Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Sunspots 97

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Science: A memorial for Dolly, the cloned sheep, who appeared o...
Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Genesis 4-6: What we DO know

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There's a lot we don't know about what Genesis says. Apparently God didn't think we need to know some things. After we discusse...
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Monday, February 26, 2007

The Best book on Tolkien

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I have recently been privileged to read the best book about J. R. R. Tolkien and his writing. That book is The Power of the Ring: The Spiri...
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Sunday, February 25, 2007

Diary of an Old Soul, Feb 25 - Mar 4

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25. There is a misty twilight of the soul, A sickly eclipse, low brooding o'er a man, When the poor brain is as an empty bowl, And the t...
Saturday, February 24, 2007

Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication

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Someone invented the ACTS mnemonic to represent the four types of prayer. I freely confess (and this is not a prayer, just a confession) tha...
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Friday, February 23, 2007

Happy Birthday, Handel!

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George Frederic Handel was born on this date, in 1685. He is probably best known for his "Messiah," which used the text of the Ki...
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Sunspots 96

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Humor: Science: The Panda's Thumb presents evidence against...
Sunday, February 18, 2007

Diary of an Old Soul, Feb 18 - 24

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18. Keep me from wrath, let it seem ever so right: My wrath will never work thy righteousness. Up, up the hill, to the whiter than snow-shin...
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Thursday, February 15, 2007

Sunspots 95

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Science: There is an interdisciplinary Center for Spirituality an...
Sunday, February 11, 2007

Diary of an Old Soul, Feb 11 - 17

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11. I will not shift my ground like Moab's king*, But from this spot whereon I stand, I pray-- From this same barren rock to thee I say,...
Thursday, February 08, 2007

Hiatus

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We are planning an extended trip, and I don't expect to post very much for a couple of weeks or so. I will also not be able to read, or ...
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Numbering the stars, 2

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In a recent post , I mused about how many stars there are (we don't know, but a lot) and pointed out that the Bible teaches that God kno...
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Sunspots 94

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Humor: Two very short movies, less than 30 seconds total. First,...
Monday, February 05, 2007

Is Jack Vance Anti-Christian?

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Jack Vance has been an important writer of fantastic fiction for about sixty years. Two of his books, The Dragon Masters and The Last Cast...
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Sunday, February 04, 2007

Diary of an Old Soul, Feb 4 - 10

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4. My Lord, I find that nothing else will do, But follow where thou goest, sit at thy feet, And where I have thee not, still run to meet. Ro...
Friday, February 02, 2007

Numbering the stars

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How many stars are there? Good question. The Bible makes a few references to counting the stars, or to their number. Some of these are Genes...
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Thursday, February 01, 2007

Sunspots 93

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Humor: (or maybe Christianity ) A 57 second video of a girl ea...
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Gene Wolfe and J. R. R. Tolkien

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I have been doing my bit to fill cyberspace, with this blog, for over two years, for which set of privileges I thank God. I frequently wonde...
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Monday, January 29, 2007

Trinity Episcopal Church, Abbeville, SC

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We recently took a day trip through some of upstate South Carolina, including Abbeville and Laurens, SC., and other places. This is a photo...
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Sunday, January 28, 2007

Diary of an Old Soul, Jan 28 - Feb 3

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28. I was like Peter when he began to sink. To thee a new prayer therefore I have got-- That, when Death comes in earnest to my door, Thou w...