December 2009
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…intercontinental ballistic missile launch silo to luxury home. It’s not only unique, it’s one of a kind! Is this what they mean by the post-Cold-War “peace dividend”? I’m not superstitious but I’d think there would be an uneasy vibe about this place. (Hat tip to Will.) http://js-kit.com/for/lightondarkwater.com/comments.js
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It’s ten days until Christmas, and I believe I’ve thought less about Advent and Christmas this year than in any year of my life past the age of three or so. I don’t think I’ve mentioned it here apart from a few notes about the number of people who view my Advent pictures, and other…
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I’m just in a bad mood tonight. Ordinarily crap like this doesn’t bother me much anymore. But at the moment it’s making me want to kick something. “Jesus in the Gospel of John is difficult to reconstruct as an historical person, because his character in the gospel is in full voice giving very developed theological…
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In the late ‘70s, when I had just discovered C.S. Lewis, I learned from him of George Macdonald’s work. Lewis had edited George Macdonald: An Anthology, which I bought, and found interesting, but it was not an anthology in the usual sense. It contained no complete works or even substantial excerpts, but rather short quotations…
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As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, autumn is pretty drab here in this sub-tropical climate. The ginkgo is one of the literal bright spots. There aren’t too many of them, but there’s one on the campus where I work. I missed getting a picture of it last year, and was determined to do it this…
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I know people just read this blog hoping for a tidbit of celebrity news. Here’s something from an anonymous caller to the local paper: “Tiger Woods drives well on the fairway, but he didn’t fare well in the driveway.” You’re welcome. http://js-kit.com/for/lightondarkwater.com/comments.js
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This is apropos to the last two posts, and the conversation we’ve been having about them. Whenever I think about what it might mean to wake up after death in a resurrected body, I think of this little 15-second video. It’s from the SyFy (formerly SciFi) tv channel, and is one of those little self-identification…
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Several people, in comments on Without Sin? suggested that I’m referring to the idea, articulated by C.S. Lewis as well as in the Catholic teaching on Purgatory, of the need one might feel to be cleansed and purified before entering heaven. And I kept saying, yes, that’s an important point, but it’s not what I’m…
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Today being the feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, I went to Mass on my lunch break. And all through the litrugy I thought about what it might mean, what it might be like, to be without sin. And I realized that I have no idea. I don’t mean to be without guilt for…
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…I just want to say I’ve enjoyed knowing all of you, and ask you to say a prayer for my soul. You see, the temperature is expected to drop below freezing tonight or tomorrow night or maybe both. And the weather forecasters here seem to regard that as a life-threatening event. I’ve lived almost my…
Light On Dark Water 