Bouncing across the web this week…

+ When pain comes to life, it is a prime opportunity to display the sufficient beauty of God’s kindness and strength.  Denny and Diana Glusko’s entire world  changed one day last May when a car crash left Diana a paraplegic.  This front-page article in the Washington Post on Easter Sunday is a beautiful portrait of their faith-and the enduring beauty of faith-drenched marriage. There is this intimate moment: The final amen every night is Denny and Diana’s alone — after he has fed her the last half-dozen or so pills, smoothed her sheets, brushed her hair, spun shut the blinds. After they’ve kissed. He climbs into her wheelchair, parked close to the bed and reclined to its maximum angle. He reaches for the light, pulls his John 3:16 baseball cap over his eyes, and both wait for the blessing of sleep. Their daughter says her parents faith awes her: “They not only wore it easily when life was good but even when life turned on them.” And that makes Jesus so attractive to everybody around them.

+ A daily time with God is essential to the growth of a life that “knows and treasures Jesus above all things.”  Justin Taylor makes some interesting observations about the connection between Hearing, Praying and Speaking the Word.  David Powlison follows that up with a more extended commentary on that by asking (from a Biblical perspective), Should We Really Call It a Quiet Time?  Both are worth a look.

+ Prince Caspian opens in about six weeks!  But now comes some hints that Disney may be waffling on producing all seven Narnia books on film.  I sure hope not.

+ Baseball season is here!  Find your favorite team’s schedule here.  Then read this hilarious letter from a Reds fan whose cable service decided to carry Braves’ games instead.