Category Archives: General

A Barmecidian Feast – Visit to an Episcopal Church

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

The title comes from a tale in The Arabian Nights. A Barmecidian Feast is an expression that refers to anything that promises much and delivers little. It comes from the story of a very rich host who would invite beggars … Continue reading →

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Civil Religion Casts a Creed

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

Surely you’ve seen this sign. It is popular in Austin, no wonder at that. Austinites confess their faith on bumpers, shirts, body parts and now a yard sign.

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The Dangerous Moral Morass You Don’t Have to Step On To

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

In south Louisiana the rabbit hunting is spectacular. You would have to be a pretty lousy shot not to bag your limit. The problem is you’re hunting at times on top of bogs.

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Visit to a Calvinistic Baptist Church – A High Point

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

Finally, after visiting a Pentecostal Church, a Bible Church, a Wisconsin Synod Lutheran Church, Redeemer Presbyterian, and St. Albert the Great Catholic church, I heard the Gospel proclaimed clearly, more than once, and not as adjunct to something else. It … Continue reading →

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Visit to a Catholic Church

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

It truly was catholic in the small ‘c’ sense. There were a variety of ethnic groups and ages all equally at home in the sanctuary and with each other. That’s not where the catholicity ended but that was where it … Continue reading →

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America, Behold Your gods!

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

America has three gods. They are the three C’s: Choice, Control, and Compensation. You mess with any of these and you bring a firestorm of popular resentment against you. And herein is the problem. 

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A Barber, a Profligate, and the Devil

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

What do a barber, a profligate, and the Devil have in common? Tragic death and enormous guilt. 

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Boom! Changes Everything

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

Fox has a new summer show titled Boom! and does it change everything? No, it shows everything really has changed.

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A Letter NOT from the Trash Can

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

Not all my letters end up in trash cans. I ran across this one from 1999 which Logia did publish.

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More Computing Power than it took to get to the Moon

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Rev. Paul R. Harris

How many times have you heard that a desktop computer, a laptop, a tablet, and now I suppose a smartphone has more computing power than they had to get to the moon? I don’t know about that one way or the other. I do … Continue reading →

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