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Virtual Advent Wreath, Week 4 – One Star Lit for Them
by Russ Ramsey 19
2008
Here in these weeks leading up to Christmas, we are posting a series of meditations focused on the story of Jesus’ birth from the Gospels. For more on what Advent means and why many Christains observe it, here’s a short introduction. If you’d like to make a wreath of your own for your family or study group, [...]
Twilight: A Negative Review
by Andrew Osenga 17
2008
Here in the Rabbit Room, we try hard not to speak disparagingly about authors and artists. Rather, we laud the work that we admire and remain silent about that which we do not. However, sometimes exceptions must be made. In this case, the exception is that Andrew Osenga is hilarious. While I was talking with [...]
Formerly Famous
by Jonathan Rogers 17
2008
I was in the checkout line at the Belmont Bi-Rite. In front of me, a famous person was paying for some ice cream. When I say he was famous, I don’t mean I recognized him from TV or the magazines. I didn’t. I knew he was famous because of the way he exchanged pleasantries with [...]
Standing Up For Taya
by Jason Gray 17
2008
This is a journal entry I posted on my site on the 13th that generated a lot of interest, so I thought I’d include here as well:
Today was one of the harder days of the Christmas tour. Our host was very kind, but the day began with Taya (who is now the road manager since [...]
Better Than Eggnog
by Curt McLey 16
2008
I told somebody that I was going to see Behold the Lamb of God, The True Tall Tale of the Coming of Christ with Andrew Peterson and friends. “Again?” he said. “Isn’t that the same guy you saw last year?” “Why yes, it is, as a matter of fact,” I said, avoiding the temptation to [...]
Virtual Advent Wreath, Week 3 – Where the Lambs are Kept
by Russ Ramsey 12
2008
Here in these weeks leading up to Christmas, we are posting a series of meditations focused on the story of Jesus’ birth from the Gospels. For more on what Advent means and why many Christains observe it, here’s a short introduction. If you’d like to make a wreath of your own for your family or study group, [...]
Happy Birthday, George MacDonald
by Travis Prinzi 11
2008
The Rabbit Room welcomes its newest contributor. Travis Prinzi’s first book Harry Potter & Imagination: the Way Between Two Worlds is soon to be published, and he’s the proprietor of his own popular blog The Hog’s Head. He’s a Christian who is a bit of a geek about fairy stories and J.K. Rowling, which is [...]
Tag Team Corner (Matt and Curt): Best Male Acting Performances of the Last Decade
by Curt McLey 11
2008
Matt: I’m a big fan of powerful acting performances (who isn’t?). So with that in mind, I’d like to suggest a question for you, Curt: Favorite male acting performance of the last decade?
Curt: The last decade? Well, I think the best way to do this is stream of consciousness style. If a performance is so [...]
Telling the Story: The Jesus Storybook Bible
by Andrew Peterson 09
2008
I’ve been hearing about this children’s Bible called The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones for a year or so now, first from Ben Shive, then from a smattering of others whose opinions I respect on such matters. One night last week Jamie and I were putting our sweet Skye to bed (she’s 6 now), [...]
Virtual Advent Wreath, Week 2 – The Ordinary Overshadowed
by Russ Ramsey 05
2008
Here in these weeks leading up to Christmas, we are posting a series of meditations focused on the story of Jesus’ birth from the Gospels. For more on what Advent means and why many Christains observe it, here’s a short introduction. If you’d like to make a wreath of your own for your family or study group, [...]
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Facing the Truth
I went to the doctor yesterday for the first time in years. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been sick; it means I’m the kind of stubborn fool who doesn’t like to take an ibuprofen for a headache, the kind of crank who would rather walk around squinting and snappy than to take the blasted aspirin. I just don’t like medicine. I prefer sweating it out, however inconvenient that is for the people around me. So after ten days of coughing and sniffling and whining I finally decided it must be a sinus infection. I have a show in a few days, and I can’t afford to be sick. So I bravely did what any man in my shoes would do: I asked my wife what to do. She told me which doctor to visit and I drove to the offices with a steely resolve. The nurse behind the sliding glass window handed me the clipboard with the dreaded New Patient Paperwork, and then the thing happened that made me want to write this.
The questions began. “Do you have any allergies?” “Do you drink caffeine?” “Do you use tobacco?” “If so, how often?” “Do you exercise regularly?” “Is there a history of heart disease in your family?” “Have you had any surgeries?
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