Author Archives: Matthew Eppinette

I was Sick and You [and Your Dog] Visited Me

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Matthew Eppinette

Slate has an excerpt from a new book about a dog who is a hospice volunteer. Was it smart, I found myself wondering, to bring along this dog, who’d spent most of the first four years of his life alone … Continue reading →

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Looking Forward To

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Matthew Eppinette

Here’s one of the classes listed for this Fall at church: The Office, Lost, The Sopranos and the Old Testament: An ardent introduction to the Old Testament with an exploration of how society’s images and culture shape our understanding of … Continue reading →

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A Window to the Past

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Matthew Eppinette

While I’m pretty tired of the current political season, these old ads fascinate me.

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Prayer of Invocation

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Matthew Eppinette

God of grace, you have given us minds to know you, hearts to live you, and voices to sing your praise. Fill us with your Spirit, that we may celebrate your glory and worship you in spirit and in truth … Continue reading →

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Book Review: My Sister’s Keeper (Novel)

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Matthew Eppinette

The story of My Sister’s Keeper centers on Anna, a 13-year-old girl who was selected via preimplantation genetic diagnosis to be a tissue donor for her older sister, Kate, who suffers from leukemia. The novel opens as Anna begins to … Continue reading →

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William Wilberforce Movie

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Matthew Eppinette

Coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the British Parliament’s passage of a bill banning the transportation of slaves (February 23, 2007), the movie Amazing Grace brought to the big screen the life of William Wilberforce, a key figure in the … Continue reading →

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The Point

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Matthew Eppinette

God could have poured out judgment on mankind in the Garden, therefore the only reason there is any history is because God has purposed to send his Son into the world, to pour out judgment on him and thereby bring … Continue reading →

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New Members

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Matthew Eppinette

Ginger and I are, as of today, officially members of Covenant Presbyterian Church in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago. We’ve been attending there since the Fall of last year, and we went through the new members’ class this spring. The … Continue reading →

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It’s Not My Birthday, But . . .

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Matthew Eppinette

My birthday is in September, and when I was a kid I disliked it. I would spend the whole summer wanting some item only to receive it days after I went back to school. Also, it’s no good trying to … Continue reading →

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Satire

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Matthew Eppinette

So this has nothing to do with film, fiction, bioethics, or any of the other stuff I usually talk about here. But it’s funny: Second Memoir in a Week Rocks White House

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