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Thankful for the Rain
Yes, I am thankful for the rain. I love the thunderstorms with their deluges, normal for this time of year. And I'm grateful for the...
sursumcorda, 14 September 2020 |
What External Enemies Couldn't Accomplish....
Facebook banned my 9/11 tribute post on the grounds that it violates their Community Standards. Fortunately, I'm the censor here.
Facebook: The Challenge, Part 1 -- Relationships
It was our younger daughter who started it, asking me why I spend time on Facebook. Really, the nerve of our children! Doesn't she...
Struggling Through the Media Jungle
We gave up television in the early 1980's, when we began noticing its negative effects on our toddler. That was a struggle, but to this...
Good Advice for ALL College Students
Recently I stumbled upon The Conservative Student's Survival Guide . It's a five-minute video offering advice to—you guessed...
What Changes Minds and Hearts? Hint: It's Probably Not...
A friend recently posted a sign which said, "Trump took ... the united out of the United States." The illogical falseness of that...
Hard Work Wins
I needed to hear this . The speech itself is about paying reparations for slavery, and it's a good one, but you can ignore that part....
Mid-August Update
I can't believe it has been more than two months since my last COVIDtide status report. Porter, bearing in mind 1816—the ...
Iran, 1978
I read and reviewed The Fall of Heaven in 2017, having no clue at the time how much closer America would come to this perilous...
When Campaign Materials Tell the Truth
This more recent (primary) election left me seriously wondering, for the first time in years, if I need to switch parties. I picked...
I Voted by Mail
For tomorrow's primary election, I voted by mail. Rather against my better judgement, I admit, as I far prefer in-person voting...
A Word for Modern Iconoclasts
I think America owes ISIS an apology. We were so self-righteous over their destruction of ancient monuments—sometimes more upset...
When Stephen and Matilda Were Contending for the Throne...
It was written in 1992 and set in 1145, but the situation discussed in these excerpts from Ellis Peters' The Holy Thief —part of...
What Not to Wear in Public at this Time
One of the advantages of following the recommendations to stay at home is that I have been making progress at processing old...
All Is Gift - A Legacy from C. S. Lewis
As I neared the end of my C. S. Lewis retrospective —reading (mostly re-reading) all the books we own by or about the prolific...
Pandemic Dream
I think maybe this confinement is getting to me. It's not that I particularly miss going out, though I do really miss the good times we...
Happy Birthday, Switzerland!
No doubt the Swiss National Day activities are somewhat muted this year, but when you are a venerable 729 years old, it's certainly...
The Alto Wore Tweed
The Alto Wore Tweed ( Liturgical Mysteries #1) by Mark Schweizer (St. James Music Press, 2002) This book is just for fun....
My C. S. Lewis Retrospective
In October 2018 I began another adventure in reading—as close to consecutively as was reasonable—all the works we own by or...
The Quotable Lewis
The Quotable Lewis edited by Wayne Martindale and Jerry Root (Tyndale House, 1989) As I discovered when doing my George...
The Riddle of Joy
G. K. Chesterton and C. S. Lewis: The Riddle of Joy edited by Michael H. Macdonald and Andrew A. Tadie (Eerdmans, 1989)...
Surprised by Laughter
Surprised by Laughter: The Comic World of C. S. Lewis by Terry Lindvall (Thomas Nelson, 1996) C. S. Lewis was right: it is...
Letters to an American Lady
Letters to an American Lady by C. S. Lewis, edited by Clyde S. Kilby (Eerdmans, 1967) Whoever this American lady...
Christian Reflections
Christian Reflections by C. S. Lewis, edited by Walter Hooper (Eerdmans, 1967) This is another excellent collection of C....
Undina Birch Beer
After reading the Occasional CEO's post on Moxie (My favorite line? "Moxie is the durian of carbonated drinks."), I was inspired...