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August 28, 2006 by kevinstilley

It’s Monday Night & Time For Quotes – 8/28/06

Some quotes noted during my personal reading:

— “Some say the American soldier is the same clean-cut young man who left his home; other say morale is sky-high at the front because everybody’s face is shining for the great Cause. They are wrong. The combat man isn’t the same clean-cut lad because you don’t fight a kraut by Marquis of Queensberry rules. You shoot him in the back, you blow him apart with mines, you kill or maim him the quickest and most effective way you can with the least danger to yourself. He does the same to you. He tricks you and cheats you, and if you don’t beat him at his own game you don’t live to appreciate your own nobleness. (Bill Mauldin, in Up Front. NY: Henry Holt & Co., 1945. pp. 13-14)

— “The surest way to become a pacifist is to join the infantry.” (Bill Mauldin, in Up Front. p. 14)

— ” If you can get behind an Englishman’s unholy fear of making a friend until he has known the candidate for at least five years, you will find him a pretty good egg.” (Bill Mauldin, in Up Front. p. 105)

–“Ubi mens plurima, ibi minima fortuna.” (Unknown)

— “The stupid speak of the past, the wise of the present, fools of the future.” (Napoleon Bonaparte)

— “Amicus Plato, sed magis amica veritas.” (Aristotle)

— “Death does not concern us. For as long as we live, death is not here. And when death comes, we are no longer alive.” (Epicurus)

— “What is as wrong as the uninstructed heart?
Left to its ends, it clutches things and creatures
That can’t be held, or held, will slip their natures;
It lives to hoard or to protect a hoard.
To school! To school!”
(William Meredith from, “Fables about Error” in Effort at Speech. Evanston, IL: TriQuarterly Books, Northwestern Univ. Press, 1997)

— “We must no mock God. Yet the best of us are not so much afraid to offend Him as to offend our neighbors, kinsmen, or rulers.” (Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, in Essays. Bk. 1, Ch. 39)
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August 27, 2006 by kevinstilley

Accidental Tourist – 8/27/06

Stops along life’s web journey:

Stuff for Bloggers (and everyone else)
John Piper on Talking to People Rather Than about Them (HT: Wayne/Ekklesia)
Free Polls For Your Blog
Why Blogging is Evil

Interesting / Informative /
Westminster Theological Seminary’s “The Truth About Da Vinci”
English to American Dictionary (HT: Dan Phillips)

Wow!
Octupus Eats Shark
This guy deserves a standing ovation from all honest Christians

Funny
Thirteen Icebreakers Not To Use With A Small Group
PhD Comics

Freebies & Bargains
Free SunSilk Shampoo (HT: This Pastor’s Wife)
Free Reach Access Flosser (HT: This Pastor’s Wife)
Tide & Downey Freebies (HT: Want Not)
WOW!!!! Giant list of places that give you free stuff on your birthday.

Recipes
Farmgirl Fare’s Savory Tomato Pesto Pie

Unusual or Weird
A Failure & A Liar

Please Pray
Guy Muse
Deo Volente
A young convert
Libbie

Another Memer
I put together a long, long list of the folks who completed the One Book Meme. I stopped tracking them down, because there were so many, but here are a couple more I have spotted or had pointed out to me since that time.
Robin
BlogRodent

Blogs of People Who Commented This Week on Silver and Gold Have I None
Sean Dietrich
Robin
Kevin Bussey
Wes Kenney
Sage
Tim Rice
Nick Kennicott
Bob Cleveland
Heather Goodman
Guy Muse
Bryan Riley
Phil Hoover
Rich Tatum
Bart Barber

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August 27, 2006 by kevinstilley

Traveling Highway 69

I have spent the last couple of days traveling back and forth between Fort Worth and Joplin. Those who are frequent travelers of this stretch of Hwy 69 already know that the cheapest place to get gasoline is Sherman, Texas. But just a shoutout to any who are not aware of it, you can save about 10 cents per gallon if you fill up in Sherman.

My gas station of preference in Sherman is the Exxon at the corner of Hwy 82 and Hwy 69. I paid $2.59 per gallon there this trip. Almost everywhere else it was $2.69 or above.

Other locations where you might save a few pennies:

  • $2.59 at Diamond-Shamrock in Sherman at Hwy 82 and Hwy 69
  • $2.66 in Stringtown, OK (Stringtown used to be the world’s biggest speed trap but not any longer).
  • $2.67 in Atoka, OK
  • $2.67 in Miami, OK

If you are traveling, be safe.

