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The Spice House
When I lamented my love/hate relationship with Penzeys Spices, one of my readers pointed me to an alternative spice source. I wasn't...
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A Book of Narnians
A Book of Narnians: The Lion, the Witch and the Others by C. S. Lewis, text compiled by James Riordan, illustrated by...
Death Is the Great Equalizer, but in America, Some Deaths...
On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy died. I vividly remember a television commentor remarking that 60 people had also died that day in...
Assuming the Worst
Variations on this article have been making the rounds on Facebook recently: " Should Arabic numerals be taught in schools? Most...
The Importance of Play, and Maybe of Shop and Home...
There's no doubt that video games and manipulating phones and tablets develop certain skills. But if we think all that button pushing...
The Blessing of a Clear Conscience
I have many sins on my conscience, but Evil E-mail Man proved that he was talking through his hat by choosing one that I know beyond the...
Grandma's Surprise
The contrast between our children's high school music experience and our New Hampshire grandchildren's couldn't be greater. The...
C. S. Lewis: On Stories
On Stories and Other Essays on Literature by C. S. Lewis, edited by Walter Hooper (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982;...
What Price Security?
I saw this posted by someone in a nearby neighborhood: I'm very thankful that I have good neighbors. I have a neighbor who just...
Mere Christianity
Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis (Macmillan, 1978; originally published 1944) Mere Christianity grew out of a...
Renewing My Driver's License
Florida supposedly makes it easy to renew my driver's license. I can renew in person (cost $54.25), online (cost $50.00) or by mail...
One of Those Bizarre, Unexplainable Things
As I said to a choir friend, on revealing that I had no idea who or what the Blues Brothers were, there is no limit to the depths of my...
Past Watchful Dragons
Past Watchful Dragons: The Narnia Chronicle s of C. S. Lewis by Walter Hooper (Macmillan, 1971) No other analysis of the...
Mother's Day Tribute
Thinking of my own mother on Mother's Day. Four children Seven grandchildren Eleven great-grandchildren...and...
A New Rector, Or The Joys of Face Blindness
I've written a little about face blindness ( prosopagnosia) before . It's something I didn't realize I was afflicted with until late...
Almond Butter
Almond butter. I should have asked this question before I bought it: Does anyone here use almond butter? Tell me about it. I...
Two by Steve Landsburg
The Armchair Economist: Economics and Everyday Life by Steven E. Landsburg (Free Press, 2012) More Sex Is Safer Sex: The...
An Easter Story to Break Your Heart
A friend posted this exchange with her son, and it's too beautiful not to share. I've edited it a bit, and left out all the identifying...
Happy Easter, 2019!
Holy Week began with Palm Sunday , about which I've already written. I am so grateful that we live less then 10 minutes from church:...
The Green Ember Is Free Until Monday
For anyone who has not already acquired the Kindle version of S. D. Smith's The Green Ember : it is being offered for free until...
The Deadly Sin of Envy
Of all the Seven Deadly Sins , Pride fittingly takes pride of place as the one considered the worst by most Christians, though Lust...
Celebrating the Incarnation
It's Easter, and I'm writing about a different holiday. Why? Simply and solely because the Easter post I want to write would...
C. S. Lewis on Scripture
C. S. Lewis on Scripture: His Thoughts on the Nature of Biblical Inspiration, the Role of Revelation and the Question of Inerrancey...
The "Controversial" Census Question
I read it in the Orlando Sentinel , on page 10 of the front section of today's paper, part of an article entitled, "Will census show...
Holy Week 2019: Palm Sunday
Now it begins: Holy Week 2019. Here's what the schedule looks like. Palm Sunday 8:00 and 10:30am with Procession of...