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On Art and Artists
I used to be an artist. Galleries showed my work. People sometimes bought it. Some it was impressionist landscape; moonlit winter scenes sold best. They had a Nordic charm to them, perhaps, a kind of … more →
Anglican, Plain
On Art and Artists
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magdalenaperks wrote 5 months ago: I used to be an artist. Galleries showed my work. People sometimes bought it. Some it was impression … more →
On Men and Masculinity
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magdalenaperks wrote 6 months ago: This past year my husband and I read John Eldredge’s Wild at Heart. He found it very liberatin … more →
The World and The Christian
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magdalenaperks wrote 7 months ago: I’m not sure I like using the word “Christian” here. Most of the time we take it t … more →
Long Hair, Christian Women
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magdalenaperks wrote 9 months ago: Perhaps I should be reluctant to jump into this topic! There are so many interpretations of 1 Corint … more →
More Useful Things
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magdalenaperks wrote 9 months ago: I have a huge dislike of plastic anything. It doesn’t last. It doesn’t last even a reaso … more →
Husbands and Headcovers
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magdalenaperks wrote 9 months ago: Being Plain is ordinary for both my husband and me. We made the decision together. I am more obvious … more →
Self-Discipline
magdalenaperks wrote 10 months ago: I hated doing homework when I was young, especially the tedious, rote math homework. I didn’t … more →
Envy
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magdalenaperks wrote 10 months ago: I think of envy as a sin of youth, a failpoint of immaturity. It is part of that clash of self and i … more →
Listening to God
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magdalenaperks wrote 10 months ago: I’ve been a Christian a long time. When people talk about their conversion experiences, I can … more →
It's Not a Story
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magdalenaperks wrote 10 months ago: I studied in fairly liberal theological circles beginning about twenty years ago, and the liberal la … more →
More on Prayer
magdalenaperks wrote 10 months ago: The disciples asked Jesus, “Lord, teach us to pray.” Now, these are devout men, always i … more →
Saying the Beads
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magdalenaperks wrote 10 months ago: “Saying the beads” is a colloquial expression for the Roman Rosary practice. It is simpl … more →
Another Round: On Vanity
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magdalenaperks wrote 10 months ago: Pacifist that I am, I have to admit I like putting on the gloves and giving the heavy bag a good wor … more →
Our Daily Bread
magdalenaperks wrote 10 months ago: “Give us today our daily bread.” We can spiritualize this prayer, or we can offer it sim … more →
More Reflections on the Letter of St. James
magdalenaperks wrote 11 months ago: The Orthodox believe that James, the brother of Jesus, was a stepbrother, one of Joseph’s sons … more →
How Plain is Too Plain?
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magdalenaperks wrote 11 months ago: For many people, I am the only visibly Plain person they know. (It’s the cap and apron.) My hu … more →
Breaking the Fast
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magdalenaperks wrote 11 months ago: The long fast is over, and we don’t start again until February 28 (I think.) It was harder thi … more →
Christmas Gifts
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magdalenaperks wrote 11 months ago: This is the first time in years I’ve received Christmas gifts. I’m not sure I like it. I … more →
The Christmas Tree...or not...
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magdalenaperks wrote 11 months ago: It’s an expected tradition that Christians celebrating Christmas will have an evergreen tree i … more →
