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Words as Feelings, is an interesting article at Aeon.co. The article describes the connection between specific words and sensual experience. While focusing primarily on the origins of language, the article introduces some interesting ideas that relate directly to the physical act of reading aloud.  Specifically, the article addresses ways in which we communicate experiences  to…

In reading the Gospel of Luke 5: 1-11 we discover minor miracles which are nevertheless life changing. Reading the Gospel aloud invites the audience to experience human encounters with the divine as revealed in the Bible. We leave interpretation and meaning to members of the clergy and other scholars. What we’re most interested in as…

An Opinion piece in yesterday’s Sunday NYTs, by psychologist David Desteno, identifies several practices that science could borrow from religion: What Science Can Learn From Religion. I like articles that explore the intersection of science and religion because I’m a big fan of both. A frontier exists between the two in the U.S. today, where…
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