May 2007
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Because it's something to look at, not to read, I was about to overlook this treat for the devotional eye: my old friend Daniel Nichols' Eighth Day Icons. Of course you really have to see an icon "live" to appreciate it. Don't miss the heartbreakingly cute children on the "About the Iconographer" page. Pre-TypePad http://js-kit.com/for/lightondarkwater.com/comments.js
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A couple of blogs I've been reading lately that focus on many of the same things that interest me: Thursday Night Gumbo and The Other World. The latter is the work of someone who calls herself Alias Clio, a mysterious-sounding handle which I've noticed attached to comments on other blogs from time to time. Rather…
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Image magazine Once upon a time, when our children were either very small or not born yet, my wife and I had a serious discussion with Greg and Suzanne Wolfe about working together on some kind of project having to do with the advancement of the arts and Christianity. I mention the children because they…
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In case you were planning to watch this PBS special and didn't get to, I'll sum up the first hour for you: Cathars = good. Catholics = bad. History is easy, once you know the trick! Update: Discussion at Open Book. Pre-TypePad http://js-kit.com/for/lightondarkwater.com/comments.js
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Quick, without stopping to think: what does this sentence mean?: Astronauts speak to the Queen from space Pre-TypePad http://js-kit.com/for/lightondarkwater.com/comments.js
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I never look at those long, long lists of links that many blogs have–they are generally far too many to investigate, especially with no hint other than a presumption of common interests with the current blog as to what they're like. So I've avoided having such a list here, but I'm going to be adding…
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A Few Notes on The Sirens of Titan (When I say “notes,” I mean it literally; these are brief impressions, not an essay, and each paragraph may be a separate fragment.) Thinking about Kurt Vonnegut on the occasion of his death a few weeks ago prompted me to read this novel for the first time.…
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Van Morrison: Veedon Fleece This is one of those uneven albums whose unevenness you forgive because the good tracks are so extremely good. With, by my reckoning, seven out of ten tracks worthy to be ranked with Astral Weeks and Moondance, this has to be considered one of Morrison’s best, in spite of its lapses.…
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Some financial planning company is running commercials directed at soon-to-be-retiring baby boomers. I've seen them, and they make me want to throw something at the tv: they're all about how you, the coolest people that ever were, are not about to settle for some stodgy rocking-chair retirement. Grainy clips of protest marchers and flower children…
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