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Revising the Story of the First Thanksgiving

November 26, 2015

how can we receive the gifts history offers and use them to practice moral reflection, rather than judgement? Here’s the story we read as part of our celebration of an American Thanksgiving with church family and strangers from other shores.

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Tagged With: History, Holidays, Thanksgiving
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The First Thanksgiving: Eight Lessons for Learning from History

November 14, 2013

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series The First Thanksgiving

Putting together a coherent story from evidence is hard work. No wonder we reach for story first and evidence after, unless the discipline of History can teach us better habits!

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Tagged With: History, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Pilgrims, Evidence
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A Thanksgiving Book Club

November 10, 2013

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series The First Thanksgiving

An invitation to read with me through The First Thanksgiving: What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God & Learning from History .

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Tagged With: History, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Pilgrims, Wheaton College
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Seven Books of Fools & Sacred Folly

April 1, 2011

What makes a fool’s day happy? And what — if anything — makes us wise?

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Shelved with: The Reading Life|| Reading the Word|| Word in the World
Tagged With: Bible, April Fool, Civility, film, History, Holidays, Liturgy, Shakespeare
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Bugs Bunny Stole My Cognitive Surplus!

July 27, 2010

Bugs Bunny’s first appearance, July 27th, 1940, was nominated for an academy award.

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Tagged With: Culture, History, Holidays, Psychology, Television, Cognitive Surplus, Bugs Bunny
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Remebering Labor, Entering Rest

September 7, 2009

To truly make this a holiday, to truly rest in praise of the goodness, truth, & beauty of Labor Day, requires contemplation.

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Shelved with: History|| Sociology|| Community & Time
Tagged With: Visual Arts, Canada, Economics, History, Holidays, Mind & Society, Science & Technology, Slavery, Work
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