October 2017

Reformation: from conflict to communion

The book that’s really a cake! Five hundred years ago, an eyewitness said that he saw Martin Luther nailing 500 theses onto the door of All Saints Church in Wittenberg, Germany. This is the story that has been repeated over and over again. Apparently, it never happened.  Martin Luther’s theses, written in Latin, were published …

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A few thoughts about the 2017 election

It is now day 21 of the October 2017 edition of the Ultimate Blogging Challenge. Today’s suggestion was to discuss the election campaigns. This year is considered to be an “off year,” meaning that the elections are mostly local in nature. Local elections generally attract fewer voters than national elections. In my opinion, this is …

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The 52 week photography project: Alice’s microcosmos

For week 35 of the 52-week photography project, the challenge was to “get up close and personal with nature in this natural beauty shot.” Suggestions for subjects include flowers, bugs, bees, and spiders. Here is my microcosmos, which I found in gardens and other places. All of these photographs were taken in Grand Island, New …

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