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December 2017

December 05, 2017

Is Santa Really Just St. Nicholas? A Listicle

Santa does not live in heaven with his Lord, having faithfully beat back, literally, the...

December 04, 2017

Monday on the Sex in the Workplace Podcast and Links

Just to be clear, this is not a How To podcast on this subject but...

December 03, 2017

Hoping for the End in Advent

Advent is a pause, a breath, a consideration of time.

December 02, 2017

Chistmas Is Not A Feeling In Your Heart

Charles Dickens can be blamed entirely for the toxic idea that the Spiritual Forcefield of...

December 01, 2017

7 Takes to #NailedIt

It's Friday and that means Takes! One Welcome to all you who stumbled onto my...

November 2017

November 30, 2017

So You’re Matt Lauer This Morning, Here’s What You Do

How does any human person reconcile his love of himself with the occasional revelation that...

November 29, 2017

Advice for Prince Harry on the Occasion of his Engagement, a Listicle

So Prince Harry is going to get married. How exciting. I'm sure it will be...

November 28, 2017

That Time I Stood And Prayed By The Abortion Clinic

In all the bustle of the weekend I did manage to scroll through Twitter a...

November 27, 2017

Monday on the Cyber Podcast and Links

A good morning to you all. Hope you survived all the food and shopping. I...

November 26, 2017

Treachery and Obedience on the Feast of Christ the King

It's the Feast of Christ the King again. You, like me, might not have been...

November 25, 2017

Book Notes: Discipline to Whimsy

This year I have desperately tried to effect a recovery of reading. I know I...

November 24, 2017

7 Black Friday Takes

'Just like church. Millions of people beating down the door to get the awesome free...

November 23, 2017

Today I’m Thankful for You

Its not difficult for me at all to find voluminous waves of gratitude wafting about...

November 22, 2017

Today I’m Thankful for Sarcasm

The trouble is with most of life is that it's impossible to have any sense...

November 21, 2017

Today I’m Thankful For God’s Affliction

This is one of the distinguishing marks of Christianity, and why Christians are such strange...

November 20, 2017

Monday on the Thanksgiving Podcast and Links

Good Moaning to you all. We managed to struggle into the day and do up...

November 19, 2017

The Best Way to be Thankful

I don't know about you, but inevitably, in the mad dash from Thanksgiving to Christmas,...

November 18, 2017

Notes from Home: Turkey and Pie

[These cats wish you would give them some turkey.] Would you believe it, I've caught...

November 17, 2017

7 Takes to Giving Thanks

You can just go and rest in the familiarity of the once yearly dinner, the...

November 16, 2017

Thanksgiving and Soup

It's almost Thanksgiving, a thought which surprised me yesterday as I was bashing my way...

November 15, 2017

3 Characteristics of Christian Marriage

Got to be on the Ride Home with John and Kathy again yesterday, although very...

November 14, 2017

Please Stop Playing That Christmas Music

Listening to Christmas music from October 1 to December 25 is the sacramental embodiment of...

November 12, 2017

Throwing Away Marriage and the Gospel Was a Bad Idea

Christian Marriage is hard. But it's not as hard as recovering from abuse, from sexual...

November 11, 2017

10 Steps Toward A Perfect Christmas

I've been home now for over a week so I guess I should unpack. Seems...

November 10, 2017

7 Takes to Thinking Deeply

It's Friday! That means Takes! One The sky is full of clouds and rumors of...

November 09, 2017

If Your Marriage Isn’t Working, Try This

You can’t make yourself happy, and the other person can’t make you happy, so what...

November 08, 2017

Both of Us Together

I feel like I blog about this all the time. But, unfortunately, I think it...

November 07, 2017

A Sermon To Remember

We, the congregation, were transfixed. Even the children. There was no squirming to distract any...

November 06, 2017

Monday on the Catch Up Links

[These arrived at my house shortly after I did--a gorgeous present from a lovely friend.]...

November 05, 2017

They Always Make Us Switch The Clock On Sunday

The gathering of people into systems and groups makes visibly manifest the deep wickedness at...

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