Monthly Archives: December 2011

Fixing Social Ills

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

As a theologian, I unsurprisingly sometimes think about the poor. In the Old Testament, the Hebrew prophets spend most of their time on but two issues: idolatry and the treatment of the poor. In Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, recorded … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not. –Vaclav Havel Send to Kindle

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Quote for the Day

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

When I was a kid my parents used to tell me, “Emo, don’t go near the cellar door!” One day when they were away, I went up to the cellar door. And I pushed it and walked through and saw … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

The four stages of acceptance: 1. This is worthless nonsense. 2. This is an interesting, but perverse, point of view. 3. This is true, but quite unimportant. 4. I always said so. –J. B. S. Haldane, Journal of Genetics 1963 … Continue reading →

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As the Deer Pants

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? My tears have been my food day … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

There is one feature I notice that is generally missing in “cargo cult science.” It’s a kind of scientific integrity, a principle of scientific thought that corresponds to a kind of utter honesty — a kind of leaning over backwards. … Continue reading →

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Reality

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

Four hundred years the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt. Generations came and generations went in misery. The author of Hebrews, in writing about the people of the Old Testament, indicates: “Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

The world has actually been wired together by digital communications systems for a century and a half. Nothing that has happened during that time compares in its impact to the first exchange of messages between Queen Victoria and President Buchanan … Continue reading →

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Christianizing Christmas

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

Increasingly, Christmas displays have been removed from government owned buildings. For instance the Fox News channel reported a few years ago that the City Manager of Eugene Oregon, Jim Johnson, banned all Christmas trees and other “religious-themed” holiday displays from … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

“If some of the current politicians had been around a few thousand years ago,” she’d said, “we never would have gotten out of Africa. Boats cost too much.” –Jack McDevitt, Cauldron Send to Kindle

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