Free-for-All Friday

Food for Thought

"Muskrat as meal during Lent? Yes, if you're in Detroit. Detroit-area Roman Catholics have one more dining option during Lent than most other followers of the faith. The culinary appeal of that item, however, is up for debate. Local Catholics are allowed to eat muskrat--a furry, marsh-dwelling rodent native to the area--'on days of abstinence, including Fridays of Lent,' The Archdiocese of Detroit says." [Omaha World Herald, 4/17]

Righteousness

"In Your righteousness deliver me & rescue me; incline Your ear to me, & save me." Psalm 71:2

"Now through the death of Jesus, our Great High Priest we have been brought back into a right relationship with God; we have been made righteous. With the psalmist, we plead for deliverance." [Psalms for Lent, Jane Wilke, Creative Communications for the Parish, 2018]

Don't Rush Easter

"On Easter, Christians will give thanks for our many blessings in this land, & for the Principal Blessing that is for all the nations . . . Father John Neuhaus counsels readers not to rush ahead to the joy of the Resurrection, but to linger a while by the cross & think about the price at which that salvation was purchased. There will be plenty of time for trumpets on Sunday." ["Enjoy the Silence," Kevin Williamson, National Review Online, 4/19]

The Church

"GALLUP: Church membership all-time low . . . " [Drudge Report, 4/19]

"There is too much compromise in our midst. Too much carnality. Too much worldliness. Too much hypocrisy. Too little encounter with the living God. And that's why so many churches are bleeding members . . . Really now, how can we change the world if we have become like the world? How can we point people to Jesus when we hardly resemble Him? How can we call for social transformation when we haven't experienced (or, are not currently walking in) personal transformation? ["A revived church is America's only hope," Michael Brown, Townhall, 4/19]

The Resurrection

"Christians believe that Jesus died on Friday & physically came back to life on Sunday. There are many who call themselves Christians, but only those who actually believe in the physical resurrection of Christ are truly Christian. This is not opinion buy a clear statement in New Testament Scripture. Denominationally, Christians have quibbled with each other for two millenia, but on the physical resurrection there is no dispute." ["The Truth," Erick Erickson, Townhall, 4/19]