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"Evolving in Monkey Town": One Person's Journey of Faith
Sun Jul 10, 2011 2:00 AM EDT
Dayton, Tennessee, may be a small town of less than seven thousand souls, but I doubt there are many people worldwide who have not heard of it. Many of them may not be able to locate it on a map, but they have heard of the little town known affectionately as “Monkeyvi …
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Kathryn Stockett's THE HELP: Personal Thoughts
Thu May 5, 2011 5:23 PM EDT
I seldom read novels, but I was persuaded to pick up Kathryn Stockett’s The Help (New York: G. P.
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The Royal Wedding: Some Personal Observations and Thoughts
Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:05 PM EDT
I did not actually intend to watch to royal wedding. The truth is that I was unable to sleep. So, I found myself up at 3:30 a.m.
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Wisconsin and the Struggle for Workers' Rights
Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:47 PM EDT
Here is a thought. Three individuals are seated at a table. One is a corporate CEO; one is a middle-class conservative and Tea Party activist; and the third is a worker and union member. In the center of the table is a plate with twelve cookies on it.
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What Makes a Long Dead Confederate General News Worthy?
Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:57 PM EST
For several weeks the news media was preoccupied with events in Egypt. Once President Hosni Mubarak was ousted, there was little interest in popular uprisings in other parts of the Middle East.
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Observations on Events in Egypt and the Middle East: Part II
Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:41 PM EST
In my previous post on February 1, I noted that Hosni Mubarak’s days were numbered. The people of Egypt had written his ticket. It remained only for the military to issue his boarding pass. It has been reported that this morning at 9 a.m.
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Observations on Events in Egypt and the Middle East
Wed Feb 2, 2011 9:21 PM EST
What is happening in the Arab world? During January, the dictatorship of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, who ruled Tunisia since 1987, was brought down by popular protests. In Egypt, the twenty-nine year rule of Hosni Mubarak appears to be only days, perhaps hours, away from ending.
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Doctoral dissertation examines Dockery's leadership
Seeded on Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:15 PM EDT (washington.polemb.net)
Dr. David S. Dockery, president fo Union University, is one of the leaders of Christian higher education. Since becoming president of Union U. in December, 1995, he has transoformed the university into one of the leading institutions of higher education in the South. U. S.
The democratization of slush
Seeded on Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:31 AM EDT (Salon.com)
Self-publishing has become an industry, like everything else that is marketable. Potential readers are buried in mountain of unfiltered "slush," as Ms. Miller puts it.
Dockery affirms Union's commitment to community service - News Release | Union University
Seeded on Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:34 PM EDT (Union University News)
A local community can be strengthened by having in its midst an institution of higher learning that both strengthens and draws strength from the community.
"DIY U": The end of university prestige
Seeded on Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:41 PM EDT (Salon.com)
Higher education in America is being destroyed by the Walmart model of mass market education. How this is happening, and why this is happening, is the subject of this very interesting and enlightening article.
When Democrats take power, paranoia blooms - - Salon.com
Seeded on Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:06 PM EST (Salon.com)
At the heart of these troubled times in our country is the appalling ignorance of most Americans regarding history, geography and contemporary affairs (domestic and well as international).
Laura Miller - Salon.com
Seeded on Wed Feb 17, 2010 12:22 PM EST (Salon.com)
When is borrowing from the creative work of another writer without acknowledging the source, much less asking permission, dishonest or even stealing? That is just one of the questions raised in this recent case of plagiarism.
Money Made Life Miserable, So Millionare Karl Rabeder Is Giving It Away - AOL News
Seeded on Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:00 AM EST (AOL News)
We often hear, and sometimes say, that money cannot buy happiness. Many choose the illusion of happiness and meaning in life, which can be purchased, over the reality, which cannot be purchased. At least one "former" millionaire has learned that lesson.
"Voodoo Histories": When smart people believe dumb things
Seeded on Thu Feb 4, 2010 11:53 AM EST (Salon.com)
During my past 32 years of teaching history at four different colleges, often I have been asked what I thought of some popular conspiracy theory.
The decline and fall of the USA
Seeded on Wed Jan 6, 2010 12:04 PM EST (Salon.com)
There can be little question that the USA is a great power in decline. Signs are everywhere.
Book Review: The Sad Story of an Anti-Conversion
Sat Jan 2, 2010 7:18 PM EST
American Gospel: On Family, History, and the Kingdom of God (New York: Riverside Books, 2009) is a well-written, but very sad story of an "anti-conversion." It is the personal account of Erik Reece's quest to find an explanation for the existence of evil and, failing to …
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Campus of Moody's School for Poor Girls Resurrected as Christian College
Seeded on Sat Jan 2, 2010 1:55 PM EST (Christian History Blog)
The campus of historic Northfield School and Seminary founded by Dwight L. Moody has been purchased by the Hobby Lobby retail chain for a nominal price of $100,000. Hobby Lobby will spend an additional $5 million on restoration and improvements.
I am a closet Christian
Seeded on Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:57 AM EST (Salon.com)
Ada Calhoun has found meaning in her life through embracing what she identifies as Christianity. She believes that it is "true" for her, and can be for others, because "it works." She admits that others get a similar sense of meaning from other religions.
Book Review: What's Christian About Western Civilization?
Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:08 PM EST
Historians have long acknowledged that Western civilization is a synthesis of three historical traditions: Judeo-Christianity, classical humanism, and certain Germanic traditions.
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The Shadow of a Cross Hung Over the Manger in Bethlehem
Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:44 AM EST
Christmas is the happiest time of the year, or so we choose to believe. Likewise, we tend to see Easter as a sad time of year.
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Ali Dubyiah and the Forty Thieves, a Parable of the Reign of George W. Fratbush
Sat Dec 5, 2009 1:31 AM EST
Recently while attending the annual meeting of the Southern Historical Association, I happened to stop by a booth belonging to New South Books.
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Creationism vs. Atheism: Its On!
Seeded on Wed Dec 2, 2009 7:57 PM EST (Salon.com)
It appears that many of my Christian brothers and sisters cannot keep from making fools of themselves, and by association, the rest of us who profess to be followers of Jesus Christ. I think Ms.
Evangelical, and Young, and Active in New Area
Seeded on Sat Nov 28, 2009 7:13 PM EST (The New York Times)
Today's young evagelicals remain conservative on religious issues, but have discovered the Bible's command to live like Jesus Christ. They are more likely than their parents to be involved in ministries helping the victims of a fallen world.
A Love that Overcomes: Review of Gertruda's Oath by Ram Oren*
Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:01 PM EDT
Numerous memoirs of the Holocaust have been published, and no doubt many are yet to be published. Most of these fall into a particular genre. They chronicle someone's experience of one of the darkest periods in human history.
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