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The Hitchens Brothers Made Peace — Our Turn

New Atheists are contentious. They believe they are at war, fighting ancient traditions and ignorance in favor of a more advanced secular future. Evangelicals believe they are at war too and are fighting for Christmas and Marriage among other things. The media is kerosene for this flaming contention – setting up, as Timothy Keller says,… Continue reading The Hitchens Brothers Made Peace — Our Turn

Jesus Would Be Proud

The Bethlehem Church of Nativity was the scene of a very un-Christian scuffle between clerics. Can’t we all just get along? I would find this funny, if it wasn’t so sad. httpv://youtu.be/eBsihtXUl-4

Born on the Fourth of July

No matter where you stand as a Christian on an issue, there’s another Christian out there who feels rooted solidly in an opposing, bible-backed “truth.”  Perhaps you’ll both go to hell.  Who’s to say? Not me, that’s for sure. And so, I could criticize the Mega Church Singing tree phenomenon, as outlined here in Slate.com… Continue reading Born on the Fourth of July

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I Won My First Contest

According to the judge, “Lewis chose a heart-rending scenario, that of a parent whose child ‘isn’t normal.’ The narrator speaks of the ‘critic column,’ that growing list of people who have negative things to relate about the problem child, and about the sense of disorientation that comes with being the parent of a child who… Continue reading I Won My First Contest

Merry Santa Day Kids; Enjoy Winter Break and the Solstice

There is no War on Christmas.  Read this great story of all faiths coming together around the Christian Holiday. Christians need to take offense to rampant poverty, materialism, and consumerism, not the Happy Holidays vs. Merry Christmas crap. Rachel Held Evans wrote the best Christian perspective about this on the web found HERE.  Highlights after the… Continue reading Merry Santa Day Kids; Enjoy Winter Break and the Solstice

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Merry Christmas

Enjoyed this Dostoevsky quote in The Reason for God book by Keller — seems appropriately hopeful for the holidays. I believe like a child that suffering will be healed and made up for, that all the humiliating absurdity of human contradictions will vanish like a pitiful mirage, like the despicable fabrication of the impotent and… Continue reading Merry Christmas

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Contest Nonsense

Young writers soon learn of the contest racket. First, we approach with hope and excitement, only to become annoyed by the onslaught of $15 submission “opportunities.”  But we gratefully play the game to build up the shiny stuff for our query letter because, “I won this or that” looks better than saying, I don’t waste time… Continue reading Contest Nonsense

Prayer is Redundant or Futile

I read a book long ago that compared the prayer/God connection to an experience with water. My now-distant summarization — prayer dissolves you into being part of something larger. It moves through and around, fast or still, violent or calm in any moment, but lets you become one with what is pervasive and life sustaining.… Continue reading Prayer is Redundant or Futile

What’s with the Tree?

Sage wants to know . . . Bottom line, the tree stays green, even when the earth gets dark and the weather goes to crap.  Tah-Dah!  The evergreen = hope. History.com tells me the Christians hijacked it first as they overtook Druid territory (they let pagans adapt what they did to fit Christianity).  Next up,… Continue reading What’s with the Tree?