February 2012
26 posts
Dylan just informed me that he wants me to teach him how to make robots so when he grows up he can build a mech version of Batman and operate it from inside.
I feel vindicated as a parent.
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johnnyis:
The Lion’s Song: WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE APOLLO 11 FOOTAGE?
this-is-lucas:
5/13/2011
Associated Press
Orlando, Fl, USA — NASA Archivist Harold Morrow is a rational man, and he will probably remind you of that at least 5 times during a normal conversation. Some people would say that that sounds like he is overcompensating, and he says he probably…
This is very...
wisdomofscripture:
From the Desk of the Editor…: wisdomofscripture: In reply to the first paragraph, I view accepting…
n1ghtcrwler:
wisdomofscripture:
Maybe not how I’d write it but yeah thats near enough
And you see absolutely no logical fallacy in there?
The point is, Jesus’ substitution is the effector and perfecter of our redemption, not our acceptance of it.
...
From the Desk of the Editor...: wisdomofscripture:... →
wisdomofscripture:
wisdomofscripture:
In reply to the first paragraph, I view accepting salvation as a work, and this equates arminianism to salvation by works. “why are you saved?” “Because I accepted salvation.” “why am I not saved?” “Because you didn’t accept salvation.”
You see how this is just like…
Maybe not how I’d write it but yeah thats near enough
And you see absolutely no...
“For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax...”
– Mat 5:46-48, NASB
Something that caught my attention in my reading this morning.
wisdomofscripture:
In reply to the first paragraph, I view accepting salvation as a work, and this equates arminianism to salvation by works. “why are you saved?” “Because I accepted salvation.” “why am I not saved?” “Because you didn’t accept salvation.”
You see how this is just like saying, “because I adhered to a moral code”...
wisdomofscripture:
From the Desk of the Editor…: wisdomofscripture: From the Desk of the Editor…: wisdomofscripture:…
wisdomofscripture:
From the Desk of the Editor…: wisdomofscripture: From the Desk of the Editor…: A Brief…
wisdomofscripture:
From the Desk of the Editor…: A Brief Parable
n1ghtcrwler:
Two men are arrested. They are guilty of the same crime, have the same...
wisdomofscripture:
From the Desk of the Editor…: wisdomofscripture: From the Desk of the Editor…: A Brief…
wisdomofscripture:
From the Desk of the Editor…: A Brief Parable
n1ghtcrwler:
Two men are arrested. They are guilty of the same crime, have the same weight of evidence against them, and are entirely equal in the eyes of the law. They are brought to court, where they stand...
wisdomofscripture:
From the Desk of the Editor…: A Brief Parable
n1ghtcrwler:
Two men are arrested. They are guilty of the same crime, have the same weight of evidence against them, and are entirely equal in the eyes of the law. They are brought to court, where they stand before a judge, within a legal system that requires no jury.
The first man, angry and unapologetic…
Yes,...
Explanation
For this parable posted the other day.
It’s about Calvinist election and any belief system that uses it, and highlights my major issue with it. Namely, it teaches an unjust God.
Consider the argument for a moment. According to Calvinist election (and I say it that way because multiple systems use a form of election, though Calvinism is the most extreme and the one commonly associated...
kyleromain asked: "Not every act of taking a life is murder." What do you mean?
Abortion and War
kyleromain:
There are a lot of people who stand firmly in the belief that abortion is murder. But, often times, those same people support the U.S. Military. That’s just sadly humorous to me. Murder is murder, guys. No matter the age.
I don’t support abortion. I don’t support war, either.
I’m not going to come down on you for being against war. It is a terrible affair and, even when...
Just realised in Genesis 3:21 that "The Lord God...
Might also be worth noting that this is the first instance in the Bible in which the sin of a person is commuted to the death of an animal. That quote there doesn’t say ‘skin’ on accident. A sacrifice was made, a life was lost to cover the sin of Adam and Eve, right there in the Garden.
“’I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept His...”
– ~ C.S. Lewis (via mordaciouslyyours)
Today I go in to get a massive amount of Vitamin D put into my body. One of the blood tests came back saying that, not only was I low on it, but that my count was actually apparently below the threshold of detection that test uses. I can’t say I was surprised - I don’t drink much milk, and between my Irish skin and my photosensitive eyes I don’t spend much time out in the Sun,...
wisdomofscripture asked: My presuppostions are the law of non-contradiction. If what we call the 'Bible' is not correct, then the God it describes (which must be called the biblical God, as it is the one which what we call the Bible describes) does not exist. Whether it was written correctly in the first place and changed later is neither here nor there, in my view.
wisdomofscripture:
n1ghtcrwler replied to your post:You guys are driving me cray cray. It would mean that the Bible’s claim about its own inerrancy is false. Yet, just because one claim of a text would be false doesn’t mean they all would be. It just means scripture would be less trustworthy. That wouldn’t necessarily make God a liar, God could still exist. Though, the trustworthiness of...
Reblog if you're a Christian blogger.
chriswerms:
-dejalenae-:
I need more of you to follow!
