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About Me

I am a retired teacher/principal and an Episcopal priest. I am on My Space because my daughter, Ariana, showed me how to set an account up.I write a weekly blog at http://christchurchrbgospelreflections.blogspot.com/ which offers reflections on passages from the Gospel assigned for reading in the Episcopal Church each week.I welcome visitors to my blog and any responses you have to what I write or the particular passage from the Gospel.I am a life-long Episcopalian and happy to be in a church that welcomes everyone to the Table.

My Interests

Reading, writing, walking, film, and theater.

I'd like to meet:

Moses, King David, Elijah, Martin Luther King Jr, and Jesus. I would also like to have met Babe Ruth and Willie Mays.

Music:

I still love the music of the 1950's, 60's, and 70's. The Beatles and Stones are among my favorites.

Movies:

The Queen, The Great Escape, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Cardinal, Lawrence of Arabia, The Pink Panther (the original).

Television:

Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Daily Show, Huff, Boston Legal, Dexter, Bill Mair, Craig Ferguson, and Jay Leno.

Books:

A Generous Orthodoxy by Brian McClaren, The Book of Common Prayer 1979, The Bible, James Alison, Walter Wink, the writings of C.S. Lewis.

Heroes:

My Mom and Dad. My brother. My beautiful wife, Madelyn. My Sons, Ben and Matt. My daughter Ariana. The Reverend Richard I.S. Parker.

My Blog

Santa Claus Theology 101

Guess Who's Coming to Town? Is the all seeing and all knowing Santa Clause watching you and making a list of your every action? Are your Naughty marks going to cost you this year?How many of us gre...
Posted by Bob on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 05:00:00 PST

The Apocalypse of Harold Crick

The Apocalypse of Harold Crick Stranger than Fiction Fiction and reality become intertwined when IRS Agent Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) begins to hear his life chronicled by a narrator ...
Posted by Bob on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:47:00 PST

Dealing with Loss and Gift Giving

Running the Race: Dealing with Loss I put on a pair of running shoes and stood just outside our home adjusting my hat, heart rate monitor, and pedometer, and checking my watch for the right tim...
Posted by Bob on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 03:46:00 PST

What are the Greatest Commandments of God?

What Are Your Top Two Rules to Live By? In this week's Gospel lesson, someone asks Jesus to identify the first commandment.What are your top two rules of life? What experiences, people, or events t...
Posted by Bob on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:50:00 PST

The Blind Shall See

We Would See Jesus Believing is SeeingI once had a student who I caught with some illegal drugs. He immediately said to me: "Are you going to believe me or your lying eyes?" In our Gospel reading f...
Posted by Bob on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:19:00 PST

Stewardship: Is It Really About Money?

The Stewardship of Welcoming Grace The Feast Day of Saint Luke the EvangelistOctober 18, 2006Dear Friends:At Christ Church there are no dues, membership fees, or requirements to give money, time, t...
Posted by Bob on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:34:00 PST

Roaring of the Waves

A Church Built on Sand This photo of Christ Church mysteriously appeared on the kiosk over a month ago. It really caught my eye. I finally took it down and scanned it into my computer and made it m...
Posted by Bob on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:38:00 PST

To Have and to Hold

BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO: JESUS, MARRIAGE, AND DIVORCE Our Gospel reading for this Sunday would appear to be about divorce, but is it really? Click below the icon to read it. http://www.io.com/~k...
Posted by Bob on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:41:00 PST

Wrestling with Scripture

Following the Dove During our Wednesday night study of Saint Mark's Gospel we seek to explore the words of the Gospel writer and the words spoken by Jesus as if we were part of the original listen...
Posted by Bob on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:47:00 PST