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Christian Theology 101: One mind with God
Via JC Ryle's Holiness:Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots, one characteristic of holiness: "Holiness is the habit of being of one mind with God, according as we find his mind described in Scripture."Ryle makes these points about what "one mind"...
Christian Theology 101: Justification versus sanctification
Via JC Ryle's Holiness:Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots, the difference between justification and holiness: "Justification is the reckoning and counting a man to be righteous for the sake of another, even Jesus Christ the Lord. Sanctification is the...
Near-Earth Objects, Part 2 | Books and Culture
Via Christianity Today: This is the first book-length treatment (that I know of) of the NEO problem that aims to describe that problem to audiences not familiar with it. It only partially succeeds in doing that, mainly because the writing shifts between popular and...
They Will Know Us By Our Angry Blogs
Via Christianity Today: the disembodied, instantaneous nature of today's Internet communication cultivates and rewards acrimony where there should be love. To this point, Alastair Roberts observed in response to a recent blogosphere brush-up an "almost pathological...
They Will Know Us By Our Angry Blogs
Via Christianity Today: the disembodied, instantaneous nature of today's Internet communication cultivates and rewards acrimony where there should be love. To this point, Alastair Roberts observed in response to a recent blogosphere brush-up an "almost pathological...
A major critic says we’ve forgotten how to read. Does it matter?
Via The Globe and Mail: What’s missing from our classrooms and our culture, Eagleton says, is discussion of the literariness of literature, of what makes a poem different from a stop sign, or a novel about grief different from the account of grief in the Diagnostic...
A major critic says we’ve forgotten how to read. Does it matter?
Via The Globe and Mail: What’s missing from our classrooms and our culture, Eagleton says, is discussion of the literariness of literature, of what makes a poem different from a stop sign, or a novel about grief different from the account of grief in the Diagnostic...
Nikola Tesla Statue Could Be Built in Silicon Valley
Via Mashable: The proposed statue would be built in Palo Alto, Calif., home to many tech companies, startups and near Stanford University. The statue rendering depicts Tesla holding a lightbulb, demonstrating a wireless electricity concept. Nikola Tesla Statue Could...