It took me a hell of a lot of Assault, and a hell of a lot of pulling my friends' teeth, and Whitegate shouts, to get this, but I finally got the Gomlek from Periqia tonight!  You best check yoself, fo you wreck yoself.


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John 3:22-36 - John the Baptist's Testimony About Jesus

Happy Cat an doodz goed to Judean place, an he washded ppls again. John wuz washding ppls too. Lotz of wet furz oh noes! (All afore John gotz pwned.) An tehy had some big fite about washding. An tehy tole John, "Oh hai, soem otehr dood iz washing ppls."

John sez, "LOL! you only can haz ( Read more... )

I have three major areas of interest for Ph.D study, and they are all related -- (1) ancient Christianity / Patristics, (2) Hans Urs Von Balthasar (and to a lesser extent the other major 20th century theologians, Karl Barth and Karl Rahner), (3) Radical Orthodoxy and John Milbank.  They are all related, but I've thought a lot about how to approach ( Read more... )

"While libertarianism insists that the future lies with the isolated 'reflective' individual, managing and manipulating a plethora of life-choices, chances and risks, it nonetheless seeks also to claim that civil society is in good heart, and that new forms of community are emerging: one cites sporting associations, women's support networks, single ( Read more... )

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So I went and saw Watchmen tonight, and I am pretty impressed.  For sure, Leisa (who crazily only pays attention to the special effects the first time through a movie... re-narration only serves to highlight how good the primary narration of Americana itself is.  The entire movie is swathed in iconic songs from American pop culture.  I especially ( Read more... )

Depth of mercy! Can there be
Mercy still reserved for me?
Can my God his wrath forebear,
Me, the chief of sinners, spare?

I have long withstood His grace,
Long provoked Him to His face:
Would not hearken to His calls,
Grieved Him by a thousand falls.

I my Master have denied,
I afresh have crucified
And profaned His hallowed Name,
Put Him to an open shame.

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Nabbed from The Onion.  :)

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Valentine's Day 2009
I Wish I'd Spent Valentine's Day Eating A Prix Fixe Dinner, But I Was Too Busy Getting Beheaded

By St. Valentine February 10, 2009

Is it Valentine's Day already? My word! How the time does fly. I might have missed the day entirely had I not caught a ( Read more... )

Nabbed from Creative Minority Report:

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Lol, this is from Daniel Defoe's poem, The True-Born Englishman.  This is just great stuff guys. =P it has me rolling lol.

Pride, the first peer, and president of Hell,
         To his share Spain, the largest province, fell.
         The subtile Prince thought fittest to bestow
         On these the golden mines of Mexico ( Read more... )