Monthly Archives: September 2006
Poems O’ the Day – JRR Tolkien
All That is Gold Does Not Glitter All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither,Deep roots are not reached by the frost.From the ashes a fire shall be woken,A light from the shadows shall spring;Renewed shall be blade that was broken,The crownless again [...]
Getting a Little Better Every Day
I would not wish the flu I am recovering from on my worst enemy (okay, maybe I would, but then I would probably feel really, really bad about it). Between Thursday and Sunday I spent 90% of my time sleeping or trying to sleep. The other few hours were filled with taking medicine, eating a [...]
On Mockers, Scoffers and the Doom of America
You know, I am almost never shocked by anything that I see anymore when it comes to some aspects of the Church and those who claim to be Christians. Growing up in a pentecostal church where the second coming of Christ was heralded anew with every change in the number of Common Market nations and [...]
Still Sick
Well, it is now Friday evening, and I am still sick as a dog. I haven’t done much but sleep over the last two days, and that has put a real crimp in my planning for Sunday worship and my sermon. I really do not know what to do since my bud and sometimes substitute [...]
Quotes O’ the Day – C. S. Lewis
The first quote from Lewis is from The Chronicles of Narnia, and summarizes, in a way, one of the reasons I am a Christian, even though there may be very little concrete proof of God’s existence. “There is one more thing to be said. Suppose we have only dreamed, or made up, all these things–trees [...]
Sick – Physical Illness and the Making of a Blog Opportunist
This has not been my best couple of days. On Monday evening at a church meeting I began to feel I little sick – queasy, but amazingly enough (or not), the feeling went away almost as soon as the meeting was over. Tuesday was not too bad, but then yesterday I began to get this [...]
Poems O’ the Day – Pablo Neruda
From – Twenty Poems of Love I can write the saddest lines tonight. Write for example: ‘The night is fractured and they shiver, blue, those stars, in the distance’ The night wind turns in the sky and sings. I can write the saddest lines tonight. I loved her, sometimes she loved me too. On nights [...]
Quote O’ the Day – Buechner on the Craziness of Jesus and His Followers
Here’s another quote from Frederick Buechner. This time it is from his book Listening to Your Life: If the world is sane, then Jesus is mad as a hatter and the Last Supper is the Mad Tea Party. The world says, Mind your own business, and Jesus says, There is no such thing as your [...]
Was Steve Irwin a Christian?
Since my post on Steve Irwin’s death and our human tendency towards voyeurism, I have been getting a lots of hits on this blog from folks who have googled something along the lines of “Steve Irwin Christian?” or “Was Steve Irwin Christian.” This has happened on the average of 2 or 3 times each day. [...]
Last Words from September 11
As September 11th draws to a close here in the eastern states, I’d just like to commend an article written by Peggy Noonan in Friday’s Wall Street Journal on the editorial page. You may have already seen, but in case you haven’t, go here to read it. The piece is called I Just Called to [...]
