With a little bit of self indulgence out of the way, this morning we get to the good part–facing down the reality of death. Although, even so, even when you say it out loud and try to imagine it, try to cope with it, it can’t be real. Death is such an impossibility, such a ridiculous proposition. The body is so alive, surely it will always go on. And even more so the soul. Whenever anyone dies I am incapable... Read more
I spent a few minutes yesterday wandering around online to see what the ordinary internet purveyor had to say about Shrove Tuesday. When you live in a world that was formed and shaped to its very roots by the rhythms and cycles of a particular religion, in this case Christianity, you might expect some vestigial remnants of that long abandoned way. And surely, Mardi Gras, or, as I found the English now call it, Pancake Day, is one of them.... Read more
Good Moaning! We have rousted ourselves to do up a scintillating podcast about the ongoing troubles of the Anglican World, why you should not mix glitter into your ash on Ash Wednesday, why we’re not giving up sarcasm for lent, and why any human definition of the self apart from God isn’t very nice. Also, we take Take Note. Hope it makes your day all sparkly. And now on to Links. First up, my mother’s monthly post which will put... Read more
It is necessary that I carry on from yesterday, building upon that moment of refulgent insight that the property of every child is first incompetence and second garbage collecting. But first, let me say that their rooms look very nice, very presentable, very clean, except the boys’ room for which nothing can be done. Large Star Wars posters have been affixed to the wall with duck tape (!) and there is an expansive dusty lego battle scene arranged on a... Read more
We are having a big giant party tomorrow–well, open house, no games, no cake, just come hang out–and that has meant facing the peculiar terror known to every parent of a child, Cleaning The Child’s Room. Every morning for the last week I’ve woken up and delivered a stern warning–Today, if you hear my voice, do not harden your heart, Clean Your Room. Every day the minutes tick along and the house pass, and I reiterated, Clean Your Room. And... Read more
[Jesus watching you be awesome by the power of your awesomeness.] Many weeks ago I gently, of course, chided Tim Challies for eschewing the institution of date night as not necessary or important. You don’t need a date as an anchoring habit for your marriage, said Pastor Challies, to which I reposted, Yes you do. Let me pause and say that I continue to tackle this important topic because what am I going to do, face the news? I don’t think... Read more
Two days ago I spun out ten reasons to be happy about Lent, but, in reading over the list, I discovered that all ten reasons are really the same reason. You won’t be surprised to hear what that single reason is. Repentance. Or, if you’re reading Nailed It, Repent Already. Repentance is the ground, the foundation of the Christian life. It’s not something you ever move away from, or pass over in the desire to get to better things. Every... Read more
I have a post in the hopper for tomorrow but today I wanted to wave my hands in wonder and amazement over the fact that I got to talk to the Real Eric Metaxas on the phone. Fast paced and hysterically funny–by the end of the hour I felt like I had run a marathon, or what I imagine it must be like to run a marathon. This is now twice that I’ve phoned in to to talk to people... Read more
You do realize, don’t you, that lent is just around the corner? Do you think it’s appropriate to calmly sit there, reading the Internet and eating chocolate? Don’t you feel anxious and appalled? What kind of person are you! I’m just kidding. But for real, Lent is just around the corner. And that’s wonderful because it’s my favorite season of the year. I love it more than Christmas, more than Easter, and certainly more than ordinary time. It is exactly... Read more
With two head colds in the mix, and the fact that sometime this week you should be hearing the dulcet tones of my very own voice on the Eric Metaxas Show, I’m going to postpone all the rest of my Links until that auspicious moment. Instead, today I have for you the treat of a paper on the question of whether or not the Bible is Suffcient. The paper is 30 some pages long so I’m not going to paste... Read more
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