The winner of the giveaway of a copy of Abraham Kuyper, Wisdom and Wonder, is commenter number 62… By my count, that makes the winner Jason Gardner! (Feel free to double-check my counting if you are so inclined – we can have a Florida style recount if necessary). Congratulations, Jason, and please let me know where to have the book sent. Let me also express my profound appreciation for Dan Wilkinson’s attempts to curry favor with me. Posting comments that... Read more
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From today’s Speed Bump. More serious discussion of apocalypticism and the expectation of the end of the world soon… Read more
Just because you’ve seen Sith wearing hoodies, like Darth Maul or my old apprentice (before he ended up in a full-body armor suit that doesn’t really go with a hoodie) doesn’t mean that you should discriminate against everyone whom the Force is strong with. Some of us are just ordinary Jedi, trying to go about our business. Oh, and these aren’t the droids you’re looking for. Would you like a Skittle before we move along? [For those who may not... Read more
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The Doctor Who episode Enemy of the World from the Patrick Troughton era is something of a first, an episode that is more like a James Bond movie than any of the typical scenarios in which the Doctor and his companions typically find themselves (and I was pleased to find that I wasn’t the only person to make the comparison). The episode apparently had a very low budget, and yet manages to weave an intriguing and exciting adventure story that... Read more
Patheos, in addition to hosting a book club discussion of the new translation of Abraham Kuyper’s treatment of science and art and their relation to Christianity, published under the title Wisdom & Wonder: Common Grace in Science & Art, Patheos has also generously given me the opportunity to give away a copy to one lucky winner absolutely free! Leave a comment to enter for a chance to win. Leave more comments to have more chances. The fairest way to do... Read more
I am grateful to Patheos for giving me the opportunity to participate in the Patheos Book Club discussion of the translation of Abraham Kuyper’s book, released under the English title Wisdom & Wonder: Common Grace in Science & Art. The book offers a fascinating insight into the question of how Christian faith relates to major human endeavors that take place at least in part independently of the church, focusing on science and art, but with the wider question of the... Read more
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Of course, in real life Jesus’ skin color was probably closer to that of Trayvon Martin’s than that of most of the actors that have played him in movies. Just take a look at any Middle Eastern person who spends as much time in the sun as Jesus is supposed to have… Read more
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