Comments on: Riding with Ghosts on the El http://iwassaying.net/2008/05/19/riding-with-ghosts-on-the-el/ Chatter, memories and rants. Don't stop me if you've heard this one before. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:11:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Pete http://iwassaying.net/2008/05/19/riding-with-ghosts-on-the-el/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Pete Thu, 22 May 2008 01:14:48 +0000 http://iwassaying.net/?p=85#comment-257 Here's what the <a href="http://www.ucc.org/about-us/ucc-logo.html" rel="nofollow">U.C.C.</a> site has to say about the logo: <blockquote><strong>What does the logo symbolize?</strong> The symbol of the United Church of Christ comprises a crown, cross and orb enclosed within a double oval bearing the name of the church and the prayer of Jesus, "That they may all be one" (John 17:21). It is based on an ancient Christian symbol called the "Cross of Victory" or the "Cross Triumphant." The crown symbolizes the sovereignty of Christ. The cross recalls the suffering of Christ—his arms outstretched on the wood of the cross—for the salvation of humanity. The orb, divided into three parts, reminds us of Jesus' command to be his "witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8). The verse from Scripture reflects our historic commitment to the restoration of unity among the separated churches of Jesus Christ.</blockquote> Here’s what the U.C.C. site has to say about the logo:

What does the logo symbolize?

The symbol of the United Church of Christ comprises a crown, cross and orb enclosed within a double oval bearing the name of the church and the prayer of Jesus, “That they may all be one” (John 17:21). It is based on an ancient Christian symbol called the “Cross of Victory” or the “Cross Triumphant.” The crown symbolizes the sovereignty of Christ. The cross recalls the suffering of Christ—his arms outstretched on the wood of the cross—for the salvation of humanity. The orb, divided into three parts, reminds us of Jesus’ command to be his “witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). The verse from Scripture reflects our historic commitment to the restoration of unity among the separated churches of Jesus Christ.

]]> By: ellen http://iwassaying.net/2008/05/19/riding-with-ghosts-on-the-el/comment-page-1/#comment-256 ellen Thu, 22 May 2008 01:11:43 +0000 http://iwassaying.net/?p=85#comment-256 I've had a similar experience on the bus in Denver. I was "The White One." When I got off and walked down the street to meet my mother at her job in a warehouse district I was the only white face on the street. I think they were more alarmed than I was, but after a few weeks they got used to me. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you get the taste of Oklahoma you're looking for. I’ve had a similar experience on the bus in Denver. I was “The White One.” When I got off and walked down the street to meet my mother at her job in a warehouse district I was the only white face on the street. I think they were more alarmed than I was, but after a few weeks they got used to me.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you get the taste of Oklahoma you’re looking for.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://iwassaying.net/2008/05/19/riding-with-ghosts-on-the-el/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Elizabeth Thu, 22 May 2008 00:15:15 +0000 http://iwassaying.net/?p=85#comment-255 I never looked closely at the UCC logo (do you call it a logo when it's a church? Seems kind of corporate...) before I saw it here blown up. What is with the crown? And something that bears a suspicious resemblance to the sovereign's orb? Doesn't seem very New World-y to me. I never looked closely at the UCC logo (do you call it a logo when it’s a church? Seems kind of corporate…) before I saw it here blown up. What is with the crown? And something that bears a suspicious resemblance to the sovereign’s orb? Doesn’t seem very New World-y to me.

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