Item: in a recent e-mail newsletter, Christianity Today, noted that “there is no end” of the making of movies about Jesus. Film critics presented a review of the top ten Jesus movies produced since the early 1900s. The reviewed films ran the gamut from 1905’s Life and Passion of Jesus Christ to Mel Gibson’s highly publicized Passion of the Christ…
The Year of Kindness
Scene: chairs around a kitchen counter and two place settings. Characters: Dick, Jane, a bowl of fried potatoes, and other comestibles playing bit roles. Dick (with a puzzled look): “Baby, what did you put in these potatoes?” Jane (eyes narrowed): “Why?” Pause. “Is. There. A. Problem?” Dick (with a deep sigh); “Can you, for once in your life, just give…
Not an April Fool
I just noticed that my first post is on April Fool’s Day. You might think the owner, operator, and chief bottle washer at something called Blind Hog Press might not mind also being considered a fool–at least for one day. But you’d be wrong. I may be God’s Blind Hog, but I’m nobody’s fool. The fool says in his heart,…
Like a Child
My husband and I just spent the day baby-sitting three of our grandchildren: one-year-old twin boys and their two-year-old sister. They’re great kids–adorable, funny, energetic, mischievous, and blessed with the ultimate in good fortune; having been born into a large family that surrounds them with unconditional love from the most Significant Persons in their lives. Just like Christians. Two-year-old Audra…