I did something really clever in preparation for Holy Week.  I read Perelandra.

It wasn't on purpose.  What was on purpose was listening to Handel's Messiah during Holy Week, as that oratorio was written for Easter (not Christmas), and anyway, every time someone started quoting Messianic passages (in church or online or wherever), I could only ( Read more... )

So Toby had a birthday yesterday, in which he received a Lego Mindstorms set from Lisa's dad.  Apparently, Toby's been asking for and dreaming about them for ages.  His grandfather told him some time back that when he could read, he would get one.  Not long ago, Toby approached his grandfather and said, simply, "I can read."  Because kids don't ( Read more... )

The news did their annual  fluff article about the president "pardoning" a turkey on Thanksgiving.  Two, this time.  And I saw the picture of the turkeys in question, and they just looked so dull.  I know they were the kind bred for commercial farms and all - for some inexplicable reason, such turkeys are nearly albinos.  But I thought of the flock ( Read more... )

Am attempting to find a good pair of knee-high riding boots.  Not much luck.

Am also attempting to find what I can on the spiritual gift of prophecy by people whose theology I feel I can trust, and not much luck there, either.

( I didn't want to see that )

I have a soft spot for the movie Cars.  I know that when people rank Pixar movies, it generally ends up on the bottom; although, given that this is Pixar we're talking about, their worst movie is still better than 90% of what's out there.  I like the plot, and I like the message, but besides that there is one simple moment early on that stands out ( Read more... )

Years ago, I created a classification system for the books I read.  (Are you surprised?)  It wasn't anything formal, and the criteria was simple, and completely subjective.  There were (and are) three kinds: books that stuck in my mind like mud, that left a kind of stain that had to be cleaned or broken down; books that didn't have much of an ( Read more... )

This is gonna be a bit wandery.  It's been a weird day.

I have decided that I don't own anything.

( Possessive )

The more I write, the more convinced I become that all things that are true, and all things that are right, and all things that are beautiful, edifying, and healing, are more than just related.  They are more than dependent on one another.  They are more than complementary.  They are, at the heart, all born of the same thing.

( Grand Unifying Theory )

Y'know, there's this thought that goes around that good cannot exist without evil.  And in a way, I can see where that comes from.  I'm unfamiliar with the details of the philosophies that teach it, but anyone who's spent enough time thinking about things can work out that bad actions can have good consequences, and vice versa, that destruction can ( Read more... )

Further thoughts about Avatar (you know the drill ( Read more... )