February 2012
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Maddie the Coonhound Standing on Things →
Brilliant.
January 2012
2 posts
Church Bombings in Nigeria
BAUCHI CITY, Nigeria, January 24 (CDN) — Early morning attacks in Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi state on Sunday (Jan. 22) left at least seven Christians dead and a church building destroyed.
The attack on the Evangelical Church Winning All Church 2, residents of Tafawa Balewa said, was carried out by area Islamic extremists alongside members of the Boko Haram sect, with the church building and...
In Defense of Systematic Theology...
God certainly sees the truth as a whole, and it is the duty of the theologian to think the truths of God after Him. There should be a constant endeavor to see the truth as God sees it, even though it is perfectly evident that the ideal is beyond the grasp of man in his present condition.
—Louis Berkhof, Introductory Volume to Systematic Theology [orig., 1932], in Systematic Theology: New...
October 2011
2 posts
Spurgeon’s One Qualm with Pilgrim’s Progress –... →
Charles Spurgeon loved John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. He first read the book as a young boy, and he began his commentary on the classic with these words: “Next to the Bible, the book I value most is John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. I believe I have read it through at least a hundred times. It is a volume of which I never seem to tire; and the secret of its freshness is that it is so largely...
September 2011
5 posts
No Scar? - Amy Carmichael
No Scar?
Hast thou no scar? No hidden scar on foot, or side, or hand? I hear thee sung as mighty in the land; I hear them hail thy bright, ascendant star. Hast thou no scar? Hast thou no wound? Yet I was wounded by the archers; spent, Leaned Me against a tree to die; and rent By ravening beasts that compassed Me, I swooned. Hast thou no wound? No wound? No scar? Yet, as the Master...
What if Jesus said, "No thanks" when I say to him,...
Reading in Luke 9:57-62 today, I was convicted by Jesus’ response to these three individuals:
57 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me...
August 2011
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July 2011
2 posts
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Well Spotify is nifty. If you love music go request an invite.
Physics jokes can be funny too...
Newton, Pascal, and Einstein are playing hide-and-go-seek in heaven.
Einstein closes his eyes and starts counting.
Pascal goes and hides behind a cloud.
Newton stays where he is, and draws a 1mx1m square on the floor around him.
Einstein finishes counting and turns around.
“Ah ha, Newton! I found you!”
“No you haven’t, you’ve found one Newton over 1m2 …...
May 2011
2 posts
A Man’s Guide to Pregnancy: How to Deliver a Baby...
A Man’s Guide to Pregnancy: How to Deliver a Baby in a Pinch
by BRETT & KATE MCKAY on MAY 3, 2011 · 7 COMMENTS
in RELATIONSHIPS & FAMILY
I’m sorry to report that this is not a step in the process.
As you count down to the arrival of your progeny, you may read some books on pregnancy or go to a childbirth class with your wife, and feel like you can picture in your head how the whole...
“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting...”
April 2011
3 posts
WatchNEXT - David Platt: “No Time to Waste” (by D6 Conference)
March 2011
8 posts
A Recently Discovered Letter of Critique Written... →
Here’s an interesting look at a recently discovered and translated letter to the apostle Paul concerning his letter to the church in Galatia. It is apparent that the translation has been given a great deal of polish. If anyone finds a photocopy of the original Greek letter floating around let me know.
My wife should make these.
There is nothing quite like a fresh bagel still warm and toasty from the oven. They were so so so SO good and really easy to make! I got the recipe from my Dad while I was visiting Texas last month. We had a “Bagel Date” and spent the evening making bagels. It was beautiful. And delicious. It’s a simple recipe to follow and you can do it too! Next time I make a batch, I...
January 2011
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December 2010
3 posts
Zeitgeist 2010: Year In Google Searches Around The... →
November 2010
11 posts
Watchlaughingsquid:
Talking to Your Kids About Star Wars
Higher IQ individuals Stay Up Late and Sleep Late →
Finally! Justification for my nocturnal habits. It’s because I’m brilliant!
Three Sheets to the Wind: Nautical Slang in Common...
by CHRIS on NOVEMBER 9, 2010 · 56 COMMENTS
in MANLY KNOWLEDGE
The spoken word is an extraordinary thing. Each language and its intricacies are in a constant state of flux, with words and phrases falling in and out of common usage. As such, we often adopt words and phrases we have heard used without ever considering their original meaning. A perfect example of this is the many colorful phrases...
New Genomes Project Data Indicate a Young Human Race
by Brian Thomas, M.S. *
In 2008, an extensive international effort was begun to sequence in unprecedented detail over 1,000 representative human genomes from around the world. The results of three preliminary pilot projects were published in October 2010—one of which uncovered a result that points to a youthful age for the human race.
In...
Honey Bee's Brain is an Impossible Supercomputer
Bees Solve Math Problems Faster Than Computers
by Brian Thomas, M.S.
ees can solve complex mathematical problems that would normally keep computers busy for days, according to a new report from UK researchers.1
Through careful observation, University of London scientists have determined that bees routinely solve the “traveling salesman problem,” in which a subject must determine...
October 2010
4 posts
The Work Behind David Crowder Band's New Video →
davidcrowder:
hooray! our latest video has been posted on the internet machines.
i have a friend named, wesley, who often tells a story of being a kid and spending an entire day setting up dominoes, like, when you set them up in a line with the intent to flick the first one in the line and set off a chain of…
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Valley's Are Beautiful
The Valley of Vision
Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly, Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision, where I live in the depths but see Thee in the heights; hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold Thy glory. Let me learn by paradox that the way down is the way up, that to be low is to be high, that the broken heart is the healed heart, that the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit, that the...
September 2010
23 posts
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“Not called!” did you say? “Not heard the call,” I think you should say. Put your ear down to the Bible, and hear him bid you go and pull sinners out of the fire of sin. Put your ear down to the burdened, agonized heart of humanity, and listen to its pitiful wail for help. Go stand by the gates of hell, and hear the damned entreat you to go to their father’s house and...