Category Archives: Random

A Prayer For Students

March Madness if finally over (congrats Louisville) which means: back to reality. Tests, projects, and papers are headed our way with an entire semester’s worth of stress, sleep deprivation, caffeine, and cramming. As we come down the homestretch of the … Continue reading

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The Very First Christmas Sermon

The very first Christmas sermon on record. From Tony Jones at Theoblogy: John “Golden Mouth” Chrysostom preached the first known Christmas sermon in AD 386…It both beautifully written and theologically profound. How I would have loved to have heard him deliver it! I … Continue reading

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Westboro Baptist to Picket Newtown Vigil

From the Huffington Post. This is sick. The Westboro Baptist Church, the controversial group known for protesting outside funerals of slain U.S. service members, announced that it will picket a vigil for the victims of Friday’s Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the … Continue reading

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When the Reformation and Computers Collide…Thanks Eco

Alan Jacobs tells us about an interesting metaphor from Umberto Eco, throws in a little Edward Mendelson spin, and later expounds it. Here’s the Eco metaphor. I think I like it. What do you think? “The fact is that the world is … Continue reading

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