It was interesting to read the various thoughts people had when I asked if anyone else had a guess what The Next Big Thing might be in Christian blogging. No one guessed the same thing I’m thinking of, but I found some of the responses really …
I didn’t grow up in a denomination that followed the Lenten tradition of giving something up for the season. I think I might have done it once, but that’s it. I did decide to give up something this year. Sugar drinks, specifically pop and …
I did sit and watch Pride and Prejudice Sunday evening despite the fact that I own the DVD and have already seen it, um, many times. But I did some mending while I watching it and that’s how I justified it. My first comment is regarding what I …
A number of times in the past sixteen months, Sallie and I have talked about some topic relating to being a dad and she says, “you should do a guest post about that”. Judging by the last guest post I wrote here, you can see that it …
Confession time. I turned Miss Austen Regrets off about halfway through and watched the very interesting end of the Super Bowl instead. I honestly tried to watch this, but it simply did not capture my attention. I didn’t like the actresses …
One of the greatest dangers of the blogging world is the temptation to compare ourselves to other women. Although I think all women compare themselves to others to some degree, I think it can be an especially insidious problem for Christians. Not …
Here’s my short take on Mansfield Park. I liked it. Liked it much better than Persuasion, but not as much as Northanger Abbey. I didn’t especially care for Billie Piper as Fanny Price. As David said, she just looked too contemporary in …
Does your life reflect what you say is important? Three years ago, I posted this entry on my blog. The parts in bold I have bolded today. One of the most interesting experiences in my early study of simplicity was participating in The Pierce …
Today is our eleventh wedding anniversary. We were married at noon on a snowy day. Eight months before, we had just met on America Online. But we knew it was meant to be. We had a lovely wedding and it was a happy day in every way. Eleven years ago I …
Did you watch week two with Northanger Abbey? After what we experienced last week, my expectations were much lower. However, I was pleasantly surprised. First of all, I would love to know if that was the intro they had already taped with Gillian …
