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A Taste for Imagination and Maturity
Posted this quote as a note on Facebook last year. However, having just come across it again, it is has left a fresh impression.
“It is usual to speak in a playfully apologetic tone about one’s adult enjoyment of what are called ‘children’s books’. I think the convention a silly one. No book is really worth ...
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A Rambling Review: The Princess and the Frog
After reading and hearing various reviews, yesterday I made my way to the $1.50 Theater to see Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog.” I have to admit that I went in expecting not to really care for the movie, and came away pleasantly surprised. It is a good story told well, and has enough plot ...
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Off the Shelf: Phantastes
In an effort to become better acquainted with the writings of George MacDonald, I decided to read his Phantastes, a work highly acclaimed by C.S. Lewis. I have to confess it was not what I was expecting, nor, shall I say, always an “enjoyable” read. At times the story felt quite cumbersome, and beyond my ...
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The Lord’s Excessive Behavior?
If my information and calculations are modestly close to being correct, then the 174 snowflakes per square inch (which seems low, but I’ll go with it), calculated with the approximate 50 inches of snow that have fallen on the District of Columbia (a land area of 2000 sq. miles), lead to a grand snowflake total ...
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Off the Shelf: North! or Be Eaten
Last night our family finished North! or Be Eaten, by Andrew Peterson. What an adventure! It is the second installment in “The Wingfeather Saga,” and has a very different feel from the first book in the series, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness. While enjoyable in its own right, Dark Sea bears ...
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Saints or Sinners?
“To the sinners who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus….” ...
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That’s not how Paul begins his letter to the Ephesian churches, is it? No, it is not. He does not address his epistle “to the sinners in Ephesus,” but to “the saints who are in Ephesus.” And that being the case, how might that be instructive to pastors in speaking to their congregations?...
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A Voice from the Northwest
This is a link to Jeff Meyer’s blog with a must-read brief written by Rob Rayburn. The brief is simply outstanding, especially if you are familiar with some of the theological “discussions” that have been taking place within the PCA over the past seven years....
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The Death of the Good Samaritan
In a country that continues to lose its moral bearings, is it any wonder that it is increasingly more difficult to distinguish between those who really need help and those who do not?
In the years I lived and worked in Chattanooga, I cannot begin to recount all of the times that I was approached by ...
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Patterns in Luke 1
I might be stealing a bit of thunder from Sunday, but let’s give some thought to the first chapter of Luke’s Gospel. It is widely agreed that Luke presents the birth announcements to Zechariah and Mary (1:5-38) in such a way that, as the reader, we are meant to compare and contrast them. But it ...
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Off the Shelf: Cyndere’s Midnight
Cyndere’s Midnight is the second book in the Auralia Thread by Jeffrey Overstreet, and is another thoroughly enjoyable read that I heartily recommend. The plot and pace of the book makes it difficult to put down, and you will probably find yourself wanting to sneak away to a quiet room in the house or a corner ...
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