From the Backseat

Chrissy:  Lincoln, go sit on the couch and I will bring you breakfast.
[pattering of fast, little feet]
Lincoln, upon receiving the bowl of tasty delights, smiled up at his mama and pointed at her with his short little finger:  You awesommme!

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It’s EASY to Get Smarter

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Quote of the Day

Jim Berg…
“You and I have enough evil residing in us that if God were to let us have our own way, we would destroy ourselves.  Rather than demanding our own way, we ought to be begging God never to let us have what our flesh demands.  We ought to pray, ‘Dear God, limit me, bind [...]

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Geometry Isn’t So Hard

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Quote of the Day

Charles Spurgeon…
“The way to do a great deal, is to keep on doing a little. The way to do nothing at all, is to be continually resolving that you will do everything.”

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Quote of the Day

Charles Spurgeon…
“ It is a sad thing that it should be so; but mental force without moral principle has become an engine of destruction, an instrument of mischief. Of all kinds of villains the educated villain is the most [...]

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How to Give Thanks in All Things

Bible commentator Matthew Henry made the following entry in his journal the night he was robbed. This is a good example of “giving thanks in all circumstances.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
“Let me be thankful first because I was never robbed before; second, because although they took my purse, they did not take my life; third, because [...]

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Huck and Chuck

I haven’t decided yet who I am going to vote for in 2008, nor have I decided if I will say anything about it here when I do.  But I did come across this ad on a pro-Huckabee that is hilarious.

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Thanks for the Free Book!

Thanks, ChristianAudio.com, for another free book!  Every month you give me a free audio book, but this month you gave me two and offered me a choice with the second one.  I’ll tell my friends that for a limited time they can go to this link and take their pick of one of ten books [...]

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Quote of the Day

Andrew Kern on classical education…
“Only dreamers who love their dreams enough to pay for them matter.
“Christian classical education is an idealist’s education and to many that means impractical and dreamy. In fact, Christian classical education is the education for people whose dreams are so precious and noble that they cannot abandon them, no matter the [...]

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What is Classical Education All About?

Dr. Salter said that, “not everything worth reading has been written in the last twenty years…or in English for that matter.”
C.S. Lewis simply explains why we should not be afraid to get to the root.  He says, “There is a strange idea abroad that in every subject the ancient books should be read only by the professionals, and that the amateur [...]

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Obama

Barack Obama is getting hammered for not putting his hand on his heart during the National Anthem.  I’m not going to be so hard on the guy; I sometimes just stand reverently, too (he does seem to be singing).  I bet he would have if he knew everyone else was doing it behind him.  Watch [...]

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The Golden Compass

There is a lot being said about the new blockbuster The Golden Compass.  I’m not giving it any attention, but did want to make people aware that even though they are playing on the look and feel of Narnia, this is actually an anti-Narnian, anti-God movie.  This concludes the time I intend to spend thinking about [...]

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Psshaww!

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And How!

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Content with How God Made Him

Found only on the islands of Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii, the happy face spider, such as this one guarding its eggs on a leaf in Maui, is known for the unique patterns that decorate its pale abdomen. Scientists believe Theridion grallator may have “developed” its distinctive markings to discourage birds from eating it.
When I [...]

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“It’s Like Somebody Tasered My Mouth”

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A Happy Patriarch and Statesman

Great leaders demand attention for reasons bigger than themselves.  Here is a great short biography of Samuel Adams, because you and I don’t know enough about him.  This article is copied from the Kings Meadow Study Center newsletter.

  All temporal power is of God,
And the magistratal, His institution, laud,
To but advance creaturely happiness aubaud:
    Let [...]

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Weather Channel Founder: Global Warming ‘Greatest Scam in History’

Intro by Joe D’Aleo, Icecap, CCM
I was privileged to work with John Coleman, the founder of The Weather Channel in the year before it became a reality and then for the first of the 6 years I was fortunate to be the Director of Meteorology. No one worked harder than John to make The Weather [...]

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China Banning Bibles at the Olympics

The country of China is “recommending” that Olympians and guests coming to the 2008 Olympics bring no more than one Bible per person into the country.  Here’s the official policy.  It’s like the parched man, lost for days in the desert, running from the approaching Culligan truck.  No?  I laugh at my own analogies, too.

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“Good as Gold”

You learn a lot about a person when they are under pressure or scared.  Karsten and I had a great time together last night after he split his head open at church.  He was so sweet through the whole process.  He was scared of stitches, but so peaceable about his fear.  I will try tonight [...]

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Sing Ye The Scriptures

Today I reviewed a product worth mentioning.  It’s a fulfilling of the Biblical command to sing Scripture.  Here is a link to Sing the Bible with Mr. E. at Mystery Ministries.  It’s a great tool for adults and children.   The site includes sample songs and a link for those in the ministry to receive a [...]

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Sam, Richard, and Pierre

From FoolsHeart.com

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I’ve Said it Before, I’ll Say it Again

The time is fast approaching when I will succumb to the temptation of this this cruel treat.

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Quote of the Day

Earl Nelson…
“Learning grammar taught me how to think–to pay attention to the neat and precise relationships between things, to look for subtle differences, to grapple with complexity. I always felt as if a world of logic resided in my grammar lessons, and when I got to high school English classes, even classes [...]

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Epic

Here is a teaser for Prince Caspian.

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Do You Think You Could Make It on This?

 Britney Spears’ Monthly Budget is $737,000.  Here’s how she told the court she spends some of it:

$102,000 on entertainment
  $49,267 on two mortgages
  $20,000 in spousal support
  $16,000 on clothes
  $15,000 in child support
    $4,758 on dining out
        $500 to charity
            $0 on savings
      [...]

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Interview with Ken Burns

Here.

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Quote of the Day

Daniel Webster…
“If we work upon marble, it will perish; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon immortal minds, if we imbue them with principles, with just fear of God and love of our fellowmen, we engrave [...]

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Here I Stand

Yesterday was Reformation Day, the day that marked Martin Luther’s posting of his theses. Here is a movie clip showing his response to the charges of heresy and sedition.

+ bonus video

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