I’m over at Stand Firm Today. Enjoy! Well, I was settling in for a nice, peaceful before dawn blog when I came across this tweet on Twitter (link lost because it’s too early in the morning): Can we venerate St Nicholas for reasons other than his alleged violence against Arius this year? I’m tired and would like a break from people celebrating violence. Many people got on to congratulate the tweeter for her lovely and brave sentiment, commiserating with each... Read more
I cannot seem to get my act together this week–I blame the fact that our church is doing a very early zoom morning prayer on the weekdays and that getting up for them is what’s ruining everything else. Still, it is Friday, so let’s see if there are some takes, shall we? One I did get Advent candles in time, but so far I haven’t lighted them even once. I have them sitting there in all their pristine glory like... Read more
Sorry to be so late this morning–technical difficulties (as in, I can’t figure out how to use any technology at all). I have two nice things for you–first my thoughts and feelings about Eddie Izzard’s Make Humanity Great Again idea and how that’s not possible, obviously, and also nothing is funny anymore. And then below that is Matt’s interview with Melanie about why Christian parents so often change their theological minds when their children come out as gay. It’s all–or... Read more
Well, I don’t know what I was looking for this morning, but this is what I found: As the soothing music plays, the following promises are made by whoever Karma and Luck are: “Ultimate believer cross symbol wall blessing.” “Holy Soil, Holy Water” “Will be re-energized and restore hope and faith in your home.” “Certificate of Authenticity: This is to certify that this product is HANDMADE IN THE HOLY LAND.” “While multiple gemstones radiate healing energy.” “Manifest your dreams with... Read more
I’ve been sitting with this book on my desk for the last two weeks every day thinking that it would be really great if I would get my act together and tell you how much I loved it. I did, I loved it. It’s excellent. It’s the book I wished I’d had twenty years ago when I was wending my way off to a once robust “evangelical” (in the oldest use of that word) seminary, wondering what on earth I... Read more
We’re too crushed to earth to podcast this morning, and also, Matt has to definitely call the dentist if it’s the last thing he does…I mean, it may the last thing if he doesn’t do it. Also, it’s raining, so there’s that. But I do have some links, so all is not lost. Westside Church is kicking off a new sermon series. Check it out. Don’t forget Coffee and Catechism. In fact, Amature Anglican a long time ago wrote a... Read more
I’m over at Stand Firm this morning! I spent the last two days completely avoiding my blank screen, in spite of there being a whole pile of work I intended to do, for the bitter reason that on Friday morning we learned that the last of our—and I do hate this word—“shut-ins” died sometime on Thanksgiving day. I don’t really feel equal to writing about it because this person was, well, is an essential kind of person. She was the one who... Read more
Well, I was going to take a moment today to enumerate all the things I am thankful about—tomorrow is Thanksgiving after all—but then, the internet was so kind, and I thought that maybe an act of gratitude would be to “give back” as it were, to do the thing I like best, which is to complain about the foolishness of other people. In other words, I want you to be thankful for me, as I am thankful for you, and... Read more
A super long time ago I wrote a thing about Self-Care for the print version of CRI, and so yesterday I dusted it off and had a nice conversation with Melanie on the topic: And in that vein, here is a great conversation about how to climb off the wheel of self-aggrandizement. I’m sure that’s plenty to be going on with! Have a lovely day! (if you want to…) Read more
Buy my book! Also, good moaning. Hope everyone made it successfully through the weekend and is feeling sort of cheery about the prospect of a large dinner with someone, hopefully. We have done our annual Super Special Thanksgiving Podcast in which we mostly talk about the new Nailed It, how it is different from the old one, why its totes a good book, how hard it is to read the Bible, how to cook your turkey, when to put up... Read more
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