December 2010
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“To believe that there is a truth, however elusive, however difficult for us to...”
– Richard John Neuhaus, “Is There Life After Truth?” A Place For Truth: Leading Thinkers Explore Life’s Hardest Questions, Ed. Dallas Willard (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2010), 29.
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“People without a past can be made to do anything.”
– Naomi Klein from the film ‘FUEL’
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A reasonable expectation of privacy: why the new...
A network of covert spies watches your every move. Should your actions raise the least bit concern the covert operatives will report to their superiors immediately.
Neighbor betraying neighbor.
Relative ratting on relative.
Student turning in teacher.
It sounds like the plot of a spy novel or a Bond film. There are eerie similarities between the aforementioned scenario and Nazi Germany as...
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the Pauline understanding of love
Love always means, according to Paul, the concrete spending of one’s existence for the sake of others and particularly dying for them.
~Ernst Kasemann
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Leveraging the power of social media: couple...
BBC and AllFacebook.com are reporting that Emma Collins and Shaun Parsons, a couple from Abertridwr, were able to raise $31,751 to pay for their wedding.
How did they do it?
By leveraging the power of Facebook.
Jenne Gatehouse, a friend of the couple, set up a Facebook Group for the couple who was unable to throw their dream wedding (due to financial considerations).
I’m happy that the...
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In thinking about my suit... A reflection on the...
A few Saturdays ago I went with Crystal to inquire about a new suit and a new sport coat or two. We ended up at Kohl’s and I was fortunate enough to snag a rather good deal on a sport coat that fit rather well. At the time I never really paused to consider the experience or to ponder it’s significance as it relates to that which is taking place in the ever-changing cultural milieu in...
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A surprise treat for Christmas: Hallelujah Chorus...
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"Campaign to End Violence Against Children": yet...
A campaign is under way to end violence against children. The means to achieve this end: changing your Facebook profile picture to your favorite childhood cartoon character.
According to the campaign’s Facebook Page (which can be located here) the desired outcome of changing one’s Facebook profile picture is to “raise awareness about Worldwide Violence Against Children and...