(considering) 8:28
Implications of the Sovereignty of God
Category: Law
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Football (er, Soccer): Much to my chagrin, Spain played beautifully over the weekend, to beat a lacklustre German side (saved from a shellacking only by their goalkeeper) to win Euro 2008, 1-0. Hockey: The Stanley Cup arrives in my home province. No, I am not going to see it. Anglicanism: GAFCON final statement means that…
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Lord’s Gym: Seriously, I can’t make this up. Where would Jesus work out? Imagine: Yoko Ono loses the suit designed to keep Ben Stein from using the song “Imagine” in Ben Stein’s film “Expelled”. It’s still fair use to quote others when critiquing them. Human Rights?: If you’re a Christian in Alberta, this decision should…
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History: The “Vinegar Bible” is unveiled at a Church in Nova Scotia. Geekdom: The iphone 2 is expected to be announced today. er, um, law?!?: Apparently tribunals in Canada and the UK believe that it’s discriminatory for religious (Christian) organizations that receive government funding to discriminate based on religion. Rapture e-mail: I’m not a premillenialist,…
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Aid Work: An aid project in Haiti, done by some local medical professionals (I attended their sing along “Sound of Music” fund raiser). Books: Tim Challies reviews a new book that challenges teens to rebel against low expectations of them (the authors have a website called “the rebelution“. Culture and Church: Lifeway research finds that…
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Local Politics: Andy Wells compares city councilors to bubonic plague. Given how Andy has plagued St. john’s politics, is this actually a compliment? Not so local politics: A mayor in Quebec tells people to move to Mexico if they don’t like snow removal in his town. (Given that there is no snow clearing for sidewalks…