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SpiritualityPolitics 20 Jun 2008
Tony E
It's Only Words by Tony Ellis Comment (0)


Sifting through the usual well thumbed magazines in the waiting room at Dr. Love’s Alternative Health Clinic (yes that is his real name) I stumbled upon an interesting pamphlet someone had left. Originally published in 1875 by the Rev. John Wesley Hanson, it was an 88-page treatise (with comprehensive footnotes) on the meaning of two Greek words, Aion and Aionios, as translated and used in the

Politics 15 Feb 2008
Tony E
Transcending Politics by Tony Ellis Comment (0)

The word “transcendent” seems to be cropping up a lot these days in the political debate. Senator McCain, speaking in Vermont today, said “we face a transcendent threat from Islamic extremist.” Former presidential candidate, Gary Hart, blogging on Huffington Post recently, wrote “I see Barack Obama as a leader for this transcendent moment, the agent of transformation in an age of revolution…” Two

Politics 4 Feb 2008
Tony E
Whales and Sextants by Tony Ellis Comment (0)

Recently I was discussing the Democratic primaries with some close friends (all of us well preserved but aging Baby Boomers). “Who do you think has the best healthcare plan, Hillary or Barack?” someone asked (are we really getting that old?). “Neither,” I replied. “Both plans rely too heavily on insurance companies.” Perhaps because I grew up in England with free health care for all, I have never