Things I have recently spotted that may
be of interest to someone else:
Christianity: Ken Schenck on what
happens at the end. He says that Christians shouldn't argue over the
millennium, or absence thereof, because it's mentioned in only one chapter of the Bible, and that chapter is probably highly symbolic. He doesn't know
what heaven will be like, but doesn't believe it will be boring.
Literature: Rebecca Luella Miller, of Speculative Faith, writes about violence
in (Christian) speculative fiction. As she notes, often Christian
writers, publishers and readers don't like overt sex or foul language, but don't seem to have the same abhorrence for violence. Should we? As she
points out, there is a lot of violence in Tolkien's works.
Christianity Today compares
Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" books with reality.
Politics: Election
campaigns in the UK are remarkably quiet, and brief, compared to those in the US. National Public Radio tells us why.
NPR also reports on why it's difficult,
almost impossible, for the poor to become part of the upper middle class.
NPR says that a Lego fan built Lego
representations of the female Supreme Court justices, now and
previously. She suggested that the company make it a set for use by (and sale to) others, but they rejected the idea as too political. The article
pointed out that the Supreme Court was established, with the idea that it would be above politics.
And NPR lets us know why Congressional, and Presidential, budgets really aren't budgets.
Science: BBC News reports
that scientists have discovered that chameleons
use a previously unknown mechanism to change some of their colors. I
thank one of my brothers for bringing this to my attention.
NBC (and others) reports on Tonga,
a new volcanic island in the Pacific.
NPR reports on research to use cockroaches as guided explorers in dark narrow places.
Image
source (public domain)
Musings on science, the Bible, and fantastic literature (and sometimes basketball and other stuff).
God speaks to us through the Bible and the findings of science, and we should listen to both types of revelation.
The title is from Psalm 84:11.
The Wikipedia is usually a pretty good reference. I mostly use the World English Bible (WEB), because it is public domain. I am grateful.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015
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