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Jeremy Pierce has a good piece on Christians who enjoy science fiction and fantasy. I particularly appreciated his clear statement that entertainment itself is a value, that we don’t only read fiction for some educational purpose or other, but that it can simply be relaxation and entertainment. He says: So you don’t need to think…
The old man sat in his simple room looking at the bag of gold. “Use it however you want,” the rich young fellow had said. “I feel I need to give it to someone, and I have no idea who. I think you may know.” The old man was renowned for his wisdom and his…
For once I’m going to contribute a non-fiction piece to the one word at a time blog carnival. Why would I do such an astonishing thing? Well, when I saw the word, the first thing I remember was the apple ban. So what, you ask, is an apple ban? Who could possibly ban apples? Are…
Why? Why? … says Jacob. … asks Israel. My Lord doesn’t even notice As justice slinks away. Don’t you know? Haven’t you heard? Eternal God, Creator of the Universe Doesn’t tire Doesn’t wear out. Just try to find something God doesn’t understand! Giving strength to the weary Great power to the powerless Even the young…
There was this man, sitting on his couch. He wasn’t sure whether he was awake or not. He might have been dreaming. He might have been in that sort of half-way state some people experience when just waking up. But right across from his recliner, sitting there on the couch, was a man. The man…
We believe God is omnipotent,but not that God is adequate. We believe God is omniscient,but not that God understands us. We believe God is omnipresent,but not with us in our time of need. We believe God is all gracious,but not that it applies to us. We believe that God is everything,but not anything particular. So…