January | 2009 | Devil, Does Your Dog Bite?

1927-2008

She was Cat Woman, Madame Zeroni in “Holes,” and many other things besides (not all of them altogether good).

I loved every episode of Batman when I was a kid. But the episodes with Cat Woman were the best.

May she rest in peace.

P.S. “Holes” is a seriously good movie.

2) Question: Who to root for to win the Super Bowl? (Now that the Redskins are done for the year)

In my opinion, we are bound by a debt of honor to root for the New York Giants.

Eleven months ago, the Giants gave the world the most excellent Super Bowl upset in a generation. It was one of the greatest things ever!

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A question has vexed Christian minds ever since the coming of Christ into the world. The Apostles themselves struggled with this question, as we can see in the pages of the New Testament. As we begin a new year, it is a question for us, too: Now that the New and eternal Covenant has been established, why does history continue as it did before?

Many of the early Christians assumed that the Lord would return in glory during their earthly lifetimes. But He did not. At the turning of the first millennium, many, many Christians thought history would end. But it did not. At the turning of the second millennium, most of us were worried about our computers. History did not end. It continues apace. Why?

Let us recall the reality at the heart of history. Our First Parents were established in peace, happiness, and the prospect of everlasting friendship with God. They sinned, and history began at odds with the Creator: out of harmony, marred by evil.

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