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October 2008



The Brothers Karamazov...

Wednesday, 29 October 2008 1:50 P GMT-06
...is now a play here in Chicago!  I got this information from Travelzoo about it.

Children's Bible

Tuesday, 28 October 2008 3:15 P GMT-06
 Did you know that there's only one copy of this children's Bible in all 37 libraries in the North Suburban Chicago are?  What's up with that?  I've had it on request forever and am still waiting to receive it.  My

Be Don Draper

Monday, 27 October 2008 7:18 P GMT-06
Speaking of Mad Men, Jon Hamm hosted SNL this week.  This was my favorite sketch.
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Mad Men

Monday, 27 October 2008 10:21 A GMT-06
Brilliant show.  Read Ta-Nehisi Coates (in general, as well of course, because I think he's great, but specifically his thoughts about the show.)

Fashion Friday: $150,000 edition

Friday, 24 October 2008 9:15 A GMT-06
Well, who knew fashion would be so topical today?  First of all, Stacy and Clinton could've done an entire wardrobe makeover, hair and makeup included, for $5,000. 
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There is a balm in Gilead

Thursday, 23 October 2008 8:35 A GMT-06
I just finished reading Home by Marilynne Robinson, and though it was very good, I think Gilead is the superior book.  So I'm re-reading that, and this is one of passages I love.There's a shimmer on a child's hair, in the sunlight. &

Organic food and the poor

Friday, 17 October 2008 8:50 A GMT-06
This one's for Lee.  I don't think this issue has been addressed enough among organic food advocates or those who oppose factory farming.  Or, I don't Englewood is a predominantly black, low-income community that, like most
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Top Ten Biblical Fashion Moments, Part 1

Thursday, 16 October 2008 11:08 P GMT-06
Items ten through six.10.  The whole sackcloth and ashes thing.  It's good to have a repentance uniform for God's people.9. Mark 5:30/Luke 8:44, the woman who is healed by touching Jesus's cloak.  Even his clothes are divin

From Greg House to Jesus to theodicy

Thursday, 16 October 2008 11:05 P GMT-06
I was discussing the latest episode of House with a girl friend, in particular the return of Wilson and what their friendship is all about.  And somehow we were talking about the futility of anyone "rescuing" House from his misanthropy

Witnessing history

Tuesday, 14 October 2008 10:10 A GMT-06
This, from Ta-Nehisi Coates, is very moving, as are many of the comments.

Fashion Friday

Friday, 10 October 2008 1:06 P GMT-06
Matthew 22: Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: 2“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. 3He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they wou
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The America we pay for and tolerate Part 3

Thursday, 9 October 2008 12:17 P GMT-06
(part of my series on issues raised by the brilliant TV show The Wire)Here's an interesting article from Slate that suggests Obama might be "Obama and Biden also want to revive the Byrne grant drug eradication program, another bloc

Carrying Jesus

Wednesday, 1 October 2008 11:04 A GMT-06
Of course, as often as not, we ourselves are the one who need to hear the good news;  we need people around us who carry Jesus, because we who call ourselves believers all have our moments of confusion and loss of direction.  Others fail us