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5 Things That I’d Like to Talk About….
….but I’m not sure that’s possible, without starting a ruckus. I’ve seen so many interesting things over the last few weeks, during my blogging break. So can I just leave a few of them here to share with you? And … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, feminism, gender, Links, media, patriarchy, religion, spirituality, videos
Tagged Answers in Genesis, Bill Nye, Duck Dynasty, John Piper, Ken Ham, Matt Chandler, Phil Robertson
20 Comments
Who’s Afraid of Halloween?
(This is one of the first posts I ever wrote, for Civil Religion. As I’ve started to see a few anti-Halloween items show up in my Facebook feed, I thought it might be time to share it again.) 10-26-09 When … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, church, holidays, movies, religion, spirituality, theology, videos
Tagged Halloween, Lint Hatcher, Mean girls, The Magic Eightball Test
3 Comments
When sadness needs a soundtrack
Riding in the car with Baph, who has all the best music, I requested that he play a particular song. After listening to it I said, “I love that song so much, but if depression had a soundtrack, that song … Continue reading
Posted in media, music, videos
Tagged Beck, Nico, Radiohead, REM, The National, The Velvet Underground, Wilco
9 Comments
Palate Cleansing Post: Dogs, Questlove and Derek Webb
After a heavy post like the last one, I always feel like you deserve a break. Also, I only have like, 15 minutes to write this post. And I’m a slow writer. So I’m keeping it short, and light. Firstly, … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, media, music, religion, spirituality, videos
Tagged Caedmon's Call, Derek Webb, Questlove, The Roots
6 Comments
Did I overshare? Have some links.
It got really quiet last week, after I put up that last post. Maybe I should have given that one a bit more forethought, at least before sharing it on Facebook. Oh, well, what’s done is done. I’m putting together … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, blogging, books, Christianity, church, humor, Links, media, movies, racism, religion, spirituality, videos
Tagged Allison Tate, Arminian, body image, Calvinist, Cheerios, domestic violence, Elsie Dinsmore, Ira Glass, J.D. Hall, Jezebel, Jim Henderson, Karen Allen Campbell, Kasey Edwards, Meagen Hatcher Mays, Patrick Stewart, Spiritual Sounding Board, This American Life, Vision Forum, What Maisie Knew, Zeke Film
4 Comments
Speaking of Joss Whedon and Cats
Really, this is a totally natural segue from yesterday’s post. And the “personality” of my blog still needs to lighten up sometimes. So Whedon has got this goin’ on: Just a few more weeks, yo! And so … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Daily Life, family, humor, media, parenting, videos
Tagged Agents of Shield, Henri 2, Joss Whedon, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Much Ado About Nothing
5 Comments
Movies By the Year: 2001-1999
One more movie post and then I’ll take a break for a day or two. I’ve gotten some feedback here and on Facebook – some agreeing with me, some disagreeing, and either way I love it. Keep the opinions coming! … Continue reading
Movies By the Year: 2004-2002
Before we get to today’s lists, I want to clarify two things. The first is that the order of each individual list is arbitrary. These are best-of the year lists, but not necessarily ranked. So, for instance, “Lars and the … Continue reading
Movies by the Year: 2007-2005
I’m back with more, even though very few of you read yesterday’s post. Oh, well. It’s my pet project and I’m sticking to it. 2007’s Top 5 1. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2. King … Continue reading
Lazy Blogging: Movies by the year (2010 – 2008)
I have a friend who is a bona fide film critic. Every now and then, on Facebook, he will post his Top 10 list from a random year, and conversation will ensue. His lists always prompts me to dig out … Continue reading
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