iz nah feh.
Kiddo#3 is still little enough to have cute verbal ticks, and he tends to slur the ends of his words. Recently he discovered that if you say “It’s not fair!” you can protest just about anything: from his brother taking…
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religion
A fate worse than death
In the Garden, Adam and Eve are told not to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge, or they will surely die. They chow down anyway. This morning, it occurred to me that the first person to die…
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The Magic God Ball
We just got one of these, and I figured I’d post the instructions. It’s quite handy, doesn’t ask me to tithe other than my one payment of $9.95, and I’ve already been receiving inspired answers! Enjoy. Instructions For Using The…
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Deep theological question #4
So let’s say I’m at church and the guy in the row behind me is hacking, wheezing, and coughing up a lung. If I shake his hand and catch pneumonia and die, does that make me a martyr? Ordinarily what…
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I’ll answer the challenge!
Ivy has written a weblog entry about the Pope’s changes to the Latin version of the Good Friday intercessions. (Most of us will be using the local-language version, which is different. Most of those using Latin…won’t understand it. Keep that…
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Published! The Gold-Star Saints
This is the second time this week I’ve been surprised by The Wittenburg Door putting up one of my previously-published pieces, and I’m thrilled. I give you The Gold-Star Saints, a very serious news article about what happens when God…
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Lent creep
“Lent creep” is the phenomenon of gradually increasing what you’re doing for Lent because you feel guilty doing something that’s close to, but not quite, what you offered to give up for Lent. Or because you think you could be…
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Lent
It’s that time of year again. The six weeks before Good Friday. It’s a season of penance. Yep. Lent. I personally find it helpful to engage in the practice of either giving up something special or doing something extra for…
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Deep theological question #3
I’ve been wondering how much grace you get if you pray with a stolen Bible. Bear with me here: I’ve heard several stories about people whose Bibles got stolen (not lost: stolen) and bookstore owners who talk about stolen Bibles….
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Prayer and feelings
There are some times in my life when I’ve felt an utter frenzy about the thing I’m praying for. I’m not talking about “Dear God, please let me prove winning the lottery won’t ruin me!” but things that are good…
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