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Does God Hate Clutter? Ellen Painter Dollar Used To Think So, But . . .
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Jana Riess
This week over at Episcopal Cafe, Ellen Painter Dollar (at left) has a great post on a question that plagues me perpetually: how much is too much? Why do I feel more virtuous today, when I hauled a bed frame and a bag of old clothes and books to the front porch to be picked…
Harry Potter, Christian Hallows, and C.S. Lewis: A Q&A with Greg Garrett
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Jana Riess
I’ve been listening to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows again in preparation for the movie next month--which releases in 45 days, but who’s counting? In listening I have come once more to realize why it is one of my favorite books. As I mentioned here on the blog this summer, it speaks eloquently to…
How Much Can We Know About God?: Blog Tour Review of Ken Howard’s New Book “Paradoxy”
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Jana Riess
Earlier this week on Flunking Sainthood, a fellow Mormon was offended by an offhand remark I had made about some General Authorities not appearing to read widely. I was not surprised by someone taking offense, which is a regular occurrence on blogs, particularly ones about religion. But I was disappointed with the spiritual immaturity of…
Before You Attend Jon Stewart’s Rally, Read This from James Calvin Davis
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Jana Riess
If you’re like me, you’re cheering about the national rally that Jon Stewart is planning for October 30 in Washington, D.C. With all the fearmongering and hatred being spouted these days, we need Stewart’s “Rally to Restore Sanity” (as well as Colbert’s ironically named “March to Keep Fear Alive”) to help restore the middle ground…
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