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Alias
Recently, Moriah and I finished watching all five seasons of Alias, which Moriah had found cheap at a secondhand store. There was a lot we enjoyed about Alias. What interests me, however, is that...
View ArticleJack
In my previous entry, I mentioned that Moriah and I strongly disliked the character Michael Vaughn (played by Michael Vartan) in Alias. One reason for our dislike was that he rarely seemed happy.Â...
View ArticleWork and Jobs
Some wisdom from Doug Wilson: Dominion is a frame of mind and heart. It is not marked by work only — because slaves also have to work. The difference is this: slaves work at a job; Christians are...
View ArticlePsalm 47
A reminder: I’ve prepared these psalms for our liturgy, trying to be as accurate in my translation as possible. The alternation between plain text and bold is for responsive reading. I invite feedback...
View ArticlePsalm 51
A reminder: I’ve prepared these psalms for our liturgy, trying to be as accurate in my translation as possible. The alternation between plain text and bold is for responsive reading. I invite feedback...
View ArticleStock Names for Sin
In a discussion of Eve’s fall into sin in Milton’s Paradise Lost, C. S. Lewis reminds us of the way our minds begin to embrace sin: No man, perhaps, ever at first described to himself the act he was...
View ArticleVideo Pastor
In his Slate magazine article, “The Chick-fil-A Church,” Andrew Park talks about the latest megachurch trend: Most Sunday mornings at Buckhead Church in downtown Atlanta, one person is...
View ArticleFabchannel
Sad news: Fabchannel, which for nine years has been presenting some great concerts, is coming to an end. Too many music labels don’t want them broadcasting concerts of their artists. They’ll have the...
View ArticleMr. Right
It’s ludicrous to believe that successful marriages depend on discovering the one person out of the more than six billion people on earth who is just right for you. — Les & Leslie Parrott, Saving...
View ArticleAncient Greek Religion
I would not be surprised to find that Simon Price’s Religions of the Ancient Greeks (1999) is now a standard text in that field. He wears his learning lightly and provides a survey of ancient Greek...
View ArticlePaul’s Prayers
Paul’s habit of reporting his regular prayers on behalf of his addressees … should not go unremarked. He will not offer teaching, advice and encouragement except in the context of prayer. His...
View ArticleCan’t Find Paul
What many … readings of the Sermon [on the Mount] really want is Paul, and since they can’t find Paul in the Sermon, they reinterpret the Sermon and give us Paul instead — Scot McKnight, The Sermon on...
View ArticleTwaddle and Other Categories
It seems to me that educators influenced by Charlotte Mason may sometimes try to pack too much into the term “twaddle,” as if the distinction between twaddle and living books is the only distinction...
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