The Crispy Marshwiggle

The Relentless Questioner

"Columbo never seemed to notice the annoyance he was causing. He appeared blissfully unaware of the inconvenience he was, always popping up with "just one more thing, ma'am" and "Sir, I remembered what I was gonna ask you". But I think Columbo knew all along how his questions were received. He just did not care. "

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Thoughts on Being in the Truth Business

"To actually walk in truth costs something. If you want to buy truth and not just view it in the window, payment is required. God commands us to make that payment, no matter what the cost. The alternative is to sell that truth and buy something else. That is what we have done today. "

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The Striker Mindset

"God has entrusted us with a duty. That duty will require endurance and effort. Whether it is raising kids, working, going to school, or whatever else you may set your hand to, you are going to have to try something. You will do stuff that may or may not work out the way you planned. Remember that the Lord is worthy of your best effort every time."

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"The deconstruction business is booming. Everyone and their mom has a book or an Instagram reel or a Facebook post about how they are finally starting to examine their beliefs. They then realize that in their heart of hearts they have been aligned with the spirit of the age all along."

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Notes about How We View the Future

"For those who rely on The Crispy Marshwiggle as a bastion of high culture (which is obviously everyone who will read this), a mention of this Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence action flick will come as something of a letdown or even a shock. These two are not exactly Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn from the classical movie days (let alone Shakespeare or Lewis or any artist one could expect to find referenced on this distinguished and sophisticated page). If you find yourself in this category, I intend to make it up to you in the words that follow. "

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A Subject Worthy of Even the Feeblest Pen

"This is not the best writing on the Incarnation. Before any more words are written, I can already tell you that it will fall spectacularly short of both the topic and other attempts to draw out its splendor. Why even bother to put pen to paper (or key to word processor) if there is no hope of improving the body of material? When Athanasius and John Owen and Charles Spurgeon have contributed their thoughts, the chances of outdoing them is infinitesimal. Why try?"

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Thoughts on A Unique Gift

"Rain is completely outside of our control. Nothing we do can make it come or go away. We cannot influence to make it linger or persuade it to stay just a little bit longer. And when it pours forth in unthinkable quantities, all of our human ingenuity can do nothing to cease its torrential output. Rain reminds us that we are but dust."

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This Is What It Means To Be A King

Lune is "the jolliest, fat, apple-cheeked, twinkle-eyed King you could imagine" (The Horse and His Boy, pg. 154). This is no Stoic philosopher or brutal warlord. This is a flesh-and-blood man not about to let the joy of life pass him by (I am sure he thoroughly enjoyed his feasting days).

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Delivered at Jefferson County Courthouse, November 2024

It is fitting that this final milestone for our adoption falls so close to Thanksgiving Day. There is perhaps no word that better encapsulates today than thanksgiving. Today our hearts swell with gratitude. Our house is overflowing (in the best sense of that word). We now have four beautiful little girls.

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Sharing is Caring

Bicycles are awesome. Whatever avalanche of words follows, it is not meant to discredit the statement above. The swinging of the pendulum and the adoption of strange policies does not negate the merits of cycling itself. I would like this to be clear from the outset. Because I have something rather challenging to say to cyclists (and the towns that enable their ways).

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