Archive for March, 2007
Evan Almighty …what would you do?
Closed Published by Charles Whitmire March 31st, 2007 on ConnexionThe Office meets the animals two by two……
Maybe you listened to the Richard Dawkins and Francis Collins interviews on NPR? Maybe not.
I thought they both sounded reasonable and sharp, and to some extent it’s possible to see how in debate they just end up talking past one another. Dawkins is calling for a scientific examination of god, Collins is saying that such […]
Beyond the Chocolate Bunny to “My Sweet Lord”
Closed Published by Charles Whitmire March 31st, 2007 on ConnexionUSAtoday.com has a rather thought provoking article today. The headline may say it all: NYC chocolate Jesus angers Catholics. Food sculptor, Cosimo Cavallaro, created a six-foot Jesus out of 200 pounds of milk chocolate. It’s debut during holy week is…
Personally Conducted Studies: Addition and Subtraction Are Difficult For Adults
Closed Published by eightparts March 31st, 2007 on Eight PartsI’m an adult now and as a consequence, when I go to dinner it’s usually with other adults, otherwise it looks creepy. On the whole I like adults. They cry less than kids and they don’t make me feel old if I mention anything that happened before 1995. However, my recent studies show that adults […]
God, the progressive one, and us his weak kneed followers
Closed Published by Charles Whitmire March 30th, 2007 on ConnexionThis Sunday I am sharing the vision of a new church to our whole congregation. It’s a pretty big deal, and I have been prepping, praying, and getting ready all week. Today God said, Relax in a huge way!! One…
We got our place, for certain. It all worked out great. It’s so exciting to be getting all this taken care of, to make progress, as slow as it has been, and get ready to go. I’ve been making more lists than I imagined, Austin things to do before I go, people to see, what […]
I’m not an mp3 blog, but every once in you come across something you want someone else to hear. So I submit to you, Glory, by someone named Radical Face. All credit to Music For Robots, which is an mp3 blog, and a darn fine one. Enjoy.
Glory
We are back from Dallas. I am still processing all that I heard. It was a great half day and worth the sleep deprivation and hurried/harried travel. I enjoyed getting to hear and meet Nelson and Kerrick. They are really…
Here’s another interesting story, from popcandy.com.
Warzone Books - What Troops and Western Civilians are Buying From AbeBooks.com
The Physics of Blown Sand, Writing Poetry, Harry Potter and Organic Chemistry are just some of the diverse books bought from AbeBooks.com by military and civilian personnel stationed in Iraq since 2004.
We have selected 50 titles from […]
It’s great when people with power do something that makes sense. I have never been a big fan of Oprah’s book club choices. Not my style. She calls her choices “uplifting” and I call that “boring”…
But here’s the story:
Oprah picks The Road
McCarthy is reclusive and I’m looking forward to seeing the interview.