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Lydia McGrew's personal, biblical studies, and apologetics blog

Friday, June 29, 2012

Apropos of this world and the next

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A chaotic week. Just before the 4th of July, a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by a Republican President provides the swing vot...
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Saturday, June 16, 2012

The Bishop of Exeter and the Eco-crucifixes

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Not much time to blog these days, but here's something to enjoy. It brightened my day. A rip-roaring anti-environmentalist editorial abo...
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Monday, June 04, 2012

Encouragement from Lloyd-Jones

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Think of soldiers in an army fighting in their little sector. They are being hard-pressed and things are going against them. If they think ...
Monday, May 28, 2012

Yep, I'm willing to be a jerk on Memorial Day

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However, you'll see that I'm not really as brave as that sounds, because I'm publishing this here rather than at the more heavil...
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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Come Down O Love Divine

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In honor of the Feast of Pentecost, here is the inimitable Fernando Ortega singing "Come Down O Love Divine": Come Down,...
Monday, May 21, 2012

"Be Still My Soul"

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Here is "Be Still My Soul" to the immortal tune "Finlandia." Performed by a group named Vocal Point of which I had never...
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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Blessed Ascension

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A blessed and glorious feast of the Ascension to all my readers, Catholic and Protestant alike. In fact, I have always said that the Feast o...
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Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Booth Brothers music

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The Booth Brothers are one of my very favorite Gospel music groups. They have a wonderful smooth sound, gentle humor, and genuine kindness. ...
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Saturday, May 05, 2012

This is the face of "organized labor"

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In case you were ever wondering, "Why does Lydia McGrew despise unions?" (a thought that I'm sure passes through your minds at...
Friday, April 27, 2012

Extra Thoughts--Now with Google Chrome

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I have to say that the new Blogger behind-the-scenes look isn't just overly appealing, but I suppose I'll get used to it. More urgen...
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Thursday, April 19, 2012

A rant against the Men's Rights attitude

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There is an attitude I'm running into occasionally among men, even young men who have not had anything terrible done to them, and I thin...
Sunday, April 15, 2012

Michael D. O'Brien on burdens

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"I am a burden to you. I should go away. Please, admit it. I am a burden to you." "I will not admit such a thing." ...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Shaken patriotic faith

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If you think America's criminal justice system is blind when the issue of race is involved (ahem) and when defense against attack is inv...
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Saturday, April 07, 2012

Happy Easter!

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Herewith, Edmund Spenser's Happy Easter sonnet to Elizabeth, to whom he was to be married. Amoretti 68: Most glorious Lord of life, that...
Thursday, April 05, 2012

Several more Holy Week collects

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Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified; Mercifu...
Sunday, April 01, 2012

Thy beauty long-desired, Part II

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We sang "O Sacred Head" on Palm Sunday in church, with all the verses. In this post several years ago I meditated a bit on this o...
Saturday, March 31, 2012

Blessed Holy Week

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A blessed Holy Week to Extra Thoughts readers. Assist us mercifully with thy help, O Lord God of our salvation; that we may enter with joy u...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

In which I stick my nose into someone else's business

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I am a Protestant, as I have repeatedly said. So in a sense I haven't got much of a right to get involved in the present kerfuffle conce...
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Tuesday, March 06, 2012

The left has entered a new level of insanity

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Lawrence Auster has had some good posts recently on the contraception mandate. Like any sensible person, Auster is in something like shock ...
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Sunday, March 04, 2012

Heroes

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Here is a passage from the Brothers of Gwynedd quartet, by Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter): In the quiet courts of the Cistercian house of Dor...
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