The history of Saint Valentine is somewhat shrouded in history. In fact Valentinus was a common enough name that there are at least three different Saint Valentines, one of them a bishop. Generally, the one that has to do with February 14 is Saint … [Continue reading]
When extremes clash
From a published article: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jordan Bennett was suspended from his central Florida public school last year for playing cops and robbers. The 8-year-old’s crime? Using his thumb and forefinger to mimic a gun. … In the last 12 months, … [Continue reading]
Ah, fatherhood!
I like the photograph above. It both expresses the love that a father has for his child, and the way his child will see him when s/he becomes a teenager. The good news is that then they become adults and you go back to being plain old father. In … [Continue reading]
Holiness and Apologetics
From Quora Atheism: If Jesus's existence is claimed to be a fact and so are his supposed miracles, why do you, as an atheist, still choose not to believe in him? XXXXXX still struck speechless by a starlit sky Votes by [names edited out] If … [Continue reading]
Photoshop musings
This will be real short tonight. The photo above comes from a website that shows just how much changing one can do on a human face, or a human body, simply by using Photoshop. My favorite one was the one above, in which a person who looks like he has … [Continue reading]
Wow, a sin map
The maps below come from a study done by Kansas State University. I am not fully sure how good it is. But, their methodology is interesting. For instance, lust was graphed by looking at STD patterns in the USA. Enjoy looking at the maps, and seeing … [Continue reading]
Internet myths and truth
By now, all of us are aware that you can find many false claims on the Internet. Yet, at one time or another, we have all been taken in by an Internet myth, by both print stories and by video stories. Why is this so? Well, there are several reasons: … [Continue reading]
Hobbits?
No, I have no explanation for the photograph above. The only place that I have seen it is on Hyperdox Herman. However, see the photograph below from a post of mine from nearly four years ago. Look at the chalice. I believe that it is the same one. As … [Continue reading]
Feast of the Presentation 2014
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; To be a light to lighten the Gentiles and to be the glory of thy people … [Continue reading]
Noah movie coming 2014
One of the Superbowl commercials had to do with a coming movie, called simply, Noah. It has some impressive star power behind it. From Emma Watson through Russell Crowe through Jennifer Connelly through Anthony Hopkins, etc., there is a lot of star … [Continue reading]
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