Saturday, March 31, 2012

An Atheist converted, in answer to prayer

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MR. MOODY'S FAITH, IN PRAYER. A REMARKABLE ANSWER. Mr. Moody, on his return from England, while conducting a prayer-meeting in North...
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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Dragonquest, DragonKnight and Dragonfire by Donita K. Paul

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I previously posted about Dragonspell, a sword and sorcery book of faith fiction, by Donita K. Paul . I'll start this post on the re...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Sunspots 359

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Sports: The Boston Globe muses about Tim ...
Monday, March 26, 2012

That Hideous Strength, by C. S. Lewis

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The last moments before damnation are not often so dramatic. Often the man knows with perfect clarity that some still possible action of hi...
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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Prayer and Devotion, by E. M. Bounds, part two

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It is easy to pray when in the spirit of devotion. The attitude of mind and the state of heart implied in devotion make prayer effectual in...
Friday, March 23, 2012

Do physical laws explain the origin of everything?

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Physicists have been looking for a " Theory of Everything " for a long time. No such theory has been universally accepted, to this...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Sunspots 358

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Humor: How to pronounce "ghoti." Science: Karl ...
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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Prayer and Devotion, by E. M. Bounds, part one

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Devotion has a religious signification. The root of devotion is to devote to a sacred use. So that devotion in its true sense has to do wit...
Saturday, March 17, 2012

Green Oxalis leaves

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Green is emphasized on this day of the year: These are leaves of Oxalis , a common plant -- Oxalis, the genus name, is also often used a...
Friday, March 16, 2012

Water into wine

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John 2 :1 The third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there. 2  Jesus also was invited, with his disciples...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Sunspots 357

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Science: National Public Radio reports ...
Monday, March 12, 2012

Jane Eyre

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A few weeks ago, I read an entire book on one of our computers for the first time. The book is Jane Eyre , which is public domain. I had nev...
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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Prayer and humility, part five

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How lowly the attitude of Abraham, the friend of God, when pleading for God to stay His wrath against Sodom! “Which am but sackcloth and ash...
Friday, March 09, 2012

The Lord Howe Island stick insect -- big and amazing

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I recently heard about the Lord Howe Island stick insect, Dryococelus australis . It's big, and amazing. It also almost became extinct. ...
Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Sunspots 356

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Science: Carl Zimmer tells us that mammals ha...
Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Inconsistency in politicians, and the rest of us.

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Here's a fascinating essay, from National Public Radio, on inconsistency in politicians , and in the reactions of non-politicians to su...
Sunday, March 04, 2012

Prayer and humility, part four

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Humility holds in its keeping the very life of prayer. Neither pride nor vanity can pray. Humility, though, is much more than the absence o...
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Saturday, March 03, 2012

Christ's coming, or heaven? Paul's letters to the Thessalonians

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All the passages in Paul's letters to the Thessalonians, which are about heaven, or the second coming, are given below: 1 Thessalonian...
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Thursday, March 01, 2012

If humans descended from apes, why are there still apes?

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"If humans descended from apes, why are there still apes?" I have seen this question, or one much like it, on Facebook, a couple...
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Sunspots 355

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Science: (sort of) a photo of a museum display...
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