“The Faith of the Cross and The Virtue of Dialogue “ A Review of Reasoning Together: A Conversation on Homosexuality. by Ted Grimsrud and Mark Nation. By Chris Smith.   Reasoning Together: A Conversation on Homosexuality. by Ted Grimsrud and Mark Nation. Paperback: Herald Press, 200...

Sara Weinraub introduces us to the lovely book THE DAY-TO-DAY LIFE OF ALBERT HASTINGS http://weatherspoon.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/ I’m charmed by many of the books Princeton Architectural Press publishes. A recent PAP favorite is The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings. Photographer Kaylynn Devene...

“Far Beyond the House and Chicken Yard “ A Review of Flannery: A Life of Flannery O’Connor . by Brad Gooch. By Chris Smith.   Flannery: A Life of Flannery O’Connor . Brad Gooch. Hardcover: Little, Brown and Co., 2009. Buy now from: [ Doulos Christou Books $24 ] [ Amazon ...

Our favorite music critic Andy Whitman reviews U2’s new album NO LINE ON THE HORIZON http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2009/februaryweb-only/108-41.0.html “Time is irrelevant, it’s not linear,” Bono proclaims near the beginning of No Line on the Horizon (4 stars), U2’...

Lent: Ash Wednesday George Herbert. 1593-1633. [ In remembrance of Ash Wednesday, next Wednesday, February 25… ] Welcome dear feast of Lent: who loves not thee, He loves not Temperance, or Authority, But is composed of passion. The Scriptures bid us fast; the Church says, now: Give to your Mot...

The ORION magazine review of A NATURAL SENSE OF WONDER: CONNECTING KIDS WITH NATURE THROUGH THE SEASONS by Rick Van Noy http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/review/4269/ RULE NUMBER SEVEN in our shaggy tiny house crammed with three lanky children: one hour of screen time per day, you choo...

FIRST SIGHT OF SPRING. John Clare. 1793-1864. [ Don’t know about where you are, but the warmer and sunnier weather here in Indianapolis this week reminded me of this poem — editor  ] The hazel-blooms, in threads of crimson hue, Peep through the swelling buds, foretelling Spring, Ere yet...

Scot McKnight Starts a Conversation on Jean Twenge’s GENERATION ME. http://blog.beliefnet.com/jesuscreed/2009/02/igens-1.html When it comes to grasping the big picture of what is doing on in culture, the single-most important book I have read in the last thirty years is Robert Bellah’s f...

An Introduction to Waldorf Education Thursday February 19 7-8PM If you are interested in learning more about the educational alternatives available for the children of Indianapolis, please join us! Where: Earth House.     237 N. East St     Indianapolis. Indy Food Cooperative proudly present...

You can listen to Part 2 of “The Wasteland” here: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21602/mp3/21602-04.mp3 This MP3 is public domain; do listen and share! THE WASTE LAND by T.S. Eliot   IV. DEATH BY WATER Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead, Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep s...