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Tales From Shangri-La: Conquest's Conquests
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Robert Conquest, a man who described misrule in Stalinist Russia when information was scarce, has died. What an interesting man: historian, advisor to Margaret Thatcher, poet, and writer of prose. I enjoyed reading this obituary:. Seminal Historian of Soviet Misrule. Stalin's daughter also recently died. She lived in Wisconsin. About her life in Wisconsin:. Review of a biography of her (by Rosemary Sullivan). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Book and Movie List. CS Lewis....
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Tales From Shangri-La: December 2014
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014. The Beginning and the End. Then He who sat on the throne of God said, 'Behold, I make all things new.'. And He said to me, 'Write, for these words are true and faithful.'. And He said to me, 'It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.'. Revelation 21: 5,6 (ESV). Thursday, December 25, 2014. He Came for the Sick. A short reflection on the nativity from sunergoi blog. One may ...
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Tales From Shangri-La: Who Cares about Homer and Shakespeare?
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Saturday, August 8, 2015. Who Cares about Homer and Shakespeare? David sent this along to me today - sensible reasons and practical ways for all students to read and study the classics - even business majors. But I posted this mainly for the stories about Catholic school (which I attended in high school). The Suicide of the Liberal Arts. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Ruminations by Anne Chamberlin on home, church, and culture - and here showing off an adorable new baby niece. Book and Movie List.
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Tales From Shangri-La: College and the Honors League
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015. College and the Honors League. Interesting article about the rise of honors colleges at public universities. We were impressed with the leadership path and other honors college offerings at Christopher Newport. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Ruminations by Anne Chamberlin on home, church, and culture - and here showing off an adorable new baby niece. Book and Movie List. They stories or historical narratives? Is Christianity Good for the World? Ebate (on the title's topic...
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Tales From Shangri-La: "What If I Have Already Had an Abortion?"
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Thursday, August 6, 2015. What If I Have Already Had an Abortion? Christian Scripture carries in it major themes of life and death. It is not only clamorous on the side of life, but also on the side of forgiveness. One of God's greatest heroes was once a killer. Let the Bones You Have Crushed Rejoice". Stories and pictures make us see things more truly. Being a poet, he describes his misery, repentance, and eventual relief in Psalm 51. Here is part of it:. Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,.
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Tales From Shangri-La: July 2015
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Sunday, July 12, 2015. Behold, I make all things new.". When we preach the gospel, we preach the promise of new life,. New union with Christ,. New company of the Holy Spirit,. New pardon of sin,. New affinity for repentance and closeness with God,. New love of the law,. New ability to obey,. New understanding of why God demands chastity outside of marriage and fidelity inside of marriage,. New patience with people who do not yet know Jesus,. New hatred of our own sin and patience with the sin of others,.
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Tales From Shangri-La: Paper airplanes
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Paper airplanes: warm, sweet ad about a military childhood, and about fathers, sons, and good neighbors. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Ruminations by Anne Chamberlin on home, church, and culture - and here showing off an adorable new baby niece. Book and Movie List. They stories or historical narratives? CS Lewis. Full of Lewis insight into the human condition.expressed through his practical, truthful yet charitable analysis of his childhood, parents, and education. Ebate...
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Tales From Shangri-La: #lovewins #ifyou'renotababy
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Monday, August 3, 2015. Crowing over Obergefell, Quiet on Nucatola. Scott Redd at sunergoi. On clamor and silence in the cultural space. (Scott is my brother and the President of Reformed Theological Seminary's DC campus.). But What about the Mammograms? And here's one for those concerned that women in poverty won't get mammogram referrals if Planned Parenthood doesn't receive government funding:. Washington Post op ed: The Tipping Point on Planned Parenthood. Straw Man at the Women's Clinic. When Rosa P...
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Tales From Shangri-La: Screwtape Pipes Up
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Here is a site, goodreads. With some of the memorable quotes from Under Secretary Screwtape in C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters. The kids and I listened to the book on our road trip this summer to Georgia, Virginia, and North Carolina. (Nothing like a captive audience. But they enjoyed it more than they thought they would.). To begin with a little humor:. She's the sort of woman who lives for others - you can tell the others by their hunted expression.”. 8220;[M]an has been a...
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