Monthly Archives: August 2007

Chesterton on Martyrs and Suicides

“A martyr is a man who cares so much for something outside of him, that he forgets his own personal life. A suicide is a man who cares so little for anything outside him, that he wants to see the … Continue reading

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The Brook Cherith

Yesterday I sat under some wonderful teachings from the life of the Old Testament prophet Elijah. I thought that I already knew everything about this biblical character, but God knows better than that. Yesterday we came to I Kings 17:1-7. … Continue reading

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The Sovereignty of God and Prayer

I just found a great article by John Piper on the basic question, “If God has predestined some to be his sons and chosen them before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4,5), then what’s the point in praying for … Continue reading

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Tolkien Comments on Modernity

“Labour-saving machinery only creates endless and worse labour.” -J.R.R Tolkien

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Exam Update

I mentioned that I was going to take the Principles of Public Speaking and Ethics in America DSST examinations last Wednesday. I took both exams, and as they were paper exams, I will not receive my results for a little … Continue reading

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The Befuddled Bard

Here is a fun poetry project I did four years ago. I was working through Suzanne U. Clark’s poetry textbook called The Roar on the Other Side. My instructions were to flip through the dictionary and pick out words that … Continue reading

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