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Moving
Well, I’m moving this blog over to WordPress. Several things have prompted the move. The main reason, however, is when I transferred over to Blogger Beta, I was not happy with the limited control I had over the page layout, … Continue reading
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Friday Photos: Sunsets
This week’s Friday Photos is about sunsets. The first sunset was taken from my front yard on Christmas eve. The second sunset was taken this Wednesday from work. Check out a whole raft of other fine photos at the Friday … Continue reading
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Screwtape Letter #5
“My dear Wormwood,” (Editor’s note: These posts on the Screwtape Letters are the result of the high-school Sunday school class that my wife and I teach at Trinity Baptist church, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. If any of this material would be … Continue reading
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Joy to the World
And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, “You shall not eat of it,” cursed is the ground because of you; in … Continue reading
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Screwtape Letter #4
“My dear Wormwood,” Vocabulary supplication: To ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly. superficial: not thorough, deep, or complete subtle: so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe cynical: distrustful of human sincerity or integrity … Continue reading
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Screwtape Letter #3
“My dear Wormwood,” Vocabulary expurgated: to remove something that is thought to be objectionable or unsuitable. innocuous: not harmful or offensive. rheumatism: a disease marked by pain and swelling in the joints. domestic: relating to the running of a home … Continue reading
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Driscoll and the Devil
(Photo, courtesy of Timmy Brister.) You might, and you might not be comfortable at Mar’s Hill church, pastored by the fire-brand preacher Mark Driscoll. From what I can gather, Mar’s Hill is a bit on the edge as regards worship … Continue reading
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Screwtape Letter #2
“My dear Wormwood,” Vocabulary: despair– The complete absence or loss of hope. sojourn– A temporary stay. liturgy– A form to which public church worship is conducted. toga– A loose-flowing outer garment worn in ancient Greek and Roman culture aspiration– A … Continue reading
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I Hate Winter
There, I’ve said it. Some time each October my wife and change the exchange of pleasantries from “Good morning, [Sugar]” (several variants are possible.), to “I hate winter!” I use to feel a bit guilty when I said it, thinking … Continue reading
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Public Radio and Salem Witch Trials
At the advice of a post at Joe Thorn’s blog, I subscribed to the podcast of This American Life, which is a radio journal dealing with odds and ends of interest in American life. The title is evidently pretty much … Continue reading
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