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My Reply to Stephen Fry

February 2, 2015

Devotionals

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The other day I came across an article in which the British actor Stephen Fry was interviewed. In it, the staunch atheist was asked what he would say to God if he was “confronted with God.” At first, his answer made me sad because I really like him as an actor. I first became aware of him through his very funny collaboration with Hugh Laurie (“House, M.D.”) in Jeeves and Wooster, their adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse’s series of short stories of a hapless aristocrat and his wise butler.  → Read more...

Goodbyes

June 23, 2011

Calvary

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No one likes goodbyes, especially those that are a little bit more permanent than others. “See you later” is fine. That one is easier because it comes with an understanding that a short period of time will pass before you are able to see the other person. But, goodbyes, on the other hand, usually signify an even longer period of time, a time that is of uncertain length. Over these past two weeks, I find myself facing two kinds of goodbyes.  → Read more...

Dr. Feelgood

January 27, 2011

Calvary

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For those of you close to my age (born around 1980), you’ll probably catch that the title of this section is named after the famous song (and album) that was released in 1989 by the band Motley Crue. The song is about a cocaine drug dealer who, for obvious reasons, gains the moniker “Dr. Feelgood.” For whatever strange reason, my brain dredged this song up from the deep, deep recesses of my memory as I read the first few chapters of the Old Testament book of Micah this morning.  → Read more...



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