http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/ Views on religion, politics, and culture from a Christian who believes that Christians have free speech just like everyone else. en-us jcfuhrmann@comcast.net 2010-06-10T12:54:58-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/archives/000802.html I've been reading the Gospel of John, read Chapter 11, The Resurrection of Lazarus today. It has a real strong tie-in to a sermon I heard at church recently, and also bears on the question of how a good God... 802@http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/ Spiritual Reflections 2010-06-10T12:54:58-05:00 http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/archives/000801.html Sorry readers, I didn't accomplish the goals I stated for blogging in Lent. Life has been hectic, lost my job, got another one. Actually, that's a story to tell. I used to work for a large corporation in their IT... 801@http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/ 2010-06-10T12:51:50-05:00 http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/archives/000800.html Many years ago, I did a series for Advent called Praying the Psalms which was based on a devotional I read at SearchLight.com. Though I'm a couple of days late, I'd like to resume it for Lent this year. Quotations... 800@http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/ Praying the Psalms 2010-02-19T08:34:00-05:00 http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/archives/000799.html Testing, testing, testing... I've been gone for a little more than four years. What happened? Well, I didn't die, so if anyone was wondering, I'm still on the planet, however a lot of changes... Got real busy, what with my... 799@http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/ About this blog 2010-02-09T13:44:38-05:00 http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/archives/000797.html In my review of The Chronicles of Narnia below, I state that the professor casually throws an apple to Peter at the end of the movie when the children emerge from the wardrobe. He asks them what happened, they say... 797@http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/ Movie Reviews 2005-12-24T14:07:30-05:00 http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/archives/000796.html This is Rebecca's second Christmas with us, with her third birthday coming up soon (her birth date was 1/2/3, and her adoption date was 1/5/4). This Christmas has been sort of hectic, with a lot of church activities and other... 796@http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/ Spiritual Reflections 2005-12-23T12:59:37-05:00 http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/archives/000795.html I went to see The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe today. I was impressed, they did a great job and were very faithful to the book. They spiced up some of the action scenes... 795@http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/ Movie Reviews 2005-12-09T23:01:56-05:00 http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/archives/000794.html I wish all of you a happy Thanksgiving in advance, as we are traveling to see my California sisters and brother and their families, and one of Amy's four cousins. Traveling early in order to avoid Wednesday's traffic (though our... 794@http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/ Personal Reflections 2005-11-18T11:40:18-05:00 http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/archives/000791.html Yea!! Bush pleases conservatives (aka "right-wing base") and infuriates liberal special interest groups, which is as it should be.... 791@http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/ Political Views 2005-11-01T22:32:21-05:00 http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/archives/000790.html Christianity Today has a pair of interviews with Douglas Gresham, stepson of C.S. Lewis, related to the upcoming release of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, (or LWW). In Part 1, Gresham talks about C.S. Lewis and relates some... 790@http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/ Movie Reviews 2005-11-01T22:26:18-05:00 http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/archives/000789.html The United Methodist Church's Judicial Council reversed the decision of an appelate court and defrocked Beth Stroud for being in a commited lesbian relationship. The decision affirms resolutions passed at the most recent General Conference (2004) that strengthen the church's... 789@http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/ Religious Left Watch 2005-11-01T22:13:32-05:00 http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/archives/000788.html John J. Miller discusses The Chronicles of Narnia. Which book (there were seven in all) should be considered as the first? The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is being presented by Disney as the first (though there have been... 788@http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/ Movie Reviews 2005-10-28T12:38:15-05:00 http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/archives/000787.html 1. They kill birds, 2. They get sick more often, causing, 3. A shorter life, and: 4: They might get lost, like in getting shipped to France by mistake. (hat tip The Corner)... 787@http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/ Personal Reflections 2005-10-28T12:04:54-05:00 http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/archives/000786.html I've been reading a bit on the issue of population and family planning, related to the recent event of putting humans in the London Zoo, so that humans could be viewed in their "natural habitat". Isn't the natural habitat actually... 786@http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/ Marriage & Family 2005-10-26T12:51:20-05:00 http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/archives/000785.html In Touchstone magazine, R. Al Mohler, Jr., president of the Southern Baptist Association, discusses the practice of married couples intentionally choosing childlessness, Rebel Without an Issue. An excerpt which mirrors my own thinking: Scripture does not give couples the option... 785@http://www.joelfuhrmann.com/blog/ Marriage & Family 2005-10-26T12:24:39-05:00