Monthly Archives: October 2006

Ezekiel 24 and 1 John 2

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

David Field observes a very interesting potential parallel.

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Interesting Videos

Posted on October 16, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Some of today’s pickings on Youtube: Could Stonehenge have been built like this? The artificiality of beauty in modern culture:

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Evangelicals and the White House

Posted on October 16, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

I am surprised that such news could come as a surprise to anyone.

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Brain Enhancement

Posted on October 15, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

I find some of the new developments in science explored in this new exhibition quite troubling and even frightening on a number of levels. There are a number of questions that I would like to see addressed. For example, if … Continue reading →

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Muslim Women Today, Ninjas Tomorrow

Posted on October 15, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

I wonder how people within the British ninja community feel about this? Are British ninja masters expected to remove their masks when they train their students in the arts of combat? No one sees a ninja’s face and if he … Continue reading →

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A World of Desires

Posted on October 13, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Leithart makes a good observation:— John’s suggestion that the world is made up not only of “things” (TA EN TO KOSMO, v. 15) but of desires is a rich insight. He doesn’t limit the world merely to the artifacts that … Continue reading →

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Head of the British Army Against Continued Presence of Britain in Iraq

Posted on October 12, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

The BBC reports:— The head of the British Army has said the presence of UK armed forces in Iraq “exacerbates the security problems”. In an interview in the Daily Mail, Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff, is quoted … Continue reading →

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Children, the Word and the Church

Posted on October 12, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Uriesou Brito links to a brief article from Alexander Schmemann on his new blog. The following is a brief quote from Schmemann’s article:— As a general rule, children like attending Church, and this instinctive attraction to and interest in Church … Continue reading →

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666

Posted on October 12, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Chris Tilling’s post should settle this question once and for all. Chief among the reason for my studying in the University of St. Andrews is the privilege of travelling in the slipstream of brilliant exegetes such as Chris.

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Election in John’s Gospel

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Alastair Roberts

Election is one of the issues that I continually return to. On my computer I have well over one hundred thousand words that I have written on the subject of election at some stage or other (from discussion lists, e-mails, … Continue reading →

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