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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Fond Wishes For A Successful Conference
Today and tomorrow there is a special General Conference of Elders being held by the United Church of God, for which an agenda can be found here [1]. It is my hope that the elders who attend there are able … Continue reading
A Friendly Critique of the Intelligent Design Movement Thus Far
I have long been a fan, and sometimes a minor participant [1], in the Science Wars currently underway between the beleaguered supporters of undirected naturalistic evolutionary processes and the increasingly confident supporters of Intelligent Design. Nonetheless, the vast majority of … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Musings
Tagged debate, engineering, intelligent design, musing, philosophy, science
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Some Thoughts on the Scientific and Theological Implications of Intelligent Design
[Note: This was written in February 2009 after visiting a colloquium on Intelligent Design in Tampa, Florida.] As someone who has long been interested in the Intelligent Design movement, both as an occasional writer [1], a frequent reader of books, … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Musings
Tagged debate, engineering, intelligent design, musing, philosophy, science
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It Pays To Have Powerful Friends: A Musing on the African Union
The African Union has long maintained that they respect colonial borders and are not willing to set a precedent where secession movements can run rampant in Africa. Within the next few days, though, they appear poised to recognize a new … Continue reading
Posted in International Relations, Musings, Somaliland
Tagged Africa, diplomacy, international relations, secession, Somaliland, Sudan
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Wouldn’t It Be Good
In seeking to understand the events of the last few months, I have pondered long and often about what quirks it was that allowed me to recognize the connection between the people involved. Though whatever glory and credit there is … Continue reading
A Look At My Library List II
Like my previous look at my library list [1], I thought it worthwhile to explain the sort of books I am reading to show some of the research topics I am exploring and some of the book reviews that (hopefully) … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, American History, Book Reviews, History, Military History, Music History, Somaliland
Tagged Africa, book review, civil war, culture, engineering, Ethiopia, Florida, music, nonfiction, power pop, science, Somalia, Somaliland, writing
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The Antikythera Mechanism and Its Calendar Implications
[Note: This essay examines some very obscure ancient technology and its implications for the calculations of lunar months, a matter of some importance in determining the timing of the biblical Holy Days.] Despite (or maybe because of) the fact that … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Christianity, Church of God, History
Tagged Babylon, Bible, Greece, Judaism, mathematics, science, technology
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Thomas Didymus: The Man and the Myth
[Note: This post, like my previous one [1], is part of a personal study I did on the twelve apostles a few years ago.] Dedication: To Elizabeth Zahar Russ, second child (and first daughter) of Bobby and Jackie Russ, born … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Christianity, Church of God, History
Tagged authority, Bible, debate, gnosticism
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Introducing and Ranking The Twelve Apostles
[Note: The following entry is something I wrote up about the Twelve Apostles a few years ago for a personal study of mine. I hope you are all able to enjoy it.] Introduction The twelve apostles have long held a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Biblical History, Christianity, History
Tagged authority, Bible, research, writing
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Portrait of a Wicked Man: Proverbs 6:12-19
It is interesting to note that in within Proverbs 6, a collection of proverbs dealing with different problems of self government, that the middle section of this section of Proverbs deals with two different portrayals of the wicked man. While … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church of God, Musings
Tagged Bible, cogwa, culture, musing
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