Monthly Archives: July 2007
Nineteen Years
Last night, my mom reminded me…nineteen years ago today, my father died. My sister called me that afternoon (or was it morning), a call that was not unexpected, seeing as how I’d said my good-byes to him a couple of … Continue reading
Filed under Daily Life
Ponette
The house was quiet, the work of the week was done, and Sabbath lay just ahead. After days of beautiful, hot weather, outdoors turned blustery, rain occasionally beating on the south-facing window of my office. I wandered downstairs, wondering when … Continue reading
Filed under Film and Television
The Subtle Knife
I didn’t laugh as much as I plowed through this one. I mentioned that I laughed a bit during The Golden Compass because it was so obvious what Philip Pullman was up to according to quantum physics and the psychology … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Faith and Art
Sabbath Practice
I’ve been selling people on this idea of Sabbath, lately, having just experienced yet another day of stoppage from the rat race. Last night, a friend of mine asked me what I was did on Sabbath, what the experience looked … Continue reading
Filed under Faith and Art, Spirituality
The Golden Compass
When Amy and I went to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix last week, there as a very cool trailer for a movie coming out in December called The Golden Compass. Based on a book by Philip … Continue reading
Filed under Books
