Category Archives: Bible

Protected: Plumbing the Depths

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: About PTO Prayer

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Remarks for “Foundations of Place” Panel

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

My colleagues, John Willis and Jerry Smith, have given better talks than I ever could about the historical situation of the University’s founding a century and half or so ago, and of course I always tremble to follow Jim Peterman.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Classics, Education, Emblems, Ireland, Language & Etymology, Oxford, Poetry, Sewanee, Tennessee | 5 Comments

Gene’s Eulogy for Mark

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

Eulogy for Mark McDonough – for Funeral Service 1/13/12 We loved Mark and we are going to miss him a lot.  We take comfort from knowing that he has completed his mission here on earth and returned to his Father … Continue reading →

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A Marian Shrine in Marion County

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

In my last post, I wrote about driving along TN-156 south of Lake Nickajack–further along the highway, coming into the town of New Hope, I saw a wooden sign by the roadside: “Shrine. Virgin of the Poor.” Huh? There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Boston, Emblems, Saints, Tennessee | 4 Comments

Invisibles Lines, Local Realities

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

On a lovely day last month, I was driving home from Chattanooga and decided to take a detour off I-24, to satisfy a simple, geeky desire to stand at the precise point that divides Tennessee from Alabama and Georgia, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomical, Bible, Language & Etymology, Nautical, Poetry, Tennessee, The South, Trees & Flowers | 7 Comments

Protected: Tiresias, Throbbing Between Two Lives

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Stations of the Cross

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

It’s Good Friday, and in Sewanee that means that at noon a large cross will be slowly carried from the School of Theology to All Saints’ Chapel by various members of the university and community.  Following the Way of the … Continue reading →

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Protected: Notes on Lucretia

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Render unto Facebook: The Classical Background of the “Page 56” Meme

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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