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2026 Easter message from the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, on letterhead that includes a red Jerusalem cross.

It appears to be used freely throughout the State of Israel by Christian communities there. Here’s just one example on the letterhead for the 2026 Easter message from the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem.

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90s Myrtle Beach Kids YouTube video by jj barrows

Friends, I was ordained as an Episcopal priest in the Myrtle Beach area, serving a church in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, in the 1990s. ⚓️ The church once hosted an Elvis impersonator after a local judge had sentenced “The King” to community service.🤣

I was at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Surfside Beach, which is between Pawleys Island and Myrtle Beach. Alas, years later it left TEC and became an ACNA parish.

90s Myrtle Beach Kids YouTube video by jj barrows

Friends, I was ordained as an Episcopal priest in the Myrtle Beach area, serving a church in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, in the 1990s. ⚓️ The church once hosted an Elvis impersonator after a local judge had sentenced “The King” to community service.🤣

Farmers across the country are facing uncertainty as the war with Iran causes rising costs and volatility in the global market. NBC News' Maggie Vespa travels to Hull, Illinois, to speak with farmers about the impact.

My exact expression when it’s dog walk time

Photo of a program for the opera Falstaff at the opera house of Rice University.

Photo of a woman and a man sitting in the opera house of Rice University.

Here in Houston you can enjoy a little incense in worship on a Sunday morning at Palmer (Episcopal), as a treat, an opera in the afternoon at Rice University, and a wonderful dinner at Pasha, a Turkish restaurant in Rice Village.

Students are speeding through their online degrees in weeks, alarming educators Some online colleges allow students to take unlimited courses on their own time, leading to quick degrees and worries about devaluing credentials.

AI has almost completely invalidated online instruction, which once held a ton of promise. It can still be saved, but only if faculty are willing to do a whole lot more work for no additional pay.

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Photo of a program for the opera Falstaff at the opera house of Rice University.

Photo of a woman and a man sitting in the opera house of Rice University.

Here in Houston you can enjoy a little incense in worship on a Sunday morning at Palmer (Episcopal), as a treat, an opera in the afternoon at Rice University, and a wonderful dinner at Pasha, a Turkish restaurant in Rice Village.

Apparently!

Traces of Texas Facebook post with a photo of a country music singer wearing a lime-colored suit and lime-colored cowboy boots, introduced by these words: “Who else misses the days of key-lime, polyester suits with matching boots and REAL country music?”

Picture this ⚓️:

Houston, a clerical collar, and . . .

Photo of a man in a light green shirt standing near a contemporary bull sculpture in front of the “Darth Vader House” in Houston, Texas.

Photo of a contemporary bull sculpture in front of the “Darth Vader House” in Houston, Texas.

On my way home this afternoon I stopped by the famous Darth Vader House in Houston. It’s real, and it’s for sale for $7,777,777.

Photo of a man in a light green shirt standing near a contemporary bull sculpture in front of the “Darth Vader House” in Houston, Texas.

Photo of a contemporary bull sculpture in front of the “Darth Vader House” in Houston, Texas.

On my way home this afternoon I stopped by the famous Darth Vader House in Houston. It’s real, and it’s for sale for $7,777,777.

NASA t-shirts

KitKat candy priced in pound sterling

Iraqi Style Date Syrup

Coasters with Houston-related details/themes

What? Your grocery store doesn’t sell NASA merch, KitKats priced in pound sterling, Iraqi-style date syrup, AND drink coasters with local flair? Welcome to Phoenicia Specialty Foods in downtown Houston, Texas.

NASA t-shirts

KitKat candy priced in pound sterling

Iraqi Style Date Syrup

Coasters with Houston-related details/themes

What? Your grocery store doesn’t sell NASA merch, KitKats priced in pound sterling, Iraqi-style date syrup, AND drink coasters with local flair? Welcome to Phoenicia Specialty Foods in downtown Houston, Texas.

Traces of Texas Facebook post with a photo of a country music singer wearing a lime-colored suit and lime-colored cowboy boots, introduced by these words: “Who else misses the days of key-lime, polyester suits with matching boots and REAL country music?”

Picture this ⚓️:

Houston, a clerical collar, and . . .

This is an old photo, with an unobstructed view of the front doors. Now there’s a sculpture of a bull in front of the entrance to the house.

Houston's Darth Vader house is back on the market with a new name The 7,000-square-foot mansion located in West University is back on the market, but this time it's being sold as the Black Bull House.

The Empire Strikes Back . . .
Houston’s Darth Vader House
on the market, just a year after being sold

This 7,000 square foot house can be yours today for $7,777,777. It’s less than a mile from the Rectory of Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church here in West University Place.

Won’t you be my neighbor?

Greetings from the Lone Star State.

Fighting with HEB is like fighting with the Pope, except HEB might have more moral authority in Texas.

While a seminarian at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Stamford, Connecticut, I knew neither that I was a direct descendant of at least four dozen slaveholders nor that the vicar was a descendant of, and bore the same name as, the patriarch of the largest slave-trading family in American history. ⚓

Photo of a black cat with a white spot on her chest.

Feast the Rectory cat
prays that you will be defended
from all perils and dangers of this night. ⚓️

While a seminarian at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Stamford, Connecticut, I knew neither that I was a direct descendant of at least four dozen slaveholders nor that the vicar was a descendant of, and bore the same name as, the patriarch of the largest slave-trading family in American history. ⚓

Greetings from the Lone Star State.

Greetings from the Lone Star State.

Photo of a black cat with a white spot on her chest.

We don’t really know how old she is. She just showed up outside the Rectory on Easter Monday at the beginning of the pandemic lockdown and refused to leave. Here’s a photo from her outdoor days. Now she lives a life of luxury inside (but kept separate from our three rescue dogs).

Does this make me a Luddite? I don't think so. My normie friends visit my apartment and go "whoa" at my gaming/podcasting/recording PC setup. I'm good with tech that's actually useful.