Last Thursday I drove to Omaha, Nebraska to hear Frank Schaeffer, author of Crazy for God and lots of other really great books dealing with the crazier end of the Christianity spectrum, speak. He did not disappoint. You can hear his talk at this link. If you start at about eleven minutes you can skip the introductions, although the minister of the church where Frank talked does give a brief, but interesting account of his own visit to L’Abri, the [...]
I was introduced to the writing of Frank Schaeffer via his book Crazy For God several years ago. I loved the book and wrote about it here. On that post, a reader left a comment asking me if I had read any of Schaeffer’s fiction books. I had not and I tucked that comment away in my brain in hopes that someday it would resurface at just the exactly right moment when I was in need of a new book [...]
We hosted Thanksgiving this year. Twenty-seven of my husband’s closest relatives stayed at our house for four days. We went hiking and played board games and watched ballgames and went to the movies and The Oracle Known as Steve staged a coup and tried to take over my kitchen, but I bravely fended him off with a carving knife, a rusty old egg beater and a very pokey meat thermometer. And yet, even as he bled out from oozing puncture [...]
Because the Christmas tree photo was getting a wee bit tiresome.
With mincing alacrity, Dear Charles takes on Lee Strobel’s “The Case for Christ” and startling questions arise!!!
Neimann has done it again. Ingenious post on Fall leaves.
You don’t think you can be bothered to read it – but it is too fun to miss!
It will make you smile the rest of the day.
Thanks to Kat for bothering to leave the link.
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That made my day!! Thank you for sharing!!!
made me smile..again and again. Thanks!
Oh my goodness!
You’re welcome!
That was totally cool and inventive. See, your idea wasn’t so off as you thought!
Sandy
Loved it. I read through all of his posts before when you posted the link…the man, I think, is a genius!!
You were right–especially loved the Swiss army tree.
Grrrrrreat link! Thanks!
I emailed this link to my graphic artist son!
Enjoyed this link way too much!!! Thanks for sharing!
Very cute! A little disappointed that some of the leaves obviously didn’t match up with the names they were puns of. But perhaps that would have been too perfect.
I need “Ernie and Birch” framed and on a wall in my house. Badly.
That was great- thanks for sharing!
You were right it did make me smile for the rest of the day. I had to share it with everyone I knew. Thanks.
Pretty much what Bridget said. Delightful. Even though I look at the Times on-line every day, I had not seen Neimann’s work before. I will pass this on to some friends and family who also appreciate trees and need a smile!
Thanks, p.j.