Monthly Archives: February 2008

29
Feb

Princeton’s Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield on the meaning of John 3.16

From his “God’s Immeasurable Love” Through all the years, one increasing purpose runs, one increasing purpose: the kingdoms of the earth become ever more and more the kingdoms of our God and his Christ. The process may be slow; the … Continue reading →

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29
Feb

Tyranny of parenting by rational argumentation

I tumbled this post from Jeff, as you can see in my recently improved sidebar, but I have to blog about the Dabney quotes.  They remind me of the insanity that results from trying to argue with one’s child about various fashion/music/culture choices … Continue reading →

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29
Feb

Web design mashed with Whoville

Wow.  (hat tip)

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28
Feb

Anyone have experience with Typepad?

I’ve run into a business problem.  Any of you know what I’m missing?  If I need to go back to XP, that will be difficult or impossible. By the way, even with Camino, the new update of WordPress only shows … Continue reading →

Posted in Scroll & Quill Consulting, What's going on | 4 Comments
28
Feb

Notes on Mary Poppins the profound

George Banks goes insane about how the family is all cheerful.  He wants it to stop.  In the midst of all the directions he is shouting about how the family should be managed, he notices by happenstance that the piano … Continue reading →

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28
Feb

For those of you with movie lists to see

I knew about this but forgot about it until just now.  Here is the Mises Institute’s recommendations for movies.  This may violate some ideal of separating art and politics.  I prefer to think of separating art and “preaching” (Like Ayn Rand … Continue reading →

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27
Feb

Likely to be a favorite picture of her for years to come…

(Click on pictures to read about event.) But then again, I may prefer the action shot to posing:What do you think?

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27
Feb

Are we not as stupid as any tradition?

What happens when a Reformed Protestant sees an argument for Roman Catholic prayers to the dead? Or Roman Catholic suffering in Purgatory to make up for sins to merit Heaven? Or Eastern Orthodox arguments for icons? Or the rite of … Continue reading →

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27
Feb

Bill Buckley’s death reminds me

that a vacuum is being left by the passing of these men from “the Right,” and no leader is coming close to fulfilling it. There is a market. Fox News and the Ron Paul campaign (however poorly it did, it … Continue reading →

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27
Feb

More ethical? According to what OS?

So if this guy doesn’t act according to instructions (assuming that no one is issuing secret orders with the plan to blame it on computer malfunction), who is going to hit the reboot button? ‘Robot arms race’ underway, expert warns … Continue reading →

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