Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Splendour of Fire, Speed of Lightning A meander around St Patrick Paul Kingsnorth Mar 16 READ IN APP Saint Patrick of Ireland, by Aidan Hart. I am away this week, and have not had the time to put together a Sunday Pilgrimage entry for you. Apologies: I promise that we will return to our wanderings through Christian England next week. Instead, since tomorrow is St Patrick’s Day, here is an article I wrote here three years... Read more
It’s been a very long time since a stand alone spy thriller has shone up in the theaters with a great plot and cast that is more than worth the price of admission. You don’t have to wait any longer. This one stands in the line of the John le Carre kind of books and films, and has the British style and intrigue to boot. It keeps you guessing until the end of the film. Here is the tease on... Read more
While this presentation is a bit melodramatic, there is no missing the genuineness of Kate’s faith, and that of the little girl as well. It reminds us that there are more important things in life than following protocols when some has soul searching questions. Read more
After writing so many thrillers, John Grisham realized he needed to get to a place of fresh inspiration, a place where he could imagine a real cliff hanger. And so it was that he decided he would try a secluded spot in the Blue Ridge Mountains just above Lake Lure, soak up the ambiance and vib of the place, a place where one could feel the danger and suspense. And so while his wife was enjoying cheering for the Tar... Read more
This cat is studying for his exams in cataclysmic and catastrophic events and, how to make a catalyst that will head off doggy disasters. Also how to train the dog to use the indoor litter box without making a mess. Read more
This is a wonderful book full of the beauty ands wonder of the region where Linda Ronstadt grew up— from Tucson south into the Sonoran desert region in Mexico. The pictures in this book are beautiful, and the recipes are wonderful, but more than anything else it is a personal reflection on the area that Linda feels at home in, and calls home, though today she lives in San Francisco. This is not at all the biography chronicling Linda the... Read more
Here is a useful discussion of my recent book on the final authority of God’s Word in matters of faith and praxis. Read more
In a previous post I chronicled the finding of an early Christian locket with a part of the Lord’s prayer found in it on a tiny piece of paper. These things were worn for protection from the dark powers, and from harm in general. The Smithsonian in a recent article. (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-say-this-tiny-amulet-is-the-oldest-evidence-of-christianity-found-north-of-the-alps-180985674/). is revealing that a Christian amulet has been found north of the Alps, and dated to the late second century. Here is a summary of the report…... Read more
You’ve got a friend in me You’ve got a friend in me When the road looks rough ahead And you’re miles and miles from your nice warm bed You just remember what your old pal said Boy, you’ve got a friend in me Yeah, you’ve got a friend in me You’ve got a friend in me You’ve got a friend in me You’ve got troubles, I’ve got ’em too There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for you We stick together... Read more
Those Brits really know how to pile it on. Is the widow paying for this mistake? It reminds me of the famous story from a couple of years ago when the Social Security Administration wrote a letter to a woman in South Carolina which read in part, as follows…… “Dear Ms. ……. We are very sorry to hear you are deceased. If your condition should change in the near future, please drop us a note, and we will begin again... Read more
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