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T.S. Eliot Reads “Journey of the Magi”

ShareToday we remember the Magi- those wise kings from the East who visited the infant Jesus, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrhh. American-born playwright, literary critic and poet T. S. Eliot wrote his famous poem “Journey of the Magi” in 1927, following his conversion to Christianity and his confirmation in the Church of England. [...]

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Atheist Teaches Bible Stories With R-Rated Legos!

ShareThis is a story that’s just hard to believe: That an atheist would create obscene pictographs of Lego people in sexual situations, publish them as “Bible stories,” and expect us to like it. Brendan Powell Smith, the artist/author in question, did just that. I wrote about some of the scintillating pictures today over at Patheos. Under “The [...]

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Three Kings—No, Forty—No, SIXTY? Rethinking the Magi

ShareNow after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” -Matthew 2:1-2 Q: What do you [...]

What Mary Wore: Belts and Veils from Mary’s Closet

ShareIn honor of the Marian feast this week, I thought I’d take a peek inside the Virgin Mary’s closet. Sometimes you’d think, from looking at pious representations of the Mother of God, that she was a real fashionista. Actually, when you think about it, living in such a warm climate, Mary must have had at [...]

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Men Must Endure Their Going Hence: Remembering C.S. Lewis

ShareMen Must Endure Their Going Hence. So warns Edgar in Shakespeare’s classic King Lear. And so says the tombstone shared by illustrious Christian apologist Clive Staples Lewis and his brother Warren. The tombstone, located in the yard of Holy Trinity Church in Headington Quarry, Oxford, commemorates the writer C.S. “Jack” Lewis, who died 48 years [...]

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