I’m happy to add “Mere Comments” to the blogroll under the “St. Anne’s on the Hill” category. Mere Comments is another group blog of mere Christians–in fact, the magazine they are associated with was part of the inspiration for Mere Orthodoxy. I’m looking forward to reading them in a more regular fashion!
Archive for February, 2006
February 27, 2006
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President Chen the Courageous
By Peregrine Ward in War and PeacePresident Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan has just dissolved the committee responsible for reunification with China. Taiwan split from its mainland red giant 57 years ago, and China has had its greedy eyes on the island democracy ever since. Read the BBC article Here is an inspiring example of a democratic leader boldly asserting his nation’s [...]
February 27, 2006
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The Inexhaustible Love of God
By Keith E. D. Buhler in Life in general, TheologyA brief note: During the various conversations and activities I engaged in today, I was struck with a renewed realization that everything, from what job I have and how well I might do, to the people I relate with and how well or poorly I relate to them, to the speed and amount I grow [...]
February 24, 2006
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Rational Animals: The Preseason
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Life in general, SportsFor the first time in eight years, I am on an organized basketball team. I will be blogging the season–why? Because I know you care. Really. Team name: Rational Animals (Yes, it’s an awesome name). Team captain: Alex Plato (with a name like “Rational Animals,” you would expect Aristotle. But you would be wrong.) Preseason: [...]
February 22, 2006
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The Key to the Gospel of John: Part Four
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Theology, Theology (Bible)In my previous post, I pointed out that there is some debate about the number of ‘signs’ Jesus does in the Gospel–while I began this series convinced that there are seven signs in John, I am no longer as sure as I once was. What we do know is that specific signs are written ‘so [...]
February 21, 2006
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Sodom & Gomorrah As They Relate to Christianity & Culture
By Andrew McKnight Selby in Apologetics, Theology (Bible)On Sunday my church considered Genesis 18:16-19:38, the story of the destruction of the infamous cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. A key character in the story is Lot, Abraham’s nephew, who decided to go down into the fertile valley of the cities. Apparently, Lot found himself in the midst of a horrendously wicked group of people [...]
February 20, 2006
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Daniel Dennett Jumps the Shark
By Matthew Lee Anderson in ScienceDaniel Dennett is the new H.G. Wells and Leon Wieseltier is his Chesterton. Dennett’s latest book, Breaking the Spell: Religion as Natural Phenomenon, seems to be an updated version (and narrower) version of Wells’ Outline of History in which Wells attempted to explain the events of history with an evolutionary framework (see also the abbreveiated A Short Outline [...]
February 19, 2006
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Review: East Wind
By Tex in Reviews, Reviews (Books)The simple and powerful life of Maria Zeitner Linke from her childhood through her release from the Russian gulags is plainly and honestly conveyed in Ruth Hunt’s East Wind. Mrs. Linke’s story opens in Germany in 1945, as the Russian army rolls into the shambles of Hitler’s fatherland. A Russian-born German, she finds herself an outcast [...]
February 18, 2006
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Phoenix Update
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Life in generalA few things learned and remembered in Phoenix: 1) Tom Ward is smart. Ridiculously smart. No one in the room (8 people) came close to understanding his paper. I might be able to get it with a hard copy, but even then….. 2) I’m going to have to live up with a mispronounced college name [...]
February 18, 2006
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A Tale of Two Olympians
By Andrew McKnight Selby in SportsIt was the best of times and the worst of times, but not like you’d think. Two American women Olympians showed what’s best about America and worst about America. Lindsey Kildow and Lindsey Jacobellis represented their countries in very different ways today at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. Kildow took a horrendous, gut-wrenching [...]
February 16, 2006
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By Matthew Lee Anderson in Life in general
I’ve recently lost my fight against a cold. The first advance it made was against my sense of warmth–after defeating those defenses, it moved to my muscles and has now decided to wage war against my chest. I’m taking a weekend off to rest up and see good friend and Mere O contributor Tom give a [...]
February 16, 2006
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thoughts of robots
By Keith E. D. Buhler in TechnologyIf I call into my banking institution today, I hear a friendly-sounding lady answer the phone, and say “Welcome to Wells Fargo. To access your accounts, press, or say, “one.” To open a new account, press, or say, “two…” And so on. If I press 1, she kindly says, “Thank you. To expedite the handlng [...]
February 14, 2006
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Mind and Media Review: Sex and Love in Intimate Relationships
By Matthew Lee Anderson in People and Relationships, Reviews (Books)The human experience is a sexual experience. As we are physical creatures, sexuality is interwined into the very essence of our being. On the other hand, sexuality is about more than physicality–it is about our human persons and our relationships with them.