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The Story of Christianity, Volume 1
The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church To The Dawn Of The Reformation by Justo L. Gonzalez (HarperOne,...
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The Childbirth of Art
Having recently emerged from a long labor, I am again amazed at how like childbirth is the creative endeavor. The creative endeavor...
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe ♦ Prince Caspian ♦ The...
Win, Win, Hope, Delight
It's been a while since I posted in my Conservationist Living category, which is this post's primary classification, though...
Ocean-Born Mary
Ocean-Born Mary by Lois Lenski (J. B. Lippincott, 1939) I grew up with Lois Lenski's Indian Captive , a fictionalized...
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...
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...