Adventus

"I would like to say 'This book is written to the glory of God', but nowadays this would be the trick of a cheat, i.e., it would not be correctly understood."--Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."--Soren Kierkegaard

Monday, December 24, 2018

Advent 23 2018

Farewell, Advent, Christmas is come! Farewell from us both all and some! 1. With patience thou hast us fed, And made us go hungry to bed...

Sunday, December 23, 2018

"Twas the weekend before Christmas....

I will not be going to Florida because of the Shutdown - Staying in the White House! #MAGA — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December ...

Advent 22: 2018

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and ransomed his people. He has raised up for us a horn of salvation in the h...

Fourth Sunday of Advent: 2018

2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 7:1 Now when the king was settled in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him, 7:2...

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Merry Christmas!

Senate adjourns until December 27th. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 22, 2018 SUCKERS! And the sacrifices he is making ...

"Leaning together, headpieces filled with straw. Alas!"

A textbook example of the importance of definition. There is, this argument claims, a "war" between science and religion. An...

Advent 21: 2018

My soul extols the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has shown consideration for the lowly stature of his slave. As a ...

Friday, December 21, 2018

Massacre of the...

Well, no, no one's innocent in this. Let's just say: Houston, we've found the problem. The Democrats, whose votes we ne...

"A poor excuse for picking a man's pocket..."

I’ve done more damage to ISIS than all recent presidents....not even close! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2018 Ano...

"What Fools These Mortals Be"

Valerie Tarico is making a side business out of being a former evangelical. Obviously her childhood was the source of much trauma in her...

Advent 20: 2018

THREE old men, of whom one had a bad reputation, came one day to Abba Achilles. The first asked him, "Father make me a fishing net....

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Advent 19: 2018

If the lost word is lost, if the spent word is spent If the unheard, unspoken Word is unspoken, unheard; Still is the unspoken word, ...

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Life is Art is Life is Art is....

The best (because truest) part of SNL's "It's a Wonderful Trump" was the end, when Clarence kept repeating "That is...

Advent 18: 2018

Genesis 16 The angel of the LORD found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur. 8 And he sa...

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

The Paper It's Printed On

A SIGNAL -- Judge Sullivan says he disagrees with the plea agreement that saw Gen. David Petraeus avoid felony charges. — Steven Portno...

Best Wishes!

Good luck today in court to General Michael Flynn. Will be interesting to see what he has to say, despite tremendous pressure being put on...

What Luke's Nativity Is All About

For some reason my comments are "down" in my browser (I can access them on my phone, but thumb-typing is not my forte. Real ty...

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