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August 2019

August 08, 2019

The Saving of a Christian Cat on International Cat Day

Apparently, today is International Cat Day. Here is a cat who numbers all days as...

August 07, 2019

If You’re A Christian, You Probably Won’t Enjoy The Thrive Journal

A “friend” alerted me to something called the Thrive Journal yesterday, which unfortunately has no...

August 06, 2019

A Celebration Of Wellness

Well, if you were wondering if there could possibly be a God, you can absolutely...

August 05, 2019

Back From Vacation Podcast and Links

My feelings about the Dentist. I'm kicking off my wretched birthday month with a lot...

August 04, 2019

I Thought I Would Miss The Internet But I Really Didn’t

“For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.” Ecclesiastes...

July 2019

July 24, 2019

I Could Have Been Brilliant If You Hadn’t Interrupted Me

This was a pretty interesting article, about which I don't have much time (heh heh...

July 23, 2019

And Then Jesus Said

[This Morning Jesus is Super Excited about all of your efforts to climb out of...

July 22, 2019

Purity Culture Podcast and Links

[Used by permission of the artist who manages to capture just the right tone, I...

July 21, 2019

Every Single False Dichotomy

One thing that has lately been irritating me about American culture is the perverse habit...

July 19, 2019

7 Ways to Survive a Rachel Hollis Binge

[Make your true love build you a bookshelf, that’s the main way.] Well, there you...

July 03, 2019

I’m Sorry I Didn’t Write, I Was Sleeping

Absolutely did not mean to fall off line the last few days. Was intending to...

June 2019

June 30, 2019

Who Is Your Portion and Your Cup?

I couldn’t help, scrolling through this morning’s lessons, but circle back to that Atlantic article...

June 27, 2019

Response to Official Nigerian Statement

As an act of supreme marital kindness, I am indulging my husband’s particular obsession and...

June 26, 2019

Sermon Transcribed

I am trying to finish that thing I’ve been working on forever and really need...

June 25, 2019

Making America Feudal Again

I might have, instead of doing the laundry or something, gone down the rabbit hole...

June 24, 2019

This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things Podcast and Links

It’s a gray and sultry Monday morning and so we got up to complain on...

June 23, 2019

What Is The Cross Even For?

‘We have religion,’ the old saying goes, ‘you have magic.’ Or superstition, if you prefer....

June 20, 2019

At Least There Will Always Be Housework

I’m about to run out the door into the day, but this was a long...

June 19, 2019

Wandering the Web on Wednesdays

This is pretty great. If you were thinking about writing a highbrow literary review of...

June 18, 2019

Embrace Forsooth!

Well, it’s raining, and some person on twitter posted this spectacularly novel advice, hashtag Tuesday...

June 17, 2019

More Prosperity Gospel Podcast and Links

Good Morning—or rather, Good Afternoon. I had to rush off to the eye doctor this...

June 16, 2019

You Had One Job

I happened, even in the busiest of weeks, to come across a preacher who made...

June 13, 2019

Sound Track Of My Work Life

I’ve been studiously drowning out the sounds of my family for the last year with...

June 12, 2019

A Mediation Upon Going To The Library

[I survived, but it was exhausting.] This is a brilliant thread. Someone got on the...

June 11, 2019

Bad Tweets on Tuesday

I don’t really have any hobbies. I don’t do any crafting and I’m not overburdened...

June 10, 2019

Church Growth and Politics Podcast and Links

Here I am, awake and everything on a Monday morning. It’s pretty discouraging. Wish I...

June 09, 2019

The Body Needs A Comforter

A friend, intent on pressing all my buttons, brought this curious advice to my attention....

June 07, 2019

7 Strange Takes

One I was so so honored to be on Alisa Childers’ very cool podcast this week...

June 06, 2019

Three Things on Thursday

The First Thing I read this morning that the thing I linked yesterday about the...

June 05, 2019

The Gospel for a Suicidal World

This over at the Guardian is good, especially the ending, In contrast, the logic of...

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