Monthly Archives: October 2011

Going to Church Makes Me Happy

I drive a half an hour to my church, and half the time I go alone.  I go early because of choir rehearsal.  Of choir rehearsal, perhaps the less said the better.  As I drive there, I have to remind … Continue reading

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A favorite from childhood

An image from Walter the Lazy Mouse, by Marjorie Flack, brought to you by the Internet. I got to thinking about this book the other day and wondered if I could find any trace of it on the ‘net.  It … Continue reading

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Not as scary as he used to be

You can see that Lulu thinks Scott’s not as scary as he used to be.  They have gotten to be good, good buddies.

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Recent Non-Game Night

Middle son and his girlfriend were over for dinner recently but we didn’t play a game.  But we had a lovely dinner.  Middle son had made a fantastic sourdough bread – from his OWN starter, no less.  It was the … Continue reading

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I have heard the Goat Rodeo Sessions album

And it is a whompin’ MARVEL. Here is the third teaser Sony has released. Turns out there are two vocals on the project, duets by Aoife O’Donovan (Crooked Still, Sometymes Why) and Chris Thile (Punch Brothers, Nickel Creek, etc.). Their … Continue reading

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What’s the hell?

Scot McKnight over at Jesus Creed draws attention to how theologians/bible scholars can grapple with hell–and conclude that eternal, conscious torment is not what the Bible teaches on the subject. Pinnock contends the Bible, when read properly in context, does … Continue reading

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