I have… a terrible need… shall I say the word?… of religion. Then I go out at night and paint the stars. – Vincent Van Gogh I’ve put myself back into the discipline of morning prayer and meditation and I see blogging as part of that time of reflection. Even with the sun outside today, […]
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Posted in Movies, Music on Dec 15th, 2006
My oldest son and I went to see the Transiberan Orchestra at Allstate Arena here in Chicago last weekend and it rocked! We saw them last year when we were living in Toledo and it was just as good. Christmas Eve and Other Stories is one of my regular replays this time of year on […]
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Posted in Jesus the Christ on Dec 12th, 2006
Found this posting about trends for Christmas cards in Great Britain, that only one out of every one hundred cards sold actually mention contain any religious artwork or mention of Jesus. I find it interesting in light of a recent incident here in Chicago, where at the annual German Christkindlemarket, city officials opposed video kiosks […]
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Posted in Television, Wired Jesus Podcast on Dec 9th, 2006
Its been a few weeks but here’s a podcast on some of the wackiness out that poses as Christianity. Strange thing is, the wackiest is a guy who believes he’s serious and his take on Jesus is for real. John Hagee is intent on seeing an impending apocalypse as the debut of a Rambo style […]
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