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Overcoming the “Dark Knight”
(Source) There’s a scene in The Dark Knight Rises that really gets to me. I mean, when I watched it last summer, I was bawling in the theatre. And no,…
March 22, 2013 -
Harassed!
(Source) “I am FILLED with Christ’s LOVE!” So says Hilary Faye (Mandy Moore) in the 2004 spoof on uptight Born Again Christians, “Saved!” She says this while hurling a Bible…
March 19, 2013 -
Inorganic life.
There are sunflowers in a glass vase on the piano in the living room, and hot pink carnations on my desk in the bedroom. I have some white with purple carnations…
March 18, 2013 -
History of Rap, as performed by Jimmy & Justin
While they both have their detractors, I like Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake. So thanks to Joe’s constant tagging me in stuff, I finally got to see their latest rap collaboration.…
March 18, 2013 -
I bind unto myself today.
Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day, and to celebrate, I made the above green frosted brownie cupcakes, a lovely loaf of Irish soda bread (below), and a pitcher of lemon lime punch…
March 18, 2013 -
Hiding evil.
Have you ever read something that literally made you sick? I just finished a letter by a young woman who was sexually abused by her minister dad for nearly her…
March 14, 2013 -
Declaring God’s Glory through Nature
Daylight Savings Time totally got me this year. Although I’m an early riser by nature, on Sunday, I drowsily awoke to the shock that I had overslept and wouldn’t make…
March 14, 2013 -
Jesus is not coming soon
(Source) Provocative title, right? It caught my attention when I saw it over at Faithful Citizenship. Actually, there is a lot of provacation going on at the Progressive Christian Channel…
March 13, 2013 -
Another view of gay civil unions… from Christians.
(Source) There was a big kerfluffle back in January on the interwebs when atheist turned Catholic blogger Leah Libresco came out in support of civil marriage for gays. She wrote: …
March 12, 2013 -
That’s right ladies: “saved through childbirth”.
Me in labor with Zoe. I was saved from some pain by that epidural… I always scratched my head (and raised an eyebrow) at I Timothy 2:15. It just seems…
March 12, 2013
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