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Returning from Exile

Rick Phillips to Ref21, requesting permission to redock… I am glad to be reentering the Ref21 cyberzone, having been in a mini self-imposed exile for awhile.  This largely consisted of my much-needed, and much-enjoyed family vacation.  Immediately on returning, however,…

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Heinrich Bullinger

Bullinger was born on this day, July 18 1504. I’ve blogged about this on the First Presbyterian Church blog. I’m wondering if Carl or Ligon have any thoughts on his influence on the European Reformation.

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A Kiss is Just a Kiss

Was it Louis Armstrong who crooned, You must remember this A kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh The fundamental things apply As time goes by… A kiss is just a kiss? What world are you…

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Zidane on Ref21 Blog

Hey Rodders, Thomas is busy trying to get the next issue of Ref21 up later today, so he’s asked me to post this. Lovely jubbly. That’s what he says, anyway. He has all kinds of techno-savvy guys doing it for…

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To Kiss or Not to Kiss?

This past week, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, kissed a seven year old boy–on the stomach! Context: the President had bent down to ask the boy his name; the boy in embarrassment rolled up his T-shirt over his face thereby…

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A Most Dangerous Gift

Waiting for a flight to Philadelphia in Heathrow Terminal 4 recently, I engaged in my usual ritual: buying my children copies of the Beano and the Dandy comics, and some chocolate that tastes like real chocolate (seemingly illegal in the…

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A blog which everyone should read

Once again, I bring my friend and colleague, Al Groves, to the attention of readers of the Ref21 blog.  You should all check out the latest entries by his youngest daughter and his wife, both of whom give moving testimonies to the…