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Aggressively Inarticulate Generation
2008-06-09 19:32:00 (via evangelicaloutpost) More About: Culture , Links , Blog , Logos , Generation
links for 2008-06-08
2008-06-08 07:34:00 The Real Iraq by Michael J. Totten, City Journal 16 May 2008 ?If they hated us, I?d be urging an immediate troop withdrawal, because there would be no hope of winning this war. If the Iraqis hated us, we would be fighting the Iraqi Police and the Iraqi Army. Instead, we?re fighting alongside them.? (tags: article iraq ... More About: Links
links for 2008-06-07
2008-06-07 07:35:00 Rise of the Rebel Virgins | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction Secular clubs are arising on college campuses with a utilitarian argument against the “hook-up culture”. “Thus, a distinctly Christian argument for premarital abstinence is ontological, not utilitarian.” You can use that formula with anything in place of (tags: article theology sexuality popculture ontology) Angry Clinton ... More About: Links , 2008
iStat Menus
2008-06-06 15:51:00 iStat Menus just got updated yesterday. It is a free utility that puts various tools in the menubar. I don’t know if their clock/calendar is a new feature or not, but I just discovered it, and it is awesome. I have occasionally found myself needing a calendar, and didn’t want to launch iCal or google calendar. ... More About: Tech , Blog
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2008-06-06 07:36:00 Dallas Basketball - Nuts ‘N’ Bolts A few takes on the Mavericks’ offseason (tags: article sports basketball mavericks editorial blog) The Infanticide Shibboleth - the evangelical outpost “I have my own shibboleth that I used to identify members of the class, Civilized Human Beings. I call it the infanticide shibboleth. Opposing the blatant killing of human infants is admittedly ... More About: Links , 2008
links for 2008-06-05
2008-06-05 07:40:00 ARPANet architect: bring “fairness” to traffic management I hope roadrunner goes for this… Right now if I upload anything my download pretty much stops. (tags: article internet technology bandwidth) Every University a Junkie Any time the government starts spending money the price of the thing they are spending on will go up… and it looks like it’s around 2.5x ... More About: Links , 2008
Acorn vs. Pixelmator
2008-06-04 18:04:00 Acorn and Pixelmator are two competing image editing applications. They offer 90% of what I want to do with Photoshop for around 10% of the price. Acorn has a more generous free trial which allows you to do everything you want with the application for as long as you want. However, a pink and green ... More About: Tech
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2008-06-04 07:37:00 Assumptions about the ‘Libertarian’ Jesus - Acton Institute PowerBlog “Does this mean that there is no role or never a role for government? No. But that role is one of last and temporary resort.” (tags: article blog editoral economics theology politics) Flickr: How to embed Flickr slideshows not sure if it works, since the example didn’t show up, but ... More About: Links , 2008
links for 2008-06-03
2008-06-03 07:37:00 Bikini-clad Women Make Men Impatient “even when they were making decisions about money, soda, and candy.” who’da thunk? (tags: article psychology sexuality advertising) The Art of Manliness Interesting blog that I’m checking out (tags: blog men) More About: Links , 2008
One Month to Live
2008-06-02 07:07:00 by Kerry & Chris Shook This was a pretty solid book. It had a little bit of the trappings of pop-christianity, but at the root was a solid message: How would your priorities change if you knew that you had only 30 days to live? More About: Theology , Books , Blog , Live , Month
links for 2008-06-01
2008-06-01 07:32:00 Study Confirms Estrogen in Water from the Pill Devastating to Fish Populations The Environment vs. The Sexual Revolution Who will win and why do I have to be caught in the crossfire? (tags: article environmentalism politics science) More About: Links , 2008
On Grace and Justice
2008-05-31 21:50:00 I think there is a popular thought that goes something like: “Yes, God is just. However, He is only just because He offers us Grace.” We need to be aware that God is just and He would be just even if He were not gracious. I thank God that He is gracious, but many people seem ... More About: Theology , Culture , Pop , Justice , Blog
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2008-05-31 07:35:00 The Simple Dollar » Baking Soda: My Favorite Frugal Substance Quite a few uses for Baking Soda (tags: article blog economics) “Cosby Show” Sweaters Being Auctioned For Charity - Entertainment on The Huffington Post Jump on that… (tags: article humor blog) More About: Links , 2008
Sh?gun
2008-05-30 17:00:00 by James Clavell Pretty good book. It gets a little racy at times. I read a brand new copy of this book that is also 28 years old. My roommate found it in his bookstore and it has been there since the publisher sent it to them in 1980. More About: Books , Blog
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2008-05-30 07:35:00 Latest IAEA Report Is Blunt in its Assessment of Iran Iran having nuclear weapons + inexperienced executive in US = scary (tags: article editorial iran politics) Free Money Finance: Poverty to Prosperity Advice you have probably heard. (tags: article economics blog) More About: Links , 2008
links for 2008-05-29
