Monthly Archives: April 2009

Toward Criticism of Christian “Art”

I’ve been critical of what is usually perceived nowadays as being Christian art. Recently, I got into a conversation where some folk were defending the validity of this or that style of art and stating, quite emphatically, what right do I have to preside judgment over them (citing the Most Well Known Verse of the [...]
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Rey’s Wisdom: Mathematical Constant

I’m not a wise man; I’m fairly an idiot in a lot of things. But I’ve learned that wisdom is generated by experience and I have 35 years of that last bit which allows me to learn Something. That being the case, I’ll share it with you after the jump.
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Ben Linus Nursery Rhyme

After the jump:
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Extremely Right (Or Left)

Did you catch the leaked unclassified Home Land Security report on Right-Wing Extremists? I think the hoopla (especially in the blogosphere) was a bit over the top considering the language in the document.
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Susan Boyle and Perceptions

By now, just about everyone in the E-World has seen the video of Susan Boyle performing on Britain Has Talent but I thought it was necessary to put in an observation that someone close to me, who wishes to remain anonymous, noted.
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Weird Kiddo Convo: The Play

Here’s a weird conversation the kids had today which I just had to save.
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Laws of E-Debate

Many years ago, so the story goes, Newton was bopped on the head by a falling apple and immediately came up with several Laws of Physics. Years later, Einstein was bopped in the head with Time and came up with the Law of Relativity. On the Internet forum I participate in, I have been verbally [...]
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The Resurrection And Me

Every Easter, the History Channel (or the Discovery Channel, PBS, NBC, et. al….) runs a program looking over hot Christian topics: the historicity of the books of the Bible; the myths of Jesus having a family after the crucifixion; stories about where Jesus’ body might be found. The same thing happens around Christmas. Sure it’s [...]
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Keepin’ It Real

Reality Filming has a long, sordid history and in recent years it has both blessed and threatened the television and movie industry. Reality TV, for example—and with no judgment on my part—has given us American Idol, Survivor, Jerry Springer, Cops and PBS’s Manor House. Some of these shows have managed to dethrone traditional television dramas [...]
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Oats, How I Hate Thee: Facts and Failures

I’ve still been doing this thing; I’m trying to persevere. As I have done so there have been some days that I fell into a rut with something that I found bearable and other days that I summoned something Awful onto my breakfast table. Here’s  a basic overview.
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