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August 24, 2006 by kevinstilley

The Thursday Give-Away Goes Philosophical

Okay, another book give-away!!!

Same rules as before, just put something (anything) in the comment section below and you will be entered to win a brand new copy of . . . . . .

The Moral Interpretation of Religion
by Peter Byrne


The Moral Interpretation of Religion provides a critical examination of the traditional attempt to interpret religion in moral terms alone. Respected philosopher Peter Byrne discusses the general character of moral interpretation, probes the relation of religion to morality, and assesses historical attempts to reason directlyfrom the basis of morality to the existence of a personal God.

Byrne explores Immanuel Kant’s famous system of “practical reason” as well as the approaches to moral philosophy taken by Iris Murdoch and Ludwig Wittgenstein in order to show where the essence of the moral interpretation lies and to critique its viability as an approach to religious belief. In the process, Byrne addresses key themes in contemporary reflection on religion, such as the definition of religion, the nature of religious realism, and the secular problem of evil in human life. His work clearly demonstrates the strengths of a moral approach to religious faith and the surest method for building a cogent moral argument.

As the first full-length treatment of this theme, this volume offers students and inquiring general readers a valuable discussion of one of the most powerful and enduring apologetics for explicating religious belief.

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Peter Byrne was born and brought up on Merseyside. He took his first degree in Philosophy from the University of York and then graduated in the BPhil in Philosophy at Oxford. He has been teaching at King’s College since 1975.

His research and professional writing projects have been principally in the philosophy of religion and ethics, particularly: the philosophy of religion of the Enlightenment, the concept and definition of religion, the relations between religion and morality, the character of moral knowledge, the ethics of medical research, the ethics of homicide as applied to medical practice. Current research projects: (i) ‘Kant on God — a survey of the notion of God in the Critical Philosophy and exploration of how far Kant has a consistent account of the divine post 1781. Book contracted with Ashgate for 2007; (ii) religious diversity and tolerance: an examination of the epistemological problems arising from religious diversity and the implications of these problems for toleration of religious differences.

Publications

Books Authored

Natural Religion and the Nature of Religion – the Legacy of Deism<, 1989, Routledge, London. The Philosophical and Theological Foundations of Ethics, 1992, Macmillan, Basingstoke and London. [1999 second, expanded edition].

Religion Defined and Explained, 1993, Macmillan, Basingstoke and London, – with Peter B. Clarke.

Prolegomena to Religious Pluralism: Reference and Realism in Religion 1995, Macmillan, Basingstoke and London.

The Moral Interpretation of Religion, 1998, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh / Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Philosophical and Ethical Problems in Mental Handicap, 2000, Macmillan, Basingstoke and London.

God and Realism, 2003, Ashgate, Aldershot.

Books Edited

Rights and Wrongs in Medicine, 1986, King’s Fund, London.

Medicine and Contemporary Society, 1987, King’s Fund, London.

Health, Rights and Resources, 1988, King’s Fund, London.

Medicine, Medical Ethics and the Value of Life, 1989, John Wiley and Sons, Chichester.

Ethics and Law in Health Care and Research, 1990, John Wiley and Sons, Chichester.

Companion Encyclopedia of Theology, 1995, Routledge, London, – with J.L. Houlden.

Editor

“Religious Studies” – an International Journal in the Philosophy of Religion’, published by Cambridge University Press

Contest Rules:

Only one entry per person regardless of the number of comments. Previous winners ARE eligible to win again. You can enter right up until the time of the drawing. The winning name will be drawn on Thursday August 31 at 6:00 p.m. CST, if the Lord wills. (James 4:13-15).


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August 24, 2006 by kevinstilley

And The Winner Is . . .

And, the WINNER of this week’s Thursday give-away is………..

Robin


I feel guilty that I teased the other guys about being losers, and then having a drawing in which they are again losers, but it was a fair drawing with equal chances for all who entered and Robin was the winner. I hope everyone will try again this week. I will post the next free give-away item within the hour.

Robin, email me your mailing address and I will get your prize right out to you in the mail.

You can email me at kevinstilley[at]sbcglobal[dot]net.

Congratulations, Robin.

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Y’all be sure to check out Robin’s blog, Pensieve. Among other things she is a cat juggler.

I have copied here a portion from her blog profile to encourage you to make the click.