2008-05-29 07:37:00 Cram this: a firsthand account of my recent cramming Companies can charge your phone bill for almost anything. Keep an eye out for “cramming” (tags: article security technology editorial) More About: Links , 2008
Cartoon: Bible Guys Visit Scandinavia
2008-05-29 07:01:00 Click on the comic to see it bigger (doesn’t make it funnier :D). Disambiguation. Once again, art by Jackson Ferrell, Obscure pun by me. More About: Cartoon , Bible , Guys , Visit
links for 2008-05-28
2008-05-28 07:35:00 A repentant Josh Hamilton has miraculously restored the skills - Albert Chen Josh Hamilton makes the cover of Sports Illustrated… He is in position to lead the AL in RBI’s HR’s and Batting Average, the triple crown. (tags: article baseball theology) ? Sixty-Six Apple sells 2/3rds of computers bought at retail stores costing more than $1000 (tags: article editorial blog ... More About: Links , 2008
links for 2008-05-27
2008-05-27 07:32:00 Which Presidential Candidate Would General George S. Patton Vote For? : Hawaii Reporter “There are still a large number of Americans who subscribe to the realist school of political thought which espouses the principle that the world is a place with competing forces and interests, and the only way to attain peace and security is through ... More About: Links , 2008
links for 2008-05-26
2008-05-26 07:31:00 Touch the Sexual Sinner “He and other men like him who were willing to invest in me relationally showed me that God cared about my deep, long-unmet need for fatherly love and affirmation.” (tags: article blog theology sexuality) 31,000 Signatures Prove ?No Consensus? About Global Warming “Robinson said that people need to look at the facts, and realize that ... More About: Links , 2008
links for 2008-05-25
2008-05-25 07:38:00 Macworld | Reliving the clone wars It ain’t going to happen again. (tags: article editorial history technology apple) Ocean Acidification: Another Undesired Side Effect Of Fossil Fuel-burning I guess “acidification” sounds worse than “neutralization”, but shouldn’t we wait until we see the other side of 7.0? (tags: article climatechange editorail) Grace and Gay Men ” Is it possible that Jesus goes places ... More About: Links , 2008
links for 2008-05-24
2008-05-24 07:35:00 Did Maxine Waters Just Suggest That She Might Try To Nationalize The US Oil Industry? Yay! Socialism! If the US government nationalizes the Oil Industry, I predict prices go UP. (The reaction of her fellow congressmen is pretty funny too.) (tags: video politics oil) Sexual Compassion “Our challenge, our struggle, our call is to uphold God’s high standards while ... More About: Links , 2008
links for 2008-05-23
2008-05-23 07:37:00 Kennedy?s hard road & the privilege of prayer | Reaction to the Kennedy news. (tags: article blog politics theology) Ellen Challenges John McCain On Gay Marriage: “You’re No Different Than I Am” - Media on The Huffington Post “We are all the same people, all of us. You’re ... More About: Links , 2008
links for 2008-05-22
2008-05-22 07:35:00 Tikkun Current Thinking - The World’s Food Crisis: 2008 A pretty grim picture for global agriculture. (tags: article editorial politics) More About: Links
Cartoon: Bible Guys
2008-05-22 07:01:00 Art by Jackson Ferrell. Horrible pun by me. More About: Cartoon , Bible , Guys
links for 2008-05-21
2008-05-21 07:36:00 Big Man on Campus - Books & Culture “Turner tells the story of Bright expounding the four laws to a group of Berkeley faculty in 1967. When a professor asked him how he would change his presentation for an intellectual audience, Bright replied, “I would probably read it more slowly.”" (tags: article bookreview history christianity) The Monogamous Male ... More About: Links , 2008
The Four Loves
2008-05-21 00:00:00 by C.S. Lewis The greatness of Plato’s Symposium is to the greatness of this book as the sphere of the Earth is to the sphere of the fixed stars. The four loves are: Affection, Friendship, Eros, and Charity (Storge, Philos, Eros, and Agape). I especially connected with Lewis’ redemption of Eros. The sternest feminist need not grudge my sex ... More About: Theology , Books , Blog , Logos
Hanging By A Moment
2008-05-20 19:54:00 Great Song, Great Lyrics: Desperate for changing Starving for truth I’m closer to where I started Chasing after you I’m falling even more in love with you Letting go of all I’ve held onto I’m standing here until you make me move I’m hanging by a moment here with you Forgetting all I’m lacking Completely incomplete I’ll take your invitation You take all of me now… ... More About: Blog , Moment , Logos
Prince Caspian
2008-05-20 15:51:00 (the movie) All I have to say: Reepicheep is awesome! More About: Culture , Film , Blog , Prince , Prince Caspian
links for 2008-05-20
More articles from this author:2008-05-20 07:38:00 Bloomberg.com: Child Pornography Law Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court (tags: article pornography supremecourt) After warning, family of autistic teen attends different church Disappointing. (tags: article autism culture) DallasCowboys.com - News Zach Thomas has a chance to make some noise, if he can stay healthy. (tags: article sports cowboys football) Incrementalism and Public Policy California proves that “incrementalism” doesn’t always sacrifice the total victory in ... More About: Sports , Apple , Culture , Pop , Links 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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