Exegesis: The ancient science of drawing out of the text its original meaning and intention. In Biblical studies, the necessary method to avoid inserting (eisegesis) foreign concepts or ideas that do not belong in the text and alter its original meaning. Narsegesis: The preferred method of the Western 21st-century Evangelical…
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Calvinist by Choice
Just realized I’ve been carrying a donut receipt for the last four weeks…
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Joe Biden Is Not Running. No, Really!
Color me confused. Honestly, I expected Biden to be the eventual Democratic nominee for POTUS. Now I gotta think that Bernie Sanders will get the nod. It’s really him vs. Hillary Clinton with a few who-dats in the background. Semi-Related: Jim Webb dropped out earlier, probably after realizing he was…
Ted Cruz for President!
George W. Bush unleashes on Ted Cruz ‘I just don’t like that guy,’ the former president tells donors. Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/jeb-bush-george-bush-donors-ted-cruz-214933#ixzz3pDUXM9yF First the Duke of Orange, John Boehner, calls Ted Cruz a “Jackass” and now George W can’t stand the guy either. You can tell a lot about a guy not…
It’s finally here! It’s our Density!!!
Testing Jetpack Transmission
If this goes well, an animated GIF should transfer to Google+. Sadly, Facebook doesn’t yet support this sort of file.
Beggar’s Night: Des Moines Style
I mentioned earlier something about terrible jokes for Beggar’s Night and got… um… no questions over what I meant by Beggar’s Night. All the same, I wanted to share a local tradition that is unique (I believe) to the Des Moines area. You see, trick-or-treaters are expected to share a joke…