On Writing and Witchcraft
Last week I had two friends independently tell me I should be writing more. I've had the impression this just might be a Divine hint. In reality, I write all the time! Emails, Facebook, messages, reports, articles... so I thought I might start recording some of my incidental writing in this severely neglected blog. My most interesting email today expressed concern about this resource on baptism, because it refers to Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. It claimed this reference was evidence of witchcraft infiltrating Churches of Christ. How would you respond to such a claim? This was my reply: Dear Worried About Witchcraft, Thanks for expressing your concerns and the respectful tone of your email. I formerly taught at a Christian school. Once staff there intervened to rescue C.S. Lewis' classic allegory "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" from a group of parents' bonfire purge of all "witchcraft" references from the library. My perso...