These have kind of stacked up. Here’s the Best of the Best I’ve read in the past few weeks:
The Anchoress prays—for all of us. “Prayer is a force and it is real. I came away from Adoration convinced that we will not defeat the enemy (and on the most fundamental level, the enemy – both within and without – is hate) unless we are willing to use the weapon of real and loving prayer – faithfully, humbly, daily…and did I say humbly…we will not win.”
Adrian Warnock and Dan Phillips discuss interpreting proverbs, particularly the book of Proverbs in the Bible. “A proverb communicates a truth. It does not characteristically communicate all truth. It is a sage insight; it isn’t a legal contract.”
Lars Walker, the Bloodthirsty Librarian: “Any reasonable person would recognize that rioting and murdering people are a self-contradictory means of proclaiming one’s peacefulness. And the fact that a large part of the Muslim world fails to get the joke (such as it is) pretty much says it all.
But the Islamic world doesn’t care. Because they’re not involved in a struggle of ideas, but a struggle of honor.”
Patry Francis blogs about grocery store treasures, those healthy and delicious foods that you can find in your local supermarket. I think my favorite “grocery store health food” is the fresh tortillas that are made in-store down here in Texas. I’ll bet they don’t do that in New York.
Mr. De Thinkling on Manhood, particularly Christian manhood. What a great essay on the real problems that Christian men face! I want to send a copy to every Christian man I know, but I’ll content myself with posting a link here and telling you all, men and women and boys and girls, to read it.
Mental Multivitamin does Shakespeare . . . again. You don’t want to miss her guide to resources for enjoying and appreciating Shakespeare for the first time or for the forty-fifth time.
Shannon Rocks-in-my-Dryer really liked Jewel by Brett Lott. I really liked it, too. Here are my thoughts on Jewel. But if like Shannon you don’t care for book reviews, you could just go read the book.
Go here to read the Parable of the Soccer Mom and the Human Embryo. The parable was written in response to this statement by politician Chris Bell: “What would Jesus do? He would not let political objections stand in the way of healing the sick. Stem cell research isn’t just a good idea; it’s a moral imperative.”