As yet another month draws to its close, perhaps it is an ideal time for us to remind ourselves that right now, at this very moment, God is reigning from his throne. (Yesterday on the blog: Cheer Up, Men and Women of Unappreciated Services) The widow’s might Kim Henderson’s column in the new issue of WORLD magazine is both sad and sweet. Eighteen And in a different way, Kristin’s latest blog post is also sad and sweet. “I pull the China plates from the hutch, setting the table pretty. Our girl is turning eighteen and everyone is coming home to celebrate.” The Only Way is Ordinary “I’m suspicious that one reason older generations of Christians tended to be skeptical toward ambition—even calling it a sin on occasion—is that they were able to see something more clearly than we moderns can.” That’s an interesting opening for an article… Birds of the Sun (Video) “Every year, the Arctic tern—a bird weighing less than five ounces–completes one of the greatest journeys in the animal kingdom. In their constant search for daylight, moderate temperatures and small fish on which to feed, the terns literally follow the sun from the North Pole to Antarctica, and back again. Their migrations can extend more than 50,000 miles, and the biological systems that make this odyssey possible offer spectacular displays of intelligent design and purpose in the living world.” Greek Word Order and Nuance “There is meaning in Greek word order, but it is normally so nuanced that it can’t come out in … Continue reading A La Carte (February 28)