Archive for June, 2008

World Press Photo of the Year 2008

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Check out the winners gallery of the World Press Photo of the Year 2008 competition. What a crazy world we live in. More goes on outside of our little spheres than we can ever imagine. This is just a glimpse.

Pneuma-Filled ESV

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

I had my ESV opened this morning and sitting to the left of my laptop while finishing up some homework for my summer Old Testament II class. At one point I picked it up to get a better look and then set it back down. Upon setting it down, it began dancing as I happened [...]

O Beautiful Soccer

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

“With the greatest respect to women, football is the most beautiful thing in the world.”
-Slaven Bilic

Why Doesn’t Tin Foil Get Hot?

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

photo credit: Mr.Tea
Why isn’t tin foil hot after it’s been in the oven? One can safely remove tin foil that has been in the oven baking for 30 minutes without fear of burning fingers. It’s not hot. Go on and try it. Amazing.

Firefox 3 Download Day

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

What a Firefox, freeware fiasco! Strong accusations of ethnocentricity have been made over on the Firefox 3 Download Day forum. People are upset. But don’t worry. Firefox is free, right? You’ll eventually get a copy of Firefox 3 and I bet you’ll be able to get it within in the 24hr download day period.
After all [...]

How Does God Put Up with Us

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

How does God constantly put up with our wrong-doing and breaking of his commandments? Surely it must be horrific to observe the kinds of behavior that the debase human mind conjures up for torture and malice. Taking the life of an innocent human being foremost in mind, both in the mind of the casual news [...]

Cave Church in Jordan Discovered: World’s Oldest Church?

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

BBC News has the story:

Archaeologists in Rihab, Jordan, say they have discovered a cave that could be the world’s oldest Christian church.
Dating to the period AD33-70, the underground chapel would have served as both a place of worship and a home.
It is claimed that it was originally used by a group of 70 persecuted Christians [...]

People Won’t Take Free Stuff

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

BoingBoing.net links to a story where a price comparison website ran an experiment on the streets of London and Manchester offering passers by a £5 note if they would only stop and ask for it. The results confirm that people are skeptical of freebies:
“Despite encountering over 1800 people, only 28 passers by bothered to take [...]