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Entries Tagged as 'General'
What I Will Do This Summer
June 21st, 2010 · No Comments · General
Here are some of my plans for this summer (not necessarily in order of importance): Continue work on a distance course from Regent College: The New Testament Use of the Old (Rikk Watts). Occasional pulpit supply (i.e., preaching). Ontario Vacation to see friends in Hamilton and Toronto and our son and his girlfriend in Ottawa. [...]
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Copernicus: The Real Story
June 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Bible and Theology, General
It is simply not true that 16th-century astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was condemned by the Roman Catholic Church as a heretic because of his revolutionary theory that the earth revolves around the sun. News of his reburial last month (May 2010) hint at this fact by noting that Copernicus was reburied “in a tomb in the [...]
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Tattoo Spell Checker Needed
May 28th, 2010 · No Comments · General
This is the latest of a (disturbingly) large number of tattoo failures I’ve seen posted. Seriously, somebody needs to invent a tattoo spell checker!
Old Hymns Made New
April 28th, 2010 · No Comments · General
Page CXVI proves that “old” hymns can have new life. The band wants to make “some of the richest, most meaningful, and moving pieces of music ever written” accessible and known again. This week, to promote the release of their next album, Hymns II, you can download Page CXVI’s first Hymns album at http://pagecxvi.com/share. The [...]
An Intense Bundle of Energy at My Feeder
December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · General
Sitta canadensis has been busy at the bird feeder underneath the big blue spruce for the past few days. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology describes the Red-breasted Nuthatch as “an intense bundle of energy” and that description of the bird’s behaviour matches what I have seen. Red-breasted Nuthatches move quickly over trunks and branches probing [...]
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Dressed in a Toboggan
December 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments · General
Here in the Truth North, Strong and Free, a toboggan is used on snow to slide down a hill or other slope for winter fun. Unlike a sled or sleigh, a toboggan has no runners but rides directly on the snow. Apparently, further south, in the Land of the Free, a toboggan is something you [...]
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What Would Jesus Buy?
December 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments · General
What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir as they take a cross-country trip in the month prior to Christmas 2005, and spread their message against what they perceive as the evils of patronizing the retail outlets of several different large corporate chains. Don’t let the irreverent comedy in this film [...]
From the “Say What?” Department
December 7th, 2009 · No Comments · General
The local newspaper had a feature article recently about the burrowing owl, which is an endangered species. It is estimated that there are fewer than a thousand breeding pairs left in Canada, mainly in Saskatchewan and Alberta. The mission of the Saskatchewan Burrowing Owl Interpretive Centre is to promote conservation of the owl and its [...]
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Introverts May Be Best Leaders
December 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · General
A couple of months ago, Steve McMillan posted a quote from an introvert about the pain of extroverts. In an under-the-radar quest to take over the world, introverts are now asserting (quietly and calmly of course) that they/we make the best leaders. In her article, Why Introverts Can Make the Best Leaders, Jennifer Kahnweiler of [...]
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