Language is inherently metaphorical, and those underlying metaphors shape the nuances of meaning and thus how we think. Tickletext’s discussion of “Vocation” vs. “Career”–do we think of our work as something God has called us to, or as a road we happen to be on?–made
From an editorial in the “Washington Post” entitled Sound the Alarm: THE TALIBAN raised fears in Pakistan last week by briefly seizing new territories near the capital, Islamabad. But in its own way, the Obama administration offered as much reason for panic about the deteriorating
The University of Wittenberg was Luther’s school, of course. In literature, it was also where Dr. Faustus–an anti-Luther who sold his soul to the devil–taught and where young Hamlet was a student. A Washington theater company is putting on a play that will apparently explore
Yes, “enhanced interrogation methods” is an Orwellian euphemism for torture. The Bush administration allowed it, though drawing the line at techniques that caused serious physical injury or death. The Obama administration draws the line at harming prisoners at all. But what possible good will it
I was struck by the testimonials for Rod Rosenbladt how media such as the radio really is a powerful way of reaching people. I noticed a widget on Dawn K’s blog Real Reality Zone for “Issues, Etc.,” which I tracked down and now have on
On that recent “Other versions of Vocation” post, commenter Tickletext had some fascinating things to say about the difference between “vocation” and “career”: It’s instructive to contrast the metaphorical underpinnings of “vocation” and “career.” The central metaphor of vocation is, of course, a calling–latin vocare.
The swine flu that has sickened 1400 people in Mexico and killed 86 has crossed the border. Some one hundred high school students in New York City who went to Cancun on Spring Break have flu-like symptoms, with 8 confirmed with the swine flu. Twenty
This week I had a couple of posts on New Reformation Press, which advertises on this blog (scroll down the sidebar on the right), focusing specifically on some presentations NRP makes available from Dr. Rod Rosenbladt. He is a theology professor, retiring this year from
FDA to allow Plan B birth control for 17-year-olds – washingtonpost.com: Women’s groups cheered the government’s decision to allow 17-year-olds to buy the “morning-after” emergency contraceptive without a doctor’s prescription, but conservatives denounced it as a blow to parental supervision of teens. The Food and
The old way of global domination was through military conquest. Now a country can take over the world by just buying it. This article, China Uses Global Crisis to Assert Its Influence – washingtonpost.com, shows how that country is widening its sphere of influence by
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