January 2012
61 posts
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.
MercyMe will be performing in Agawam - Springfield... →
Pet Peeve:
ashleykschmidt:
When people cherry pick throughout the Bible to support their arguments without looking at it in context.
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I’ve been having a bit of writer’s block lately. Specifically, for the column. So, I’ll put this out there: any of you have any questions or topics relating to Christianity you’d like to see written about?
We are small..
the-star-stuff:
http://gifs.gifbin.com/1232964987_we%20are%20small.gif
(Submitted by neustarter)
“Did seeing this make you feel small?”
Nope. I’m standing next to two cats, a lizard, and a 7-year-old. I’m enormous.
Reflections: nikosnature: Reflections: Praying to... →
agentsama:
n1ghtcrwler:
apologeticsnstuff:
nikosnature:
nikosnature:
Reflections: Praying to Mary is Idolatry. I’m just saying.
apologeticsnstuff:
Well, more accurately worshiping Mary would be idolatry. What Catholics do is technically called intercessory prayer. Although, I do think intercessory prayer is unbiblical and the verses used to support it are interpreted loosely and...
Reflections: nikosnature: Reflections: Praying to... →
apologeticsnstuff:
nikosnature:
nikosnature:
Reflections: Praying to Mary is Idolatry. I’m just saying.
apologeticsnstuff:
Well, more accurately worshiping Mary would be idolatry. What Catholics do is technically called intercessory prayer. Although, I do think intercessory prayer is unbiblical and the verses used to support it are interpreted loosely and creatively. It’s a slippery...
The Facebook page for my column →
So, for all those new followers: welcome!
If you’re interested (and I hope you are, because I get paid on pageviews), I have a column on The Examiner. I link the articles here whenever they go up, but I also have a facebook page for it where I occasionally post news articles that are relevant but don’t require commentary and hope to interact with those who read the column. Please...
A brief study of Jesus>Religion - Springfield... →
“If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t...”
– C. S. Lewis (via wisdomfish)
“Naturalism and theism are at odds, not science and Christianity.”
– Is God Just a Human Invention? And Seventeen Other Questions Raised by the New Atheists (via seventimesthree)
A little over a month ago, my head started to hurt. A sharp stabbing pain, on the bone on the top of my eye socket, and the top of my eye itself. I tried to ignore it, but it got worse and started to spread. After nearly 2 weeks, I went to see my doctor. Well, one of the doctors at that office, not the one technically listed as my doctor. Anyway, he couldn’t find anything wrong, but...
johnnyis asked: Technically, then, Momons are tritheistic, worshiping Heavenly Father, and Jesus, and the Holy Spirit as three distinct beings.
foldingmaps asked: Thanks for the follow. Saw your post about finding Christian blogs that actually contain substance and content aside from the usual reblogging of scenic images with Bible verses superimposed on them. I'm looking for the same. Please let me know if you find anyone else worth following. Cheers.
the-star-stuff asked: "Dan Brown is the person you go to to define the word ‘faith’?" There are a lot of meaning of faith. I just chose Dan Brown's. If I'm going to base the meaning of based on other person who defined it then my answer will be definitely be the other way around or still the same.
herestothehalcyon answered your question: So I’m sorting through all the notes on that post…
Do you follow /kre-do
I do now. Thanks!
reves-etoiles replied to your post: So I’m sorting through all the notes on that post…
Classyliving, godsperfectwill, onfireforgod
Added. Thanks!
So I’m sorting through all the notes on that post I reblogged a while ago about following all the Christian blogs, so I could find some more people to follow and have more stuff of interest (I’ve already done a similar hunt through the #science tag and the various rpg ones I follow for my gaming blog). And I’ve skipped over a lot of them because, well, two reasons. The first is...
Disagreement and hate are not synonymous.
Ministry in need: C. S. Lewis College -... →
Fire Erupts As Homeowner Puts Coal In Furnace -... →
This is my aunt’s house. Please keep them in prayer.
How to study the Bible: Christian Mythology -... →
Did religion really commit the greatest atrocities...
johnnyis:
The following is a response to a statement made by mythoughtsnwords about how awful religion is and how many bad things we’ve done over the years. Needless to say, this is a complete misrepresentation of facts. Let it never be said in your hearing, dear reader, that such nonsense is true. The facts stand ever in our favor, and just a few moments of research can demonstrate this quite...