Sunday, June 28, 2015

Excerpts from Orthodoxy by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 29

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The fancy that the cosmos was not vast and void, but small and cozy, had a fulfilled significance now, for anything that is a work of ...
Thursday, June 25, 2015

Guidelines for Christian Behavior

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We can divide the commandments in the Old Testament (OT) into three types: Cultural and Civic -- for the OT Israelite culture, like command...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Sunspots 527

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:    Christianity: Relevant asks why so ...
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Monday, June 22, 2015

The Pope's encyclical on climate change

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As you are probably aware, Pope Francis has released an encyclical on climate change. ( Here is a link to that document.) Here is extens...
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Sunday, June 21, 2015

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 28

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It was as if I had been blundering about since my birth with two huge and unmanageable machines, of different shapes and without appar...
Saturday, June 20, 2015

Sexual sins not mentioned in the Bible

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The Bible mentions a number of sins having to do with sex. Adultery, which is violating the marriage covenant, is so important a misdeed tha...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Sunspots 526

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: The Arts: The History Blog tells us about the ...
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Sunday, June 14, 2015

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 27

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Thus the ancient world was exactly in our own desolate dilemma. The only people who really enjoyed this world were busy breaking it up...
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Sunspots 525

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:    The Arts: A Speculative Faith blogger tell...
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Sunday, June 07, 2015

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 26

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Nature worship is natural enough while the society is young, or, in other words, Pantheism is all right as long as it is the worship of...
Wednesday, June 03, 2015

Sunspots 524

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Computing: Windows 10 is supposed to be o...
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Sunday, May 31, 2015

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 25

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It is commonly the loose and latitudinarian Christians who pay quite indefensible compliments to Christianity. They talk as if there h...
Saturday, May 30, 2015

Farewell speeches from Bible characters

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The last words of  Jacob -- Genesis 49:1 Jacob called to his sons, and said: “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which wi...
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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Christianity Today and articles about the brain's ability

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Christianity Today has recently published two articles about a handicapped brain and a relationship to God. One of them discusses an all-...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Sunspots 523

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Christianity: Some interesting, and though...
Sunday, May 24, 2015

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 24

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An imbecile habit has arisen in modern controversy of saying that such and such a creed can be held in one age but cannot be held in a...
Friday, May 22, 2015

Sunspots 522a (more stuff I would have included if it had been published)

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Here are links to two important web pages, on (mostly) unrelated subjects: Christianity Today has an article on why Christians should get...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Sunspots 522

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else: Christianity: A review of Lauren Winner'...
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Sunday, May 17, 2015

Excerpts from Orthodoxy, by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 23

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Grave moderns told us that we must not even say “poor fellow,” of a man who had blown his brains out, since he was an enviable pe...
Friday, May 15, 2015

22 questions from the "Holy Club" of the Wesleys, John and Charles

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John Wesley , with his brother, Charles , founded the Holy Club at Oxford University, which was the forerunner of the Methodist Church. (Se...
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