You’ve all seen the “Keep the Han in Hanukkah” image (I shared it last year). But here are some less frequently seen images on the same theme: “Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good menorah at your side, kid.” And here’s an image of a droidel – you can click through to the Fashion and Action blog where I found it and print out and make your own (printable pdf)! And finally, via the same source, there’s this... Read more
HT Marc Cortez. Admit it, you always wondered… Read more
A Rube Goldberg device lights a menorah. HT IO9Â Read more
I linked a few days ago to recommendations from Gabriel McKee and myself which were recently published in Christian Century. Now Gabriel has posted some additional reviews on his blog, which he wrote for the issue, but for which there wasn’t space in the magazine. Click through to read them! Read more
Another provocative cartoon from David Hayward. What do you think of it? Would you agree that another religion – even if it happens to be your own – is the last thing humanity needs? Read more
I turned a recent blog post of mine into an op-ed piece for the Indianapolis Star. It appeared in today’s paper, and you can read it on their web site by clicking on this sentence. They did something weird to my job title…but otherwise it reflects what was submitted to them. Read more
HT Jona Lendering I could imagine both the spelling errors occurring in a single student essay which ends up saying: “Jesus went around exercising until he was killed by Pilates.”   Read more
We put up and decorated our Christmas tree yesterday. This morning, while it is still dark, I tried taking a photo. I think the above, taken without flash, does at least some justice to it. We also turned on the lights on the Christmas tree at church yesterday for the first (official) time, too. Now all that’s left is to see whether I can get some friends to put together a jazz trio with me to play Vince Guaraldi’s arrangement... Read more
Allan Bevere shared the following Christmas card(s) with Arminian and Calvinist versions (via Craig L. Adams): Arminian                                           Calvinist      Read more
On Facebook, I had my attention drawn to this picture of what an 11-year-old did with a Nativity set and some LEGOs. Let's just hope Herod doesn't know about Order 66. Â Â Read more
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