Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
One of the challenges of New Testament study at any level is simply putting ourselves--and the events and people depicted therein--into the world in which they actually happened and lived. The Greco-Roman and Jewish world at the turn of the first millennium has many features that are on their face unfamiliar to us, yet are …
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In his interesting study as to why Church of England women ministers tend to be older than their male counterparts, the Ugley Vicar makes a very profound observation: But this then raises a question in my mind, which has actually been there for some time, as to whether we have really got it right when …
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No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to take the first place among you, must be your slave; Just as the Son of Man came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. (Matthew 20:27-28) The disciples were …
Now that New York, financially struggling and seeing its people bail to avoid its high taxes, has legalised same sex civil marriage, they need to do one more thing to complete the act. When Governor Cuomo signs this bill, he should issue an apology to everyone--heterosexual and homosexual alike--who are cohabiting without civil marriage, especially …
Most people are familiar with the America's Cup, the sailboat race which has attracted prominent competitors such as Sir Thomas Lipton and Ted Turner. What most people don't know is that there is a fresh water counterpart to that race, the Canada's Cup, sailed on the Great Lakes. The genesis of that race, how the …
Literally, in this case: Dozens came to the Lake Trail on the north end of Palm Beach begin their Father’s Day with a bang. The 8:30 a.m. Sunday demolition of the 300 foot smokestacks and the boilers at the Florida Power and Light power plant across the Intercoastal Waterway in Riviera Beach drew curious families …
And my God, out of the greatness of his wealth, will, in glory, fully satisfy your every need, through your union with Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19) It was time to go home. We had experienced another good cruise in the Bahamas, but it was time to get back to the good old U.S.A. So we …
Rep. Shelia Jackson-Lee misses the point: In an exchange with witness Patrick Dunleavy, the former deputy inspector of the criminal intelligence unit, New York Department of Correctional Services, Rep. Jackson Lee mentioned the case of a man who blew up an abortion clinic and proposed that this perhaps was an attempt to undermine U.S. law …
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This week I'm taking a little different tack by spotlighting an interview with Peter Scholtes, best known as the composer of "They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love."Â Â Conducted by his stepdaughter Jenna, it's a fascinating trip through his life, career as a priest in the South Side of Chicago, involvement in the …
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That's what they're telling Palm Beach County: Two town officials and a town resident were among the voices urging Palm Beach County Commissioners on Monday to control spending and keep a lid on property taxes. Mayor Gail Coniglio encouraged commissioners at a county budget workshop to follow the example set by the town, which she …
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