I Commend Joy!

And for us this is the end of all the stories, and we can most truly say that they all lived happily ever after. But for them it was only the beginning of the real story. All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the [...]

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These things-the beauty, the memory of our own past-are good images of what we really desire; but if they are mistaken for the thing itself, they turn into dumb idols, breaking the hearts of their worshippers. For they are not the thing itself; they are only the scent of a flower we have not found, [...]

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As we answer the call to commitment, we are called to voice a monumental “no” to the schemes of this fleeting evil age and a determined “yes” to the transforming work of the Holy Spirit in renewing our minds. The “no” without the “yes” will lead to a life of futile negation. The “yes” without [...]

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“and in his eyes there was peace now, neither strain of will, nor madness, nor any fear. His burden was taken away. There was the dear master of the sweet days in the Shire. ‘Master!’ cried Sam, and fell upon his knees. In all that ruin of the world for the moment he felt only [...]

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I am trying out a new blogging software, entitled ScribeFire. It is a Firefox extension that enables me to post to a blog more easily and quickly. I can now do things I couldn’t do before, like changing fonts and font color.  I can do this all from my web browser, without having to log [...]

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See the Chicago Tribune/WGN story tributes to him. Other links at ABC radio.

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I believe Linus says it best:

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Here, I think, is the best price on the ESV Study Bible, which will ship on Monday, Oct. 13. 40% off or more!

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NBC film crew stranded in Arctic for 3 weeks – by ice – while trying to document global warming!

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