Zippy the Wonder Snail Episode 49: We Report, Jason Cries
The Boys are back — one standing, one sitting — both trying to make sense of Cardinals chaos, Blues heartbreak and the first hundred days of Trump 2.0. Plus: speculation on the next album from Taylor Swift and a meditation on the mystery of Jesus’ two natures.
Unseen Reality
Nowadays it is difficult to get a grasp on what we could reasonably call reality. Okay, fine, I’ll play. If that building on falsehood is not to my taste, I’ll start with what I know is real and work from there. I’m talking about photography. Of real things as they really exist.
Pope Francis: An Assessment of His Pontificate
When Pope Francis passed away, some people asked me for an evaluation of his pontificate. A few days have passed since. Our Catholic friends finished their mourning period, and the conclave starts tomorrow, so now I think it’s the right time to share my thoughts.
Winning Our Way to a Lost Christian Witness
This week, a Christian friend shared a new claim about an alleged health cure based on an event that never happened. Another shared what the briefest of searches would have revealed was a falsehood about a political foe. The short-term “win” is often a long way from the truth.
It Begins
This is likely a week we will remember as the beginning of something truly awful. The only question, really, is how awful.
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This Week's Devotional (May 3, 2025)
How much does it matter that Jesus is both God and man? Pastor Tim returns to the subject of Jesus’s divinity this week.
Sermons and Devotionals
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| Are we Clothed in the Spirit? (April 28, 2025) |
| We All Are Oedipus (April 14, 2025) |