Ghost Hunting, Asheville, NC

A few nights ago, hubby and I decided to take a chance and go ghost hunting here in Asheville ... street construction or repair in a certain area of town, sometimes they still find caskets of people ... picture, with the very bright 'orb' near the top of the steeple, that is supposed to 'definitely [more...]

Date: 2008-07-04 13:30:11

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Spirituality vs. Church

Old news is not interesting. Unless it keeps repeating itself. And then, like a defective CD that keeps sticking at the same place, it's time to do something. An article from the Minneapolis Star Tribune announces: Here's the steeple; open the door [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 16:27:19

Dreary Steeples of New Labour

The excitement, the verve, the joyous celebration of the change that the electorate of the Unites States has chosen has not overshadowed our ugly old regime's test at the polls today as much as they had hoped. Ever unwilling to have their grim unpopularity put to the vote, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 07:32:00

NOLA St Louis Cathedral

While in New Orleans last week, one of the first places that I wanted to visit was the St. Louis Cathedral.  The architecture and artistry did not disappoint.  The St. Louis Cathedral is one of New Orleans' most notable landmarks. This  building, its triple steeples towering above its historic neighbors [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 04:54:00

What the doctor told me

Jump to Comments He used to assess the medical fitness of pilots for the renewal of their commercial licenses and sometimes he suspected borderline ... I avoid flying over church steeples as it interrupts the connection between God and the Earth.” “Uh [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 22:20:04

Dream

He walked through a long corridor with doors everywhere. Each one had a little bronze plaque on it ... steps looking up at two steeples. A priest came out and said, “forget it, Jake, it’s Griffintown” [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 16:27:14

About J/H

Seraph’s Song: The Epic Fable of Sister Sera by Jonas HydeI – Fall from GraceIn the beginning, a line spoken so oft ‘fore, yet the truth lie hidden, ... not to be, for on one gloomy eve, steeples that ‘fore had been e’er dark, lit for Seraph Sera to see, an answer finally [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:52:50

Mormon Church Used Prop 8 To Mainstream With Other Conservatives

I have kept my powder dry on this blog over the truly disgusting display from California voters in last week’s election regarding Proposition 8 ... steeples to their already existing churches to make them look more Christian.  They are perhaps [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 03:38:47

Steeplechasing in Norwich, Part III

Ah, it's Sunday again which means it's a good time to take a look at more of the lovely churches that we have here in Norwich and continue doing some ... when it comes to churches and even if they don't all have steeples, they are still beautiful buildings [more...]

Date: 2008-08-31 01:15:00

Who Wants to Worship in a Warehouse?

A few weeks ago, I attended an evening service at a southern California church that shall remain nameless ... ? Or steeples? Or anything architecturally daring? Answer: next to none. Pastors today seem to think [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 06:19:55

Then some of the mystical energy which he expended in denunciations of steeple-houses might have been employed in healing the disharmony between the visible and invisible church; helping that vision [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 10:31:18

Another day in Vancouver

Tho I can only escape to the streets during morning and lunch, these photos represent a way of life that is growing and moving ... ? Steeples Sacred tile shares the sky line with secular brick. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 22:40:25

Sankt Martin

If you should ever get the chance to visit the area in Germany where I grew up, you will notice one thing upon entering one of these small communities. As you drive into a small town you will notice a distinct feature on the horizon: two church steeples, one belonging [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 14:15:00

Dedication of St. John Lateran

As a rebellious teenager, I thought that Catholics should stop wasting their money on expensive churches ... from this passage that if we Christians are the Church, we should call our places of worship “steeple [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 05:00:32

Memories

One Day Left. This song is probably one of the two greatest conservative political songs in American history, ... t say nothing, That side was made for you and me. In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:22:48

That Side Was Made for You and Me

Less than a year from his death, and just a few weeks after Ronald Reagan was elected president of the United States, ... for you and me. In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people, By the relief office I seen my people; As they stood there hungry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:47:39

Pomp

I've been trying to write a post about music and the US presidential inauguration, but it's kept turning into snark ... of the steeple I saw my people, By the relief office I seen my people; As they stood there hungry, I stood [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 23:40:00

