Entries Tagged as ‘Uncategorized’

July 11, 2008

Weekend Retreat

This blog is on hiatus for the weekend as its author goes on retreat–with no internet access.  Therefore comments that WordPress catches as potential spam will not be moderated for a least the next couple of days.  Just FYI.

June 27, 2008

Universalist Quote of the Day #93

“John Murray lived to see the world pass by him, and to know he was powerless to stop it. So it has been and will be with those who resist the changes that inevitably attend man’s theological speculations. A vital and creative faith cannot be circumscribed by any set of theological pronouncements. [...]

May 7, 2008

Summer Research = Blogging Slowdown

Now that the 2007-2008 school year is over, it is time for extended summer research projects.  The necessity of travel, sometimes to places with little or no internet access, will mean a slowdown in activity on Transient and Permanent.  Regular features, such as Universalist Quote of the Day and UU Trivia Question of the Day, [...]

April 30, 2008

Possibly Related Posts

WordPress has added a new feature to all blogs using its software.  At the bottom of posts you will now see a field titled “Possibly related posts,” and one or two links.  These links are generated automatically by WordPress and the author of this blog has nothing to do with them, nor any ability to [...]

April 11, 2008

Should UUism Become a Peace Church: The Answer to Today’s Quiz

A UU College Student correctly guessed that the current Congregational Study/Action Issue is about peacemaking.  Specifically, it calls upon UUs to decide whether the UUA should totally renounce war, in effect making UUism a “peace church.”  You can read more about it here.
This is not intended as a rebuttal, just some more food for thought, [...]

March 9, 2008

A Note on Comment Moderation

There is sometimes a delay between when you post a comment and when it appears to the pubic here, and it seems worthwhile to explain this phenomenon, which is a result of the technology used to produce Transient and Permanent.
This blog is published with WordPress.  WordPress automatically catches comments and holds them for moderation.  Some [...]

March 7, 2008

Universalist Quote of the Day #35

“But if I understand what the Gospel is, it is good tidings of great joy that was to all people, kindred, nations and tongues, and when the wise men who had kept time of the prophesies of the Prophets of the time that Christ was to make his appearance in the world, the wide men [...]