Not necessarily an instant follow back, but what can it hurt
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Over the course of little bits and pieces of down time today, I wrote a rather long post about a topic that I feel is very important to discuss. And then realized that I’ve been on medicine for my headaches and have been light-headed and unable to think straight or concentrate very well for a while as a result of the headaches, and that I should probably set it aside until I’m in a...
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A Brief Parable
Two men are arrested. They are guilty of the same crime, have the same weight of evidence against them, and are entirely equal in the eyes of the law. They are brought to court, where they stand before a judge, within a legal system that requires no jury.
The first man, angry and unapologetic over his crime, denies the authority of the judge and spits in his face. The judge looks over the...
January 2012
68 posts
The Hunter Becomes the Hunted →
Amazing article about one of the top terrorist hunters in Iraq, and a glimpse behind the scenes of our involvement there.
Just putting this out there
If I don’t repost your status, I am not denying Christ. That’s not what that verse means, knock it off.
Not reblogging your sad picture doesn’t mean I’m heartless. Notes are not the end-all-be-all of human emotion.
Except in very rare circumstances, “Reblog if…” comes off as a cry for attention and notes rather than something that I will bother reading...
GUYS, I have a question.
chvnx:
n1ghtcrwler:
chvnx:
n1ghtcrwler:
wisdomofscripture:
Is it biblical to change your name?
It seems to be morally neutral. It isn’t discussed at all, which would suggest it probably wasn’t important enough to mention.
I’m going to have to disagree here. Abraham was Abram, Sarah was Sarai, Israel was Jacob, Paul was Saul, etc. Let’s not forget that the diety himself, according...
GUYS, I have a question.
chvnx:
n1ghtcrwler:
wisdomofscripture:
Is it biblical to change your name?
It seems to be morally neutral. It isn’t discussed at all, which would suggest it probably wasn’t important enough to mention.
I’m going to have to disagree here. Abraham was Abram, Sarah was Sarai, Israel was Jacob, Paul was Saul, etc. Let’s not forget that the diety himself, according to the extra-biblical...
I want someone who adheres to Reformed Theology to...
Because I know very little about it, but what I’ve gathered about it, I find no merit in.
Feel free to enlighten me on the matter.
GUYS, I have a question.
wisdomofscripture:
Is it biblical to change your name?
It seems to be morally neutral. It isn’t discussed at all, which would suggest it probably wasn’t important enough to mention.
Ron Paul is a Pragmatic Choice
logicallypositive:
I don’t deny there are certain socially questionable things about the guy. He is honestly an old-school 1930s conservative. But I mean, look at what the President can do. The President does not pass social laws about race. The President does not create legislation. The President controls foreign policy. And I’m pretty sure that Ron Paul has the sanest foreign policy out of any...
“When we have 13,000 Americans living on the Moon, they can petition to become a...”
– NEWT GINGRICH.
Oh, this just gets awesomer and awesomer.
(via The Daily Show)
Lol
(via koalamermaid)
Listen. All I’m saying is, a civil war in which the Moon seeks independence will jumpstart our space program faster than anything else we have available to us.
Maybe they’ll wear...
53 Questions That You May Not Have Seen Before
1: What do you put on hotdogs?
A: Ketchup
2: Do you say "anticlimatic" or "anticlimactic"?
A: Anticlimactic. No regrets.
3: Do you check flyers before grocery shopping?
A: I forget to check my own kitchen before going half the time.
4: Blue, black, or some other colour pen ink?
A: I use black, except when I don't.
5: Do you use your parking brake?
A: Not in this car. It's an automatic. It feels like it would be a lie.
6: Look to your left. How many framed pictures are on the wall?
A: One painting, but it isn't framed and isn't really on the wall.
7: Do you know how to play chess?
A: Like a boss.
8: How often do you clean the interior of your car?
A: I use my cleaning schedule to measure geological epochs.
9: Do you ever read the last few pages first?
A: No. Well, not with stories, anyway.
10: Ever fallen in the shower?
A: I dunno, probably.
11: On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to swear at other drivers?
A: A lot more now than I used to, I'll tell you that.
12: What's the worst thing you've ever called someone you care about?
A: Someone else's name.
13: Do you have a Snuggie?
A: No, I wear normal non-fancy blankets.
14: Are you allergic to anything?
A: Nothing known to man.
15: Do you have any TV shows on ?
A: Not generally.
16: How many times do you hit the snooze button before finally getting out of bed?
A: I don't trust that thing.
17: Ever driven away in anger?
A: Yeah, once or twice or so.
18: What's your favourite freezie colour?
A: No idea what that is.
19: Are you a vegetarian?
A: I would DIE.
20: Do you have a garbage receptacle beside you? What's on top?
A: A flippy lid and half a towel.
21: Do you cross out your mistakes or erase/whiteout them?
A: On paper, I pretty much just write over it.
22: Ever torn something up that you instantly knew was too important for such treatment?
A: Once, a book I had finished writing two weeks earlier.
