Monthly Archives: April 2012

Frosting without cake is just gross.

Pastor Brown put up an excellent post today about good works in the Christian life using the analogy of – you got it – cake. Read it here!

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Mormonism, Secularism, and Public Office in the United States: Election-year thoughts from Dr. James White

On Tuesday’s edition of the Dividing Line, Dr. White spent the first 45 minutes of the program discussing thoughts on the major players in the upcoming general election for President and the implications that it has for the United States … Continue reading

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On Death and the Tongue

There were two deaths this week that rocked the worlds of people I know.  One was a middle-aged father who leaves behind his widow and teen children; the other a young mother who leaves behind her husband and their infant … Continue reading

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Beauty vs. Sexuality

I came across a worthwhile article in Relevant* magazine online recently (or rather, it came across me – like almost out of nowhere) that I’ve decided to link to here, called: Beauty vs. Sexuality: Why the fear of lust shames both … Continue reading

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The Big Meanie in the Sky

Every so often you’ll hear an atheist argue that God can “only be believed in by someone who wants to be a plaything and a slave of a pitiless, totalitarian power,”* or some such thing. I find this particular bit … Continue reading

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Hurt

There’s a song that’s been on the radio for years called “Hurt.”  It’s by the Nine Inch Nails – very grungy – and I’ve never liked it. Never, that is, until I heard Johnny Cash’s cover (being apparently the last … Continue reading

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So Elvis, the Roswell alien, and JFK’s REAL shooter walk into a bar…

I’m not a fan of conspiracy theories.  Never have been.  It’s all I can do to deal with the boogiemen of real life, let alone those concocted by an overly fertile imagination. So why are people so fascinated by it? … Continue reading

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Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc: The Pompadour Principle

When I was a kid in the early 90’s there was this movie, “Rock-a-Doodle”.  It was the story of a kid named Edmond and a pompadour sporting rooster named Chanticleer who together save the farm from evil owls bent on turning … Continue reading

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Drink Your Gold-valtine

I just so happen to have learned something very cool tonight.  Did you know that when you mix very finely ground gold powder with water (a solution called colloidal gold), it ends up looking like this?* It totally gives me … Continue reading

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Jesus Tomb Absurdity

I just saw a little ditty on Nightline ABC about James Tabor and company’s recent discovery of more Jerusalem ossuaries.  I’d heard about this earlier in the year and didn’t pay much attention – I’m not a Dan Brown fan, … Continue reading

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