Yesterday Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver announced that they were separating. They don’t want the public to know much, but they want us to know this: After a great deal of thought, reflection, discussion, and prayer, we came to this decision together. Does anything stand out to you in this statement? Clearly they… Read More »
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Does it strike anybody else as strange that all of the covers of the Bible Study Magazine (produced by Logos) have head shots of “famous” Christians? This particularly struck me when looking at their ad on the last page of this pdf file. But it’s no accident: the first item listed in the sales pitch… Read More »
My favorite Super Bowl ad (of those I saw) was by Audi. My guess is that it won’t be too long before we won’t find it funny. A survey of Protestant pastors asked them to "name the top three living Christian preachers that most influence you." In the top ten were a father and a… Read More »
In previous semesters, I have commented here on the courses I was taking. We ‘re about eight weeks into the semester, but I thought some might be interested in knowing what I’m doing. As always, whenever I talk about these things, I feel that my work is unworthy because I’m not studying stuff that is… Read More »
No kidding. From John Stossel at townhall.com: Bernard Madoff, who stands accused of bilking sophisticated investors out of $50 billion, is reported to have told two of his executives that his business was "a giant Ponzi scheme." Perpetrators of Ponzi schemes lead clients to believe their money is invested and that their profits are the… Read More »
I think it would be appropriate for me to comment on my previous post about the poorly written dissertation. I gave the impression to some that I did not esteem a particular school, and I want to state that that is not the case. My point would have been the same if I did not… Read More »
Just how high are the standards for doctoral dissertations? A friend sent me the thesis statement for one recently written and approved at a large Southern Baptist seminary in Louisville. “The thesis of this dissertation is that the city gate of Iron Age II was used for multifunctional one.” I don’t know whether to… Read More »
I’ve figured out how to retire young (or feed Africa for a year). Just write one song. It could be worth more than $500 millon. When I started watching this video, I first thought that I had seen it before. Then I thought that it was going to be lame. I was wrong. If you’re… Read More »
The summer solstice this year is on June 20, the earliest it has been since 1896 (but it made it to the 20th only by a minute). More fascinating facts, including what you would see at the Egyptian pyramids, at National Geographic. One of the most important reference works ever written, and one of the… Read More »