Bob Richardson
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A years and a half ago, in a series of pieces I wrote about people who had
huge impacts on my life, I devoted a story to Bob Richardson. Bob owned
KEYJ, my...
Florida is More Conservative than Kansas…
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Let that sink in. Why do I say that? Because abortion on demand failed here
tonight. It passed in more rural states like Kansas. Legalization of
recreation...
Man-talking
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Whenever I come across this Norman Rockwell painting, I always think of the
times in the 1960s when my grandfather would take me with him around the
holida...
2018 – A BLOGGING SABBATICAL
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To my surprise, I have not written anything here in a year. I know that
blogging is such less popular than it was 10 years ago, but still, it is
surprising...
The Babylonian Trick
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The estimable Hans Fiene, the pastor behind Lutheran Satire, puts a name to
a particular and time-honored technique for violating religious liberty.
He ca...
Personal and lectionary
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I have been trying to move this place around, and things have got messy. At
present I’m restoring the backup Continue Reading
Conan, what is best in life?
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Conan, what is best in life?
"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations
of their women."
One party works that way.
The oth...
New Year Greetings
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We’ve enjoyed having our whole family home for the holidays this year.
After a very busy fall, it has been good to come to a screeching halt and
just enjo...
The Reckoning
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Harassing a woman is awful.
And believe it or not it's not lawful.
The gropers are paying.
'Cause the mobs are a-baying.
Damn sure they'll be getting their c...
Week 1 NFC North QB ratings
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Since most contributors to this blog root passionately for an NFL squad
within the NFC North division, it's the only division that matters here.
With that,...
No more dreams about dung
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J.I. Packer once asked, ‘What normal person spends his time nostalgically
dreaming of dung?’ One who doesn’t understand Philippians 3.7–10: But
whatever ga...
9 years ago
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Now this is different
A pop-up screen showed me this new book from Zondervan; The Dude Abides, the Gospel According to the Coen Brothers. I guess that says something about our lives when a most powerful cultural connection to the Good News is a documentary like "Fargo," but I hesitate to speculate on what that message might be.
I'm a big Coen bros. fan. I think they might be in that category of people who Jesus addressed: "You are not far from the Kingdom." This book's authoress is an NPR religion correspondent, writes for a big Chicago paper, and has carved her niche making Evangelicals sound "interesting" to liberals.
You know what I mean. The kind of "interesting" that NPR is so conspicuously self-proud of.
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I'm a big Coen bros. fan. I think they might be in that category of people who Jesus addressed: "You are not far from the Kingdom." This book's authoress is an NPR religion correspondent, writes for a big Chicago paper, and has carved her niche making Evangelicals sound "interesting" to liberals.
You know what I mean. The kind of "interesting" that NPR is so conspicuously self-proud of.
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