Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Anne Lamott was right


I must say that I don't look to evangelicals for spiritual wisdom, but I'm changing my mind after I just finished reading one of Philip Yancey's books, Reaching for the Invisible God. I think the biggest sin most evangelicals commit is having supreme confidence that they know everything about how God works in this world. At last I've found one that asks the same questions I do about how to live in a world where your faith in God is very hard to keep. This is a man who has been deeply hurt by "religion," but has kept his faith in God, which is an entirely different thing.

I was going to keep the book and read it again, but I'm going to look for more of what he has to say, hoping against hope that I won't be disappointed.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Dear me!

I love Jane Austen, so I don't know what to think of this. According to a Wall Street Journal article, someone has posted a "trailer" for a supposed movie of the Jane Austen Fight Club. I heard of the bloody Fight Club movie from the Crown Prince, so I can only hope this one is a funny takeoff. I'll try to sneak a look at it at work since this old computer can't handle Flash upgrades (sigh).

What do you think? Satire or sacrilege?