Monday, February 28, 2011

The problem of perception

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“We perceive, as a rule, what we expect to perceive. We see largely what we expect to see, and we hear largely what we expect to hear. That ...

But, what would Calvin say?

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Hey, I read Calvin—probably as much or more than some Reformed people do :) Anyway, I just ran across this last week: ...all the blessings t...
Friday, February 25, 2011

Decision making

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“...the guidelines are so clear that a decision in the concrete case is rarely difficult. They are: *Act if on balance the benefits greatly...

Jesus' view versus the view from the top

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I was reading in John, the upper room discourse, today. It reminded me of this passage from Luke 22:25-27: Jesus said to them, “The kings of...
Thursday, February 24, 2011

Thought for today

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Why do we (including myself) always suspect baser motives on the part of those we disagree with? Are "they" really as evil as we b...
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Thoughts from a former Wisconsinite

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I spent 20 of the first 23 years of my life in Wisconsin. In some ways, it is still home, even though I haven't lived there since 1979. ...
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The gods-again!

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“But first and foremost, a temple was the abode of a deity or a group of associated deities where they, in the form of their cult statues, w...

Finney for a Thursday

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“ Many seem to consider themselves quite pious if they can put up with it when they are injured or slighted; if they can possibly control th...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Listen and learn

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“...the effective decision does not, as so many texts on decision-making proclaim, flow from a consensus on the facts. The understanding tha...
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Indiana, the land of extremes

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Indiana is an interesting state; I've lived here for over 7 years now and am still amazed at the extremes. For example, you have Amish, ...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Assumptions

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"With the coming of the computer this [need to go and see in person] will become even more important, for the decision-maker will, in a...

Today with Finney

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“Those who keep up a living intercourse with God know many things they do not tell, and had better not tell.”—Charles Finney
Monday, February 21, 2011

Some interesting links

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A collection of stuff I've been collecting for about a week now: Rod Decker has an excerpt from a new book about textual criticism whic...

Thought for a Monday

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“For I do not seek to understand in order to believe, but I believe in order to understand. For this too I believe, that unless I believe, I...
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Friday, February 18, 2011

Work and mission statements

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“Unless a decision has 'degenerated into work,' it is not a decision; it is at best a good intention. This means that, while the eff...
Thursday, February 17, 2011

New e-mail options

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I pretty excited about this one. Andy and I have been working on it for a while. Well, he's been working on it and I've been breakin...

Some projects take a while

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Like the one I just finished last week. It wasn't hard, it just got split up over the SBL conference, Christmas, and forgetfulness. We h...
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Teachers

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“ None but an eminently praying man is a safe religious teacher. However scientific and literary, if he were not a praying man, he cannot b...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Attaining to mediocrity

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“Far too many people—and especially people with high knowledge in one area—are contemptuous of knowledge in other areas or believe that bein...

Ah yes, the weather...

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“Why does He [God] send or not send rain? If the object were to raise as many potatoes as possible, this is not the wisest course. But if th...