts
Terribly Write

War of words
Language on the Move

Virtually multilingual
The Ling Space

Untranslatability and Sound Effects
language: a feminist guide

Cuntroversy: On Samantha Bee and the C-word
Literal-Minded

Forcibly Arriving
Words & Worlds of New York

Spring Awakening
harm·less drudg·ery

A Lexicographer’s Guide to Real Words
Strong Language

Goat rodeo
Travelengua

How to Stop Procrastinating
The Ramblings of a Proto-Linguist

wuglife: allthingslinguistic: Phoneme Synthesis is a nifty...
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
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)
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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Language Blogs

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Sports Blog Roll

Tomahawk Nation

Noles News: Seminole legend returns, another departing
ACC Football Rx

Best 2018 Game each week
Gobbler Country

Norell Pollard makes it 9 Commits in 2019 for the Hokies
College Spun

This City Reportedly Has The “Most Buzz” Right Now For LeBron James
All Sports Discussion

Podcast- @Hokiesmash_ASD & @TalkinACCSports review the Spring and Preview 2018 Miami Football with @antwanstaley
A Sea Of Blue

Tra Wilkins commits to Kentucky Wildcats
Cardiac Hill

Pat Signal: Bryce Nelms commits to Pitt
The Cardinal Connect

Geron Christian Inks Rookie Deal With Redskins
BC Interruption

Help us select the 2018 BC Interruption Hall of Fame class!
State of The U

Miami Hurricanes Coach Profile: Jon Richt
Backing The Pack

NC State stays cookin’ on the recruiting trail, picks up commit from 4-star defensive tackle C.J. Clark
Duke Report

Duke Primed For More NBA Draft Lottery Success
Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician

Syracuse makes top-6 for New York recruit Joe Girard (LINKS)
From The Rumble Seat

QB Demetrius Knight is Commit No. 8
SCACCHoops

Duke Basketball unveils preseason schedule
Yardbarker: Louisville Cardinals

WATCH: Louisville vs. Duke Basketball Full Game (2018)
Card Chronicle

Monday morning Cardinal news and notes
Tar Heel Blog

UNC Baseball: CWS Preview-Mississippi State
Louisville Athletics

Men’s Soccer to Host 2018 Kickin’ It with JT and Friends on July 21
Streaking The Lawn

UVA Squash’s inaugural varsity seasons a success
Shakin The Southland

Clemson Baseball Review: Pitching
Cardinal Sports Zone

Bobby Petrino Gets His Second Uncaged 19 In-State Commit Of The Week
Louisville Sports Live

The Deener Show Podcast: Crazy Tailgating Stories, UofL & ACC Football Talk; UofL Hoops Recruiting
The Crunchzone

AUDIO: Chris Mack on “The Drive” on 93.9 The Ville Today
ACC Football (Bleacher Report)

Wake Forest Suspends Starting QB Kendall Hinton, TE Thomas Cole for 3 Games
Blogger So Dear

Kendall Hinton Suspended For 3 Games
UofL Card Game

UofL’s Sam Bordner will make a comeback, but at the next level
Teel Time

NFL union head embraces Mendenhall's aim but not his stats
ACC Basketball (Bleacher Report)

Wendell Carter Says He, Duke Teammates Will 'Show a Lot More' at NBA Level
WBA Mad

Youngsters get new deals
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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Miscellaneous Blog Roll

Crux

Bishops’ youth summit to deal with sex, war, porn, LGBT issues and more
Ligonier Ministries Blog

In but Not of the World
Jesus Creed

Time For Seminary: 10 Reasons
Carey Nieuwhof

CNLP 197: Mark Clark and Carey Nieuwhof on How to Preach in a Way that Reaches Unchurched People and Maintains Biblical Integrity
Opossum Screed

Be Still and Know
Pyromaniacs

Microaggressions... or Speck-Plucking?
Jamie the Very Worst Missionary

My Grandma Was An Artist
Velveteen Rabbi

When words fail
Desiring God

‘Happy Wife, Happy Life’: And Other Misleading Advice to Young Husbands
GetReligion

