Blog Hiatus
May 29, 2009
Dear Readers (all 6 of you–just kidding, I know there are more of you out there than that!),
It’s time for me to take a hiatus of undetermined length from this blog. I wish I could be more specific as to the length, but here’s the truth: I am in a season of life in which I need to focus my life a lot more than it has been, to put aside, at least for a time, some of the things I’m doing, in order to do fewer things better. Put another way, I’ve got too many balls in the air right now, and I’m not really juggling any of them all that well; way too many drops. Call it “back to basics”, call it what you will, but I don’t feel that I’ve done this blog justice for some time, and I need to focus my life. I do plan to be back, but I really don’t know when. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
Byron
P.S. I will monitor the site, and reserve the right to comment if we get people posting out on the fringes; Laurie, Jack, et al, your contributions in refuting the way-out are invaluable, and keep it up. The Camping post seems to be doing pretty well yet; some good discussions with a minimum of flaming, so that’s good.
Ida: Missing Link, or the Next American Idol?
May 28, 2009
So, you’ve heard of Ida, the “missing link” that proves Darwinism? She’s the latest rock star of the fossil world, and her mug has been splashed all over the place for the last couple of weeks, accompanied by breathless words of praise from hyperventilating science-types (“the missing link is no longer missing!” – Sir David Attenborough). This is it; we can put the ID’ers in their place once and for all, and those darn creationists will have nothing to say about this one! Only…
Only the likelihood is that we’ve seen this movie before. Many times. Where’s “Lucy” these days, by the way? A fossil is wheeled out that proves something important–but after further review, is either a hoax (plenty of those in the Darwinist wastebasket) or an overhyped, ultimately insignificant relic. Chances seem great that this is the case again:
Seeking a Missing Link and a Mass Audience
Overblown Claims and a Worrying Precedent
Ida the Lemur and Media Manipulation
So the chances seem less-than-stellar that Ida will live up to the hype, but they seem excellent that she’ll prove to be the next American Idol.
Sobering, Part II
May 27, 2009
Ready for the coming Muslim world?
It’s a simple matter of reproduction. The West has so selfishly undervalued children–so that we can pursue our own agendas–that we’re not replacing ourselves. As a matter of discipleship, we ought to be teaching our kids to marry and have lots of babies (and trust God to provide).
It’s what the Muslims are doing for Allah…
Sobering…
May 26, 2009
What the Internet is Doing to Us
It’s hit me lately that I don’t have a lot to say on the blog anymore, that most of my posts are just links and comments (like this one). Maybe that’s a good thing, I don’t know, but iMonk makes me think…a lot…and I’m not really sure where I’m going with this post, except to say that I really wonder how much the internet is an asset–and how much it’s a detriment to my life. I know it’s an asset in some clear ways, but I also wonder how much time I waste, when it comes right down to it, doing internet-related stuff. And I’m not even talking bad stuff, mind you, just…stuff. Methinks me needs to think some more on this issue…
A Radical President Selects a Radical Judge
May 26, 2009
Raise your hand if you’re shocked.
So much for the whole “govern from the middle, build a consensus” baloney that we kept hearing during the campaign. Unfortunately, a lot of Americans believed that nonsense. We knew better–but now we’re stuck with him for 4 years (and with this “Justice” for who knows how many). Two silver linings? One, she replaces the awful David Souter, so it’s a wash in that sense, and two, they’re saying she’s pretty cantankerous and much more likely to be a loose cannon than to be a consensus builder, so hopefully she’ll not be very influential in leading others down her radical path.
When Sharing the Gospel, Remember to Apply “Terrific Psychological Pressure”
May 25, 2009
Hey, who needs the Holy Spirit when you’ve got the techniques down pat? Just hold that one finger just below the line of vision to make your point!
A Car Review, Funny? Yeah, This One’s a Scream.
May 24, 2009
Here’s an excerpt, to whet your appetite:
It’s terrible. Biblically terrible. Possibly the worst new car money can buy. It’s the first car I’ve ever considered crashing into a tree, on purpose, so I didn’t have to drive it any more.
This phrase comes from the 1978 "Jonestown massacre" in which most members of the Peoples Temple cult, blindly following their leader Jim Jones, committed suicide by drinking cyanide-laced Kool-Aid.
Osborne: A Contrarian's Guide to Knowing God
Schlossberg: Idols For Destruction
