Charles Halton (among several others) reports on the passing of Prof. Anderson. I thought I would share how I came to know of his work. I was in my first year of teaching and I had assigned a final essay for my Hebrew Bible class. One students paper stood out […]
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Wow! I mean, wow! I am not sure if I would/will get it (I do use that optical drive a fair amount) but this is a gorgeous sub-notebook. The ad at Apple.com is certainly worth watching. Better yet, go to the Guided Tour. (The list factor is beginning to increase…) […]
Jim West tackles King David’s irascible personality in his post today, “Shimei, David, And A Change of Heart.” Jim outlines the history and how David swore he would not take Shimei’s life, after he cursed the king fleeing his own son but on his death bed David charges Solomon, “you […]
My brother has an interesting post about when we develop our ability to “think for ourselves.” It was a viewing of the “Jesus Camp” documentary that spurred his thoughts. When we consider that Richard Dawkins, among others, are now saying that it is (almost?) a crime that parents are allowed […]
If this is true, it would indeed be a great loss. Iran Plans on Destroying Tomb of King Cyrus, Friend of the Jews – Jewish World – Israel News – Arutz Sheva (IsraelNN.com) Iran is planning on submerging the tomb of King Cyrus (Coresh), the Persian King known for authorizing […]
Church Politics You can see a larger version of this cartoon here, where a high resolution version version is available for licence holders. If you’d like to find out about becoming one of those click here. This cartoon is taken from the Dave Walker Guide to the Church, published by […]
It is not just for Hawaii! On one of the other blogs I host a robot left a comment with the title, “Messianic Dating.” The image of a service specifically to connect Messiahs is wonderful. “Are you a messiah in need of a mate? Do you find it hard to […]
Oh wow. This cannot be good. I have to say, if my bishop were to make such a request demand I would not comply, regardless of the positions taken. This is simply not the way matters are handled in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. The proper manner is […]
This is great! Thanks to Charles Halton for posting this. Overview of Ancient Sumer from Mr. Ferraris’ Class Some 5th graders in New Jersey made a podcast in which they present an overview of ancient Sumer. It’s kinda cute! (Via Awilum.com.)
I recently listened again to Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything and A Walk in the Woods and I am now listening to Michael Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma. One thing I have intended to write about ages ago with regard to Bryson and now Pollan’s book brings it to […]