Christian fantasy literature, and commentary on assorted subjects
From March 12, 2012
I’ve just enjoyed a special screening, before its release in theaters, of Kirk Cameron’s new film, Monumental. If I hadn’t read a certain book not long ago, the amazing story told by the film would have been news to me.
I heartily recommend Monumental, although it’ll do just fine without me. But what I want to do here and now is recommend the book: The Governor’s Story, by Dorothy Robbins, available from Nordskog Publishing.
Yes, Dorothy is a friend of mine and a frequent visitor to this blog. But that’s not why I’m urging you to read her book.
This is the story of a miracle. No kidding. What else would you call it when a handful of men, women, and children transport themselves to an uncharted wilderness at the beginning of a harsh winter, and half of them die before the next spring comes–and before the last of the original settlers dies, the landscape features a full-sized modern city, several hundred towns and churches, and a brand-new university: all of which are still functioning 400 years later?
This is the miracle of the Pilgrims; and–I say this as someone who has closely studied history all his life–there is nothing else even a little bit like it.
Yeah, yeah, we already heard all about it in “school,” and we know about Thanksgiving, ho-hum…
When I read The Governor’s Story, I discovered, to my shock, that I really didn’t know that story at all–not a bit! The pap they shovel up in “school” falls so far short of doing justice to the true history, it rises almost to the level of crapola.
So forget everything (and I do mean everything!) you think you know about the Pilgrims, and read Dorothy’s book before you go see Monumental. Between the two of them, your whole outlook on a l0t of important things will be changed forever.
I think I can promise you that.
From February 10, 2017
I amb writing “this” in jale and ohboy am i uppset!
This here mourning in Gender Studies 202 thay teached us that a hole lot of Protest peple thay going to Moon that Trump Tawer “in” Chickago to make him re-lease his tax inframation! i did not know yiu had to lease your tackses but We al thinked “it” is a grate Idea “to” Moon Trump Tawer it wil make him “do” waht we Want and then he wil not “be” Pressidint no more and so We can “have” Hillery like she shuld of beeen Pressidint anyhow!
Wel of corse this Collidge is not in Chickago and we dont have no Trump Tawer ether but i stil wantted “to” Moon so as to Protest Donold trump so naturly i whent over to Our own Town Hall and i Mooned that Lollypop lady thay got out thare “on” the streat Corner becose she “looks” like she Voted for trump!! Man was it cold! i jist abote Froze my Hynie offf!
And wuld yiu beleeve it?? Neckst thing i Know thare is Cops al over me! And thay went and Throwed me in jale! and thay didnt Lissen whan I toled them to Look on the Intranet and then thay Wuld see that we Interllecturals we has al “got” a Rihght to Moon anytime wee want, this Juggde in Mary Land he sayed Mooning is “a form of Artistic Expresion pretected by The Forst Amenment” ( http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/317873-hundreds-plan-to-moon-trump-tower-in-protest ). Thare Is No Way i shuld get throwed in Jale for doing a Artistic Expresion!!! I mean thare is payinting and Scrulpture and Music and aslo Mooning!
Wel thay sayed i culd has One fone call so i “caled” my Prefesser and “he” come over and sayed he wuld ogranise A Prottest to get me Out “of” jale and so i givved him This assay yiu are Reeding now and it looks “like” i has got to spend To Night in this jale sell butt at leeast it Is warmer than My prefesser’s Tool Shedd!i gess i wuld be al rihght now exsept That Lollypop lady she come in And hit me on my Moth Antenners she is a Dirty fashist and a Biggit and that reely hurted me!!!
Yesterday I mentioned that I had a difficulty.
Here’s what happened.
I went on the phone to a bank (which shall remain nameless) to cancel two credit cards which were Lee’s. I took care of that, but when the smoke cleared, I could not access my credit card (which was mine alone, mind you, nothing to do with Lee.) I did check today and the card is active and good and I can get all the information I need, BUT I cannot access it on line. That is how I check my balance and pay the bill . I have not bothered with paper statements in years. Everything is fine (something I was not sure of yesterday, hence my concern) but I have to be able to access the card. They kept doing this particularly irritating code thing–they send me a simple numerical code over the phone, then I enter it online and send it
back to them. I did this THREE TIMES and they said the codes were wrong (THEY WEREN’T)– this was just their way of telling me to get lost. If I get to the branch tomorrow, or use another phone number, I will try again to straighten it out. This bank is notorious for this. I messed up a few years ago and it took awhile for it to straighten out.
I do not need this stress right now.
I have to keep in mind that the card is active and usable. Think positive and look on the bright side.
Technology really does have a downside.
I like to accomplish something every day, and when stuff like this happens it really takes the wind out of my sails.
Anyhow tomorrow is a new day.
God bless everybody.
Patty
Every time I would post one of Lee’s older columns, I would put the original pub date at the end.
Her suggestion was to put it at the top, so the reader would know right away that it was an older column.
That is a really good suggestion; letting the reader know up front when the column is from.
It eliminates confusion.
Thanks, Georgia!
Finally I’ve got a copy of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games. Published in 2008, it has taken four years to translate the book into the box-office champion movie of this year (so far).
The imaginary dystopian world of The Hunger Games has some features which I find disturbingly familiar: rationing of electricity and health care; manufactured food shortages; abolition of the right to bear arms; no one owns a car–but they do have high-speed rail! Jerry Brown would be so proud of them.
Also: no one has a right to travel from one “district” to another, and even if they were allowed, they’d have to walk; public schooling is the only from of education allowed; and the government has taught its downtrodden serfs to spy on one another.
All of these things are right out of the Agenda 21 “sustainability” playbook. They are all “progressive” dreams come true. When such dreams do come true, we quickly discover that they’re nightmares–but then, of course, it’s too late.
Welcome to Obummah’s second term…
From May 16, 2012
I received an email from Anna Derbyshire at Citizen Go describing a drag queen Nativity Show to be held in the church sanctuary of St. Michael’s Church in Little Rock Arkansas.
This abomination is scheduled for December 7.
If you wish to, please go to Citizen Go and sign the petition. You do not have to contribute.
How low can we sink?
Patty
It’s winter. Compared to last winter, this one’s rather tame and chicken-hearted.
But it’s still winter, and around here, temperatures at mid-day only get into the low 40s.
So what’s with all these people walking around in shorts and T-shirts?
It’s not everybody, but you see at least a couple of them on every block in town. Is it a reality TV thing? Where does it come from? I mean, there’s a pretty stiff north wind blowing all the time, and it’s not very comfortable. Why are all these characters dressed like it’s mid-May or early June? It’s February!
What is the origin of this foolishness? Are these “People of Walmart” wannabes? Does some “star” do this on a music video?
Some of these folks are going to get good and sick before this winter’s over.
From February 21,2012