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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Literally
People abuse the English language in many ways, but I am never more bothered than when I hear the word “literally” misused. Take a perfectly good idiomatic hyperbole like “scared to death,” for example. Why do some folks insist on … Continue reading
Customer Service, Common Sense, and Brightly-Colored Pieces of Plastic
For the past two years, we have homeschooled our oldest son, Bailey. This year we were planning to send him to a charter school that would meet two days a week and continue from home the other three. For us … Continue reading
Orbiting the True Falconer
Christian author and president of Ligonier Ministries R.C. Sproul tells the story of his experience as a young father visiting his daughter’s school for the first time. Six weeks into his daughter’s first grade year at a public school in … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Theology
Tagged Education, Gregorian, R.C. Sproul, Taylor University, Yeats
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Snapshots
Brief comments on film by Amy. Some old, some new. Domestic films and foreign too. Thumbs Down: Awake: Okay, I know it’s a movie about a heart transplant patient who discovers a plot to kill him while having open-heart surgery. … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Tagged awake, bergman, Film, reviews, shyamalan, the happening, the virgin spring
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A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Close
Recently I was chatting with someone about nutrition and I noted how factory farmed meats pose health hazards. He was skeptical and asked, “Is there any scientific evidence for that?” I replied that there are many studies which confirm this … Continue reading
Shirtless Men and High-heeled Women
I’m no feminist by any stretch of the imagination—mostly because I consider it a diminishment of what I stand for as a woman. But having said as much, I would like to know what makes men think they have … Continue reading
Ten Best Rock Albums
Okay, here are my top ten albums of the rock era. For selection criteria, see my previous post. If you disagree with one of my picks, your opinion doesn’t count if you don’t own the record! Do yourself a favor … Continue reading
Twenty Best Albums of the Rock Era
Here is the first part of my list of the best albums of the rock era: 1955 to 2000. (The top ten will appear in my next post.) My list comports with what might be called the rock music “canon.” As much … Continue reading
Kitty Heaven and the Challenge of Faith
Recently the kids and I found a stray kitten along the side of the road. When I say kitten, I mean tiny fur-ball-with-tail, fit-in-the-palm-of-your-hand size kitten. While this description may conjure up adorable calendar-worthy pictures in your head, this kitten … Continue reading
On Judging Others
Perhaps the most frequently quoted words of Jesus are found in Matthew 7:1: “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” It seems that even people who have never read the Bible at least know this verse. The … Continue reading
