Archive for the 'Randomness' Category

I’m White, So I Like Stuff White People Like

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

By now you must know about the latest blog to go from 1 to 75 jagillion readers in just two months: Stuff White People Like. If you don’t know about it, you must not be white, because if you are white you spend 57% of your time each day making sure you are keeping up [...]

Put the Lights on the Tree!

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

From Asthmatic Kitty (the record label of Sufjan Stevens):
The hard working souls at Stereogum managed to wrangle the following little video gem from the depths of YouTube. If you don’t smile by the time one of the students pretends to bite into a candy cane, please say hello for us to the three apparitions of [...]

I Think They Got It About Right

Monday, December 24th, 2007

You Belong in Dublin

Friendly and down to earth, you want to enjoy Europe without snobbery or pretensions.
You’re the perfect person to go wild on a pub crawl… or enjoy a quiet bike ride through the old part of town.

What European City Do You Belong In?

Deutero-Deuteronomalicious!

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

A year ago next week I finished Old Testament History & Theology II with Tremper Longman. Now many of my friends are taking part in Tremperfest: The Next Generation. In commiseration with them, I resurrect this “blast from the past” post. To see the comments of my readers to the original, go here.
This is totally [...]

Ultimate Help Menu

Friday, April 13th, 2007

I recently converted from Windows to Mac. As with any conversion experience, at the beginning there is a certain amount of bewilderment to be expected. Sometimes, when I mouse up to the Help menu, I might be wishing that this is what I would find:

 
Original posting of this

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Sunday, April 1st, 2007

My every-so-often accumulation of “stuff” I find on the web:

Sermons: longer=better? (HT: Mark Horne)
Derek Webb in USA Today
See the history of major world religions in 90 seconds.
Should creeds & confessions be revised? Carl Trueman has reservations, but Matt Bucherri says, “Au contraire.”

Michael Peter Van Gilst Day

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Sacred Journey, in recognition of the birthday of Michael Peter Van Gilst, Westminster Theological Seminary’s Student Association President-Elect Divinely Ordained Vicegerent, officially declares this
MICHAEL PETER VAN GILST DAY

From UJs Friday Night

In recognition of this auspicious day, for one day (and one day only), we hereby declare that Michael Peter Van Gilst is actually cooler than [...]

I Don’t Do Quotes of the Day, But If I Did…

Monday, March 26th, 2007

“From Calvin’s point of view, believing in the existence of God on the basis of rational argument is like believing in the existence of your spouse on the basis of the analogical argument for other minds - whimsical at best and not at all likely to delight the person concerned.” - Alvin Plantinga.

MilePosts 10

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

My every-so-often accumulation of “stuff” I find on the web:

When someone can recite Scripture like this, who needs a sermon? I would pay admission money just to hear this guy do the whole book of Hebrews. (Reposting this one because it was so good!)
For all you legions of Sam Boyd fans, introducing Sam Boyd Trivia!
Paul [...]

See the Blogger, Poised to Post!

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

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