Category Archives: Books

Sunday’s Best: The WuMo Filter

Posted on September 8, 2019 by

This week’s “Sunday’s Best” is actually last week’s “Sunday’s Best.”  I did not get around to posting last week’s WuMo which did a great job of capturing something critical about our particular moment in time. I’ve found my use of … Continue reading →

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Birnam, Fangorn, and Ephraim

Posted on August 19, 2019 by

These last few days I’ve been thinking how this time of year, this time of life, would be a great time for a nice visit to Rivendell, the Last Homely House East of the Sea.  Something about deep rest, I … Continue reading →

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Entertainment Culture, A Warning

Posted on August 17, 2019 by

While tracking down a short piece by A. W. Tozer to use for the faculty in a future meeting, I came across his piece titled “The Great God Entertainment.”  The piece, written in the 1950s, feels utterly appropriate for our … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Best: FoxTrot on Fire

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

While it’s unfortunate that we don’t get new FoxTrot strips throughout the week, I’m glad that we at least get something new from the mind and pen of Bill Amend on Sundays.  Here’s today’s FoxTrot strip from GoComics.com. It’s fun … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Best: What’s That in Your Hand

Posted on July 14, 2019 by

Always a lesson for Calvin, it seems.  Another classic Calvin and Hobbes Sunday strip by Bill Watterson that is product of its time that points to truth great and small.  And the kid’s facial expressions are amazing, as always. The … Continue reading →

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Middle Earth Lost-and-Found

Posted on June 20, 2019 by

It feels like forever since there’s been any good Lord of the Rings humor.  Usually it’s at the expense of Gandalf or the Hobbits, so it’s nice to see the ring on another finger . . . (image from gocomics.com)

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Gut-Level Medicine

Posted on June 18, 2019 by

Talk about what happens to best-laid plans . . . My hopes of “getting back into work” this week just haven’t materialized.  And with good reason, really.  A couple of days ago, my church voted in a new pastor.  So … Continue reading →

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