Religion
There’s an interesting story in the Dallas News today by Matthew Haag (it’s behind the paywall) about DISD Supt. Michael Miles becoming the media punching bag for Dalla[...]
30 Apr 2013
Potential goat racers should start preparing now! “Oh geez,” you might say, “another 5k near White Rock Lake. Ho hum.” Well, this one includes the opportuni[...]
01 Apr 2013
The a capella choir of Bishop Lynch High School is back home in Dallas after witnessing history. Three singers from the choir are residents of Lakewood. The high school choir was i[...]
20 Mar 2013
Maybe his name — Lonesome George — is what got me. The giant tortoise died on Galapagos Island June 24 at the age of about 100. He was the last of his kind.[...]
26 Dec 2012
This Sunday is the second Sunday of Advent for churches across the world. In Dallas, it’s also the Sunday of the annual Dallas Marathon. So in our neighborhood, much of which[...]
06 Dec 2012
Language is a living thing, which means it evolves. All evolution involves winners and losers: things that adapt and live in a new form, and things that fail to and die. [...]
25 Oct 2012
When Big Tex burst into flames this morning, at first, I was sad. But then, no one was hurt. And Big Tex was not a real person, so then I was happy because, Jokes! Open season. Pus[...]
20 Oct 2012
The nonprofit English Language Ministry honored a few of its top volunteers during a lunch last month. Collectively, the five volunteers have helped 2,500 people learn English. The[...]
17 Oct 2012
When preachers start meddling in politics, they rightfully venture with trepidation. The principle of church-state separation should give us pause, but the line is hardly straight [...]
28 Sep 2012
Maybe “the nightlife ain’t no good life,” but it’s not entirely evil, either. Consider having a theological discussion over beer and pizza at Bryan Street T[...]
21 Sep 2012
The St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and School’s annual fall carnival is from noon-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, in the school parking lot at 3741 Abrams. There will be rides[...]
12 Sep 2012
