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Monte Canfield
- Location
- Newcomerstown, Ohio, USA
- Birthday
- December 28
- Title
- Rev. Dr. Monte Canfield
- Bio
- Retired Protestant Pastor and Theologian, jointly credentialed in the United Church of Christ and the Moravian Church. Education: BA, MA, M.Div, Thd. Public Service: NY State Office of Executive Development; Federal Exec. Branch: Executive Office of the President, BOB; Interior, BLM; Non Profit: Ford Foundation, Energy Policy Project; Congressional: General Accounting Office; Private industry: Grow Group, Inc.; US Paint; Owner, the Energy Center, St. Louis. Christian service: Pastor, First Congregational UCC, Ottawa, Illinois; Pastor, St. Paul's UCC, Port Washington, Ohio; Pastor, Moravian Church, Gnadenhutten, Ohio.
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I was not on OS
yesterday and did not know you
had written
this. Very well
done.…”
8:45PM - “Hey, CB50. I think we do
need the be reminded that the
hatred
and anger is
anath…”
8:36PM - “Well written story.
These tactics were not the
exclusive
tactics of parochial
sc…”
8:24PM - “Hey, if I don't get back
here before Thursday, have
a
wonderful Thanksgiving
holi…”
8:12PM - “I think you almost have
us all convinced. I am a night
owl
and when I was in
Cop…”
8:09PM
Monte Canfield's Links
- Essays on the Exodus and the Ten Commandments
- First Look at the Ten Commandments
- Preparing for God
- The Mosaic Covenant: Its Origin and Conditions
- Exodus: the Gathering of the Traditions
- Testing God
- Manna: Bread for Life. But is it enough?
- Torah: Instruction for Living
- Birth of the Israelite Nation
- Reflections on Faith
- Bound by Death
- The Limits of Worldly Wisdom
- Ordinary People
- God is Still Speaking
- Claiming the Stories of Faith
- Permission to Die
- Are You a Failure?
- The Bible
- Where Everyone is "Above Average"
- Without Love We are Nothing
- Hell No! I Won't Go! Jonah, Part Three, Final
- Hell No! I Won't Go! Jonah, Part Two of Three
- Hell No! I Won't Go! Jonah, first of three posts
- Resurrection Appearances, Part Five, Final in Series
- Resurrection Appearances, Part Four
- Resurrection Appearances, Part Three
- Resurrection Appearances, Part Two
- Resurrection Appearances, Part One
- Finding Faith after 50 Years
- Post Easter Chancel Drama
- Easter, 2009, Resurrection Faith
- Good Friday, 2009, I Crucified You
- Death of the Messiah, Part Four, Final in Series
- Death of the Messiah, Part Three
- Death of the Messiah, Part Two
- Death of the Messiah, Part One
- Ash Wednesday: What is It?
- Pre-Lent: How Low must God Go?
- Theological Reflection: Theodicy
- Receiving as a Little Child
- Epiphany: Reflecting on the Word of God
- Christmas 2008 Reflection
- Advent: God does not View US from a Distance
- Approaching Advent
- The Rich Man and Lazarus
Remembering JFK: It Only Takes One: Inviting Violence
I wanted to post this yesterday, but was unable to do so. This is a repost of my first OS post, October 21, 2008. Almost nobody read it.
But the fear that I experienced as a very young man working in the Executive Office of the President on that November… Read full post »
The Decalogue: #4 Remember the Sabbath & Keep it Holy
This is the 10th of a series of essays that cover the origin of the
Israelite nation and conclude with a discussion of the Decalogue,
or the Ten Commandments. This and all remaining essays will deal
with the Decalogue. Links to the prior essays can be found
… Read full post »
The Decalogue (Ten Commandments) -- Do They Apply To You?
This is the 9th of a series of essays that cover the origin of the Israelite nation and conclude with a discussion of the Decalogue, or the Ten Commandments. This and all remaining essays will deal with the Decalogue. Links to the prior essays can be found
…
The Decalogue: The Ten Commandments
This is the 8th of a series of essays that cover the origin of the
Israelite nation and conclude with a discussion of the Ten
Commandments. This and all remaining essays will deal with what we
call The Decalogue or Ten Commandments. Links to the prior essays
can/… Read full post »
Preparing for God
This is the 7th of a series of essays that cover the origin of the
Israelite nation and conclude with a discussion of the Ten
Commandments. Links to the prior essays can be found in the left
hand column of this post under My Links: "Essays on the Exodus… Read full post »
Thank you! My First Open Salon Anniversary
I am hopeless when it comes to remembering things like birthdays, anniversaries, and grocery lists. So it comes as no surprise to me that my first anniversary of being a member of Open Salon passed last Wednesday, October… Read full post »
The Mosaic Covenant: Its Origin and Conditions
This is the 6th of a series of essays that cover the origin of the Israelite nation and conclude with a discussion of the Ten Commandments. Links to the prior essays can be found in the left hand column of this post under My Links:… Read full post »
Exodus: the Gathering of the Traditions
This is the 5th of a series of essays that cover the origin of the Israelite nation and conclude with a discussion of the Ten Commandments.
