From Pithless Thoughts: Do you fast? Let the ears by not listening to evil talk and gossip. For what good is it if we abstain from birds and fishes, but bite and devour our brothers and sisters? (St. John Chrysostom). When my wife and I were married less than five years, we were asked to […]
… but not so little boys (and girls)
A dragon lives forever but not so little boys Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys. One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar. As I was listening to this Peter, Paul, and Mary song on Sunday, I found myself […]
Texas Issues Tim Cole, Who Died in Prison, Its First Posthumous Pardon – AOL News
Texas Issues Tim Cole, Who Died in Prison, Its First Posthumous Pardon – AOL News. Back in October of 2008, I blogged a series on the increasing failures of our national crime and prison policies. At that time I pointed out that states such as California were already spending 10% of their budget for prison […]
Limitations of science
On a recent post about science, one of the persons commenting brought up some reasonable points about science. But demonstrating bias highlights other problems in modern American discourse – i.e., the false conclusiveness we give to science, and the false distinction we ascribe to it. Science demands repeatable observation to correct bias, but it can’t […]
Os Guiness on science, faith, and the culture war
Thanks to another blog, I saw the short video above by Os Guiness speaking for the Biologos Foundation. What is the Biologos Foundations? Well, their webpage says: The BioLogos Foundation explores, promotes and celebrates the integration of science and Christian faith. It not only has well known philosophers such as Os Guiness, but also world-class […]
Toyota’s dilemma
Toyota is caught in a very difficult situation. But, look at the cartoon. Yes, Congress does love its “show trials,” err, I mean “hearings.” Now, I am not sure why they call them hearings since no Congressperson listens. They ought to be called “talkies.” They have no legal effect, but they do allow the Congressperson, […]
Christianity Today on grace
Thanks to another blog, I was linked to the following quote from an article in the online version of Christianity Today. Those steeped in the grace of God know there is no difference between freedom and obedience, and that the spiritual life is all about being compelled. Jeremiah says he cannot hold in the message […]
Of mushrooms and Lent
Let me tell you a story of some people whom I personally know. It speaks to how we may behave in a very difficult economy. On Monday I visited a physician in a small town in the center of Florida. He was born in Lebanon, and speaks with an accent. But, there he is in […]
Lenten reading material
Let’s take a break from the philosophy of science and think about Lent. With full permission from Orthocath, below is his post on readings that will both help improve your Lenten observance and help deepen your understanding of Orthodoxy as well as broadening your faith: A good discipline to develop during Great Lent is to […]
Scientific research and Alice in Wonderland
When I was young, one of the favorite arguments against Christians was to argue that Christianity was simply a psychological crutch to help one deal with life. Of course, there was an obvious counter-answer. One simply responds to the critic that he/she rejects Jesus because they have psychological hang-ups that prevent them from being able […]
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