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The other day, my good friend told me that she’d watched a show about the Rogue Wave Phenomenon.

Eight years ago yesterday, daughter Else was born.

A couple of years ago, I was talking in our living room about my affinity for heretics.

So let me be clear about a few things up front:

“It took me a long time to learn that God is not the enemy of my enemies. He is not even the enemy of His enemies.”

Anna- curious of your understanding of Matthew 13:36-43.  Is this really telling of a one time judgement and not an eternal one?  I was thinking of our conversation at Outlaw Ranch this past week.  It sounds pretty eternal to me.

The problem I see every day amongst Christians is the inability to find a more practical explanation to those of us who don’t quite understand the meaning of giving up your only son to save a bunch of sinners. Why would anyone do that? And worse: no matter what kind of crook you’ve been your whole life,  just accept such a travesty and you secured a spot in heaven. And I’m supposed to reason with that?????  Come on!!!

A special thanks to Lori Walsh for crafting this beautifully written piece in the September issue of She Magazine, as well as to Connie Sweatman, Murray Haar, and Carl and Kerry Schmitzer for their contributions to it.

Question:

We just returned from two weeks Florida, the children and I.

Question:

This week is a personal doozy.

The Spirit is a tough one for many of us (northern European) Protestants to wrap our minds around..or to be wrapped around by, frankly (pardon the dangling prepositions).

Göbekli Tepe appears to be c. 11,600 years old.

Well, if you can read this, you too have not been raptured.

For people who think on such things, May 13th marks the day of medieval mystic Julian of Norwich.

Ten-year old (ostensibly) Virginia Cary Hudson wrote  O Ye Jigs & Juleps! in 1904.

It’s like OMG for empiricists!

Recently I read a review of  a new book by Terry Eagleton called Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate.  A very fine survey of his life can also be found here.  The review of this particular volume was so compelling that I ran out and got it, and you should too.

“Eloi Eloi Lama Sabachthani?” cried Jesus from the cross.