I know, I know. I said I was gonna post my thoughts about the crowds that cheered and jeered Christ. I have it drafted, and I’ll still post it. Just gotta work out some of the kinks. Got some other things in the hopper that I wanna post first.
Category: General
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Happy Memorial Day
Today is Memorial Day. I am grateful for the sacrifices made by those who currently serve, and especially for those who valiantly gave their lives for the freedoms we all enjoy every day.
Let us all take a moment today to pray for the men and women in our Armed Forces. May God continue to bless our country, and may her leaders honor Him as they lead.
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Paper or Plastic? Permanent or Temporary?
I read an interview in the UK Telegraph with Jonathan Frazen, author of Freedom. (This post is not an endorsement or rejection of Frazen or his work. I don’t know anything more about Mr. Frazen than what was written in this article.)
In it, he espoused the physical printed book and eschewed ebooks and digital media. When referencing consumers’ need for the latest technology, he said…
The technology I like is the American paperback edition of Freedom. I can spill water on it and it would still work! So it’s pretty good technology. And what’s more, it will work great ten years from now… I think, for serious readers, a sense of permanence has always been a part of the experience. Everything else in your life is fluid, but here is this text that doesn’t change.
He goes on to speak of books as “permanent” and “unalterable.” Those were the words that caught my attention. (more…)
Not a Camouflaged Soul 