I’ve just discovered Lenka (who sounds a little like Regina Spektor or Colbie Caillat or Jaymay, all whom I love). So, dear reader, here’s Lenka. Upbeat. Something you could dance to on a Monday morning. Like it? Here’s another one of her songs, cleverly animated: “The Show.” You can view it here. Happy Monday! [Post […]
The Shack
I thought I could avoid this little chat altogether until I read Katherine Jeffrey’s review of The Shack in Books & Culture, January/February 2010. You can read it here. Jeffrey was brief and fair on the literary merit of The Shack. The book is not beautifully written, but then the message is not in the […]
Dolls, Jesus, and Christmas Eve
Last summer, I saw the pattern for this doll in Alicia Paulson’s Stitched in Time: Memory-Keeping Projects to Sew and Share, and immediately thought, “Liliana would love that!” Since Paulson had been to The Nutcracker with her girls, she thought it would be fun to give them a Clara doll–matching their personal specs (blonde hair, […]
Poem & Mason Jennings Encore
I’ve been pondering this poem the last few days, attempting to decipher it–in the sense that I’m not quite sure what Milosz really believes in the end. Thought you’d like a crack at it. “Religion Comes” Religion comes from our pity for humans They are too weak to live without divine protection. Too weak to […]
Is Religion About War or Peace?
I don’t like the word religion. It has different meanings–often damaging and misconstrued. Today I’m posing a question that nags at me quite a bit. If we were really living what Jesus taught, we’d be employing uncomfortable forms of living–ways of behaving that are so counterintuitive that as of now, we simply disregard them, don’t […]