Tag Archives: Irony
Nontraditional Lullabies
My husband has said for years that he thinks that Tantum Ergo would make a great lullaby. I never disagreed with him (all eye-rolling to the contrary) but now I have a few more ideas. Enter Rockabye Baby! I grew up in a home that was rather loud and did not include much in the way [...]
Does Anything Strike You About This List?
The idea of conventions really appeals to me. You not only get to hear great speakers on the topic that interests you, you also get to meet others with the same interest. Even though I do not attend many conferences, I love to read about them. And what could be better than conferences that focus [...]
Original Sin Makes Me Feel Warm and Fuzzy
Okay, so that title isn’t entirely accurate. But Jenna’s post on sin got me thinking about how the doctrine of original sin is actually a positive thing. The doctrine of original sin is a happy doctrine for a few reasons. The first is that original sin offers a suggestion of how God can be good [...]
On getting mad online: I guess that I am a conservative
I left my first nasty comment a few days ago. You may think that I have left nasty comments on your blog, but I promise that I have not. If they were not nice, then they were simply poorly written. I try to be nice, but sometimes it is hard to convey emotion in comments. [...]
Name that woman!
Most of my friends do not know my name. I find that quite odd. I knew that people in general would assume that I had changed my name when I got married, but I did not realize that almost everyone would assume. Friends with whom I have had long late-night abstract discussions about the meaning [...]
Ash Wednesday and Unfaithfulness