Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Sunspots 431

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Humor: (or, for some of us, deadly seriousne...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Books about the holocaust for young people (and others)

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I recently read two books, aimed at "young people," but certainly worth reading by others. Both of them are about the holocaust , ...
Monday, August 12, 2013

Do your cells belong to you? Maybe they do. Henrietta Lacks descendants recognized as having rights

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Henrietta Lacks was a poor black woman who had cervical cancer, and eventually died of it, in 1951. Some cells from this cancer, taken witho...
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Sunday, August 11, 2013

Prayer and Missions, by E. M. Bounds, part 3

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It is all right to urge men to give of their means to the missionary cause. But it is much more important to urge them to give their prayers...
Friday, August 09, 2013

Moses had a temper

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Moses had to flee Egypt, because he took it on himself to punish an Egyptian who beat a Hebrew. The Bible doesn't say that Moses did th...
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Thursday, August 08, 2013

Are there any natural desires?

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Are there any natural desires? The, er, natural response is to say, well, of course there are. Duh! Hunger, thirst, and sex come to mind. ...
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Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Sunspots 430

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: The Arts: (and Animal Behavior) National Public ...
Tuesday, August 06, 2013

Let Party Names No More

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    Let party names no more       The Christian world o'erspread;     Gentile and Jew, and bond and free,       Are one in Christ, th...
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Monday, August 05, 2013

Two articles on the danger of (only) Young-Earth Creationism

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I recently read two articles on the danger of Young-Earth Creationism. What, you may ask, is this danger? As Carolyn Arends put it , in Ch...
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Sunday, August 04, 2013

Prayer and Missions, by E. M. Bounds, part 2

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The craftiest wile of Satan, if he cannot prevent a great movement for God, is to debauch the movement. If he can put the movement first, an...
Thursday, August 01, 2013

Thoughts on Bonhoeffer

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I recently read Bonhoeffer: pastor, martyr, prophet, spy , by Eric Metaxas . It was given to me, and I am grateful. It was a great book, but...
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Sunspots 429

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Computing: National Public Radio reports ...
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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Prayer and Missions, by E. M. Bounds, part 1

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Missions mean the giving of the Gospel to those of Adam’s fallen race who have never heard of Christ and his atoning death. It means the giv...
Thursday, July 25, 2013

How ideas spread from person to person

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A recent article in the New Yorker discusses, with examples, how ideas spread. The article, written by a medical doctor, describes how som...
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Sunspots 428

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Christianity: God and Nature magazine repor...
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Monday, July 22, 2013

How much does the Bible say we should spend on sunglasses?

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There seem to be some things that the Bible makes clear -- we should do them, or we shouldn't. Examples: love your enemies; don't co...
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Sunday, July 21, 2013

The universality of prayer, part 5, by E. M. Bounds

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Prayer runs parallel with the will of God, “who will have all men to be saved and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.” Prayer reaches...
Friday, July 19, 2013

King David on offering things to God

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1 Chronicles 21:22 Then David said to Ornan, “Give me the place of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to Yahweh on it. You shal...
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Sunspots 427

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Christianity: Staci Johnson has a post on belief...
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Sunday, July 14, 2013

The universality of prayer, part 4, by E. M. Bounds

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There is strong Scriptural warrant, therefore, for reaching out and embracing all men in our prayers, since not only are we commanded thus t...