I had forgotten about this Dove commercial, until it popped up in one of my friend’s status bars on Facebook (thanks, Kelly!). Watch carefully. The transformation doesn’t end after all the makeup’s put on…deformities must be erased with PhotoShop. What hope do our daughters have, when these ideals are plastered everywhere–billboards, magazines, and commercials? How […]
More On the God I Don’t Understand
Yesterday I had some thoughts on Christopher J. H. Wright’s The God I Don’t Understand, and today I’ll continue some of those thoughts, if you don’t mind. Speaking of the “offence of evil,” I agree with Wright that God’s curse way-back-when does not refer “to an intrinsic (or ontological, if you like such words) curse […]
I Just Don’t Understand God Sometimes
Okay, so I’ve promised you I would take you along (drag you along?) on my journey of learning and discovery, and as I’ve just started Christopher J. H. Wright’s The God I Don’t Understand (I know, I know, I was supposed to be reading this all along, but with so many summer events intervening, I […]
Laura Gibson
I’ve discovered Laura Gibson. I don’t know where I’ve been, but I’m here now. Such soft, lyrical, whispery-soft singing. I’m smitten. So, here’s “Glory.” Lyrics follow, if you can’t make out all the words. I remember my mother’s hands Laced in prayer Frail as birds Face she carried Like a terrible, terrible ache I have […]
Marble Painting, Hush Little Baby, Apple Peeling, Tea Party, and Makeup Rituals
We finally framed Liliana’s marvelous marble painting. We placed it in one of those Li’l DaVinci frames, which hinges open at the bottom when you’re ready to slide in the next masterpiece. The frame itself can hold up to 50 pieces of art! Such an ingenious design, in my humble opinion. I need to get […]