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Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Remembering Rodney King

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During his arrest in March 1991 for DUI, following a high speed chase, Rodney King was severely beaten by LAPD officers. An uninvolved bysta...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Walter Bruegemann

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Born in Nebraska on March 11, 1933, Walter Brueggemann was an influential Old Testament scholar and theologian who used the Hebrew prophetic...

Happy Birthday, Shemp!

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As a kid, I loved watching The Three Stooges on afternoon kid's TV! Shemp Howard (Samuel Horwitz) was born March 11, 1895! In 1923-1932,...

"The Red Balloon"

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 The 34-minute French film, The Red Balloon (Le ballon rouge) premiered at Cannes on March 3, 1956. It was released in the U.S. on March 11,...

Lorenzo De Ponte

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"Don Giovanni, you invited me to sup with you, and I have come...." Born March 10, 1749, Lorenzo Da Ponte was a Venetian, later Am...

Ferdinand and Isabella

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  had a friend, of blessed memory, who was a Reform rabbi. He was pleased to visit the tomb of Ferdinand and Isabella and to cheerfully tell...
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick

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"Really don't mind if you sit this one out/ My words but a whisper, your deafness a SHOUT." Jethro Tull's fifth album, ...
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Paul Stroble
I'm a devoted family guy, a college prof, a United Methodist elder, and a freelance writer. I've written 25 books and have contributed to 10 others. As with this blog, I enjoy delving into a variety of subjects. My recent books are "Walking with Jesus through the Old Testament: Devotions for Lent", and the poetry books "Small Corner of the Stars" and "East Rock". My other books include a study book on Galatians, a book on the sense of place, a study of Karl Barth's theology, and another on science and religion. My book "What Do Other Faiths Believe?" has sold over 20,000 copies. My first book, "High on the Okaw's Western Bank," is a history of my hometown (Vandalia, IL) when it was the Illinois state capital, where Lincoln and Douglas began their political careers. In addition to articles, essays, lessons, meditations, reviews, and poetry--altogether published in 30 periodicals-- I also wrote or researched over 180 issues of the online curriculum "FaithLink," on many contemporary topics like health care, climate, poverty, prison reform, family, education, and others. I've received awards for my writing, and a teaching award at U. Akron. I serve on the Yale Alumni Fund board.
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