In honor of my son’s birthday, I offer this alternative to the Random Kitten Generator The Random Cat Generator Cats are lovely. Cats are nice. Cats bite the heads off little mice. Cats are cuddly. They sleep and purr. And cover the house in sneezy [...]
The anniversary of your birth is a complete non-event. I’ve never met an African who does celebrate birthdays. Here on the campus where I’m teaching, our staff is a mix of blacks and whites. The white South Africans are birthday mad. They visit your house at 6AM to sing to you and expect you to [...]
faith is blowing bubbles shimmering globes filled with air and filling the air blow them til you’re breathless and sticky catch one on your hand carried by the breeze a swirling glassy ball [...]
I had totally forgotten that I blogged on this topic at Better Bibles in reference to a flurry of posts that appeared late last year: πίστις Χριστοῦ blog storm. The comment thread and the other posts mentioned are all worth a look for those interested in this fascinating topic. [...]
Thanks for the comments folks. I’m removing the contact form because of the confusion it caused.
Selfish sinner. Strutting saint. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. All you are and nothing I am. Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Slave to pleasure. Slave to religion. Set me free, Lord. Lord, have mercy. In me, I see the Pharisee. [...]
On a Fly Drinking Out of His Cup by William Oldys Read by David Ker
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I find this subject boring but important. So there you have it. Here are some good links to information on choosing the right sampling rate for audio recordings: http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sample_Rates http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/Multimedia/node150.html http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-good-bitrate-guideline-for-mp3-files.htm If you’re trying to get those blasted AMR files off your phone and into Audacity, this site can help: [...]
“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a [...]
Continuing from my post Jesus is unbelievable, I want to look at how different translations have handled Paul’s citation of Habakkuk 2:4 in Romans 1:17. Here are several translations in English plus two in Portuguese and one in Chichewa. What I want you to notice is whether or not the quote by Paul reflects [...]
Responding to my Stump the Chump challenge, someone emailed me: When Jesus says that we need to "believe in him" to have life (not a specific reference – but like all the references to belief, vice works), what do we need to believe? This is a great question and [...]
Image: LA Times Online Born five years after President Robert Mugabe took office, Elliott had a life-changing experience when he was 16, on the day the MDC held a rally near his home village in a small Midlands settlement called Nembudzia. Ruling party youths pelted the audience with stones. [...]
