... a creative writing professor at Pasadena City College notes that one of this professor's favorite techniques in teaching is to use Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery." It is a tale of a small farming community that seems normal in every way; ... is that keeping quiet, failing to report suspected wrong-doing, is simply BAD citizenship. Obviously, as the case with Mr. Jones and his umbrellas points out, some investigation should occur before accusations are made. But failure to make any judgment at ...
... so we can start over again. And it makes us feel so good; like we are brand-new." 1. Shirley C. Guthrie, Christian Doctrine, Rev. ed. (Westminster/John Knox Press: Louisville, KY, 1994), p. 212. 2. Loren Eiseley, The Immense Journey (Random House: New York, NY ... the audiotape sermon series by Todd Jones, An Album of Sermons on "The Seven Deadly Sins" (First Presbyterian Church, 393 E. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302), tape number 1, "The Deadly Sins" (1994). 4. Adapted from Jones, ibid. 5. Scott Peck, Further ...
