One of the ways I’ve been planning to celebrate Advent is to take a break from blogging. Some folks give things up for Lent; I’m doing it for Advent. I’ll be gone from this space for awhile, starting tonight. I’ll probably be back again after a...

Someone forwarded Ben Stein’s CBS Sunday Morning “Confession” to me by email. Mr. Stein uses the following exchange as a springboard for discussing God’s alleged departure from America: Billy Graham’s daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and...

We have an old Advent calendar of sorts. It has a large felt Christmas tree with 24 numbered pockets beneath, each of which contains a felt Christmas item. When we were children, my siblings and I counted down to Christmas with it, taking turns putting...

It’s that time again — that time when 5 Minutes for Books encourages us to post on what we’re reading, have read, or are going to read. Here’s a list of books completed since the last Nightstand carnival, with blurbs and links to my reviews: The...

Jeane at Dog Ear Diary has conferred the Superior Scribbler Award on me. She says it was hard to choose blogs to pass it on to, because she likes so many. I agree! I also think it’s too bad I can’t turn around and give the award to Jeane, because her...