Thoughts on Democracy

Came across this post today, where she took the time to type out a lengthy passage of C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters – one of my favorites. If you take the time to read it, I think you’ll be struck, as I was, of how well Lewis described our current social and political situation. Lewis had [...]

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Raw

Sometimes I wish I had thicker skin. All the political talk wears on me after just a few days of it. I start to feel emotionally…raw. I haven’t even had any arguments about it. But I’m amazed at how many different STRONG opinions there are about what our country needs in a leader, even among [...]

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More on Palin

My husband wrote a post today that, for multiple reasons, deeply moved me. He wrote it as satire that could also strike you as funny, but that’s not how it affected me personally. See what you think!

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On Palin

This post said very eloquently what I’m feeling about making a judgment about the Sarah Palin deal. In addition to the reasons this blogger listed against Palin, I’ve also seen someone talk about Deborah in the Bible, and how it was an insult to Israel that there were no men willing to step up and [...]

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On "The Shack"

Glenn posted a blog that perfectly expresses my feelings about this book, even down to his hesitation to say anything. This is a book I will be skipping. I value too deeply the Holiness of God, the Biblical portrayal of the Trinity, the Church, Biblical submission, and many other ideas, to read something that may [...]

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More Obama Satire

This one reads like C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters. Whew.

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A Rant Against Socialism

By the incredible Dave Ramsey. Preach it!

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Whew

Found this link somewhere, for a commercial being run in Germany to encourage people to have more kids. Currently, the number of children people are having there is not enough to replace the Germans who die. The only thing keeping the population from going down there is immigration. Some info here and here. Population decline [...]

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Ancient Seeds

This article is exciting both to the gardener in me, and the little kid in me that still wants to be an archaeologist.

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Sad Day

Nick and I saw the headlines about the Chapman’s daughter late last night. Ugh. What a horrible, horrible thing. That kind of thing is the worst fear of every parent. It sure makes everything else seem trivial. As awful as it is, I’m far enough removed from it to already see that God can do [...]

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