Tag: Christianity

• The Burned-over District of new york state

  [The Burned-over District of NYS. The area is somewhat larger than what I circled in red, but you get a sense of the geography. Source: Google map search.] If you want the wrath of God to descend upon you and your people, then continue in your evil ways. ~~Imaginary sermon from an imaginary preacher spoken…

  patrickjegan

  July 29, 2026

  death, History, Religion, spiritualism

  #earlywomensrights, #jonathanedwards, #newyorkstatespiritualism, #theburnedoverdistrict, #thefoxsisters, Christianity, faith, God

• Is My Enchiridion Indulgentiarum Account Balanced?

  [Purgatory. Credit: Shown Above] Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. ~~Patrick Egan Fantastical Essays v. 1 (2024) In Saranac Lake, New York, on a warm and humid day in 2017, an elderly woman crossed Church Street safely because of something Sister John James said to me in 1957. This was no small feat because…

  patrickjegan

  April 11, 2024

  Adirondacks, brotherly love,, Childhood, death, Everyday Events, Melancholy Thoughts, North Country Life, owego ny, Premonitions, Religion, satire, The Pope

  #Crusades, #Eternaldemnation, #gooddeeds, #Heaven, #Hell, #Indulgences, #PopeUrbanII, #Purgatory, #Salvation, #Saranaclakeny, Christianity, heaven, hell, jesus, Purgatory

• Mix Mesquite, Sage, Fire, Oil And A Dash Of White-Line Fever

  You shall cross the barren desert, but you shall not die of thirst. You shall wander far in safety, though you do not know the way. –From Be Not Alone, a hymn commonly sung at funerals.  Words by John Michael Talbot. “Somewhere on a desert highway, she rides a Harley-Davidson…her long blonde hair flying in…

  patrickjegan

  January 25, 2016

  Blogging, Creativity, Everyday Events, Fables & Folklore, History, Nature, Objects of Beauty, Real Personal History, Religion, Texas, The RV Life, Travels

  burning bush, Christianity, desert fathers, Fort Stockton TX, God, Islam, Jewish religion, natural gas, Odessa TX, oil pumps, Pecos TX