Christianity
God is an elephant?
I liked this article from EveryStudent.com that addresses the fallacies of the “four blind men describe an elephant” story:
The analogy is this: there are four blind men who discover an elephant. Since the men have never encountered an elephant, they grope about, seeking to understand and describe this new phenomenon. One grasps the trunk and [...]
Understanding Christianity
Very interesting article over at Steve Pavlina’s blog entitled “The Meaning of Life: Intro“. Steve is a smart guy who has some great ideas. He’s also an atheist, which obviously colors his perspectives and my perceptions of him.
In the article, one of his conclusions is that Christianity and other deity religions are “disempowering” because they [...]
Get serious and pull together
A very interesting article talking about the appeal of strictness:The Power of the Mustard Seed - Why strict churches are strong. By Judith Shulevitz
“Godcasts”
Missed Church? Download It to Your IPod.
I thought this was a cool use of technology (though not, as the headline implies, as a replacement for church… my church is about a whole lot more than just the sermon). We’re almost set up to do this, actually, since Kaleb’s been recording and compressing the sermons.
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- bookchiq: Sincerely repenting of every judgmental thought I've EVER had toward "whiny" new moms. So much harder than expected (but my hubby rocks!).
- bookchiq: Heading home from the hospital (well, I'm kicking back while my fam loads everything for me :) ). Merry Christmas to us!
- bookchiq: Finally posted some pictures of our kidlet: http://tr.im/2lez More to come (of course) in the same set, so bookmark if you care. :)
- bookchiq: Benjamin has "a world-class set of lungs." We'll probably head home tomorrow & maybe eventually feel alert again. :)
- bookchiq: Ended up having a C-section, but now Benjamin James is here. :)
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