Seven can't-miss takes on use of Romans 13 to defend policy on separating immigrant families
Religion News Service

Evangelicals visit West Bank to see life — and Christian faith — on the other side
Idol Chatter

Disney Releases Trailer for Live Action “Dumbo”
Progressive Christianity

Jeff Sessions’ Outrageous Bible Interpretation
Hacking Christianity

GC2019 Delegations Restructure to be more LGBTQ inclusive
Reformation21 Blog

A Psalm-Singing Resurgence (Joe Holland)
john pavlovitz

While Children Are In Cages
Ron Edmondson

Excellence Often Comes With Quirks
Reformation Theology

Sun and Shadows
nakedpastor

Kids, Christ, and Cages
Church Marketing Sucks

Fall Kickoff Task List: What to Do Between Now and the Fall
Doing Life Together

Update On Marijuana for Pain
Red Letter Christians

Separated on Father’s Day
Roger E. Olson

Is Cruelty to Children Ever Justifiable?
Becoming Minimalist

How to Handle Sentimental Clutter
Daily Reflections (St James)

June 15 – June 22, 2018
Good News Magazine

Seeking Higher Ground: Conversations in the UMC
Jade Mountain Buddha Hall

Edited
Homebrewed Christianity

Getting Flexible in Faith and Politics with Bonnie Kristian
At the Intersection of Faith and Culture

Anti-Trump’s Doctrine: “He’s Trump, bitch”
The Bible for Normal People

The Path of Wisdom: The Bible Actually Invites Us on a Quest
You Can Sit With Us

Daughter
Whispers in the Loggia

With Prime Target's Ouster, Pope's Chilean Cleanout Begins
Faith, Media & Culture

Author Meadow Rue Merrill recounts how “Redeeming Ruth” challenged her own faith in God
Micah J. Murray

27 Ridiculous Lies My Church Told Me
Simply Fabulous

Shame is Not From God
Raheel Raza's Blog

VIOLENCE IN THE NAME OF ISLAM – AGAIN!
Jennie Allen

What it means to be free. {A Big Announcement!}
Unfundamentalist Christians

11 Bible Verses That Turn Christians Into Atheists
John Shore

Mother’s Day for the Rest of Us
Through the Lens of Faith

Doors to opportunity
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
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
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?
I've pet that dog!
Comments on: Blog
Gospel Coalition Blogs
Kalotaszegi Református Egyházmegye

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Current Events Blog Roll

The Phoblographer

The Nissin MG10 Multi-Purpose Wireless Strobe is Basically a Bracket Flash
Travel Blog

Pompeii
Medellin Living

Where to Watch the World Cup in Medellin
Humans of New York

“It was my decision to leave. There were too many problems. She...
Lost At E Minor

Artist brings remote French ruins to life with Kraken attack
Colossal

Stark Editorial Illustrations by Stuart McReath Examine Society’s Monumental Struggles
UofL News

UofL AVP honored for focus on diversity and health equity
Timothy McSweeney’s Internet Tendency

Monologue: Angela Chase from My So-Called Life, 39, Announces Bid for Congress
The BlueMahler (Alfred Eaker)

SEA OF ROSARIES: BLACK MADONNA OF LORETO (THE CANTICLE OF MARY)
Interior Design Ideas

Contemporary Neutral Homes That Don’t Need Bold Color To Wow
Bourbon Guy

Jefferson's Reserve
Design is fine

Three-wheeled (rickshaw) Čezeta CZ 505, 1962. Czech Republic....
Bourbonr Blog

Review: Smooth Ambler Big Level Bourbon
BourbonBlog

The Colorado Whiskey Collaboration Project
Chase Jarvis Photography

Nigel Barker: Be the Artist You Want to Work With
Design Clever

http://martin—mueller.tumblr.com/post/173357410802/record-d...
Kárpátutak: Erdély

Pünkösdi utazás, 2009. május 26. és június 2. között - Oroszhegyi séta
Thistle & Shamrock

June 14, 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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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Yet Another Mall

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