Married to my college sweet-heart:)…three GREAT kids I’m not selling to the circus today…I LOVE to laugh (& smile often)…love to read & cook, hate to shop (unless the store is very small and doesn’t leave me dazed and confused). I’m scared of flying so although I’d like to travel more, I don’t. I’ve been pleasantly surprised to find life in my 40s to be an amazing time of transformation & discovery–of self, others, creation and the Creator.


Here’s a partial explanation for my Blog title. I think it’d be cool if they really existed. A Pensieve is a stone basin…. [One] can extract his or her own memories and place them in the Pensieve, especially to relieve the mind when it becomes too flooded with information. Anyone can examine the memories in the Pensieve, which also allows viewers to fully immerse themselves in the memories stored within…. A Pensieve first appears in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire….

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I now have a new item up for give-away. CLICK HERE to see what it is.

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August 24, 2006 by kevinstilley

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Launches Live Streaming Video of Chapel Services

One of the things I love about high speed internet is the ability to see and hear great lectures and sermons that were previously unavailable to me.

So, I am thrilled that SWBTS is making available online streaming video of its chapel services.

I have posted the entirety of the recent press release regarding this development.

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Seminary launches live streaming video of chapel services
by Benjamin Hawkins

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will produce live, online, streaming video of its chapel services beginning with the convocation service on Aug. 24.

“We are excited to bring streaming video of our chapel speakers to viewers world-wide,” said Jon Zellers, the seminary’s associate vice president for communications. “This is one more way Southwestern is seeking to serve Southern Baptists — or any Christian, for that matter — by delivering to their desktops the high caliber worship and biblical preaching that we experience here on campus.”

The video will be the first item to appear during chapel time on the home page of Southwestern’s website: www.swbts.edu. Anyone in the world with Internet access will be able to watch chapel services live. Services are held in the Truett Auditorium on the Southwestern campus from 10:50 a.m. to noon CST, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays during the spring and fall semesters.

The streaming video will require Adobe Flash Player plug-in, which, according to Southwestern’s Communications Office, is on most people’s personal computers already. However, the seminary’s Web site will also provide a link for free downloading and installation of Flash on personal computers that need it.

Audio and video recordings of each chapel service will be archived immediately after each service is over. The archived videos will be viewable from the seminary’s Web site, but only the audio recordings will be available for download.

Podcasts of chapel sermons are also available on iTunes, which is free software that can be downloaded from www.apple.com. This software is compatible with both Macintosh and Windows computers. Currently, iTunes has the chapel sermons from Fall 2005 and Spring 2006. Subscribing to the seminary’s podcast through iTunes also allows listeners to get automatic updates of chapel sermons.

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For a schedule of SWBTS Chapel speakers CLICK HERE.
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August 23, 2006 by kevinstilley

The Candy (It happened at church #2)

The churches I grew up in took Hebrews 10:25 seriously. I think they thought that if they kept us in church all the time we wouldn’t have time to sin. But instead, as Grady Nutt used to say, I learned to sin in church, . . . from experts.

The teens in our church sat on the back two or three pews on the starboard side. The guys sat on the very back pew, and . . . well, to be honest it is a good thing that Homeland Security had not yet been established because we were terrorists (may God forgive me).

Like most baptist churches of that era, we would stand for several songs, then there would be a prayer, and then all would sit. Well, during the prayer we would stack song books in the seat in front of us so that when the girls sat down they would sit on the song books and jump back up. (Yes, we were desperate for female attention.)

There was a normal Sunday morning routine. The girls on the next to the back pew would inevitably dig out some gum or candy and share with the guys on the back pew. It was always the girls who brought it to share, but that was only right seeing as how they had purses to carry it in.

On one occasion Craig Olds and I had been to Joplin the previous evening and while at the mall we had purchased some candy to share with our friends at church. However, our objective was not entirely altruistic. The candy that we purchased was a very special kind of candy. It came in a shiny golden wrapper. When it was opened it released a stimulating lemon aroma. Ahhh, very nice.

Well, . . . maybe not so nice. For, you see, after having worked through the outer lemon shell one arrived at a pungent, sickening garlic center.

We passed out the candy just prior to the invocation and sat back to await the results. To our surprise nothing happened for several minutes. That lemony outer shell was evidently quite savory. And then, … there was just the slightest waft of garlic in the air. Craig and I looked at each other and tried to keep from laughing (remember, he was the evil one, I was just under his influence). The smell continued to increase and people began to look around at each other with an uneasy questioning look. We were stunned when our victims began to hold their noses and blame each other for the indiscretion. No one seemed to realize that they themselves were at least partially the source for the foul odor! Eventually, everyone realized what had happened and there was a mass exodus as our victims sought relief. However, it is interesting that each and every one of our victims pointed an accusing finger at others before realizing that they were part of the problem.

