Monthly Archives: November 2006

Chinese Students; American Jesus?

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Darrell Pursiful

Michael Spencer is at it again, God bless him! There are some students from communist China this year at the school where he works, and they are teaching him some things: In many ways, these Chinese students are a revelation … Continue reading →

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D?ɬ©tente in the War on Christmas?

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Darrell Pursiful

Mollie at GetReligion isn’t seeing as much activity on the secularist front as in recent years. Somebody should tell her that Kyle, Joshua, and I are trying to drum up support for a “War on Christmas” on theological grounds! Update: … Continue reading →

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Not True! Not True!

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Darrell Pursiful

Something’s fishy here: What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Book Snob ?Ǭ† You like to think you’re one of the literati, but actually you’re just a snob who can read. You read mostly for the social credit you … Continue reading →

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Tuesdays with Mary: Prologue

Posted on November 28, 2006 by Darrell Pursiful

Advent is almost upon us, and I’m planning to mark the season by launching a new semi-regular feature here that I’m calling “Tuesdays with Mary.” I’ll be looking at biblical exegesis, early church traditions, theology, liturgy, etc., related to the … Continue reading →

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A Cyber-Posada

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Darrell Pursiful

A posada is a Latin American tradition of re-enacting Joseph and Mary’s search for a place to stay in Bethlehem. It is sometimes enacted with clay figures. Sometimes it is done as a sort of Christmas trick-or-treating. Anyway, Andii at … Continue reading →

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Sacrifice, (Central) American Style

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Darrell Pursiful

Here’s an interesting reflection from The Grail Code on the Aztec practice of human sacrifice. Christian writers among the Spanish conquerors, and some of the historians who followed them, have tended to dwell on the horror of human sacrifice in … Continue reading →

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That's What I'm Talkin' About

Posted on November 26, 2006 by Darrell Pursiful

Though not quite as militant as Kyle, here is somebody else who understands what is at stake when we trade the birthright of Christmas for the mess of secular pottage our culture is selling us. From Rediscovering Advent: Those who … Continue reading →

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Excerpt 6

Posted on November 26, 2006 by Darrell Pursiful

[With any luck, "real" blogging will resume tomorrow. Until then, here's one last installment.] There was Gaina, the Goth, standing. His left hand was braced against the back wall for support. In his right hand he held my makeshift pillow?¢‚Ǩ‚Äùthe … Continue reading →

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Sidebar

Posted on November 26, 2006 by Darrell Pursiful

So I get back from Kentucky and notice that my sidebar is wa-a-a-ay down the page on both IE and Navigator. Anybody out there got any ideas what the problem is and how to fix it? If so, gimme a … Continue reading →

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Excerpt 5

Posted on November 25, 2006 by Darrell Pursiful

[One more excerpt from the short story I've been playing around with.] Didius paused and took in a long, deep breath. Outside, the sun was beginning to descend toward the horizon. In the imperial tent, Valentinianus was leaning forward in … Continue reading →

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