Posted on August 19, 2008 by Mike F.
[I have] never liked the medal-count obsession of Olympics coverage. Why do we care what nation finishes in which place? The Olympics are supposed to celebrate individual achievement and international cooperation; country-based medal counting violates both principles. During the Cold War, the relative United States-Soviet Union medal count was closely watched. Now it’s the United States-China [...]
Filed under: Life in Mordor, This is why I never get things done | Tagged: Gold Medal Count, Olympics, Sport, Sports | 8 Comments »
Posted on July 31, 2008 by Mike F.
Here’s an update on Tom Ascol who has struck by lightning a few weeks back. Pray for him.
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Posted on July 11, 2008 by Mike F.
..but only because I’m 65% pacifist.
Grown men who say “buh-bye” in any context that does not involve small children.
Any vehicle owner with a faux-Calvin-urinating-on-something sticker.
People who insist on men wearing ties.
The producers of automatically flushing toilets.
The men and women of Springfield, MO who sport non-ironic mullets (white men with soul patches will also be considered).
When [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2008 by Mike F.
Pretty funny list from Topless Robot (some may consider it a bit offensive). I won’t spoil it for you, but #1 involves a pregnant Snape.
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Posted on July 4, 2008 by Mike F.
If you’re American, happy Independence Day. If you aren’t, then just go about your business and don’t mind the loud, abnoxious Americans. We really do mean well.
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Posted on July 2, 2008 by Mike F.
From Douglas Wilson
I believe in plodding. Productivity is more a matter of diligent, long-distance hiking than it is one-hundred-yard dashing. Doing a little bit now is far better than hoping to do a lot on the morrow. So redeem the fifteen minute spaces. Chip away at it. For example, I have a stack of six [...]
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Posted on July 1, 2008 by Mike F.
A Prayer for CONGRESS, to be used during their Session
Most gracious God, we humbly beseech thee, as for the Peoples of these United States in general, so especially for their Senate and Representatives in Congress assembled; That thou wouldest be pleased to direct and prosper all their consultations, to the advancement of thy Glory, the [...]
Filed under: Life in Mordor, The Body of Christ | Tagged: Book of Common Prayer, Christianity, Church, Church Year, July 4th, Religion | 4 Comments »
Posted on July 1, 2008 by Mike F.
Ben Witherington critiques Frank Viola and George Barna’s Pagan Christianity (part 2, part 3, part 4). He does a good job of exposing the bias and academic trickery behind the book. (Although I do think it asks some of the right questions, as I wrote here.)
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Posted on June 24, 2008 by Mike F.
Here’s a good question at The Church and Postmodern Culture: what do you do about July 4th weekend church meetings? More specifically, if you are visiting family and their church has a very patriotic meeting, how do you respond? Would you choose to attend in order to avoid offense? Would you choose to not attend? [...]
Filed under: Life in Mordor, The Body of Christ | Tagged: Religion, Christianity, Church, Jesus, America, July 4th, Patriotism, Nationalism | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 16, 2008 by Mike F.
This is an interesting post at An Evangelical Dialogue on Evolution. I wonder how many Christian kids are homeschooled that are presented a YEC view only. I have no data to back this up, but I would think it’s something like 95%+. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a homeschooling science book that [...]
Filed under: Life in Mordor, The Body of Christ | Tagged: Evolution, Creationism, Science, Homeschooling | 11 Comments »
