As you may know by now, Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty has been restored to the show. Fox News reports it this way: The removal of the 67-year-old family patriarch triggered support from gay rights organizations but objections from many fans … [Continue reading]
Odd snowmen
Some of you may remember that there was a comic strip called Calvin and Hobbes. It featured what would be considered a very disturbed child with an incredible imagination. His imaginary (real?) companion was a tiger who only showed up when no other … [Continue reading]
The blindness of self-deception
There is a “performer” whose stage name is Tia Tequila. She is best known for, uhm, well really, for not much. She is close to being in the same class as other reality show stars who are famous mostly for being famous. However, back in 2007, she … [Continue reading]
YA (Young Adult) fiction and plot endings
WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD Lately another Young Adult fiction controversy has popped up. The final book of the Divergent series (Allegiant) was released in late October. Once young adults read the ending, the blogosphere blew up. Debates began about the … [Continue reading]
Of Ducks and Pope
We have been hearing about the controversy over the suspension of Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty. He was interviewed for GQ and made various comments. But, of course, only two sets of comments have drawn attention. And it was those that had to do … [Continue reading]
Unhappy Federal employees
I am a Federal employee unhappy with the Federal government, and I am not alone. Job satisfaction among federal government workers dropped to an all-time low in 2013, according to a new study out Wednesday ranking the best and worst places to … [Continue reading]
Ruts
Have you ever found yourself in a rut? Ruts are odd things. Sometimes they are good, and sometimes they are not so good. The photograph above shows a not so good rut. The car is stuck in a rut so deep that it is in a ditch. So what is a rut? In a … [Continue reading]
Actors, theater, Christianity
One of the questions that I have never been able to clearly answer in my mind is the question of Christians in theater, whether on-stage or in movies or in TV. In fact, though I watch TV and movies, just like almost all dwellers on this planet, I can … [Continue reading]
One thing they asked of us
One of my favorite sites, Internetmonk, has been publishing a series on pastors. Today’s post particularly impressed me for what they quoted. We often think of missions and evangelism as being basically (and some would say only) the preaching of the … [Continue reading]
Lent without Easter
6. There are Christians whose lives seem like Lent without Easter. I realize of course that joy is not expressed the same way at all times in life, especially at moments of great difficulty. Joy adapts and changes, but it always endures, even as a … [Continue reading]
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