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5. We cannot let disorder--in life, music, or anything--be called, "creative." It's not. I can see that the spirit of this age is Chaos, and it masquerades as authenticity.

4. For the record, I'm still evangelical enough that criticizing Billy Graham in public just seems wrong. And any Catholics using the Church's teaching on Holy Orders (which I believe wholeheartedly) to make cheap jokes at his expense are four-fifths of the way to getting punched in the face.

3. I figured out something yesterday: It's not that I am willfully averse to making some sign of adoration toward Christ in the Eucharist; it's that I am desiring Him so much that I want to stop wasting time. I get totally lost in the Eucharistic liturgy, and I don't come out of it until the Mass is over. But I'll try to slow down.

2. Mittens and The Kid, 2012. Because They Suck Way Less Than The Other Guys. Tell me you wouldn't wear that on a T-shirt.

1. You preach Christ to a billion people in your lifetime, and then we'll talk about your credibility to make jokes, Sparky. Yes, I'm still mad.

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I know I have points of disagreement with Billy Graham, too, though I'm glad I had the opportunity to go hear him preach in person years ago. I'm saddened to hear that people are making jokes about him.

I recall that he and John Paul II were suppose to be rather good friends. I think in their own, distinct ways, they both accomplished an awful lot of good for the Kingdom. I rather hope the good Reverend recovers from this current bout, but either way I am thankful for the ways God has used him.

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