Postcard: Church Hunting

And thus begins the search for the perfect location. Scurrying briskly in the chilly winter evening, we crisscross the city, gravitating towards every steeple we catch in the distance. Magnificent buildings, subpar surroundings. Excellent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:24:34

I assume he'll sing the full lyric

not included in that blog As I was walkin' - I saw a sign there And that sign said - no tress passin' But on the other side .... it didn't say nothin! Now that side was made for you and me! In the squares of the city - In the shadow of the steeple Near the relief office - I see my people And some are grumblin [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 13:20:22

An American Trilogy

1 Dear America As TV ads and speeches Religiously flicker and scream at you To choose the right man to lead your country As debates and diverse ... up the scores Take some time to reflect Before family and church Ring the bells in the steeples [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 06:41:56

Summer Office

In reply to The White House: 1914: A very unique view of the White House grounds. I love the skyline with the towers, steeples, water tanks and smoke stacks. I enjoy the image in the following articles of President Wilson rising from his outdoor desk to stroll the garden [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 19:29:23

the bends in the branches

Sometimes, he would be seen standing under the rain, his eyes closed, still as a statue. "Hey, Lui, what are you doing there? ... of the distant mountains, of the tree trunks, of the church steeples. Well, you can imagine how much Lui wanted [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 17:55:24

Song Ready

On Thursday, while the mercurial depths plunged lower and colder , and the winds sculpted the drift by the back barn door higher, ... , waited our turn in the queue of cars, a church stood there too, white steeple pointing all wanderers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:01:36

Welcome Renee Ryan!

I'm so pleased to welcome my longtime Internet friend, Renee Ryan, who I've also now had the pleasure of meeting in person ... at Seekerville for inviting me, and especially Missy Tippens, my fellow Steeple Hill author. I’ll be giving [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 10:00:00

Head in the Clouds.

Fall is my favorite time of year. The air smells crisper. A perfect-temperature breeze tickles my arms and legs ... , lawnmowers, refrigerators, steeples and airplanes that really were airplanes. Sometimes a cloud looked [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 17:21:34

`As New a Miracle as the First Crocus'

Ours is stout-hearted weather here in the Pacific Northwest. The locals think so. Snow, then rain and a brief hail storm, but mostly rain ... -laurels for this day.Towers and steeples rise awayInto the towering gulfs of air.”The poem’s dedication [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 14:38:00

I Loathe Approximately 2.6 Million Of You! Yeah! You Know Who You Are!

The good news is that The Love Guru has grossed only $18.6 million dollars so far. It's getting its ass kicked by pretty much everything out there ... is that he has to say when he's out plugging the thing? He steeples his hands and gives the fake blessing [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 00:20:39

Things that have been blown away by a hurricane

During one hurricane in the USA, witnesses noticed as a row of birds sitting on a branch had all their feathers blown off! ... round and round, going up to a great height, at one time far above the church steeples, and seemed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 20:45:59

which bit of N.....

Written when fog was thicker but still good for today No sun--no moon! No morn--no noon! ... go No top to any steeple No recognitions of familiar people No courtesies for showing 'em No knowing [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 11:00:30

He Waves

“If you’ll look hard, you’ll see me.” I’m on my knees, at his eye level, buttoning up the white of his shirt and he’s grinning ... , steeple and snow-frosted bell pointing up to the starry host. I look up and their voices sing… [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 16:06:29

OVER HERE - Good Morning America, how are ya?

The polls opened about forty minutes ago this morning in my hometown. I'll be walking up to Main Street to cast my vote ... this morning and the Movie Theater has been closed for years. The steeples of the white clapboard Churches [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 11:41:25

Death Watch, Part 2

I threw on a dress suit. It was easier to match and my laundry was out of control, but the dry cleaning was done ... cathedrals, the empty branches forming steeples, spires, and arches; the pine trees slender and tall [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 11:00:00

Sculpture Garden

I love sculpture gardens. I realize that Dale Chihuly work in botanical gardens has become rather ubiquitous, but so what? ... and see works like these: “Steeples” by Christine Benisten “Giraffe” by Dave Ghilarducci “Voyage [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 09:53:31

Your Moment of Musical History of the Day

Pete Seeger, now in his 80s, agrees to play “This Land is Your Land” at the inaugural concert. But only if he can play the original ... it didn’t say nothing, That side was made for you and me. In the shadow of the steeple I saw [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:40:40

New Poetry by Alan May

Alan May’s poems have appeared or are forthcoming in The New Orleans Review, Double Room, Willow Springs, E-ratio, Kulture Vulture and others ... in our BuicksMade the steeples bleat like lambs*The buttons of his eyesWere closed we followedThat cart [more...]

