Grey Panther
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Feet of Clay (opens the original)
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Farming in Smithshire means one has a passing knowledge of clay. A common soil type is Muscatine Silt Clay Loam. Dig a hole down to about ten feet; the clay layer becomes white. Clay was a resource for early industries. Many towns had a pottery, e.g. Monmouth, Macomb, and Abingdon. Galesburg, Colchester, and Ellison made bricks. Also Mississippian and Cahokia items were made from Illinois clay. The term feet of clay is a metaphor. In Illinois after a rainy stretch or digging a well it is literal
If Practicable (opens the original)
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Civil War buffs and historians know the phrase “… , if practicable.” This was an addendum to a command sent by General Robert E. Lee to General Richard Ewell near the end of the first day’s battle at Gettysburg. It wasn’t the only time Gen. Lee added if practicable, simply the most written about. Lincoln practiced a politics of ‘if practicable’, we might call it pragmatism. His often quoted letter to William Lloyd Garrison saying he would free all, some, or none of the slaves to preserve the Uni
United - even United Methodists Aren’t (opens the original)
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I will continue last week’s Coffee Hour, as promised based on Bill McKibben’s article in the NewYorker. (No Gift links sorry Conde Nast is nasty) Democratic candidates who are Christian (they exist) are telling MAGA to move over and stand down. These candidates insist Jesus is about love, mercy, empathy, and honesty. (Does Trump or MAGA exhibit these traits? Just a thought maybe they are not sincere Christians.) Mckibben states there are Christians who will help defeat MAGA in November. There ar
Christian, Even If I’m Not (opens the original)
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Last week, I read an opinion piece in the Washington Post, a once proud newspaper. I have been an e-subscriber for a few years. Democracy now dies in darkness; it allows Bezos not to see the crime. Progressive Christians want to take God back from the GOP – Eric Teetsel (Gift Article) I read the headline thinking, yes those church folk, like me, are fed up. I thought the author might welcome a more diverse approach to politics and religion. Recognize many Christian denominations are not worshipp
Supply and Demand (opens the original)
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Last week I introduced myself. I will be sharing on Tuesday mornings here in the Coffee Hour on Street Prophets. Bring your own coffee and pick your own hour. I live in Western Illinois a region nicknamed Forgottonia. Like many areas defined as Red America or MAGA America, Trump voters do outnumber the radical left scum like me. However, I am not alone. This past Sunday, I listened to MAGA-land insecurity waving patriotism and fearing Woke-ness. Knee-jerk patriotism is in ample supply. Demand to
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