Greek
Not all that’s popular is of good quality.
Advice for actors on how not to appeal to crowds:
George Sodini and Limited Atonement
When George Sodini walked into his Pittsburgh gym and opened fire on August 4, killing three women and wounding several others, that was a tragedy. An edited version of his diary over the last year has been released and it is heart-breaking. His bitterness and loneliness escalated through the posts; he never turned to Jesus Christ for the forgiveness and fulfillment he desperately wanted.
FWD: Re: Fw: FW: Fw: RE: Fwd: URGENT!!
This morning, I opened an email entitled “FWD: [Fw:] Fwd: FW: Fw: [FWD:] (maybe a couple more) HB 1388 Passed.”
Subversion, or Conversion?
Don’t you love surprise blessings?
More Thoughts on Aesthetic Absolutes
A few days ago, I raised several questions about aesthetics and how easily absolute standards can be applied to beauty in art (visual, music, etc). Those questions present a serious challenge to the simplistic application of the view that there is an external standard of beauty by which every piece of art can be judged.
Thomas Kincade and Aesthetic Absolutes
Joe Carter at First Things blog recently posted this article about Thomas Kincade’s artwork. I must admit, I’m not a big Kincade fan – I’ve never used one of his images for my desktop. But I’ve never had anything against it either. The glowing-window cottages are quaint.
Cheering for the opponents
Last month, Grapevine Faith defeated Gainesville State School 33-14 in their football game. But that’s not important. What’s interesting is that half of Faith’s fans, parents & cheerleaders spent the game cheering for Gainesville – the other team!
It’s a simple choice of priority: burgers or people
Not too many months after beginning my Facebook account, I conclusively decided that well over 90% of the third-party applications were utterly worthless. So I deleted them like crazy and consistently turn down requests. I removed several apps that were mundane and harmless, but absolutely worthless.
God gives gifts to men and men glorify him by excelling in those gifts.
God gives gifts to men and men glorify him by excelling in those gifts – whether they’re saved or not. All people bear God’s image (marred, yes, but God’s image nonetheless) and when they reflect his creativity and beauty and joy through musical talents, that brings glory to their Maker.
What Pastors Should and Shouldn’t Do
I’m not a pastor. But I can tell you what a good pastor does and doesn’t do. Because, (1) the Bible describes such things and because (2) we can all distinguish between good and bad kings, even though we’re not kings.