Good manners make any man a pleasure to be with. Ask any woman.
Christians are a polyphonic people.
Art reminds us that in fact the world always exceeds our grasp and perception.
Only with great care. For thousands, carols will be their only link with a church. At the same time, sentimentality is perhaps the single most dangerous feature of our Church and culture-and the sentimental air is never thicker than at Christmas. The Incarnation is messy, dirty, and resonates with the crucifixion. We need a new wave of carol writing that can gradually swill out the nonsense and catch the piercing, joy-through-pain refrains of the New Testament.
One of the primary services the arts can render to theology is their integrative power, their ability to interrelate the intellect with the other facets of our human makeup.
This is music that will disturb your imagination and delight your heart-a rare combination.
In much postmodern theatre. . . the line between theatre and non-theatre is deliberately erased.
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
When I look at history, I am a pessimist. . . but when I look at prehistory, I am an optimist.
I have always had my doubts about any form of divine intervention in sports contests. The power of prayer may be remarkable in many other arenas, but why should God want my team to win instead of the other side? Isn't it insulting to request God to even take an interest in baseball?
And that's what makes this a great game, is the support and the commitment that the fans give the game.