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 [...]

“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.

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 [...]

www.toothpastefordinner.com

I’ve been told that people appreciate blogs that are “honest” and “authentic,” where the blogger pours out his/her heart in full confession.
OK, I’m ready.
(Takes deep breath; looks to accountability group leader for reassuring nod)
I’ve been listening to Bob Dylan lately….and I don’t have a clue what in the world he’s talking about most of the [...]

A few weeks ago I signed up for a service on the web that struck me as elegantly simple, sensible, useful, and fun…if it worked. I’m happy to report that the anwer to that multiple choice quiz is “all of the above.”
lala.com acts as a middleman between people who would like to trade their old [...]

Today is Casimir Pulaski Day. Be sure to celebrate appropriately.
HT: Gaines
Golden rod and the 4-H stone
The things I brought you
When I found out you had cancer of the bone
Your father cried on the telephone
And he drove his car to the Navy yard
Just to prove that he was sorry
 
In the morning through the [...]

I will not vouch for the accuracy of this quiz (probably too few questions to be really accurate), but in my case it probably nailed me:

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Midland

“You have a Midland accent” is just another way of saying “you don’t have an accent.” You probably are from the [...]

OK, I don’t actually post a “Quote of the Day,” but if I did, this would be today’s:
Debates on the internet are like two people playing some deathmatch sort of game, on two different screens. The only problem is that both screens show the opponent suffering loads of damage and show the player himself never [...]

Here it is, what you’ve longed for all along: a chance to do a Foolish Sage makeover….at least temporarily.
I’ve been invited to an ’80s party this Friday night. Of course, we are supposed to dress up ’80s style. Problem is I think I slept through the ’80s. I don’t seem to recall ever dressing any [...]