I figured it was as good a time as any to offer up some lovely snippets of things I’ve read or heard in the past few days. I received a funny e-mail from my friend Sara yesterday. She informed me that her daughter Hannah’s question for the day was, “Did God have parents, or was […]
Quotes
Today, we’re snowed in, and despite this, the birds are out, especially the cardinals and blue jays, little blips of red and blue against all that white snow. I think I shall share some quotes I’ve collected in my journal. It’s always fun to read what someone else finds interesting, don’t you think? Although my […]
Meghan’s Song
My sister Amy introduced me to Matthew Perryman Jones. My favorite song opens his CD Throwing Punches in the Dark. This is for our sweet Liliana, who’s come to us from so far away. Some days I can’t believe she’s made such a trip, and I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that we’d […]
Religion vs. Atheism
I first heard about this book through Books & Culture, and having finished it just now, I would suggest everyone read it–no matter what you believe. Reason #1: The book is 67 pages. You can read it in a jiffy. Reason #2: The two debaters on either end of the spectrum (religion vs. atheism) go […]
The Creation Order
For some of you, this post will be blasphemy, so read no further. For others of you, it might be laughable. But for right now, if you can suspend judgment for a few moments, you might crack open your mind just slightly, to allow your thinking neurons to fire in different ways. [Remember, doubt is […]