Update

For the few that follow this blog for its spiritual content I am now writing over at First Things’s Evangel blog. Book reviews will still come, but there is less than a month to the wedding day and reading time has been the first to go in trying to find extra time to do extra [...]

Round One – East Sectionals 7 v. 10

Time now for the 2009 preposterous statement tournament (not to be confused with the Common Man Dan Cole’s Preposterous Statement Tournament). You can follow the tournament by using the 20 Times Around the Block Preposterous Statement bracket. Make your pick for a winner! A complete list of the statements can be found here. Which statement [...]

Ten Years Ago…

Ten years ago… -I didn’t like to read -I bought a CD every week, and when I heard about MP3s I thought they would never catch on. -I didn’t have Internet -I didn’t like school and I thought higher education was a waste of time. -I thought I wouldn’t be single for much longer. -I [...]

Marriage As Friendship

From a very good article on marriage: With all this talk of institutions, norms, and obligations, you might be wondering: “And where does love fit into the picture?” Thomas Cranmer provided the best response in The Book of Common Prayer, when he directs marrying couples to promise to love and care for each other “for [...]

Brett Favre’s Retirement Flowchart

Good stuff. HT: Mac Bros.

Blog Break

I haven’t updated in a while. I am in the middle of some projects currently that have taken away from the time of reading and reviewing books (which seems to be the only thing I write about). Hopefully, some content will be up in the next few weeks.

Pangaea

Philosophers Play Soccer

This video is a little too long, but has some fun blending philosophy with sports.

Would You Want One?

Back In the Saddle

It is good to be back in the saddle. After crushing my collar bone to bits a week and a half ago I am back to work and ready to work. I had surgery on Thursday and got a plate installed with 8 screws holding everything together. Lots of baseball games and movies were watched. [...]