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Thank You for Your Service
It is almost a cliché these days to see someone in the military or emergency services, and say, "Thank you for your...
sursumcorda, 28 March 2020 |
The Coronavirus Crisis: A Youthful Perspective
One of Porter's favorite board game partners self-quarantined well before most of us even thought about it. Not that it was exactly...
Feeling the Pain
I lost it in church today. Our family has been through a lot of loss and grief in the past week. Week? How can it possibly have...
Whiskey Barbecue Sauce Recipe
Despite my firm intentions to capitalize on the need to stay at home, I have not recently been accomplishing much. The world has been...
God in Grief
(Posted by a grieving young woman dear to my heart, who gave me permission to share.)
The World's Last Night
The World's Last Night and Other Essays by C. S. Lewis (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1952) This delightful collection...
October 22, 1962
This is my father's journal entry for Monday, the 22nd of October, 1962. David and Alan are my brothers, then five months and...
Leaphorn and Chee
Leaphorn and Chee by Tony Hillerman (HarperCollins, 1992) , containing Skinwalkers (1987) A Thief of Time ( 1988 )...
Innovation on Tap
Innovation on Tap: Stories on Entrepreneurship from the Cotton Gin to Broadway's Hamilton by Eric B. Schultz...
Legion
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds by Brandon Sanderson (Tor Books, 2018) , containing Legion (2012) Legion:...
Managing in the White Space
I've been woefully behind in writing reviews for the books I've read, but this morning I returned to Eric B. Schultz's latest book,...
Light a Candle for Me
The sheer quantity of art in Rome is unfathomable. Quite aside from all the museums and the grand churches, every time you turn a corner...
Dealing with Temptation
This essay was a homework assignment for our weekly Rector's Class (formerly our Church History class; we're now studying Fulton J....
The Lesson of Wormy
I loathe rummage sales. Garage sales, tag sales, used-book sales, eBay listings, charitable donations, call them what you want—if...
An Experiment in Criticism
An Experiment in Criticism by C. S. Lewis (Cambridge University Press, 1961) This book was not written for me; the author...
Chimps Don't Watch the Evening News
The world is going to hell, right? Everybody tells me so, although there are nearly as many different assertions as to why this is the...
Secular Excommunication
I have plenty of opinions on just about any subject, and if you're reading my blog, you know I don't hesitate to make them known....
Socialism and Straw Men
Socialism. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. I'm not here to define socialism. I'm here...
Ordinary Grace
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger (Atria, 2013) My son-in-law has had remarkable success in recommending fiction books...
Check Your Receipt
This is on the surface what they call a First World problem, but it may be symptomatic of larger concerns, so I'll report it....
Rest-Stop Musings
This is an actual sign that we encountered in an actual rest stop parking lot in Connecticut. I immediately began wondering:...
What's Your Liturgy?
I don't like liturgical worship. It's stiff and formal, not to mention confusing. It doesn't leave enough room for the...
When Shopping Is a Pleasure
Ya'll know how much I dislike shopping. But I made a purchase the other day that was pure delight. I bought a mouse. Not the kind...
The Sopranos Hit Another High Note
We all know that sopranos specialize in hitting high notes. How about this one, reported by Stephan, who sings in a Catholic Church...
Food Fraud
If you have a spare 15 minutes, I highly recommend listening to part of this "Fake Food" podcast from Christopher Kimball's Milk...