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The Great Awakening, and the Infant Casualties
I am currently half-way through Lewis Bevens Schenck’s “The Presbyterian Doctrine of Children in the Covenant”. So far, it’s been a very good read. The book was first published in 1940, and originated as Dr. Schenck’s doctoral dissertation. Even though it’s been revised to be more readable, it does plod through a lot of historical […]
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I Had a Bad Day Today
So, my surgery went Ok, and the doctor seemed happy about both the surgery and my recovery from the anesthesia. After all the horror stories that others have relayed, I was glad the doctor was both a) reputable and b) pleased with the results. This morning, I went back into the surgeon this morning to […]
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Love without affection
Remember that a love without affection is like An unbreasted mother; And that unnurtured child will die. I liked this line, but not the poem in its entirety.
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What is worse than running with scissors?
Running with them in one’s mouth. This was the scene I entered last night as I walked downstairs. I had gone up for only a minute to collect stray bottles for the evening chocolate milk ritual. Tabitha had opened the storage box for all of our scissors, and each child was running with one in […]
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Why We Cannot Win
by Al Lorentz Before I begin, let me state that I am a soldier currently deployed in Iraq, I am not an armchair quarterback. Nor am I some politically idealistic and naive young soldier, I am an old and seasoned Non-Commissioned Officer with nearly 20 years under my belt. Additionally, I am not just a […]
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An Open Letter From the President
Dear Presidential Debate Commission: I did not like this experience at all. It was scary. I have instructed Karl Rove to look into whether debates are un-American. Or maybe they threaten national security because they make me look weak. In any event, please stop calling me for these things. Very truly yours, President George Bush
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A Letter from Iraq
I heard an educated Iraqi say today that if Saddam Hussein were allowed to run for elections he would get the majority of the vote. This is truly sad.
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The 2004 Presidential Drinking Game
Stole this from the Chicago Tribune By David Martin. September 29, 2004 Let’s face it. The presidential debates are a nuisance. But for whatever reason, most television networks feel obliged to carry them. So stop your whining and make the best of a bad situation with the Official 2004 Presidential Debate Drinking Game. All you […]
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Uneducated and Docile
You gotta love The Memory Hole. While many of us realize that the design of the public school creates an assembly line type of “education” system, where conformity to the standard is more important that growing in true knowledge, it’s nice to find research where we can hear this sort of thinking straight from their […]
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Surgery Tomorrow
Sigh…. don’t read this post while you’re eating. I’m going in for surgery tomorrow. For the last nine years, I’ve been living with a pilonidal cyst in my more… um… nether regions. After the initial infection my senior year of high school, it’s been pretty benign, with the occasional flareup. It’s always been a pain, […]
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Advice for Church Leaders
Recently, historians have discovered an old letter from Presbyterian Elder Screwtape to a young elder, Wormwood. It’s a short letter, and provides a lot of interesting observations from an experienced elder to the young man.
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Cuban Cigars May Not Be What They Once Were
As any cigar affectianado knows, Cuban cigars are considered the ultimate in forbidden fruit. Since the embargo was enacted on Cuba in the 1960’s, their cigars have been severely restricted from entering the United States. Since then, many people have done backflips and risked felony conviction to smuggle bundles back into the U.S. Since that’s […]
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Performance Art
Amazing! Simply amazing. The French obviously have too much time on their hands.
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In case you were curious, a horse is not a vehicle
To the tune of the Mr. Ed theme song: ————————————— “A horse is a horse, of course, of course, but the Vehicle Code does not divorce its application from, perforce, a steed as my colleagues said. “‘It’s not vague,’ I’ll say until I’m hoarse, and whether a car, a truck or horse this law applies […]
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Compassion or Guilt?
I would hope that as Christians consider the issues, they truly consider their Christian brothers around the world, and the solutions to the poverty that exists worldwide. The solution lies not in Messianic government programs, or in “fair value” coffee beans, but in trusting in the principles that God places in his Word, “Thou Shalt Not Steal”.