The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then he said to the tree, “May no [...]

Here’s an interesting site sent to me by a friend. It helps you create a collage of celebrities to whom you bear some resemblance.
In case you’re wondering, here’s my profile:

Have fun!  (Still trying to figure out whether this is an insult to me or to Hilary Swank…)

While I’m not sure what exactly has stirred it, there has been some discussion recently on whether or not Jesus was a “Rabbi”. Part of this discussion stems from, as Brad Young often notes, in the modern protestant focus on faith in Jesus far and above the faith of Jesus. We like to [...]

…for all of us

Hmmmm…

It’s been twelve years or so since Ted Kaczynski, aka “the unibomber”, was finally caught and brought to justice. One of the quirks of the case was Kaczynski’s anonymous letters to authorities, insisting that they publish his unaltered ‘manifesto’, Industrial Society and its Future, in a reputable, public newspaper. In the interest of [...]

I’ve only watched AI the past couple of seasons, since a local HS student made it to the Hollywood round.  I caught part of the show last night and browsed through the ‘winners’ in YouTube, and my guess is that Kristy Lee Cook is likely a Top 10′er for the season – if not a [...]

I don’t know about y’all, but I’d prefer a president who inspires tears on the part of our enemies – not vice-versa…
Just sayin…

Hermeneutics: The theory and methodology of interpretation, especially of scriptural text.
When I find that a topic comes up in conversation several times in the virtual world and the real world in a short period of time, I tend to see it as a signal that I ought to pay a bit more attention to it, [...]