A.J. Jacobs’s first book, The Know-It-All, chronicled his quest to read the Encyclopedia Brittanica from A-to-Z. Jacobs has now extended his version of literary flagpole-sitting to the Bible in The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible, in which he describes his attempts to adhere to… Continue reading Book Review: “The Year of Living Biblically”
Category: Faith
Book Review (Sort of): “Blue Like Jazz”
No one ever accused me of being on the cutting edge of anything. I’m behind the curve in all areas of life, slow on the uptake. I defend myself as intelligently cautious; those who know me would say that I’m just clueless. Anyway, I offer that as an excuse as to why I’m just now… Continue reading Book Review (Sort of): “Blue Like Jazz”
Merry Christmas!
We’re pleased to present the Gazette’s traditional reminder of the significance of Christmas.
“Useless” Time with God
A theologian offers encouragement to those of us who recognize that our busyness seems to be a barrier between us and God.
Core Values
Gwynne’s post about her core values is excellent. Here’s a humble suggestion on how to approach the determination and articulation of your own values.
Blind Faith
Learning spiritual lessons from a little blind dog.
“Lebanon and the End Times”
The current conflict between Israel and Lebanon should provoke some serious thought about “end times”…but maybe not the ones you normally think about when you hear that term.
Professional Thanksgiver: Could you do it?
An obscure Old Testament passage causes one to consider what it might be like to live in a constant state of thanksgiving.
Jesus: Teletransporter?
Walking on water is pretty impressive…but it was nothing compared to what Jesus did next.
Got to lose ’em before we can save ’em…
A mini-sermonette, and some unrelated miscellany to help it go down easier.