Prior essays are
http://open.salon.com/blog/monte_canfield/2009/10/19/birth_of_the_israeli… Read full post »
Testing God
Moses Striking the Rock in Horeb
by Gustave Doré, 1865
The first essay in this series is Birth of the Israelite Nation. The second is Torah: Instruction for Living. The third essay is Manna: Bread for Life. This is the fourth essay in a series of essays/…
Manna: Bread for Life. But is it enough?
The first essay in this series is Birth of the Israelite Nation. The second is Torah: Instruction for Living. This is the third in a series of essays that cover the origin of the Israelite/… Read full post »
Torah: Instruction for Living
The first essay in this series is Birth of the Israelite Nation. This is the second in a series of essays that cover the origin of the Israelite nation and conclude with a discussion of the Ten Commandments.
When I was a pastor I keep a…
Birth of the Israelite Nation
Introductions, while seldom thrilling, are necessary. This is the introduction to a series of essays that cover the origin of the Israelite nation and conclude with a discussion of the Ten Commandments.
The Ten Commandment… Read full post »
Ten by Billy Currington
This is just a little break from some of the heavier, more serious essays I have been publishing lately. Even old theologians need a break now and then. But don't fret. I am going to publish a series of essays here soon that I have been/…
Ethics: “Written on Our Hearts"
W. C. Fields once quipped that he spent a lot of time studying the Bible — to find the loopholes! Surveys indicate that fully 65-70 % of Americans believe that there is no such thing as absolute truth.
Perhaps the only difference between the loophole seekers of Fields' time and… Read full post »
Bound by Death
Death. Death is, of course, part of life on this blue sphere. Yet
the existential reality of our own death is something most of us
try to avoid thinking about. But sooner or later thinking about it
cannot be avoided. Time does not allow that. At 70, believe/… Read full post »
The Limits of Worldly Wisdom
Worldly wisdom and faith do not mix well. I want to use the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as examples of this. Rather than rely on worldly wisdom to plot his course in life, Jesus turns our expectations upside down, and stands worldly wisdom on its head.… Read full post »
When I Was Young: Pop Hits of the 60s
Aren't you just a bit tired of being wound tight as a drum and
frazzled by the all the insane political infighting, screams of
"You lie!", two wars, the swine flu, and the apparent total
disconnect from reality of a large portion of our population
right… Read full post »
Ordinary People
There are certain major themes in the Bible that are never stated outright. But they are evident when one considers the text as a whole. One of those themes that is repeated over and over in the stories in the Bible is… Read full post »
God is Still Speaking. Are We Listening?
In the Bible, both in the Hebrew Bible and in the New Testament,
God often is said to have spoken directly to individuals, either in
person or through angels, speaking in words that the individual
understands. This direct speaking of the Holy One to individuals is
true in many religions.
Today, most… Read full post »
Are You a Failure?
The short passage of Scripture below this essay is from the
prophet called "Second Isaiah." The book of Isaiah was
written at two, perhaps three, different periods of Israelite
history. Second Isaiah wrote during one of the very worst
times in the history of Israel.
He wrote fro
… Read full post »
25 By Old Blue Eyes: Sinatra's Great Standards
There is no socially redeeming agenda here. Nothing to read. Nothing to think about. Nothing to get all worked up over. Just great music. By The Man himself.
Just slip on some headphones, or turn on some… Read full post »
This is a true story. The dialogues are reconstructed from memory of events that happened 18 years ago.
"So how many are there?"
"Right now there are six. It changes from week to week."
"What exactly am I supposed to do?"
"Just drop in and see them for…
Claiming the Stories of Faith
Note: this post is directed primarily to Christians and Jews
and to those interested in the theology of those faiths.
However there are hopefully lessons to be learned that are
applicable to those of other faiths and those who are
interested… Read full post »
The Battered Boy Who Found His Identity by Reading Books
Note: several people have asked if this is truth or fiction. It is true, a memoir of one day in my life.
The boy was quiet today; introspective. He had been angry when he woke up, but he stuffed it down deep inside himself.… Read full post »
We were frustrated and angry. I said, "We'll put in a
fence."
"A fence?"
"Yeah, not around everything. Just on this side, from the
front of the porch to the/… Read full post »
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