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It is sad, but true, that increasingly in our consumer driven culture, worship is being treated and approached as entertainment for the consumer. Here is what it might look like if we went the whole way in that direction, and treated worship like an ESPN sporting event. See what you think. Props to Brett Jones…

And now for something completely different. Here’s a wedding procession to remember. See what you think, and whether you find it tasteful and appropriate or not. BW3

Anyone who has read the wonderful Narnia tales of C.S. Lewis is well aware that it was through a clothes closet (called a wardrobe in the British world) that our heroes entered Narnia. This particular post, however, is about what could be found IN a wardrobe.  The costumers who produced the magical attire were a…

Merry and Pippin were right after all.  Second Breakfast is fun, though fattening.  It transpires about 9-10 or so in the morning, and can even be followed by Elevensies for those Hobbits looking to be the most well-rounded of the bunch.  Ann and I were fortunate enough to make one Second Breakfast at a renowned…

Hobbiton is an idyllic place where sheep may safely graze. But even Hobbits need clothes to wear, and in Middle Earth the number one supplier of materials for said outfits are sheep.  It has been said that New Zealand is a country of 4 million people and 40 million sheep. I imagine the proportions were…

You will no doubt by now be familiar with this fellow. (courtesy LOTR/ New LIne Cinema) Bilbo Baggins lived at Bag End in Hobbiton.  And I am happy to be able to report that the story he wrote about his life ‘There and Back Again’ should become a movie called ‘The Hobbit’.  The sad part…

Long, long ago, in a land far, far away, there lived Hobbits and dwarfs and elves and orcs and ents and humans altogether.  To visit this magical land today still requires that one arise and go away into a far country, traveling many hours in metal angels known as aeroplanes.  Of course what one sees…

Went to a great rib joint in Asheville— 12 Bones in the River District.  Basically a transplanted Texas rib and brisket restaurant with a difference— great veggies of various flavors.  Not to mention the jalapeno grits. And then there are the rustic walls all decorated with enjoyable pictures—  Like this one—

One of the real dilemmas for Christians is what role or roles they should play in the public sphere in an increasingly less Christian country. And to what degree should Christians be in the business of trying to legislate their beliefs if the majority of the nation no longer supports such notions?   In a book…

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