Find the Tired Dog Is it already Monday again? Gosh time is going by quickly. We’ve spent almost a whole hour of our now almost disappeared morning talking about Roger Scruton, Meghan and Harry, John Piper, and Digital Blackface. Also, we plug an awesome new podcast. I think we sound tired–Because We Are–but maybe it’s just what you need for the start of another work week. First up, here is that awesome new podcast. As usual, I’m behind on my... Read more
Was distracted from reading the lections for today by this week old item—Jim Bakker on his TV or internet or whatever show, interrupting his guest who is busy prophesying about how Satan is driving the impeachment process, and that there is “window” that could close if the church doesn’t reelect Mr. Trump. Mr. Bakker congratulates his guest and exclaims (grabbing the quote from Adam Ford): He keeps signing things to protect the church, and he’s helped Israel and recognized Israel.... Read more
It’s Friday. This is how I feel. So sue me. Well, I sat down to think about the week and pontificate about–well, who even knows what–but then came across some astonishing news. The fact is, can you believe it, Meghan has flown back to Canada where she left Archie with his Nannie. Crisis in Buckingham Palace! One All I can say is, thank heaven for Twitter. I wouldn’t know anything about this or what each and every news purveyor is... Read more
I’m over at Stand Firm today. Enjoy! ********************************************************************************* Meghan and Harry are trying to extricate themselves from their senior royal position. Twitter is reporting that it’s “complicated.” The palace is saying that the Sussexes made their announcement a touch too soon. I’ve seen here and there, embedded in various articles, that the British public is nursing no deep love for Meghan, which, of course, is doubtless contributing to her own desire to go do something else. Gavin Ashenden used the word, “self-interest”... Read more
Well, I overslept my blogging moment, and then went down and stood by as a lovely friend looked into the guts of the lovely old car that belongs to my parents but that I’m supposed to be driving, but that doesn’t start anymore, because I didn’t keep turning it on after the windshield wipers broke off in the snow. Was fearful that the lovely friend would say, There’s Nothing That Can Ever Be Done. Instead, he said, This Looks Great!... Read more
Well, I was worried that 2020 was going to be kind of a bust. There’s a lot to be stressed about–the world going on fire, all the dirt in my own house, the internet, the upcoming elections, Grammarly including a little emoji to let me know how they feel about my “tone” as I’m literally typing…like before I even manage to complete the sentence–but freak out no longer! A great gift has been given, almost as brilliant and sparkly as... Read more
Happy Epiphany! It’s a cold, gray day here in the tundra north and we are bilious and exhausted from all the feasting. Nevertheless, selfless to the last, we’ve taken up this latest celebration with a podcast about Francis Chan, America in the world, and how Christians should respond to Trump. It’s all the sparkle for the new year that you could possibly desire, or at least some of it. Happy New Year! Here is the Francis Chan clip. And let... Read more
The problem with not blogging for two weeks in order to try to write “other things” is that you don’t really write those “other things” but instead lie around nibbling cookies and cheese and drinking eggnog (except not eggnog, I hate eggnog). Starting again makes you wonder why you ever bothered in the first place. Which, in turn, leads to a wondering about the nature of all life and if anything has any meaning or a point. The wandering one... Read more
On whatever day of Christmas it was yesterday, I indulged myself by lying back on my tinsel bedecked couch crumbling gingerbread cake all over my new shiny copy of What Would Machiavelli Do? The Ends Justify the Meanness. It is a very funny book and I plan to read it out loud to all my dear family. Strangely, however, the more I read, the more I was reminded of Girl Wash Your Face and Girl Stop Apologizing, both of which, you might remember, were billed... Read more
This is basically what I said at the conclusion of Lessons and Carols last night. Enjoy!***************** In between all the usual scramble to keep up with everything at this busiest time of the year, I’ve been trying to keep up with my hobby of reading about various strange cultural trends. My current fascination is the Instagram Influencer. A few years ago, the word “Influencer” was not really a thing. A person could have or gain “influence” in some area by... Read more
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