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A Mountain Top Experience

by Anne Kennedy | Feb 19, 2023 | Garden-Variety Malaise, Go to Church, Jesus

I have been deeply committed all week to not saying anything about the Asbury Revival, as it is best known on Twitter. It’s still going on, and last night I saw a picture of a long stream of cars inching through what appears to be a very small town. Multitudes are...

The Friends You Make Along The Way

by Anne Kennedy | Feb 16, 2023 | False Teachers and Their Enablers, Garden-Variety Malaise, On the Radar

I love this so much. It’s short and very much what we all need. It starts out this way: Parents (and especially moms) everywhere sighed in relief when they learned that even the “queen of clean” could not quite pull off her own advice. In January, self-help star...

Belshazzar, Chelsea Handler, and the Weight of Glory

by Anne Kennedy | Feb 15, 2023 | Garden-Variety Malaise, On the Radar

I meant to go on watching “He Gets Us” clips but I had one of those days where…well, it was The Usual Tuesday where I careen from one thing to another trying not to forget my phone and keys. But I’ve been also watching those ‘Day in the...

At Least There Are Still Books

by Anne Kennedy | Feb 8, 2023 | Garden-Variety Malaise, History

Matt and I, as I noted on Facebook, had a very nice short getaway over Monday and Tuesday. This might seem strange, but I have lived in New York for more than 20 years and have never made it into the center of Albany to see the capital building. We always manage to...

When Nebuchadnezzar Becomes Ubiquitous

by Anne Kennedy | Feb 3, 2023 | Garden-Variety Malaise, LGBTQIetc, On the Radar, Totalitarians

Oh man, so late today. My children have to all go off fora youth thing and everything is in chaos. I can’t come up with five things. I have this one thing that I was reading early this morning before everyone started looking for shoes and snow coats–what...

Straw and Bricks and Apps and Quarters

by Anne Kennedy | Feb 1, 2023 | Garden-Variety Malaise, Totalitarians

I have been seeing all across Twitter that “engagement” is down. Lots of people are locking down their accounts to see if that helps for some reason. And, for at least twenty-four hours, most of the conversation I’ve seen has been speculation about...