Monthly Archives: February 2009
A Hymn for Lent
“Not all the blood of beasts on Jewish altars slain Could give the guilty conscience peace or wash away the stain. But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, takes all our sins away; A sacrifice of nobler name and richer blood than … Continue reading
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Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday ranks in my top three favorite liturgies in the Christian year. It’s the closest we come to Yom Kippur, a day of repentance. In protestantism, we feast often and fast little, which is good and right for a … Continue reading
Filed under church year, theology
Tweets of the Week
+ Made cranberry orange muffins with the girls, hopefully that will put me in a really productive and positive mood. 12:50 PM Feb 16th from web + “I would but cannot rest / in God’s most holy will / I … Continue reading
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman is simply an excellent read. Fadiman skillfully describes the collision of two worlds, western medicine and traditional Hmong culture, by using the case of one little girl as a … Continue reading
What Makes a Reader?
We have long since run out of shelf space in our house, even though we have some books boxed up and others tucked behind in the shelves, so I decided to move some of our children’s books out of the … Continue reading
Filed under books, parental ponderings
A Meditation
In reading Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.’s Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be : A Breviary of Sin I came across this passage that I keep going back, reading and meditating on again. You can read it more in context here, … Continue reading
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Tweets of the Week
+ Neighborhood playgroup with beer and girl scout cookies = good times. 5:39 PM Feb 9th from TwitterFon + ♫ “It’s a mad mission / but I’ve got the ambition / mad mad mission / sign me up” ♫ 9:04 … Continue reading
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An Open Letter Regarding V-Day
If you feel inclined to get a last minute gift, don’t believe the commercials: most women do not really want the big red box of Russell Stover’s chocolates. Buy good chocolate. Even a couple bars from a high end grocery … Continue reading
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Murder in the Cathedral by T. S. Eliot
Murder in the Cathedral is a short play by T.S. Eliot dramatizes the murder (and martyrdom) of Thomas Beckett, former archbishop of Canterbury. Having studied that period of church history during my college career, I found the play well done, … Continue reading
Tweets of the Week
+ On the way home from the library. Kate: “Wow! I can learn a lot from books!” 1:41 PM Feb 2nd from TwitterFon + @lizrwells Don’t be fooled, I am a wimp with a low pain tolerance, you could totally … Continue reading
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Lexi on Her Favorite Movie
Seepin Booty from Kristen Stewart on Vimeo.
Filed under culture, family life
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