June 2011
1 post
May 2011
2 posts
“Thus I fluctuate between the danger of pleasure and the experience of the beneficent effect, and I am more led to put forward the opinion (not as an irrevocable view) that the custom of singing in Church is to be approved, so that through the delights of the ear the weaker mind may rise up towards the devotion of worship. Yet when it happens to me that the music moves me more than the...
“Brother, if any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him; for you are worse than he thinks you to be. If he charges you falsely on some point, yet be satisfied, for if he knew you better he might change the accusation, and you would be no gainer by the correction. If you have your moral portrait painted, and it is ugly, be satisfied; for it only needs a few blacker touches, and it would be...
April 2011
2 posts
This detailed accuracy from the Urban Dictionary is pretty hilarious:
Hipsters are a subculture of men and women typically in their 20’s and 30’s that value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics, an appreciation of art and indie-rock, creativity, intelligence, and witty banter. The greatest concentrations of hipsters can be found living in the Williamsburg,...
March 2011
1 post
Dear modern evangelical church,
“Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known, and then come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, ‘We are delivered!’—only to go on doing all these abominations? Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your...
February 2011
8 posts
Here at the Light House we:
don’t drink alcohol or Mountain Dew
don’t go to crazy parties
don’t watch movies
don’t stay up past 11:30
don’t eat ramen
do have fun talking about and writing things in different fonts
do make fun of bad typography and page layouts
do have fun playing jazz
do listen to theological radio
do make Engrish jokes
do play hardcore...
There aren’t any victories in the Christian life without prayer.
– John Piper
Biochem:
Last week, we watched part of the Empire Strikes Back to demonstrate how proteins act while traveling down a gel filtration column. This week, we have an exercise with this amino acid chain:
S-Y-N-A-P-S-E-P-L-A-Y-S-D-A-L-A-R-A-N-R-E-A-L-M-I-N-W-A-R-C-R-A-F-T
What peptides would be generated by digestion with trypsin?
If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words,...
– An encouraging word from your friend, Paul the Apostle
http://www.desiringgod.org/dg-25 →
If there lurks in most modern minds the notion that to desire our own good and...
– C. S. Lewis
this may be bold to say
but if you’re not a part of a church, how do you...
– Stephen the Levite
January 2011
4 posts
Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side. Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain. Leave to thy God to order and provide; In every change, He faithful will remain. Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heavenly Friend Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake To guide the future, as He has the past. Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake; All now...
…we need to make sure that we think rightly about God, but this does not...
– Luke Humphrey
Page CXVI Hymns III streaming for free!
http://blog.pagecxvi.com/
December 2010
3 posts
Q: How many deconstructionists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: On the...
November 2010
6 posts
Good day: 1. We started translating Genesis 22 in Hebrew class. (…asher, mumble-mumble, asher, mumble-mumble…) 2. My car radio worked (???) and I heard Higher Ground, Ob-la-di Ob-la-da, Lookin’ out my Back Door, Dancin’ in the Moonlight, and Christmas in the Trenches. 3. The lady at Wendy’s knew how to socially interact with humans (What?? At Purdue??). 4. God...
Internship
“Submission reviewed, not being considered for this position, at this time.”
-Land O’ Lakes (LOL)
Bleh.
Officials at Queen of Heaven Catholic Church report that a vandal attacked their parish during their annual “Trunk-or-Treat” festivities on Halloween. According to Fr. Michael Donnelly, someone placed a paper bag filled with Luther’s “95 Theses” on the church’s front step, set it on fire, then knocked on the door and ran away. When Donnelly answered the door, he quickly stomped on the burning...
October 2010
13 posts
Just when you think you’ve found the best SVG ever, along comes this. I don’t know which one wins.
Wikipedia, thank you once again. →
I went to Wal-Mart and found:
a muffler,
a truck parked on the line,
an unopened, yet unfilled bottle of Canada Dry,
Subway, Subway, and a girl who bought 20 gallons of milk (10 skim, 10 2%).
In case you were wondering, muffin batter can indeed be baked slowly in a 13x9 to make muffin cake(?).
Stop worrying, Hulu has Good Eats. →
http://www.whitepages.com/dir/a-z/dente/al →
September 2010
9 posts
What do Elijah Wood and Julia Child have in common?
Elijah carries a digital altering device for his eyes, and Julia carries a digital altering device for her voice.
August 2010
10 posts