how long until the ‘ancient aliens’ folks get a hold of this?

How long do you think it will take the Ancient Aliens folks to interpret the recent discovery on Google Earth of formations in the Gobi Desert as the work of aliens on earth? Obviously, China is up to something, but what is it? Is it a military testing ground? Is it a street map for [...]

inside a church of christ history class

I marked up a cartoon that has been going around lately. It summarizes what is taught by Church of Christ historians and its theologians. It made me smile. HT: Bibleworks on FB.

happy halloween maclaren!

dear occupy people, you are now officially off message

The Occupy movement appears to have lost its way. What began as a protest against Wall Street – the symbol of corporate corruption, greed, irresponsible risk, the exploitation of consumers, and a culture of entitlement resulting in a lack of appreciation for taxpayer-funded bailouts from a government paid for by the very corporations they assist [...]

michigan republican anti-bullying law provides exception for religious bullying

An anti-bullying law in the Michigan State Senate, SB 137, ironically also called “Matt’s Safe School Law” after 14-year old Matt Eppling who committed suicide in 2002 after being bullied, was passed on partisan lines by Michigan Republican senators without a single Democratic vote. And while most anti-bullying laws are to be applauded, the Michigan [...]

cutthroat or genius? google to index facebook comments

When I first read that Google now plans to index Facebook comments so that they will now appear in search results, I thought to myself, “Welp, that’s it. I’m done with Facebook.” Then I realized, that’s EXACTLY what Google wants me to do. By announcing that they will begin crawling and indexing Facebook comments, Google [...]

why learning what the bible actually says is important

Whether you are religious or not, it is important for all educated people to know what the best selling book in the world, not to mention the most influential piece of English literature in history (the KJV), actually says. Not only does one learn the source of beautiful expressions like, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” [...]

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