Nothing special to write about? Really? Does an inauguration count as special? Or good TV?

What to write about today?

Not like there's nothing really important happening, after all. I mean, so there's some sort of whoop-ti-do happening in DC, right? A new President or something? It's not like that doesn't happen every few years, right?

Well, alright, if'n y'all insist. It's about 9AM Central as I write this; President Trump is either on his way to Florida, or already there. I'm not following the news that close, ya see. Unlike most every President in history, he has refused to attend the swearing-in of his successor. Kinda childish, if you ask me, but hey, who am I to judge?

President-Elect Biden will lose the "-Elect" part of the title in about two hours, in a Washington that is virtually shut down and militarized in a way not seen since probably 1864. For the first time in living memory the National Mall will not be filled with thousands upon thousands of spectators. Instead, it will be populated almost exclusively with tens of thousands of flags.

For the first time in history, a woman, and a black woman at that, and a black woman with Asian ancestry at THAT! will be sworn in as Vice-President. Can anyone say, "intersectionality"? Sure you can! Try it. Doesn't it just roll right off the tongue? Doesn't it just sing? Sure it does. Yeah. OK.

In about three or four hours, a dozen or so Executive Orders will be signed, rolling back many of the Executive Orders signed by the previous administration. Some of which had rolled back Executive Orders put in place by the administration prior to THAT. (An administration that had as second-in-command the new Elected Executive Dictator. But who's counting?)

Aaannnd ... the 2024 primary season begins. <Heavy sigh>

Well, The Debster and I have watched the first couple episodes of "All Things Great and Small". Gotta say, perhaps the best thing on television these days. Wholesome, some humor, beautiful countryside. Even just a little romance but not enough to gum up the thing. Check it out!

I've been reading "The Huegonot Chronicles: Books 1 - 3" by Paul C. R. Monk. Pretty good so far, not quite half-way through. Seems to be well-researched, with a lot of small historical details adding flavor. My one and only quibble so far is that the characters, though well-developed, are a bit too one-sided. The protagonists, French Huguenots Jacob Delpech and his wife Jeanne, with their family and friends, are so noble and good they make my teeth hurt, as someone once said. Whereas the antagonists, their Catholic persecutors, are completely bad people. There is very little nuance. This is why I'd rate it 4 stars rather than 5, at least so far. I'll give it a full review once I've completed the trilogy.

Well, that's enough for today. You go do your thing, and The Debster and I will do ours. See you next time! Love y'all!

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So-called "entertainment" in the life of a Christian

This was inspired by a recent podcast by Tim Challies & Paul Martin, entitled "THE ART OF GODLINESS, Episode 8: ENTERTAINMENT". I highly recommend it to everyone!

Adultery and all forms of immorality are rampant on television. "Soap operas" are almost exclusively about fornication, adultery, and other forms of immorality, with a dose or two of evil business shenanigans.

Almost every major TV show has one or more regular characters that are regularly involved in either fornication or adultery, and often one or more regular characters that are homosexual or transgender. A few shows, such as "Will And Grace", openly showcase and gleefully celebrate homosexuality.

Many other shows also showcase and glorify other evil behavior such as violence and mayhem of all sorts. "Dexter", "Breaking Bad", "The Shield", and "Animal Kingdom" spring to mind. Not to mention all the vampire and zombie shows that are so popular.

• "Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them." (Rom 1:32)
• "[love] does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth."(1 Cor 13:6)"
• "all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness." (2 Thess 2:12)

Even shows that are supposedly good and wholesome, such as "7th Heaven" and "Touched By An Angel" exhibit truly awful, I daresay even Satanically inspired, decidedly anti-Biblical practices and theology.

The Scriptures are quite clear. To allow oneself to watch and be entertained by these behaviors is to "give approval to",, to "[have] pleasure" in them, to "rejoice at wrongdoing". And such things are roundly condemned and point to the possibility that the one that indulges in such "entertainment" needs to "examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!" (2 Cor 13:5)

Bring back shows like "The Waltons" or "Little House On The Prairie", that celebrated wholesome lifestyles while not ignoring the evil in the world. Give us more shows like "When Calls The Heart", which in some ways I consider the best show on TV now.

O Christian! Instead of indulging your flesh is evil doings, choose entertainment that glorifies God and Jesus, that showcases true Biblical love, forgiveness, and other wholesome things.