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From Frederick Buechner to Bigfoot
With the Queen's death, an otherwise quiet week that featured "new and improved" Apple products became somber. Included in this post is The Fantasy Football Anthem, the danger of pastors and burnout, the campaign to discredit a drug that effectively combats COVID-19, and the sad tale of Gibson’s Bakery.
President Biden gave an angry speech. More disturbing news emerges about state-sponsored censorship. A draught in Spain reveals history. And a treadmill mishap makes me laugh.
Moviepass is back!?! // Dr. Fauci “retires” // The script flips on the vaccines // Biden’s student loan forgiveness edict // The FBI told Facebook to censor Hunter Biden laptop stories?!
The RoundUp collects the most recent news, listens and observations that caught my attention. This entry highlights: In light of the FBI raiding President Trump’s Florida home, one writer tracks some other disturbing cases.
Most Christians are so busy with everyday-ness that they never pause to consider things like cultural and political movements. School, work, responsibilities at home, shuttling kids to activities and practices and church all keep us focused on good things. Those are all really good things. But we need to wake up and smell the air of culture we're currently breathing. Being awake is a condition of being ready for what God wants to do in us, through us and around us. It's time to talk about the growing creep of totalitarianism and why it's a very bad thing.
Is 2022 just the second bad sequel to 2020, following a less-than-stellar 2021? Or is it pregnant with hope and possibility? Over and above rampant COVID, cultural issues and partisan politics, there's a perspective and reality that will help you see 2022 as indeed being a "happy new year."
This 'Nuff Said entry highlights a Christmas movie you won't want to miss, a look at the Gen Z conspiracy theory that birds aren't real, exposure of big tech censorship, reflection on gay marriage and redefining words, and the importance of reading actual, real printed books.
Another day, another COVID-19 variant, more fear. Here's some sources to contrast the prevailing fear metanarrative.