“Is it not high time for the people of this country explicitly to declare, whether they will be freemen or slaves? It is an important question which ought to be decided. It concerns us more than anything in this life. The salvation of our souls is interested in this event. For wherever tyranny is established, [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Life category.
Racial opportunism runs rampant
“You lie, boy!” These are the words that New York Times op-ed columnist Maureen Dowd heard escape Rep. Joe Wilson’s mouth during his disruption of President Obama’s September 10th address to Congress. Dowd’s interpretation characterized a string of similar columns produced by left-leaning news organizations (aka main stream media) that criticized the North Carolina Republican [...]
I’m still here
If you have taken the time to grace these pages in the past few months, you may have noticed that I suddenly stopped posting. It may be that I have become bored with blogging, or distracted with other things, or it may be that I am simply finding these summer months inspirationless. Whatever it is [...]
Christian stringency
Recently I have been battling a series of rules set by the administration of Liberty University that have made me rather bitter and indignant. This is the same institution that I have come to love over the years for providing for me a sanctuary from the world at a very sensitive time in my life.
I [...]
A worship encounter
I went over to Pate chapel yesterday to break in my new Carles Swindoll study Bible that I purchased at a fundraiser on campus. The tattered Bible came in a worn out leather case with steel studs in the shape of a cross on the cover … quite a spectacular find indeed.
I have always taken [...]
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L
Yesterday was a grim, merciless day and was a total let down in more ways than just the weather …
Then this happened outside my window.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
New study reveals online gaming linked to depression
Noshir Contractor, Professor of Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University led a study-survey involving 7,000 “Everquest II” gamers. The survey set out to “analyze virtual worlds,” and to “advance social, behavioral and computational science.” Among the many findings Contractor presented to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one finding stands out the most. [...]
A mildly funny recollection of yesterday
Half past noon, I stumbled out of bed and instantly obeyed the one part of my brain that never seems to sleep by checking my email. Among my findings was an automated email from the Liberty University library system, making me aware of a $20 library fee for overdue educational videos.
Two days overdue.
After I [...]
We are living in exponential times
Thought I would share this little video; pretty interesting stuff huh? We truly do live in exponential times. With the increasing aggregation of increasing information, mostly due to modern inventions like the internet and personal computer, It almost makes the future seem unthinkable.
We have very few images of our ancestors, yet our children and [...]
Spring is in the air
So yesterday was a beautiful day in Lynchburg, and from the look of my window, today seems to be shaping up to nothing short of absolutely gorgeous! It feels like spring is in the air; a much different feel than previous weeks. It was so nice yesterday to come out of class and see the [...]
