Monday, December 31, 2007

Two more good books by Karen Cushman

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I have previously posted on two books by Karen Cushman , Newbery winner , and Newbery Honor winner. I have been privileged to read two more ...
Sunday, December 30, 2007

"O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing," by Charles Wesley

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This year is the 300th anniversary of Charles Wesley's birth. Wesley wrote many hymns. One that is heard often in many churches, and sh...
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Saturday, December 29, 2007

Two Quotes from On Blue's Waters, by Gene Wolfe

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On Blue's Waters: Volume One of the Book of the Short Sun , by Gene Wolfe (New York: Tor, 1999) is the first of a trilogy of fantastic ...
Friday, December 28, 2007

Madeleine L'Engle's The Other Side of the Sun

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The late Madeleine L'Engle was the author of more than one kind of book. I first met her as the author of Newbery winner A Wrinkle in T...
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Thursday, December 27, 2007

Happy Birthday, Lewis Carroll

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Lewis Carroll , the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, was born in this date in 1832. He is best known for his books (often combined) Ali...
Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Sunspots 141

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: (In case anyone is counting, not only did I post Sunspots 140 tw...
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Monday, December 24, 2007

Three years. Thanks, Blogger!

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My oldest surviving post was posted three years ago today. Thanks, Blogger! I appreciate this free service. Thanks also to all my readers, e...
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Sunday, December 23, 2007

"Hark! the Herald Angels Sing," by Charles Wesley

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This year is the 300th anniversary of Charles Wesley's birth. Wesley wrote many hymns. One that should need little introduction (althoug...
Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Sunspots 140

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Science: Carl Zimmer writes that large whales gulp their own we...
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Monday, December 17, 2007

Christ didn't come as a baby, re-posted

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We often say that Christ came as a baby, but this isn't true. Why not? Read on. Christ didn't come as a baby . He came as an embry...
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Sunday, December 16, 2007

Happy Birthday, Beethoven!

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Today or maybe tomorrow (see next link) is the Birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven , one of the greatest composers of all time, perhaps the gre...

"Love Divine, All Loves Excelling," by Charles Wesley

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This year is the 300th anniversary of Charles Wesley's birth. Wesley wrote many hymns. One that is still heard occasionally is "Lo...
Friday, December 14, 2007

Advent and Adventure

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It suddenly occurred to me, while in church a few days ago, that the words Advent and adventure must be related. This is so obvious that I...
Thursday, December 13, 2007

Gene Wolfe's "Long Sun" books

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Often, when I write about literary works, I try not to give away the plot, because I suppose that, once in a while, there may be someone rea...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Sunspots 138

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Science: Will you really catch colds (or the flu) by going out i...
Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Eucatastrophe: Tolkien meets video talking heads

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Eucatastrophe is a word invented by J. R. R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and other works. Tolkien was a professor of p...
Monday, December 10, 2007

"Thinking Critically and Christianly About Technology" by Ken Funk

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In the September issue of Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith , there is an interesting article entitled "Thinking Critically a...
Sunday, December 09, 2007

"Rejoice, the Lord is King," by Charles Wesley

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This year is the 300th anniversary of Charles Wesley's birth. Wesley wrote many hymns. One that is occasionally heard is "Rejoice,...
Friday, December 07, 2007

Nazareth

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Yesterday's post was about Bethlehem . I decided to follow it up with a post on Nazareth. The Wikipedia article is here . It indicates t...
Thursday, December 06, 2007

Bethlehem

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The city of Bethlehem is part of what is known as the West Bank , and is currently under the control of Hamas . The current population is a...
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