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An Indian and an Arab also
Why all these words and empty prattle? Only two worlds are worth a man's devotion: the youth of beautiful women wearing by heavy breasts and full of fresh wine's excitement, or the monastery. - Bhartrhari Raja I reme… -
An early winter
The white chrysanthemum Is disguised by the first frost. If I wanted to pick one I could find it only by chance. - Oshikochi no Mitsune -
What freedom in the land of the free?
America touts itself as the land of the free, but the number one freedom that you and I have is the freedom to enter into a subservient role in the workplace. Once you exercise this freedom you've lost all control over w… -
A Twilight review far more entertaining than mine
I love love love this guy.-NDSR -
An image of God's power
Some like to picture God's power as being absolutely dominating. Not a carwreck happens, not a baby is stillborn that God didn't specifically cause. Stub your toe? God is trying to teach you a lesson. Late to work? … -
A prayer - a plea
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light, and where there … -
Paul was crazy
It seems to me that God has put us on display at the end of the procession, like those condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe. To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we ar… -
This is good news
Obama’s election has black nationalist revisiting stance By MUHAMMAD YUNGAI Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Michelle Obama caused a firestorm during the campaign… -
A theology of the state - a summary
Here are what the texts say: these authorities, powers, or dominions have been created in Christ, by Him and for Him (Col. 1:16); but ignoring God's wisdom, it is they who have cruficied the Lord (I Cor. 2:8, se Luke 22:… -
Luther's folly
If anyone breaks into my home, tries to do violence to my family or myself, or to cause us harm, I am bound to defend myself and them in my capacity as master of the house and head of the family. If brigands or murderer… -
A proclamation
I do not wish to be a king; I am not anxious to be rich; I decline military command... Die to the world, repudiating the madness that is in it. - Tatian the Assyrian, 2nd century Christian -
The Web as a City
The question is, what are we doing simply by using the Internet? If systems are inherently structured toward emergent organization (as creation science, fractals and quantum physics variously imply), what organization… -
Spoiler-free Twilight review
How did you come to see this admittedly girly film on its opening night? My wife and I got free tickets to see Twilight tonight. We showed up a couple of hours early with non-Twilight books in hand to pass the time in … -
Every once in a while...
...it happens. You can't control it, or force it, or learn it. It's as wild and reckless and unpredictable as grace. But every once in a while it happens. You no longer think about the gear ratio (48/20, meaning … -
Kind of tragic
I was reading a book in my university library a couple of years ago when I came across this phrase scrawled in the margin: "The church is not the custodian of the culture -- of any culture. Rather, she is the custodian… -
The key to interpreting the Bible literally
Bear in mind that when Christ says, "I am the door," you don't need to look for a doorknob and hinges. -NDSR -
The American Dream, or, Burning Crosses Against Obama
Election spurs 'hundreds' of race threats, crimes By JESSE WASHINGTON – 7 hours ago Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting "Assassinate Obama." Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and ca… -
One more Banksy
The world needs more Banksy. And I am going to bed. Goodnight, world. -NDSR -
A humble plea for help
I am so far past deadline on a piece right now, and now I'm receiving frantic emails from my editor, who apparently has nothing else to do but pace and wring his hands until I turn in my submission. So perhaps you all c… -
Irreparably flawed.
And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, "Lord, shall we strike with the sword?" And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. But Jesus said, "No more of t… -
So take heart
Without your wounds where would you be? The very angels themselves cannot persuade the wretched and blundering children of earth as can one human being broken in the wheels of living. In love's service, only the wounded … -
Something to bear in mind
The foundation of United States policy and jurisprudence is that man is endowed by his creator with certain inalienable rights. This is not true according to the gospel message, however. The gospel makes clear that m… -
The power of a networked Presidency
Obama's White House will be the first one to regard the Internet as its primary means of information distribution, just as Kennedy's was the first to regard the television so. Obama is appointing a Chief Officer of Tech… -
You can't understand me unless you watch...
You can get to know me pretty well from just being around me. My sense of humor is very dry and very prevalent (you really can't avoid it). My opinions are clear and often vocalized. My fears, dreams, desires, life st… -
Society, by Eddie Vedder
Oh it's a mystery to me We have a greed, with which we have agreed and you think you have to want more than you need until you have it all, you won't be free Society, you're a crazy breed I hope you're not lonely, … -
A matter of balance
As a historian, I can say categorically that Jesus' language about the awful punishment in store for those who rejected his messagemust be read as predictions of the awful future that awaited the nation of Israel if she … -
Today in Sunday School
We're corporately telling the story of the Old Testament in thirty minutes or less. Fun! -ND -
Christianity and homosexuality - a discussion
Boyd and Claiborne just bleed wisdom in this discussion. So it surprises me that the guy at 5:10 is sleeping. And I love Boyd's face at 7:30. Which raises the question: is Colson crazy? Do you think that Christ… -
The LDS church and the democratic process
The LDS church, based in Utah, donated tens of millions of dollars and sent thousands of grassroots workers across state lines to campaign for Proposition 8 in California, which of course passed. They were very upfront … -
I Am, by Waterdeep
I am more than you think I am more than you know I'm as black as the darkest night And whiter than snow You're tipping through wires and words And spires and tombstones I have burned with desire Felt the air beco… -
The beauty of the bicycle; conversely, the ugliness of the automobile
"The automobile has not merely taken over the street, it has dissolved the living tissue of the city. Its appetite for space is absolutely insatiable; moving and parked, it devours urban land, leaving the buildings as me… -
A genuine pro-life question
How many unborn lives were saved during pro-life Bush's eight years in office? I ask because I don't really know. What has he accomplished that we can thank him for? -ND -
The Breeze, by Dr. Dog
Are you moving much too fast? And the good times that just don't last If you're always on the go Make an angel in the snow And freeze Do you feel like you're stuck in time? Forever waiting on that line If … -
The real question on election night
Whoever wins the Presidential election, Christ will still be lord. The real question is, what will we start talking about to get attention? -NDSR -
No on prop 8.
No time before work to really deal with this (though I've had a couple of months, to be honest). I just wanted to say on record, as it were, that Christians should vote against prop 8 in California. Not for any reaso… -
Does God answer our prayers?
A few different times over the course of Old Testament history, individuals or communities seemed to enter into genuine dialog with God, and convince God to change his plans. A couple of the most prominent examples are … -
All too probable.
God may reduce you on Judgment Day To tears of shame, reciting by heart The poems you would have written, had Your life been good. W. H. Auden -
Who is the real enemy of Christianity?
The big problem that confronts Christianity is not Christ's enemies. Persecution has never done much harm to the inner life of the Church as such The real religious problem exists in the souls of those of us who in the…
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