Ultimate Frisbee Makes the New York Times!
A truly great sport! Ultimate Frisbee Takes Off – NYTimes.com This is not from the NYTimes, but this guy whacked me in the face within one instant of this shot being taken so it's worth including in this post:
ἀγάπη Rejoinders
I recently posted a few of the kinds of statements my dissertation is opposing. For example, a Bible textbook avers, "Love is not an emotion, but an act of the will. Feelings may ebb and flow, but love remains constant." Let me now offer a few rejoinders: "Love" as the Bible employs and describes it (whether it's using love terminology like ἀγαπάω and φιλέω or not) simply is not an emotionless act of the will. That just won't work exegetically or in in daily practice. 1 Cor. 13:1ff. says the...
Regeneration and the Second Great Commandment
May the absolute necessity of regeneration never stop me from doing good to my neighbor when it is in my power to do it. A ... combination of theological principle and careerist caution meant that [Billy] Graham’s critique of segregation never went nearly as far as civil rights activists wanted him to go. He stressed individual conversion over political change, supporting legal reform in lukewarm terms while insisting that only the Gospel could really improve race relations. He maintained...
Solid oak table, 6 chairs, and buffet – $700 (Craigslist Greenville)
On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 7:49 AM, wilson brain wrote: Hi there, Thanks for the prompt response and i will love to make an instant purchase, so please and please do withdraw the advert from Craigslist, i dont mind adding an extra $50.00 for you to take the advert down from craigslist so that i can be rest assured that am in hand of the item. I will also like you to know that i will be paying via check,and it will be over night payment due to the distance. You dont need to bother yourself with...
More Atheists Shout It From the Rooftops – NYTimes.com
It's a relief to be known by the NY Times as a Christian institution rather than as a racist one. This may be one good effect of BJU's apology: More than ever, America’s atheists are linking up and speaking out — even here in South Carolina, home to Bob Jones University, blue laws and a legislature that last year unanimously approved a Christian license plate embossed with a cross, a stained glass window and the words “I Believe” (a move blocked by a judge and now headed for trial).[From More...