The Torrey Honors Institute of Biola University is honored to have Cambridge's own Dr. Michael Ward speaking for us this Monday evening on his new piece of C.S. Lewis scholarship. Through medieval cosmology, Planet Narnia claims to provide the imaginative key to understanding the Chronicles of Narnia. This work is already launching Dr. Ward to world-wide fame, so do not miss t...
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Bottom Line: I love gaming and the best game of the year, based on reviews is Grand Theft Auto. Since the game has a lot of tough content, it seemed worth thinking about whether it was worth my time and money.
I decide that I could not play and did so publicly in part hoping that gamers could help me see what was good about the game. The results have not been promising for ...
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Trapped in a world that has no meaning? Wondering what to do with your time if there's no point to it all? Eking out a futile existence on the shreds and shards of disappointment and despair?
Well, there's no need to re-invent the wheel (why add inefficiency to futility?) Here are the five most popular ways to inject some meaning into the meaninglessness of life. The...
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Picking on the reasoning of much of what appears at the Huffington Post feels unworthy, as if one is ignoring mother's advice to not pick on the little kids.
The Huff-Po is so predictably irrational that usually it is best just to ignore it. However, the Huff-Po does have interesting writers and some good (unpredictable) thinkers. It also attracts some younger writers . . ...
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1. Senator Clinton is finished, really.
She is out of miracles. As I write this the outcome of Indiana is unclear, but it is closer than she needed it to be. Why keep running Senator Clinton? You have already confirmed to the rest of the nation what Republicans always knew about the Clinton family: it was not about us, but about you. Now try to keep the reputation for shrew...
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So began a session yesterday on the book of Job in the Torrey Honors Institute. The question, posed by myself and my colleague Matt Jenson, was intended to start a discussion on Job's interactions with his friends, especially Elihu. It may seem like an odd, off the mark question given that Job was "blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil" (Job 1:1). ...
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She needs:
a sweep of Obama. She would take a single digit loss in Carolina.
He needs:
double digits in Carolina. He would take an upset in Indiana to end the race.
Endings for the Night (Three Options)-
Rush Limbaugh Option:
If Clinton wins both states, both she and Obama will never be president. This is the twilight of the gods, the sinking of the Titani...
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Bad news may sell newspapers, but they are selling fewer newspapers today than yesterday.
Bad news is not good for the heart and there is a great deal of good news out there, so view this post as oatmeal for your heart.
Forget the good old days, this is a great time to be alive. When I remember the stories my grandparents told me of their childhood, then it puts todays he...
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Featured Essay
As a teacher and writer, I am constantly juggling, examining, ducking, burying, testing and launching words. Day and night, I read and talk and write. I seldom escape the weighing of my words for timing, accuracy and fit. I love this word-riddled life, this chance to mimic the One whose mere saying something makes it so.
There are casualties, though, one of which is my praye...
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Bottom Line: Much as I love gaming, I personally cannot justify playing Grand Theft Auto. This post is an attempt to get people who will thoughtlessly pick up this game to at least consider whether it is a good idea to play. I understand the desire to play, but cannot make it work for me. Here I rehearse my (initial) thoughts to provoke conversation. I am of course willing to ...
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On the Hugh Hewitt Show on April 30, 2008, Andrew Sullivan described Senator Obama as being a voice for "moderate" Christianity.
This may, for all I know, be true of his personal piety (one hopes so), but it is not true of his choice of church groups.
Whatever the merits of Senator Obama as a candidate for President, Senator Obama is an active member of one of the most ...
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