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Snow Fell on Easter Sunday
Nearly 50 years ago, in a small room at the University of Rochester, a group of Christians gathered every Tuesday night for worship and...
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Killing Jesus
Killing Jesus: A History by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard (Henry Holt, 2013) I wasn't planning to read another of...
Hiding in My Room
Is anyone else old enough to be haunted by Simon & Garfunkel's I Am a Rock , written in the mid-1960's? I have my books And...
A Brief Outing
Staying home is generally not a problem for me. I have 'way too much on my plate to be bored, and in fact appreciate the extra time. (I...
Easter 2020
Perhaps my favorite service of the church year is the Easter Vigil, usually held on Saturday night. Here's my description of our...
Killing Kennedy, Killing Reagan
Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard (Henry Holt, 2012) Killing Reagan: The...
Good Friday, 2020
On this unusual Good Friday, in an unusual Holy Week, in an unusual year, I'm reviving a post I wrote ten years ago. Is there...
Hey, Boomers!
Hey, Boomer! Would you process my unemployment claim, please? At first I thought the headline was a joke: Wanted...
New Front Door Sign
I haven't actually put this sign on our front door—yet. At the best of times I don't like solicitors coming to our house, and this...
Documenting the COVID-19 Experience
For many years I kept a journal. I quit for a several reasons, one of which was this blog. It is unquestionably true that I must write...
Eyeglasses Adventure
'Twas Porter who went out today, as one of the earpieces on his glasses broke. It was a bit more of an adventure than we expected....
It's Still Palm Sunday
How different today is from what we expected just a month ago. Our house should be bursting with family: all six of Janet's family from...
Mobile Chick-fil-A
Since we can't dine with friends, there's not much point in visiting restaurants. However, our local Chick-fil-A sent a coupon for...
Thank You, Governor DeSantis
I was not at first happy that Ron DeSantis, Florida's governor, issued an executive "stay-at-home" order. It is not as if Florida had...
The Four Loves
The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1960) Of all the Lewis books I've read so far, this is the one...
Sunday Adventures
Having not been out of the house, except for short, solitary walks around the neighborhood, since last Sunday, I was glad to be able to...
The Great Litany
When the church finds itself in a time of great need, we typically break out the strongest thing we have in our arsenal, and that is...
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...
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 )...