http://www.fishingtheabyss.com Living close enough to the edge to matter... Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:59:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This past weekend, I had lunch with a good friend of many years, John, and afterward we spent some time discussing Paul and his letters to the different churches (among other things). John's in a house with three daughters (the youngest of whom is in college) and my youngest ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/558 OK, so for the past couple of weeks, the outrage from the "pro-choice" left increased  in decibels and shrillness in anticipation of a 30-second commercial to air in the Superbowl from Heisman Trophy-winner Tim Tebow and his mother, in support of life (when she was pregnant with Tim, as a ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/549 A couple months ago, I wrote a review of Zondervan's Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (ZIBBCOT) Volume I (Genesis - Deuteronomy), part of a new 5-Volume set from Zondervan.  I was highly impressed with the insight and sources provided in the historical comparative material covered in that volume. In late December, I ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/542 OK, so I'm not totally connected to the goings-on in the world, and am a bit extra-cranky this week. Needless to say, I'm several days behind on the news, but apparently semi-retired Fox political commentator Brit Hume has gotten himself into a pickle: [youtube]szVYlDSb7nM[/youtube] In actuality, I thought this was pretty ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/528 [The following is a guest post by our friend, Rick Frueh, on the topic of Christianity of Just War, from a Biblical Pacifist point of view. Chris L has written a similar post from the point of view of a Christian's support of the notion of Just War.] Biblical Pacifism Blessed ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/520 [The following is a post in which I am writing about Christian support for a doctrine of "Just War". My friend, Rick Frueh, has written a similar post, in support of Biblical Pacifism.] I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/488 [youtube]DKk9rv2hUfA[/youtube] Merry Christmas to all! http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/509 Since I'm not reposting/updating the "Desanitizing Christmas" series this year (though I'll likely do some updates next year to work in some objections an EO friend of mine has with my contention that Mary did not continue to be a virgin after Jesus' birth, among other issues), here's a quick ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/500 "Do we have the same angry, demanding gods and goddesses, who are never satisfied? Do we just call them by different names?" - Rob Bell, The gods Aren't Angry Like all the best religions, fear of climate change satisfies our need for guilt, and self-disgust, and that eternal human sense ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/486 One of the nice Thanksgiving traditions in my household (followed more, I think for Zan's benefit than mine) is that it is officially the first day it's OK to play Christmas music around the house/in the car. As such, I spend a little bit of time browsing through my ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/483