In the course of all of the social, political and other rants that fill this blog, it's easy to forget that a major source of visitors is our companion site vulcanhammer.net, the site for geotechnical and marine engineering downloads. In the course of those links this site received one from the website The works of …
Evangelicals and Politics: Somebody Finally Gets It
It is heartening when someone, somewhere--and especially an academic like Bradford Wilcox at a respected institution (in this case the University of Virginia)--finally grasps what liberals cannot in his article Preaching to the Choir, namely that much of evangelicals' political involvement is defensive rather than offensive. This is something I have been repeating since Public …
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Briny Breezes road to riches detoured
The collapse of the sale of Briny Breezes (some more about the original deal here) is primarily due to the objections of Ocean Ridge (to the north) and Gulf Stream (to the south.)Â In my last piece I commented as follows: As I understand it, the prospective developers want to put high rise development in …
Yahweh in the Morning: He Lives
We continue with Emmanuel's great music with He Lives (not the Baptistic version!) Click here for more information on Yahweh in the Morning.
Why is The 1662 Book of Common Prayer so popular all of a sudden
Peter Toon's piece on Why is The 1662 Book of Common Prayer so popular all of a sudden (especially relative to its American 1928 counterpart) agrees with the statistics we get on this site. Positive Infinity offers both the 1662 and 1928 books for free download. The inclusion of the 1662 book in 2004 (in …
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SanctiFusion: So Many Books so little time
If only to be playing it safe, it seems like the safer bet to recognise that we have one life, and no promise of a “spare,” and no guarantees on how long this one is going to last. So how do we find the right “door?” Please consider these suggestions. Read more...
The East is Red With Something Different
Eighty years ago, Mao Zedong predicted the following: For the present upsurge of the peasant movement is a colossal event. In a very short time, in China's central, southern and northern provinces, several hundred million peasants will rise like a mighty storm, like a hurricane, a force so swift and violent that no power, however …
Mitt Romney Answers the Most Important Question
One thing has always bothered me about Mitt Romney is this: how can a Temple Mormon, given the central role of children in Mormon theology, be or ever have been pro-choice? The following is Mitt Romney's own answer.
An Investment in the Future
The collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis last Wednesday has focused our attention on the subject of the transportation infrastructure in the U.S. The real tragedy is that it takes incidents like this to do that. The American Society of Civil Engineers routinely puts out its Infrastructure Report Card on the state of the …
Morning Prayer in the BCP: A Model for Private Prayer?
The whole concept of using the Morning Prayer service from the Book of Common Prayer (as suggested by the Reformed Catholic blog) is an intriguing one. A few comments are in order: The whole traditional Anglican liturgy is geared towards public celebration, as opposed to the "private" nature of many late Middle Ages Masses. So …
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