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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...
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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...
C. S. Lewis: Images of His World
C. S. Lewis: Images of His World by Douglas Gilbert and Clyde S. Kilby (Eerdmans, 1973) This book of photos—places,...
The Day After
Some of my friends predicted a Blue Wave. Some of my friends predicted a Red Wave. Instead, I awoke this morning to a sea of purple....
C. S. Lewis Kindle Alert
The Kindle edition of all three of C. S. Lewis's Space Trilogy books in a single volume is currently $1.99, a 91% price...
Voting
Today being the REAL Election Day, I voted. I can't say it was the pleasant experience it usually is. Oh, the poll workers were as...
The Secular American Sacrament
I was taught to view voting as a civic duty, and have always believed that. I still do. It's almost a civil sacrament, the "outward and...
What Time Did You Wake Up This Morning?
What's this "set your clocks back" warning I heard all over the media yesterday? What's a clock? I wonder how archaic this...
Doves Without Serpents
Pardon me while I briefly indulge my Inner Cynic. Strangers cross your borders unbidden. They are miserable, hungry, and lack...
Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading
Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books by Maureen Corrigan (Vintage Books/Random House, 2005)...
Fact or Opinion?
Quiz: How well can you tell factual from opinion statements? This isn't one of those silly Facebook quizzes, like the one that...
Elizabeth Warren—Give Her a Break!
I don't need to agree with Elizabeth Warren to recognize that she doesn't deserve all the grief she's getting for celebrating her Native...
On This Day, Life Changed
Unlike most of my friends, I did not grow up fantasizing about getting married and having children. My fantasies were more inspired by...