The Best of Two Extremes
Netflix followers may have noticed a couple of Korean offerings that have sprung up lately. You’ve got the dark, sadistic Squid Game, and you’ve got the light, syrupy Hometown Cha… Read more »
Month: September 2021
Music Break: Pure Imagination
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is one of those movies that used to be a kind of annual event. Like The Wizard of Oz, or Born Free, or all… Read more »
Another Cultural Revolution?
I’ve pretty much come to the conclusion lately that, to the people of the world, there is no right way or wrong way. Plenty of us think we have the… Read more »
Wi had a Good Day
I had my typical early Monday morning today — up around three, figuring out what to do for the hour until my alarm sounds. Fortunately for me in these cases,… Read more »
Finding Answers in the Infinite
Looking for some reading to pass the early morning, I picked up G. K. Chesterton’s Orthodoxy for a bit. Chesterton is brilliant, but tough to follow in bits and pieces… Read more »
Another History Tour
Early in the 20th century, the Japanese took over the Korean peninsula. As one might expect when a country is occupied and the culture put through a meat-grinder, the Koreans… Read more »
Too Late?
I just listened to an episode of the Times’ Daily about this year’s fire season, and some of the points resonated. While we’re being told all about climate change’s role,… Read more »
The end of Shallow
These past two days I’ve kind of stumbled into doing a two-part series by loosely tying together some aspects of the Christian faith under “evangelism” – so I may as… Read more »
A Gentle Commitment
Some years back, a popular secular website published a piece about Jesus, pointing out several times in the Bible when his actions were not very much like…well, like Jesus. I… Read more »
Yet Another Corner
Something Tim Keller said in a talk he gave several years ago came to mind the other day. Keller is an interesting voice in American Christianity. He founded a church… Read more »