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Whatever happened to Christmas?

Posted on December 23, 2008 by me

A few days ago I discovered this song, written by Jimmy Webb, that has recently been recorded by Aimee Mann. It had been recorded by Frank Sinatra a few years back, but I’d never heard that version, probably because it’s … Continue reading →

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Theosis, updated

Posted on December 16, 2008 by me

A Little Leaven posted this yesterday: For those of you who don’t recognize it, this is a reference to a statement by St. Athanasius of Alexandria from On the Incarnation, “God became man so that man might become God.”  Now, … Continue reading →

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John Lennon, peace, and the Incarnation

Posted on December 14, 2008 by me

It seems that every time I turn on the radio this season, they’re playing Lennon’s Happy Christmas (War is Over), and ever time I hear it I think to myself, “John Lennon was an idiot.”  In reality, of course, he … Continue reading →

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Are modernism and Christianity incompatible?

Posted on December 12, 2008 by me

John Loftus claims that modernity is the Achilles’ Heel of Christianity, something I’ve discussed before, and addressed again in my “teacup” analogy.  Could he be right? Of course, Loftus believes that modernism (the operative Western worldview which is based on … Continue reading →

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