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Five Crazy Things for Friday

by Anne Kennedy | Nov 18, 2022 | Advent, Anglicans, Church Year, Garden-Variety Malaise

Oh well, another week went by and I didn’t blog. It seems I have reached that stage of life where all I do is make promises and then don’t keep them. I should have gone into politics, having already developed all the necessary habits. Still, it’s Friday, so I can...

Too Weak To Save

by Anne Kennedy | Nov 15, 2022 | Biblical Illiteracy, Garden-Variety Malaise, Oppression, Theological Liberalism

I seem to be caught in a loop watching more of the podcasts by the people who interviewed Brandon Hatmaker. I think I linked it last week. I’m only halfway through this particular episode because I haven’t had time to really sit down and concentrate. I’m not saying...

Stickers, Ribbons, and Flair

by Anne Kennedy | Nov 10, 2022 | Freedom of Speech, Garden-Variety Malaise, History

Super late this morning because I’m 1. Taking my life in my hands teaching yet another child to drive and 2. Shoving children through six weeks of backed-up stuff before the quarter ends for school. Why didn’t they do their work in a timely manner?...

Anne’s Guide to Happiness and Figuring Out Who to Vote For

by Anne Kennedy | Nov 8, 2022 | Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, U.S. Politics

So you’re about to head to the polls—unless you’ve gone there already—and you just can’t figure out what to do. Everyone on the ballot is problematical. A lot of them have sinned already or said things you can’t possibly agree with. Also, in the most modest terms...

As Long As

by Anne Kennedy | Nov 6, 2022 | Biblical Illiteracy, Church Year, Garden-Variety Malaise, The Gospel

Twitter, like my house, is an absolute mess. I’ve seen wildly differing accounts about what is going on and whether Elon is playing 7D chess or is the stupidest person on earth. I’m inclined to lean toward the latter because of the quality of the “discourse” on the...

Heaven Is Real

by Anne Kennedy | Nov 3, 2022 | False Teachers and Their Enablers, Garden-Variety Malaise, Oppression

I was going to do the “write a novel in the month of November” thing, only it wasn’t going to be a novel, it was going to be a sort of novelesque memoir where I wrote up my life in the most funny and ridiculous way possible. It was going to be epic....