Sunday, June 29, 2008

The borrowed axe head

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2 Kings 6 begins thus: 1 Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “See, the place where we dwell under your charge is too small for us....
Thursday, June 26, 2008

God and chance, continued

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I'm supposed to be on hiatus, but this is too good not to pass on. Quintessence of Dust has added to his comments on chance vs. the I...
Wednesday, June 25, 2008

God and chance

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I wasn't supposed to be posting, but found something too good to pass up on, and that should be passed on. Uncommon Descent (which I ...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Sunspots 166

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Humor: On bad mornings in the church nursery . Politics: One ...
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Monday, June 23, 2008

Passing on political rumors can be a sin

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I don't know which presidential candidate I'm going to vote for. I'm sure that neither Obama nor McCain are going to bring the...
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Saturday, June 21, 2008

Gene Wolfe on Tolkien

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I have discovered a tribute written by Gene Wolfe , an honored fantasy author who is still writing. The tribute was written about Tolkien...
Thursday, June 19, 2008

What the Bible says about tattoos: 1 Corinthians 8

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What the Bible says about tattoos Someone in my Sunday School class asked me about Christians being tattooed. I did some research on the m...
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Gene Wolfe on how to deal with myth

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" 'A simple way would be to admit that myth is neither irresponsible fantasy, nor the object of weighty psychology, nor any other ...
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Congratulations to Doc Rivers and the Celtics

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The Boston Celtics, coached by Glenn (Doc) Rivers , have won the National Basketball Association championship, destroying the Los Angeles La...

Sunspots 165

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Humor: (or science) A Slate writer tries to become a morning p...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Gene Wolfe's Horn on not correcting mistakes

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I should go back and line out my mistake, I suppose, but I hate lining things out -- it gives the page such an ugly appearance. Besides, t...
Monday, June 16, 2008

How long to accept a theory perceived to be at odds with Christian belief

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Some excerpts from Mindell, David P., The Evolving World: Evolution in Everyday Life . Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2006. Minde...
Sunday, June 15, 2008

We are ambassadors: Henri J. M. Nouwen

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Spiritually you do not belong to the world. And this is precisely why you are sent into the world. Your family and your friends, your colle...
Friday, June 13, 2008

Sunspots 164

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Science: Have a look at parts of the Milky Way Galaxy . Nature ...
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Monday, June 09, 2008

1,000 posts!

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This is my 1,000th post. Thanks, readers, however sporadic or faithful! The hardest thing about blogging is having something to say that...
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Sunday, June 08, 2008

Saul knew he was wrong, but kept chasing David.

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1 Samuel 24 has an amazing verse: " 20 And now, behold, I know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be ...
Thursday, June 05, 2008

Genesis and the Big Bang, by Gerald L. Schroeder

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At the suggestion of Tap , I recently read parts of Gerald L. Schroeder's Genesis and the Big Bang . (New York: Bantam, 1990). Other peo...
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Sunspots 163

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Science: Some photos from the Phoenix , newly landed on Mars . ...
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Tuesday, June 03, 2008

G. K. Chesterton on the importance of fantasy for children

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From G. K. Chesterton , "The Red Angel," essay XVII in Tremendous Trifles (Public domain, 1909. My source is Project Gutenberg. ...
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Sunday, June 01, 2008

Daniel on doing the right thing, only: Ravi Zacharias

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A week ago, I heard Ravi Zacharias on the radio. He had an interesting slant on Daniel's refusal to eat the fancy food provided by the ...
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