I'm re-reading Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, subtitled "The Classic Exploration of Faith in Community." At 122 pages, it is not a long book, but it is a gem. I know that Bonhoeffer was a bit liberal theologically, but the Christ-centeredness of his writings puts to shame much of what goes on in Evangelicalism today. …
Month: December 2008
Name voyager
Name voyager: Pick a name, and see how common it was decade by decade for the past century. The name Kevin was rare before the 1920s, hit a peak in the 1960s, and has been on a decline since then. The really interesting thing is that Kevin was used as a girl's name in the …
GeoEye volcano gallery
GeoEye is a company that owns Earth-imaging satellites and provides imagery for commercial and government clients. They have a set of image galleries with imagery of natural and manmade features. Here are a couple images from their volcanoes gallery: Krakatoa, Indonesia: Nyiragongo, Congo: If you've used Google Earth, you've probably seen GeoEye imagery, as Google …
Sailing in the Sea of Weeds
The Atlas of True Names has some rather strange-sounding places on it, such as New Wild Boar Village, The New Golden One, Moon Navel Gulf, and Sunday's Republic. These are all places you've heard of, and maybe even been to: The creators of these maps have gotten down to the root meanings of place names, …
Piano or video games?
I’ll ask some more easy questions: Would you rather have your child play the piano or play video games? Which will be more valuable for the child? Which will be more valuable for the world? From Asia Times: China’s six-to-one advantage over the US: Thirty-six million Chinese children study piano today, compared to only 6 …
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