Facing Judgement: Saul after His Meeting with the Medium at Endor
What would you do in King Saul's shoes?
âJudgement happens naturally; grace happens supernaturally.â â Tim Keller. The Disobedient Minister (1997).
A few week ago, I listened to a fine sermon about Saul, at the tragic end of his life, when, in desperation, he sought out the medium at the town of Endor to call up the ghost of Samuel. Samuel chastised Saul for calling him up and told him that he and his sons would die in the upcomingâŚ
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He saw and then he believed
A garden tomb I visited in 2020. Near one of the proposed locations of the crucifixion of Christ. Link
I have known only one person in my life who has claimed to see a ghost. It was a woman and the interesting thing is that she disbelieved in the immortality of the soul before seeing the ghost and still disbelieves after having seen it. She thinks it was a hallucination. In other words, seeingâŚ
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What are your favorite fantasy novels?
I am just re-reading (and listening) to A Memory of Light, the final book in Robert Jordanâs Wheel of Time series. My favorite books are those that I can read, and delight in, again and again. So what are my favorite classic fantasy stories? Here is my current list:
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan (and BrandonâŚ
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Movie Prompt: First and Second Things
Iâve been thinking a good deal about Surprised by Oxford and Carolyn Drakeâs disappointment at her abandonment by her father. I often see in movies the heart wrenching dilemma faced by a parent where a child is terrified by an event that just happened, be it illness, violence, or some other trauma. The parent, desperate to allay the childâs fear, looks the child in the eye and tells them, âI willâŚ
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Surprised by the Movie SURPRISED BY OXFORD
If you loved Carolyn Weber's book, I think you'll love the movie.
Carolyn (Caro) Weberâs very personal memoir, Surprised by Oxford, is one of my favorite books. I have read it at least twice, Iâve discussed in the book club I attend, and Iâve given it to members of my family.
Imagine my delight when I noted the book had been made into a movie (2023) and was available on Hoopla at my cottage area library. While eager to watch the movie, I did wondered if I wouldâŚ
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Revisiting Mr. Sensible from C.S. Lewis' THE PILGRIM'S REGRESS
âI know a eugenist who promises to breed us a race of peons who will be psychologically incapable of playing me a trick like this Drudge.â â Mr. Sensible
C. S. Lewis. The Pilgrimâs Regress. (1933)
I keep a file of quotes that have impressed me, and recently I came across one I had collected a year ago on rereading C.S. Lewisâ The Pilgrimâs Regress
âI know a eugenist who promises to breed us aâŚ
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A Comment on Sara Flower Kjeldsen's Excellent Blog: READING AN ENTIRE BLOG BEFORE COMMENTING
Link to Sara Flower Kjeldsenâs blog: https://saraflower.ca/2023/02/05/reading-a-persons-entire-post-before-commenting/
Link to a cited reference in Saraâs blog: https://www.sciencealert.com/people-who-read-the-facebook-newsfeed-think-they-know-more-than-they-actually-do
Introduction
I wholeheartedly agree, that as a blog commenter, I ought first to thoroughly read and understand the thesis ofâŚ
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Some Personal Thoughts on Tim Keller's Exposition of Matthew Chapter 11
My Journey to Timothy Keller
I realized during the waning months of the Covid-19 pandemic lock-downs, that I had lost two significant Bible teachers who in the past had greatly influenced my thinking. Since I missed their teaching and influence very much, I prayed to find someone whose teaching could fill this void in my life. I came across Timothy Kellerâs podcasts and they have gone a longâŚ
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THE HALCYON DISLOCATION Has Just Listed on Hoopla
THE HALCYON DISLOCATION Has Just Listed on Hoopla
Hoopla Listing at the Leeds and Thousand Island Public Library
If youâre interested in trying a new author, but donât know if their writing is consistent with your taste, why not try a book from a library? The Halcyon Dislocation, the first book in The Halcyon Cycle, a Science Fiction story that reads like Fantasy, has just been listed by Hoopla, a major library lending service.
Here is theâŚ
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2021 Christmas Greetings
Because of travel plans over the holidays, we decided to hold an early family Christmas celebration. As I thought about the good-natured banter, laughter and quips among the four generations present, it led me to think how much our world has changed over those generations, and how hard we have to work to get past the presuppositions that come from our histories. Â
The years 2021, 1992, 1963, andâŚ
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Becoming a Truth-Seeker in an Age of Propaganda
Becoming a Truth-Seeker in an Age of Propaganda
My well-used copy of THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH
In C. S. Lewisâ novel THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH, published in 1945, he foresaw the age of propaganda. An unobtrusive organization, the National Institute of Coordinated Experiments (N.I.C.E.), was engaged in implementing its program of eliminating undesirables. Although not well-known to the public, the N.I.C.E. controlled parliament. It didnât reallyâŚ
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My Review of Marie C. Keiser's HEAVEN'S HUNTER
My Review of Marie C. Keiserâs HEAVENâSÂ HUNTER
Heavenâs Hunter by Marie C. KeiserMy rating: 5 of 5 starsRandall Yung is the scion of one of the wealthiest and most influential families in the galaxy. Heâs been trying to escape their manipulations for a long time. There are only two people he really cares about. One is Alicia, a young Catholic woman, who disappeared the day after she had accepted his marriage proposal. His other friend,âŚ
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Review of Bowen Greenwood's Science Fiction Love Story ONSLAUGHT
Review of Bowen Greenwoodâs Science Fiction Love Story ONSLAUGHT
Langston Wheeler is a member of the Brotherhood of the Gentle Hand. That is to say he is a telepath with extraordinary powers that has pledged to use these powers only for good and in service to others and never to aggrandize power.
On being sent to the planet Felicitas to investigate a rogue telepath, he meets the beautiful, courageous, and brilliant Tia Dynn. As a Gentle Hand, Wheeler is onlyâŚ
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2021 Canadian Federal Election - Part 4: Remaining Key Points
2021 Canadian Federal Election â Part 4: Remaining Key Points
On September 3rd, the National Post published a table from a Leger poll which indicated the issues identified by Canadian voters as most and least important to them.
The largest number of respondents (13.5%) chose âcost of livingâ while the fewest respondents (2.2%) chose immigration. All of these numbers are low and there is little consensus on what the major issues are. Given the many closedâŚ
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A Review of J. K. Bailey's ZEALOT FINALE #1
A Review of J. K. Baileyâs ZEALOT FINALEÂ #1
J. K. Baileyâs first book is a wonderful testament to his vivid imagination and story-telling ability. The story follows the adventures of a boy Chen and is full of wonderful imaginative inventions: Zoas which are animal human hybrids, Wryym which are dragon beings, there is a creature called Bio-Weapon, and a mobile plant-being called, appropriately enough, Venus (reminiscent of the VenusâŚ
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Review of C. S. Wachter's A WEIGHT OF RECKONING
Review of C. S. Wachterâs A WEIGHT OFÂ RECKONING
The fantasy Worlds of Ochen are seven planets linked by portals. Although the worlds are linked, the actions in the series occur on seven islands, one on each world. The islands differ by climate, by the presence or absence of magic, among other things. If you read these books be sure to look at the beautifully illustrated maps on the Wachter Website (https://cswachter.com/).
A Weight ofâŚ
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Arithmetic and Facebook
One of my Facebook friends commented on this simple, apparently long-circulating, arithmetic problem and so it prompted many other of my Facebook acquaintances to also weigh in. The statistics of this FB post, as a whole, captured my attention. With 516K votes (âlikesâ I suppose) and 5.5M comments that is almost too impressive.
I donât think the interest in this question would have been so highâŚ
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