Working in a school/university/seminary puts you in contact with lots of people. Often, lots of sick people (for the sake of this post, let’s limit the definition of “sick” to a physical illness). Everyone has their own secret (or not so secret) strategy for keeping healthy. Here’s the simplest: wash your hands. Often. But getting [...]
Welcome back to my blog. I took a long hiatus (for a variety of reasons). Now that we are relocated in Durham, NC, I wanted to reinvent the blog. Previous readers will remember this blog as “Westminster Confessions.” The title was tied to our time at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Now that we are [...]
I guess I’m addicted. My desk is a veritable stonehenge of sorts. If only the rest of my life was as balanced. This was re-posted by special request, so some of the comments are from the “past.” I wanted to make sure that you didn’t think the folks commenting were traveling through time. For that, [...]
Many of us in the United States are consumed with discussing the economic crisis here. While not meaning to make light of a very real situation, I would like to give all of us a little perspective. I have a friend in Zimbabwe and this is a letter I recently received. I am keeping the [...]
This is just too cool… Math Songs: The Sonifications and Videos Listen to some of the most famous mathematical equations. Yes, listen. And be amazed. Creation is truly multi-disciplinary. HT: Digg via Mark
Olivia was taken home by her Lord earlier this night. Her pain is now over and she is in his presence. She passed away peacefully while she was sleeping. This was a mercy not only to her, but to her family. Olivia and Éva, November 2006 Olivia and Zach Please continue to pray for the [...]
Olivia was moved on Thursday, Feb 22, to her family’s home in Jersey Shore, PA. She is under hospice care. The family is now all with her (all her siblings have left their jobs and schooling temporarily to be home with the family). Even though Olivia is mostly sleeping and not communicative, it seems she [...]
During last summer I wrote about Olivia (Philip’s little sister) and her diagnosis of brain cancer. Since that time she has undergone more surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy to battle the growth. It’s been a hard 6 months, but in spite of the difficult road, there was a good deal of hope. This past week, the [...]
For those who have been asking. Here are the updated versions (January 2007) of my weak verb charts. I know I am behind catching everyone else up on what I’ve been doing and thinking, but I will try to post soon.
I know many other bloggers have mentioned this, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to also point people to this wonderful resource. The Great Isaiah Scroll is now available online. You can scroll through the image (no pun intended… ok, maybe a little bit) and enlarge various sections. Amazing.
My sister got me hooked on Sudoku puzzles recently. I’d like to point you to a further challenge… Elvish Sudoku puzzles! Fear not the unknown… there is even a key to the tengwar numerals. Click on the thumbnails to be directed to the website where you can download the booklet of 7 puzzles.
As I study for midterms and try to solidify the things I’m supposed to know, I think it appropriate to take a break and look at what Science Magazine recently listed as 125 things we don’t know. These are some of the big puzzles that the world of science still can’t answer. Clicking on the [...]
I am so in favour of the actual infinite that instead of admitting that Nature abhors it, as is commonly said, I hold that Nature makes frequent use of it everywhere, in order to show more effectively the perfections of its Author. Georg Cantor, 1845-1918 Fractals are awesome (too bad that adjective is so blunted [...]
