I'm bleeding blue, but not dead yet!

Before you read Downey or Morrissey in the Chicago Tribune tomorrow and need anti-depressants, just take a deep breath with me and exhale. Ready?

The Cubs can win as a team, with or without Derek Lee. While I am as sad as any Cubs fan could be, I am not going to give into despair or raise the white flag. TEAMS win ballgames, not individual players. D. Lee is a major contributor to the Cubs team, however this team can still win with good pitching, sharp defense and timely hitting! Look at our cross-town rivals, the reigning World Champs! Someone will take Lee's spot and do his job. Others may need to pick up the slack, but perhaps they can grow in ways previously unforeseen.

Here's to the Cubs and what has already been a wonderful season to chear. Don't give up! No surrender!

The Crucible and secret sins

Bravi to the Trinity College students and staff who staged Arther Miller's masterpiece this past afternoon. What a script! Special kudos to Mr. and Mrs. John Proctor in the final scene. Good job Erin!

John Proctor's wrestling with the decision to lie for life or die telling the truth is gripping. I agree with John's final decision and hope I would do the same.

Finally, how deadly are secret sins? It's my opinion that the antagonist, Abigail Williams, would have been largely devoid of evil motives if John had not succomb to lechery. What a horrible illustration of sin's tragedy! God save us all from our self-deceitfulness toward secret sin.

Visit these newly included blog links

Just a quick post to point out three new blogs links that I have added to my page.

I must give credit to Google for turning up the first new blog link, The Christian Mind, while I was searching for a Christian perspective on Maslow's Pyramid.

The second new blog is Douglas Groothius' Culture Watch: The Thoughts of a Constructive Curmudgeon. I enjoyed his text Truth Decay a good deal, although I can't say I agree with his egalitarian leanings.

Third, I would recommend Scot McKnight's blog entitled Jesus Creed, named after his best-selling text The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others.