Date: 2007-04-02 04:18:00

Burn!

Drudge posted the following picture this morning above a link about the California fires. ... . In Intruder in the Dust, Lucas Beauchamp is reflecting on the church steeples he has seen.  He says [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 14:59:50

Early Christianity IV

In those times there were no churches or steeples, no pews, no altars, as we know them. The Christmas holiday did not exist yet. Many things, like the date when Jesus was born, were totally uncertain [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 00:58:21

Announcing...The Hippest Home in the Cove!

Remember this picture from a few posts back? Remember that I mentioned that the little community to the right of the steeple at the foot of the ... in the walk out basement are three more bedrooms, a 3/4 bath, a family room with second fireplace [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 17:17:00

Freedom Highway

(HBO took the concert video off youtube so I've replaced it with this version featuring Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie.) ... was made for you and me.One bright sunny morning, in the shadow of the steeple,By the relief office I saw [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:06:00

- Attitude

I had had a cough for the most of the week, and while lifting a patient into the unit, I started coughing again ... . Tell me what happened." I give him the rundown. He steeples his fingers and appears to listen [more...]

Date: 2008-05-31 21:02:25

October in New England: Conflicting Signs, Competing Realities

This town where I live, this quintessential small New England village is beautiful in the Fall. Sometimes I forget how beautiful ... reality which surrounds me. Clean white wood frame houses, tall slender church steeples rising [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 14:26:18

I Have It

I once wanted, desperately wanted, a circle that needed me, that wanted me, ... me but because they love me. I looked for all this under steeples, on tour buses and in rental [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 05:22:45

A National Treasure

Martin Luther King Day, January 19, 2009 “This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender ... , in the shadow of a steeple by the relief office I saw my people. ?As they stood there hungry, I stood [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 22:09:44

Something sweet and something sour!

Thank you friends for all the wonderful birthday messages! They along with my children made my day! ... ribbon bows to the steeples too. Every girl needs some pink pumpkins, these were made last year [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 16:38:00

Angry New England Liberal Rags Start 'Take Back Barack' Campaign

Brian Maloney at Radio Equalizer reports that New England liberals in the Phoenix chain of "alternative" newspapers are launching a " ... about poverty and children in Africa. You don't have to turn over too many steeples to uncover exciting [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 13:10:54

HALLOWEEN'S ONLY A MONTH AWAY!!!!!!!

Halloween is only a month away!!!!!!! I'd intended to do a review of what's on display in the Halloween stores this year, ... and from a distance all you could see were old, wooden church steeples rising above mounds [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 07:54:44

Courting Miss Adelaide

We fiction writers tend to glamorize the past. But we know the “good ‘ole days” had their downside, like no dishwashers, ... , but a rugged road nevertheless. The result is Courting Miss Adelaide, Steeple Hill Love Inspired [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 03:50:00

How To “Avoid” Photo Editing Software

Church steeple at sunlight With programs such as PhotoShop, it’s becoming easier and easier to remove unsightly stuff from photos. For instance, the photo above had electric lines running across [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 20:00:03

There Is a Certain Grace in Self-Destruction

I was gonna title this one "When the Routine Bites Hard" but then I woulda lost my proverbial bet with Lauren... Another shot of Angela Ryan ... Grey ships, stretching steeples rising from the bay There is a certain grace in self-destruction..." [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 01:19:46

October in New England: Conflicting Signs, Competing Realities

This town where I live, this quintessential small New England village is beautiful in the Fall. Sometimes I forget how beautiful ... reality which surrounds me. Clean white wood frame houses, tall slender church steeples rising [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 19:33:00

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