Jesus Creed
Terry Eagleton, on Richard Dawkins: “Without God, Dawkins would be out of a job. It is thus particularly churlish of him to call the existence of his employer into question.” Read more
Terry Eagleton, on Richard Dawkins: “Without God, Dawkins would be out of a job. It is thus particularly churlish of him to call the existence of his employer into question.” Read more
Victor Davis Hanson is one of the most articulate historians of war and the military and, whether you like this neo-con perspective or not, his voice is one to be heard. Moral equivalence seems to be the new label for some of Obama’s stances, though that expression carries with it some hefty critical freight and it needs to be spelled out carefully. President Obama made an earnest effort — as is his way in matters of discord — to split... Read more
The NYTimes published a piece this week reporting a new school in Washington Hts (from the Equity Project) that has assembled a dream team of teachers, paid them 125 grand a piece with promises of as much as 25 grand for bonuses if the scores are good, and the article is suggesting that the problem in education is getting good teachers. Good readers of the Jesus Creed blog, what do you think of this approach? What makes a good teacher?... Read more
Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever and ever.... Read more
Did you own a muscle car? Did you envy those who did? Muscle cars could be a thing of the past — check out this display of muscle cars. Grease is the word. Read more
Is anyone using Twitter for a class? Using it to connect students and professor? Using it for questions and quick answers? Brief note on an assignment? One would need to require students to have an @twitter.com account, but I’m wondering if this might be a way of connecting students to one another. Link to a professor who writes about using Twitter. Read more
We are seeing rhododendra yard by yard … beautiful. And we’re wondering why there aren’t more of them in our neighborhoods. Anyone know much about them for the Midwest? Read more
Hout Bay near Cape Town.Memories: little Lucca, Theo and Wilma, three young African womenemerging from the waters singing from the depth of their hearts,and a good Sauvignon Blanc with our fish. Must read and must see. And with it: Redefining beauty by Laurie Russell. A gift called change. Jeff Borden, at iCrucified, has a splendid review of my Fasting book. Our friend, Jim Martin, had his blog hacked this week — but he lost not a thing. Karen on Poe... Read more
Hout Bay near Cape Town.Memories: little Lucca, Theo and Wilma, three young African womenemerging from the waters singing from the depth of their hearts,and a good Sauvignon Blanc with our fish. Must read and must see. And with it: Redefining beauty by Laurie Russell. A gift called change. Jeff Borden, at iCrucified, has a splendid review of my Fasting book. Our friend, Jim Martin, had his blog hacked this week — but he lost not a thing. Karen on Poe... Read more
Good stuff, this Red Barn coffee. We are drinking Red Barn Espresso, dark roast, and it has a nice taste and great aroma. It’s bold and zesty with just a hint of a smoky taste. It leans toward the burnt side, but just barely … and I don’t like the burnt stuff and I really like this one. Good crema…. just right. What’s the best coffee you’ve had of late? Who has tasted this fine stuff from Red Barn? (If... Read more
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