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Education Rwanda
My brother recently brought to my attention a small educational ministry prepared to make a big splash and lasting ripple-effect in Rwanda. The Wellspring Foundation exists “to establish high quality Christian education in Rwanda that will produce creative, principled and...
What’s to be done with the excellence of others?
Aristotle defines envy as desiring the good of another, especially when that good is one I especially prize. For example, though I might be aware that a friend is a better guitar player, or better general contractor, or better painter...
Weblog Awards: Mere-O as Best Religious Blog
This is the surprise of the year for me. Mere-Orthodoxy has earned the distinction of being nominated for the “Best Religious Blog” category of the 2005 Weblog Awards. For first-time visitors, I’ve highlighted a number of Mere-O posts below. Congratulations...
Another excellent post by Jim
One of these days we’re simply going to give up some Mere-O real estate to Brother Jim (perhaps as a dissenting opinion). His latest post is a fantastic reminder why teaching is one of the most rewarding occupations in the...
Pre-Modern Worldview
College pastor Rhett Smith has been blogging recently about the emergent church, a topic I know next-to-nothing about, but this post had me up thinking too late last night. In the midst of rightly criticizing the vitriolic tone of many...
Put Back in Place–Mere-O’s home in the Ecosystem
As Mere-O commentor Tom Gilson (any relation to Etienne?) pointed out below, Mere-O has been reduced from “Large Mammal” to “Adorable Little Rodent” (scroll down) in the Truth Laid Bear ecosystem. The upshot is that with the recategorization, we jumped...
Memed–7×7.
Mark Olson has tagged me with one of those ever-so-popular “blogging memes.” In case you don’t know, memes are the blogging equivalent of chain letters, without the corresponding “infinite amount of bad luck” if you fail to comply. The questions...
Third-smallest of the Large Mammals
Congratulations to Mere-Orthodoxy on the newfound distinction of “Third-Smallest of the Large Mammals of the Truth Laid Bear Ecosystem!” For some reason, I don’t think we’ll get link buttons made with that on it. For those of our non-blogger readers,...
Thanksgiving Blogging
The wife and I had our very first Thanksgiving alone this year. It was a fantastic time and a scrumptious dinner. The report card: Baked Brie in Bread: A+. Always amazing. Spinach mashed potatoes: A. We’re still enjoying them. Home-made...
Happy Thanksgiving, Especially to Troops
Happy Thanksgiving! My prayers are with the US Marines in Iraq as my brother bravely serves among them in a land far away from the comforts of home and family. It must more difficult than we mere mortals can image,...