Sin and death don’t have the last word.
Monthly Archives: June 2019
Prayer primer
All my life, I’ve been fascinated with things that glow in the dark. Where does the light come from? This is now fundamental to my understanding of prayer, and of my vocation.
The picture shows what I take for the latest advance in the world of fluorescent materials. Here are germanium nanoparticles in a colorless colloidal (gelatinous) suspension, being irradiated by ultraviolet light. By virtue merely of where they are and what they are, the invisible light that shines on these particles is changed into visible light.
The nanoparticles catalyze that process: they do no work of their own, expend no energies of their own, and take no active part in the process; but it won’t occur without them.
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Another case for the death penalty
Value judgments: Feminists doing science?
Facts are neither good nor bad. They just are.
Was there a Jesus? If so, what was he like?
In many cases, you can strip away the fictions surrounding a legendary figure, and discover the historical original.
For example, there probably was a King Arthur.
Troy was a real place, and the Trojan War a real event. Achilles, Odysseus and Agamemnon were probably real people.
What about the Jesus of the Bible?
Circumstantial evidence exists to suggest there probably was such a person. Textual evidences are available to suggest what he may have been like. He may or may not have been as Christianity presents.
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Upward mobility
Now that I’m seeking it, I can talk about it.
Two Men Use Girl As Human Shield — Until Her Father Guns Them Down
Bookmarks:
Two Men Use Girl As Human Shield — Until Her Father Guns Them Down •
Less incarceration could lead to less crime • Four Pinocchios for yet another Democrat ‘Mediscare’ ad • Why women love bad boys • Someone’s been sleeping in my bed. • Child immigration crisis • Pray for the honeybees
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“What do you want me to do for you?”
(1) Clairvoyance isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
(2) It’s a mistake to ASSUME what sort of healing someone wants.
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Nemesis of the morning glories
The job search feels like an endless exercise in futility.
I recently launched a new hobby that may help me persevere.
It involves the unusual tactic of seeking emotional discomfort.
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Psychopaths’ favorite music
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Continue reading Psychopaths’ favorite music
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