This post is actually about the nature of fairy tales, so keep reading even if you don't care for my movie critique. Yes, they were fun movies to watch. But since the very first "Tolkien" movie, the Fellowship of the Ring, the series had trended towards more CGI, more deviations from the books, and more … Continue reading That Time Peter Jackson Ruined The Hobbit
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Exhausted
Have the last several weeks left you feeling tired?
On Conspiracy Theories
This one is purely for fun. If you find yourself getting worked up, just know that I don't care. Is the pandemic really a "plandemic"? It seems that even the religious right are getting in on the idea that Covid-19 is really a set up by the globalists for...I'm not quite sure what. A world … Continue reading On Conspiracy Theories
Dealing with Disappointment
After months of planning and hoping, we are shuttering our plans to spend our 10th wedding anniversary in Florida with friends and family. Last year when we were discussing how we should celebrate this milestone, the options included an international vacation for just the two of us (which would have been equally disastrous) or to … Continue reading Dealing with Disappointment
Off Grid Living
How complex is life? Maybe too complex.
That Time our Hermeneutic Didn’t Come Home for 3 Days
Should Christians support the government's response to Covid-19?
I’m in Charge of Me
This is the first in a series of essays on the nature and role of government.
And the Winner is: A Tale of 3 Stores
We've all made adjustment to our shopping habits during Covid-19. Here are some of my observations about stores and the folks who shop there.
A Premature Post-mortem
We are still early on in the fight against Covid-19, but far enough along to start thinking about whether we chose the right response or not.
Where Are All the Old People?
Today three laughing children loaded up in the minivan to go off with Papa. It's rare for a day to go by without my children seeing their Nana and Papa. When I ask before bed, "Do you guys have anything you want to pray for?" one of them invariably wants to pray for Nana and … Continue reading Where Are All the Old People?
