In my sermon "When Does Evil Begin?" I discuss how an evolutionary worldview reshapes how we think about evil in the human experience. How do we reconcile our propensity for evil with our aspiration for the good, and when does evil end? [caption id="attachment_12347" align="aligncenter" width="450"]...
In a world where anything and everything is ripe for contention, I came across this story by Savannah Guthrie in TodayParents.com. Do you or a friend have a bun in the oven? Apparently people feel strongly about what pregnant women should wear. Gives a whole new meaning to...
Telluride Theatre’s “Shakespeare in the Park” features “Much Ado About Nothing.” Open Saturday, July 19 through Saturday, July 26. Rain or shine. (No show Wednesday, July 23). Show time is 8 p.m. Tickets here. Despite its blithely self-deprecating title, Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” is the forerunner...
Since childhood, Word Woman Rosemerry Trommer loved reading and writing poetry. She has inundated her shelves and brain with words by Gerard Manley Hopkins, e.e. cummings, Pablo Neruda, Rumi, Hafiz, May Swenson, Mary Oliver, Li-Young Lee, Jim Tipton and A.E. Stallings. Her poetry collections include "The Intimate...
The Ah Haa School for the Arts 22nd annual art auction, "The Art of Film,” takes place Friday, July 18. Buy your ticket now. Want something to really drive you crazy? Try a TOPO Suzuki. [caption id="attachment_43083" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Ah Haa’s Topo art car, for sale at its...
Social media. Facebook. Pinterest. Twitter. It’s a brave new world for some; for others, all younger, it’s air or the sun in the morning. But this article that appeared in U.S. News. com was brought to our attention by sometimes contributor Dr. Paul Hokemeyer. Turns out tweeting...
Nothing says summertime in Colorado like an open air market, especially amid the sun-soaked scenery of Mountain Village Center. So beginning June 18, the paver-laden Heritage Plaza will once again be teeming with white tents and Colorado-proud vendors as the Market on the Plaza returns...
Tuesday nights in Mountain Village continues its busy summer season. Following this week’s TSRC Town Talk at the Telluride Conference Center at sundown, the next free movie to be screened as part of the Free Lawn Chair Movies series is the 1940s psychedelic classic, “Fantasia,”...
On the heels of July Fourth, last Sunday at Christ Church we discussed the relationship of faith and national identity. While religion so often divides us, faith is always a call to a broader view of inclusion, respect, and compassion. [caption id="attachment_12347" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Pastor...
Puppy season continues and with it the temptation to adopt two pups from a litter in order to keep cute bonded siblings together. Well, before you succumb, it is important to know that many dog behaviorists, trainers, breeders and shelters discourage adopting siblings together (or...
