Archive for October, 2006
Elena’s First Laugh
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006Elena’s First Laugh Originally uploaded by mushin.
Elena has a new trick. Tonight we were taking some pictures of her and Nancy. I was trying to get her to smile, and so was making goofy faces and noises and heard the most amazing sound I’ve [...]
Porn: America’s Addiction, A CNN Special Series with Glenn Beck
Monday, October 16th, 2006CNN has a very interesting series starting tonight at 7pm (EST).
> Hidden. Forbidden. Addictive. Porn In America. > > ABOUT THE SERIES > In Part 1 on Monday, Glenn profiles a man’s addiction to online porn, and we’ll show how he and his wife got through it. On Tuesday, we examine the proliferation of the [...]
Kathy Hanson On Biblical Literalism
Saturday, October 14th, 2006Kathy has a great post on the “God Is Still Speaking” campaign, which touches on what I was talking about a few posts ago with biblical literalism. It is well worth the read. Quick quote:
No Christian–even the most fundamentalist believer–really takes the Bible literally. Language isn’t that simplistic.
Check it out.
Definitions
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006Edify – To instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement. Encourage – To inspire with hope, courage, or confidence; hearten. Rebuke – To criticize or reprove sharply; reprimand. (The Greek is interesting here: Epiplesso: 1. to strike upon, beat [...]
The Opposite Of Play Is Not Work
Monday, October 9th, 2006I am a Web designer by trade. I’ve been doing it for seven years and have gotten fairly proficient at it. I love doing what I do. It is a very exciting, fast-paced, ever changing, and very influential field. It was a hobby that someobody once started paying me to do. [...]