23: Do you think that things will get better?
A: Onwards and upwards, my friends.
24: Do you have an unpopular opinion? What is it?
A: Most of them, depending on the context.
25: What's your favourite quote?
A: "If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do things worth writing." - Benjamin Franklin.
26: Did you/are you going to go to prom?
A: I went to three, I think.
27: What's the most physically painful thing you've ever experienced?
A: Probably the time I cut my face in half, but I don't really remember.
28: What's the most emotionally/mentally painful thing you've ever experienced?
A: The leadup to my nervous breakdown a few years back.
29: Have you ever legitimately saved a person's life?
A: Yup.
30: What's your favourite book genre?
A: Christian apologetics
31: Did you like "Gigli"? Be honest.
A: That's a movie, right? I'm pretty sure I've heard the title before.
32: Have you ever walked out of a movie at the theatre?
A: Many times for errands, once because my date couldn't handle it.
33: Do you peek between your fingers during the scary scenes?
A: Horror flicks bore me.
34: What was your reaction to Tatum getting killed whilst stuck in the pet door in Scream?
A: Horror flicks bore me.
35: Do dogs like you?
A: Incredibly so.
36: Would you say that you project an air of authority?
A: Always.
37: Do people listen when you speak?
A: Yeah.
38: How are your elbows? Are they okay?
A: Currently protected by a nice layer of hoodie.
39: What is one thing that you do exceptionally well? Be honest.
A: Do I really have to pick just one?
40: Do you use torrents?
A: Not that you know of.
41: When was the last time you paid for music?
A: A Christmas gift card.
42: Are you addicted to technology?
A: I asked my wife and she laughed.
43: Pick a person (you don't need to give their name). How do you feel about them? Be as honest as you can get yourself to be.
A: She is second only to God Himself.
44: Do you check your computer's dictionary for the definition of words you'd otherwise feel confident about using during in-person interactions? Just to be sure?
A: If I can't define them, I feel it would be morally wrong to use them. Except in Scrabble.
45: How heavily to you rely on spellcheck and autocorrect?
A: I give it a token pass before I print. It generally finds something.
46: Have you ever gotten into an argument on the internet? Did you win?
A: I've been in many, but really, does anyone ever really win internet arguments?
47: Do you pause movies/TV shows if you have to go to the bathroom or the kitchen, or do you just let them keep playing?
A: Depends on what it is, but usually I let it play.
48: If you use a regular alarm clock, do you have it set to music or that obnoxious beeping?
A: I use my phone.
49: Peter Pan?
A: To die would be an awfully big adventure.
50: How often do you fall up the stairs?
A: Every time we shut the gravity off to save on the electric bill.
51: Do you pronounce "anti" as ant-eye or ant-ee? (Example: "That scene was very anticlimactic.")
A: annie
52: Do you pronounce "via" as vee-uh or vie-uh? (Example: "We can get there via Tremont Street.")
A: Depends on what comes after it.
53: How often do you forget to close your parentheses?
A: Never. That wouldn't make any sense.
Hebrews 10:26-29 One of the most important...
heguidesme:
26 If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. 28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 How much more severely do you think someone deserves to...
Is Mormonism just another branch of Christianity?... →
Seems I've acquired a lot of Calvinist blogs on my...
I suppose it was inevitable.
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Missed church this morning because I spent all last night and most of this morning dealing with an unstable stomach and eventually throwing up. Which is something the doctor had been asking about a lot and apparently is something she was concerned about showing up. I don’t know what that means, but I sent her a message about it. It still isn’t stable, and my headache is much worse...
Depression, anxiety, and the gospel - Springfield... →
So I’m scrolling through the fan pages on facebook to get some more direct sources on info for the column, and I noticed something that amused me.
The facebook fan page for Barack Obama is titled, “Barack Obama” The facebook fan page for George W. Bush is titled, “George W. Bush” The facebook fan page for Bill Clinton is titled, “President Bill Clinton”
...
onfireforgod:
Without the impending pressure of exams, at least until June, I’m free to read all the books I’ve been meaning to read.
‘Redemption: Freed by Jesus From The Idols We Worship and The Wounds We Carry’ by Mike Wilkerson
‘God’s Lavish Grace’ by Terry Virgo
‘Fathered by God’ by John Eldredge
‘Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist’ by John Piper
‘Godstories: Explorations...
On the nature of sin - Springfield Christianity... →
An open letter to Washington from Artists and...
neil-gaiman:
We, the undersigned, are musicians, actors, directors, authors, and producers. We make our livelihoods with the artistic works we create. We are also Internet users.
We are writing to express our serious concerns regarding the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
As creative professionals, we experience copyright infringement on a very personal level....
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johnnyis:
heynikkie replied to your photo: Let me show you my shocked face:
http://apprising.org/2012/01/17/steven-furtick-has-code-orange-sermon-of-matt-chandler-pulled/
Read that link without vomiting, I dare you.
Interesting. I’m not sure how surprised I’m willing to be.
