James' Thoughts and Musings

James Bradford Pate's comments on religion, politics, entertainment, books, and life

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Worth the Effort

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On page 245 of Stephen King’s Needful Things , we read: “He had discovered another large fact about possessions and the peculiar psycholo...

Night

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At church this morning, the topic was thanksgiving. The pastor preached about Luke 17:11-19, the story of the ten lepers. Incidentally, ...
Saturday, November 19, 2011

Empathy for People and Sympathy for Animals

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In Stephen King’s Needful Things , a supernatural shopkeeper named Leland Gaunt sells things to people in exchange for a prank. Hugh Prie...

Psalm 51

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For my weekly quiet time this week, I will blog about Psalm 51 and its interpreters. This week, the format will be different from my usu...
Friday, November 18, 2011

Polly's Lessons

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For my write-up today on Stephen King’s Needful Things , I will focus on Polly Chalmer’s background. Polly Chalmers had a baby out of wedlo...

Das: From Weber to the New Perspective, and Beyond

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I started A. Andrew Das' Paul and the Jews . In what I read yesterday, Das narrated the history of scholarship concerning Paul and the...
Thursday, November 17, 2011

Danforth Keeton's Addiction

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For my write-up today on Stephen King’s Needful Things , I will talk about Danforth “Buster” Keeton. Danforth is a town selectman who has...
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James Pate
My name is James Pate. This blog is about my journey. I read books. I watch movies and TV shows. I go to church. I try to find meaning. And, when I can’t do that, I just talk about stuff that I find interesting. I have degrees in fields of religious studies. I have an M.Phil. in the History of Biblical Interpretation from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. I also have an M.A. in Hebrew Bible from Jewish Theological Seminary, an M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School, and a B.A. from DePauw University.
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