The Weekly Update

A most beautiful morning here in Northeast Ohio with a hint of chill in the air. A young doe leisurely enjoys the fallen apples across the street in my neighbor's yard and then saunters over into mine looking for more breakfast I imagine. This week included a Vice-Presidential pick... more shootings in America... a perfect game in Seattle... Facebook's stock continues to plunge... and Boudoir photography will, hopefully, be a passing fad. The Weekly Round-Up starts now....

The Best Editorial of the Week
Steven Ozment, The New York Times

In Euro Crisis, Germany Looks to Martin Luther

Second Best Editorial of the Week
John Cassidy, The New Yorker

Is America Crazy? Ten Reasons It Might Be

This One Will Make You Think
Harvind Kaur Singh, sojo.net

We Are One

This One Will Make You Think, Too
Jim Wallis, sojo.net

How to Change Politics

Best Two Sermons of the Week
John Andrew and Walter Brueggemann

Saint Thomas, Fifth Avenue

Who Will Be America's Next Leader? (Brueggemann)

And Now A WORD from the Monastery
Jonathan Maury, SSJE

Hospitality

Best Reflections of the Week Concerning Gun Control
Varied Writers and Sources

Doctors Target Gun Violence as a Social Disease

Family: College Station Shooter Was a Ticking Time Bomb

After Three Shooting: America Needs Zero Tolerance

Aurora's Hard Truth: Mental Health Screening for Gun Buyers is Nearly Non-Existent

Big Guns Inside the NRA Leadership

Best Writing on Parenting for the Week
Liz Ryan, Huffington Post

5 Parenting Decisions to Make from Your Gut

Why College Grads Aren't Employable

Boudoir Photography (You Decide)
Editor. theweek.com

Boudoir Photography: The Divisive New Wedding Trend

Best Reflections on the Christian Church
Varied Writers and Sources

Would Jesus Tweet?

Want to Know God? Get Religion

Nine Questions Church Visitors Are Not Asking

Your God is Too Big

How Best to Pay for Your House of Worship

Church No More: Far Too Little Sabbath in Sabbath

The Missing Jesus

Dreaming of a Spiral Bound Bible

Lakota Sacred Ground on the Auction Block

Moving Forward Means Letting Go of the Past

Most Viewed Post at the John 13:34 Blog this Past Week
Lent 2 - Thursday

The Mustard Seed - A Revolutionary Tale

Also End With Children, Animals or Adults Having Fun
Youtube.com

Love One Another - Brian