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Putting Words in People’s Mouths

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

I am puzzled. I found an article that argued very forcefully that Jesus, without a doubt, would vote for the Democratic Party candidate for President–if he was a United States citizen today. Shortly afterwards, I came upon an article that … Continue reading →

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The Cat

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Being Good Enough

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

Obsessing on being good means that we are centering our attention on something that God had never intended for us to know anything about in the first place, let alone focus on. Most people understand that when Adam and Eve … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Conspiracy theories by their nature are, in my experience, impossible to discredit. It is not that they are not discreditable, but rather that the difficulty and amount of time necessary are disproportional to the value, generally. For instance, there are … Continue reading →

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Infallibility

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

My wife is a third grade school teacher. She received her bachelor’s degree in liberal studies and then went for an extra year to get her teaching credential. She goes to conferences, she takes seminars, she takes college classes, and … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

The four stages of acceptance: 1. This is worthless nonsense. 2. This is an interesting, but perverse, point of view. 3. This is true, but quite unimportant. 4. I always said so. –J. B. S. Haldane, Journal of Genetics 1963 … Continue reading →

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Crackpots

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

Lancaster California had the distinction, up until 2001, of being the headquarters of the Flat Earth Society. The organization had started in England and at some point had moved to California. In 1971, a man by the name of Charles … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

Small children disturb your sleep, big children your life. –Yiddish Proverb

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Quote for the Day

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

“When faced with a problem you do not understand, do any part of it you do understand; then look at it again.” –Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress

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Butterfly Dances and Other Things

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Yellow swallowtail butterflies always make me happy. I happened to witness two of them dancing in the air above the flowers in my front yard, swirling about. I like to imagine that they are as happy as they make me … Continue reading →

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