If I were Jason Kuznicki, I’d be irritated. Here’s Jim’s explanation of his “puzzle”: It’s all about trying to find a pattern that isn’t real–when pathological, the condition is called apophenia–by relying on human design intuitions. All of the strategies are possible, even probable, modes of uncovering the structure of the puzzle–if the design is [...]
Archive for August, 2006
August 31, 2006
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We are the Meaning Makers
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Apologetics, Intelligent Design, Meaning and Hermeneutics, Science, Theology, Theology (Hermeneutics)
August 30, 2006
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I am a Neo-Fundamentalist
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Evangelicalism, TheologyScot McKnight of Jesus Creed, a prominent author and scholar, claimed last friday that “neo-fundamentalism” is on the horizon. He followed it today with a list of what he thinks motivates this movement. McKnight has been bold enough to identify the movement, without identifying any of its leaders, preferring instead to discuss it on a [...]
August 30, 2006
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What’s the best rock and roll song of all time?
By Keith E. D. Buhler in All Things LovelyAnd now for something completely different. Let’s save the questions about the nature of music, it’s relationship to mathematics, how in the world it taps into the depths of the human soul so effectively and universally, how it relates to language and communication and the divine logos, and all the rest of it for another [...]
August 29, 2006
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Thoughts on Willard’s Renovation of the Heart: The Tyranny of Emotions in Modernity
By Andrew McKnight Selby in Reviews (Books), The SoulOne of the key modern texts on spiritual formation is Dallas Willard’s Renovation of the Heart. The first half of the book contains a meta-discussion of the process of and need for spiritual formation in the human soul. In fact, he argues, every soul is “formed” – it just might not be formed in the right way [...]
August 28, 2006
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Responsibility
By Keith E. D. Buhler in Epistemology, The SoulA friend of mine once remarked that a certain paster at the Anaheim Vineyard is a very “responsible” man. I agreed, and thought nothing of it at the time, but later I became puzzled. I want to become more and more “responsible” as time goes on and the process of maturation continues, so I asked myself: [...]
August 28, 2006
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Trouble in Georgetown
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Christianity and Culture, Education, EvangelicalismThis is an intriguing piece of news. Georgetown University, a fine Jesuit school, has allegedly banned evangelical protestant groups from operating. The best part of the official letter: “While we realize this comes as a great disappointment, please know that we are moving forward with this decision only after much dialogue with the Lord.” Sounds [...]
August 28, 2006
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More on the Patriarchy
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Theology, Theology (Gender)A few more thoughts on the patriarchy thread: First, this comment by friend of Mere-O Brant is well put: “I know there are some egalitarians who simply cannot believe that any sort of leadership can be exercised without power and domination and that any form of roles is an attempt to destroy human flourishing. But [...]
August 28, 2006
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Reading the program vs. listening to the music
By Keith E. D. Buhler in All Things Lovely, Quotations“Christians, of course, acknowledge that Will and that Kingdom as the greatest of all realities every time they say the Lord’s Prayer; that is, if they really grasp its tremendous implications, and really mean what they say. But so many Christians are like deaf people at a concert. They study the programme carefully, believe every [...]
August 27, 2006
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A Diet Craze and the Christian’s Soul
By Tex in The SoulDiets. Self-help books. Gym memberships. Book lists. Vitamins. Miracle pills. To modify an aphorism: “The road to depression (as well as bankruptcy and guilt) is paved with good intentions. We’ve all been subjected to the litany of horrible infomercials, the slick Photoshop bodies, the too-good-to-be-true slogans, and the amazing deals that can be yours if you “just call [...]
August 25, 2006
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Patriarchalism Redux
By Matthew Lee Anderson in Theology, Theology (Gender)Last night’s post prompted this (forthcoming) thought. Chesterton’s justly famous quoted seems apropo to the discussion of patriarchalism and egalitarianism, at least if it’s modified a bit. “Christianity has not been tried and found wanting: it has been found difficult and not tried.” Substitute our choice words, and we get…. “Patriarchalism has not been tried [...]
August 24, 2006
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Sinning is irrational
By Keith E. D. Buhler in America, HumorBookkeeper Admits Embezzling $2.3 Million for Lottery Habit By BRUCE LAMBERT and VALERIE COTSALAS Published: August 24, 2006 A bookkeeper on Long Island admitted that she embezzled money from a medical group practice where she worked and used it to buy lottery tickets.
August 24, 2006
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On Why Patriarchialists are Losing
By Matthew Lee Anderson in TheologyReformation21 has an intriguing article by Russell Moore on why evangelical “complementarians,” or patriarchalists, are losing the debate with evangelical feminists. The conclusion: Egalitarians are winning the evangelical gender debate, not because their arguments are stronger, but because, in some sense, we’re all egalitarians now. The complementarian response must be more than reaction. It must [...]
August 23, 2006
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2996: A Tribute
By Tex in AmericaFive years after the two towers fell and the world wept, America and her friends continue to stand and pursue their goal of making the world a safer place by rejecting the politics of terror. While the Global War on Terror marches on in pursuit of a still elusive prey, DC Roe asks the world [...]