Category Archives: Christianity

Enlightenment As Epicureanism

Posted on January 22, 2020 by luke

But the key point at issue is the great gulf separating [the gods] from us, together with the apparent randomness of the world and the non-intervention of outside divine forces. Much of the claim to be new, ‘modern’, and indeed … Continue reading →

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Neil Peart Interview

Posted on August 13, 2012 by luke

Interesting (but brief) interview with Neil Peart about Clockwork Angels and other topics. …I’m less comfortable in a gregarious social situation, and you can be introverted and still share everything. It just means that you’re guarded. Certainly there is a … Continue reading →

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Pssst! You’re Mortal!

Posted on June 21, 2010 by luke

Supposedly, when a conquering general returned to Rome and was given a triumph to celebrate his victory, a slave would ride with him in the chariot, holding a wreath above his head but whispering in his ear “Remember you are … Continue reading →

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New Newsboys CD

Posted on June 17, 2010 by luke

I was pleased to see the Newsboys have got a new CD coming out. It’s called Born Again and (“for a limited time”) it’s a bargain at $6.49. It’s actually a better bargain than that, because buying it now gives … Continue reading →

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My Next Church, for sure!

Posted on May 12, 2010 by luke

Check out this video from one of the next generation of churches. It’s Contemporvant, which is the cool way of saying it has everything I’m looking for in my next church: “Sunday’s Coming” Movie Trailer from North Point Media on … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 setup

Posted on May 4, 2010 by luke

Well, my laptop won’t be the only functioning computer at church any more. I got the secretary’s new computer set up today. It’s an Inspiron Desktop 570 MiniTower, and features: AMD Athlon II X2 240 (2.8GHz, 2MB) processor 640 GB … Continue reading →

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Linux to the Rescue (Again)

Posted on April 30, 2010 by luke

My secretary’s machine blue-screened a couple of days ago with a STOP 24 message, which tells you (or rather, doesn’t tell you) that either the disk or the filesystem is broken. Fortunately(!) we’d just gone through a couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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Funny Videos

Posted on April 26, 2010 by luke

I really enjoyed the Catalyst (West) conference again this year. I’m too old and its target audience is younger, etc., but there it is: I still enjoyed it. One of the reasons I enjoyed it was Tripp and Tyler. When … Continue reading →

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Blue Screens

Posted on April 15, 2010 by luke

Man, I’m sick of Windows. The secretary’s machine at church got infected with something a couple of weeks ago. I was only able to get rid of it by reinstalling Windows. I got an antivirus solution set-up and spent, well, … Continue reading →

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Child Sacrifice?

Posted on March 1, 2010 by luke

This makes me sick: Argentines Francisco Lotero, 56, and Miriam Coletti, 23, shot their children before killing themselves after making an apparent suicide pact over fears about global warming. (There was, incredibly, a survivor.)

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