That seems to be the way it is with sin. It is so much easier to notice the speck in our brother’s eye.

Now, if you will excuse me, I have a redwood forest in my eye with which I must deal.

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August 22, 2006 by kevinstilley

Snow White For President

Assuming that name recognition is important, Snow White just might be the best candidate in the 2008 presidential election.

According to Reuters, in a recent Zogby poll three quarters of Americans could name two of Snow White’s seven dwarfs but only one quarter could name two U.S. Supreme Court justices.

Here were some other interesting statistics:

  • 75% could name two of Snow White’s seven dwarfs
  • 74% could name the three stooges
  • 60% could name Bart as Homer’s son on “The Simpsons”
  • 60% could name Krypton as the planet from which Superman illegally immigrated (okay, it wasn’t worded quite like that)
  • 57% could name Harry Potter as J.K. Rowling’s fictionalized boy
  • 50% could name Tony Blair as the British prime minister
  • 42% could name the three branches of government
  • 23% could name the most recent winner of “American Idol”
  • 21% could name one of Homer’s epics “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey”
  • 11% could name the Supreme Court justice confirmed in January 2006

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August 21, 2006 by kevinstilley

It’s Monday Night & Time For Quotes – 8/21/06

Quotes picked up from here and there:

–“Ten persons who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.” (Napoleon)

–“I’m afraid I wouldn’t be any good at this, as I don’t watch or follow football. I always lose interest in the game after 2 or 3 innings.” (Bob Cleveland, commenting on Wes Kenney’s blog)

–“The greatest thing anyone can do for God and man is pray. It is not the only thing, but it is the chief thing. The great people of Earth are the people who pray. I do not mean those who talk about prayer; nor those who say they believe in prayer; nor yet those hwo can explain about prayer; but I mean those peope who take time to pray. (S.D. Gordon)

–“Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” (John W. Whitehead)

— “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. What I can do, I should do and, with the help of God, I will do. (Everett Hale)

— “Marrying a woman for her beauty makes no more sense than eating a bird for its singing. But it’s a common mistake nontheless.” (Character in Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier, page 220)

— “Ruby siad that there were many songs that you could not say anybody in particular made by himself. A song went around from fiddler to fiddler and each one added something and took something away so that in time the song became a different thing from what it had been, barely recognizable in either tune or lyric. But you could not say the song had been improved, for as was true of all human effort, there was never advancement. Everything added meant something lost, and about as often as not the thing lost was preferable to the thing gained, so that over time we’d be lucky if we just broke even. Any thought otherwise was empty pride.” (quote taken from page 301 of Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier)

— “The South is a place. East, west and north are nothing but directions.” (Unknown)

— “South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum.” (James L. Petigru)

— “When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened or not, but I am getting old, and soon I shall remember only the latter.” (Mark Twain)

— “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” (William Faulkner, in Requiem For a Nun)

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August 21, 2006 by kevinstilley

Youth Exodus

Several weeks ago I posted some commentary regarding the concern voiced by our new SBC President Frank Page over the exodus of young people from our churches.

I appreciate the concern voiced by Dr. Page and applaud him for any attempt that he makes to address this problem.

Matt Friedeman has now shared his thoughts regarding this subject and I think that he is spot on. I hope that you will read his whole article. I have copied an excerpt from it below:

In the Fight
A Youth Exodus From Church — What Are We Doing Wrong?

By Matt Friedeman
August 14, 2006

(AgapePress) – AgapePress has reported that Dr. Frank Page, the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention, is disturbed that many students are leaving the church once they graduate. Indeed, the Convention’s Council on Family Life reports that some 88 percent of children from evangelical homes are leaving the church shortly after they graduate from high school.

But why?

I wonder if it is not for these three reasons:

First, we give students what they want, instead of what they need. Some say this is making the gospel relevant to youth. But how relevant is the gospel if, once you are away from your parents, your head has a tough time leaving the pillow for ecclesiastical environs on Sunday mornings? One has to wonder if we have gone too far with age-segregation (which is hardly relevant in the “real” world), catering to perceived needs of teenagers (again, not relevant in later life), and isolating kids in an evangelical subculture (that is laughed at, actually, in “real” life). (READ MORE)

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Read my previous commentary HERE.

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