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Too often, political and/or religious ideologies stop open dialog. It’s time to speak freely and break down the barriers that keep people separated. Let’s have an inappropriate conversation about …
Too often, political and/or religious ideologies stop open dialog. It’s time to speak freely and break down the barriers that keep people separated. Let’s have an inappropriate conversation about …
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Monday Mar 02, 2026
Lent Roll - Week 3, MON
Monday Mar 02, 2026
Monday Mar 02, 2026
"It's the things which aren't said that do the most damage."
Luc Longley
Acts 4:1-22 (we cannot keep from speaking about what we’ve seen and heard)

Sunday Mar 01, 2026
Lent Roll - Week 3, SUN
Sunday Mar 01, 2026
Sunday Mar 01, 2026
“The world is like a book that can be read in either direction. There is the power of creation, to make something of nothing. And there is the power of destruction, to make nothing from something.”
Rebbe Pinchas of Koretz
Galatians 5:13-26 (works of the flesh versus fruits of the spirit)

Saturday Feb 28, 2026
Lent Roll - Week 2, SAT
Saturday Feb 28, 2026
Saturday Feb 28, 2026
"I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you, and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh."
Ezekiel of Jerusalem
Ezekiel 36:25-28 (a new heart and a new spirit as a baptism of sorts)

Friday Feb 27, 2026
Lent Roll - Week 2, FRI
Friday Feb 27, 2026
Friday Feb 27, 2026
"I wasn't voted most likely to succeed. Instead, it was most likely to be found on a mountaintop in Guadalajara writing the world's most profound three-word sentence."
-Greg
Mark 9:2-13 (when they looked around, they saw no one else with them anymore)

Thursday Feb 26, 2026
Lent Roll - Week 2, THU
Thursday Feb 26, 2026
Thursday Feb 26, 2026
"As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence."
Benjamin Franklin
Luke 12:8-12 (the Spirit will tell you what to say)

Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
Lent Roll - Week 2, WED
Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
Wednesday Feb 25, 2026
"Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything; that's how the light gets in."
Leonard Cohen
Romans 5:1-11 (we were sinful when Christ stepped in)

Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
TalkBack 53: Secular Visions of Divinity (and OneSong)
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
From a very young age, my parents used to say that they would always know where to find me if I had a record player and a stack of albums, almost any albums. Now, as then, I have thoughts about particular songs.
I have started something this year on Substack that I call "OneSong."
Each weekday, I'm recommending one song -- just one -- in a written blog between 300-500 words each.
OneSong:
https://substack.com/@gablanchard
Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4pnCDYnh1HGshGbpBHYLme?si=305abc50d8ea4eb2
