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The Blogger's Advantage
[The preacher] began to discover one peculiar advantage belonging to the little open chamber of the pulpit—open not only or...
sursumcorda, 8 January 2019 |
This Is Juice
My brother used to tell me that drinking orange juice was no better than drinking Coke, as it was no better than sweetened water....
Books Read in 2018
The year of 2018 may stand as the one in which I read the most books ever. Records were made to be broken, of course, but this year's...
Refuge
George MacDonald, from a sermon preached at the Christ Church, Addiscombe. Proving the Unseen , chapter 8: "Growth in Grace...
The Memory of C. S. Lewis
By the title above I do not mean that I am remembering C. S. Lewis. I'm sharing from pp. 42-43 of Walter Hooper's book, C. S....
A Merry Christmas to All
Rather than spending Christmas Eve writing the same sentiments in a different way, I'm making a few modifications to my Christmas post...
A Christmas Song of Loss
For the last Sunday of Advent, a somber note. Sixteen Christmases ago, while the world was singing blithely of joyous birth, we were...
Will It Be a Hard Winter?
What do the trees know? The acorn harvest has been absolutely spectacular this year. The onslaught began in September and even now...
Don't Just Meekly Comply, Fix the System
As usual, when I make a longish comment on a Facebook meme, I hate to waste it, but use it here as well. This one struck a nerve....
Let the Little Children Come!
I almost cried in church today. Instead, I fist-bumped Porter. We are learning more and more about our new rector. I don't expect...
I Like the Way She Thinks
It was a grandmother moment. I woke up today to this report from six-year-old Vivienne: I get to open the Advent calendar! ...
A Hymn Diversion
This list of "100 Hymns Everyone Should Learn" is not my own list of great hymns. For one thing, it doesn't include St. Patrick's...
The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner
The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner by S. D. Smith (Story Warren Books, 2018) My place beside you, my blood for...
On Deep Fryers and Small Families
We had a deep fryer once, long ago, and I found the whole process messy and rather more of a pain than it was worth. However, having...
I Have No Hobbies
Not long ago, I was eating lunch with a woman whom I had just met, and she asked me the oddest question: What are your hobbies? The...
Now That's a Funeral
I did not take the time to watch President Bush's funeral today, but now that I've seen the bulletin , I almost wish I had. I don't...
Our New Rector
We are excited to welcome our new rector, Father Trey Garland, to the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection. Already the experience...
The Hands that First Held Mary's Child, and Tchaikovsky's...
We're singing this lovely anthem for our Christmas Lessons & Carols service. The Hands that First Held Mary's Child...
Secularism in Europe and America
Is it better to be hated, or ignored? To be thought evil, or irrelevant? It's a common saying that hate is not the opposite of...
The Masterline Series of Studies on George MacDonald
The Masterline Series of studies on George MacDonald, edited by Michael Phillips ( Sunrise Books, 1989) Volume...
Two Quotations about Extremism
Having recently read C. S. Lewis' The Pilgrim's Regress , I found a couple of quotations about extremism that I'm saving here. I...
Music and Worship
We found this at an exhibit on medieval music at the Veste Oberhaus museum in Passau, Germany: A worship service without...
C. S. Lewis: A Biography
C. S. Lewis: A Biography by Roger Lancelyn Green and Walter Hooper (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1974) I'm already...
Responding to Those Who Stir Up Trouble
Words of wisdom for our time from George MacDonald (from The Hope of the Gospel : "God's Family"). One thing is plain—that we...
100 Years Ago
One hundred years ago today, on November 11, 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the armistice was signed that...