Monthly Archives: April 2008

"Is Hell Real?" and the multivalence of metaphors

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Rick

I rather enjoyed the following from Fr Stpehen Freeman at “Glory to God for All Things“: Is Hell Real? Which includes the following: For those who love God, His fire is light and life, purification and all good things. For … Continue reading →

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"Engaging Worship: Sixty Years Deep" (2/3)

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Rick

Richard M. Wright (with Jay Hogewood) “Engaging Worship: Sixty Years Deep” (2/3) Daniel 3 University Baptist Church and Church of the Nations 60th Anniversary celebration 4th Sunday of Easter April 29, 2007 ************** Our Bible reading for this morning from … Continue reading →

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Good propaganda and sex in science-fiction

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Rick

Monday is “Star Trek: Enterprise” night. One of the episodes last night was “Stigma“. From Trek Nation: While Enterprise visits a planet where an Interspecies Medical Exchange conference is taking place, Dr. Phlox tries to obtain research on a terminal … Continue reading →

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When foreigners know our language better than we do

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Rick

One of the delightful things about my work is to hear people who (a) English is not their first language and/or (b) have little to no religious background show that sometimes they understand (a2) our language or (b2) the Christian … Continue reading →

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All we like house flippers gone astray

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Rick

My youngest daughter who is approaching 12 is into interior design. Yeah sure she enjoys “Hanna Montana” (who doesn’t? especially when the in-laws are from northeast Tennessee?) and “High School Musical XIII” and all that. But she also likes to … Continue reading →

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UPDATE – Problem with accessing older posts

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Rick

I noticed that the “Older” button does not appear to work correctly at the moment. I do not know why. I do know that I updated from WordPress version 2.3.2 to version 2.5 which is much more powerful. Perhaps there … Continue reading →

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Against Obamessianism, part III

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Rick

Obama talks a great game but his track record does not match the disingenuousness of his rhetoric. He is not a centrist. He does not unite. He says whatever is necessary to get people to swoon for him. He is … Continue reading →

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Against Obamessianism, part II

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Rick

Charles Krauthammer – another one of my favorite political commentators – has critiqued the speech Barack Obama gave on race and religion that so many have hailed as “brilliant”. Krauthammer calls it a fraud. But that is not the question. … Continue reading →

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Against Obamessianism, part I

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Rick

I know, I know. Since when does Rick care so much about (presidential) politics? You came here for the personal news and theological writings right? I am going to start posting occasionally on the presidential election campaign. For years I … Continue reading →

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Speaking of – "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed"

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Rick

This morning was the first I heard of this movie by Ben Stein. Visited the website and browsed around. I am ambivalent about its intent and content. From what I can gather the film may be confusing various issues which … Continue reading →

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