history began in 1815...

...as you'll learn here, in a delightful essay put together by a college professor from essays his students turned in.

HT: World Mag Blog

individualism is not the problem

Here's an article from the latest issue of Modern Reformation that I found very enlightening.

HT: Jonathan Leeman @ 9marks blog

fragmentation

Only a fragment of me goes into any one thing I do. Is there anything worthy of doing with my whole being?

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment."

Oh, yeah. There is that. So why do I seem so incapable of doing it?

names

Is it acceptable to anglicize the pronunciation of Hebrew names when reading the Bible in English? Or should one be faithful to the original Hebrew pronunciations? For instance, the name transliterated Barak would be, in anglicization, "BAY-rack," but in a Hebraic pronunciation, "ba-RAHK" (like the presidential candidate). My wife advocates for the former, but I for the latter.

Any favorite anglicized murderings of Hebrew names? (My personal favorite is "Efreyuhm and Manassey.")

everything means #3

There is nothing good in a person, that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. I also perceived that this is from the hand of God, for no one can eat and drink or experience joy apart from Him.

For to the one who pleases Him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy...

NET Bible

do you see it

The joys of "garden level" apartment living.

what i (don't) want

I want you to read my blog but I don't want you to read my blog. I want to know what you think but I don't want to know what you think. I want you to know who I am but I don't want you to know who I am.

everything means #2

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28

name

And he walks with me and he talks with me

escape

Do we escape by breaking out? Or by someone else breaking in?

everything means

Someone found the future as a statue in a fountain at attention looking backward in a pool of water wishes with a blue songbird on his shoulder who keeps singing over everything

EverythingmeansnothingtomeEverythingmeansnothingtomeEverythingmeansnothingtome

I picked up the song and found my picture in the paper the reflection in the water showed an iron man still trying to salute people from a time when he was everything he's supposed to be

Everythingmeansnothingtome...

or is it talking and walking

Which comes first? Walking? or Talking?

why

Because I can. Because somebody might care. Because maybe it will help me. Because maybe it will help you.

Not that there are any of you there.

A complete post of sentence fragments. Feels like life.