January 2012
58 posts
Mark Twain: Rescue Etiquette →
In assisting at a fire in a boarding house, the true gentleman will always save the young ladies first—making no distinction in favor of personal attractions, or social eminence, or pecuniary predominance—but taking them as they come, and firing them out with as much celerity as shall be consistent with decorum. There are exceptions, of course, to all rules; the exceptions to this one are:...
Terry Johnson's Calendar(s) of Hymns and Psalms... →
These calendars are really beautiful.
Lyrics to "Victims of the Revolution" by Bad...
Songwriters: Brian Champtaloup Baker, Greg Graffin
What will prove to be our big mistake Short sighted arrogance all for what sake Our families to ashes, our ambition to dust Our progeny in silence thinking, what about us? But don’t forget the dance of neglect The march for empowering prosperity The pain from loss and want for mere lucidity Just maternal residue, and I was there too And...
“The joy of bourbon drinking is not the pharmacological effect of the C2H5OH on...”
– Walker Percy in “Bourbon, Neat,” quoted by Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Since I first read this essay, when I was perhaps fourteen or fifteen years old, I have remembered that invaluable phrase precisely and used it on occasion: “hot bosky bite.”
For some time, I supposed —stupidly— that...
Hat tip to newspeedwayboogie
“Now, first of all, let me give you four basic proverbs, I
guess, about...”
– Tim Keller on communication in marriage
“It must be emphasized that the doctrine of divine judgment, and particularly of...”
– J. I. Packer
six steps ✙: Christ, Our Blessed Savior →
sixsteps:
our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
(2 Timothy 1:10 ESV)
During the Middle Ages, congregational singing largely disappeared from the church, replaced by professional choristers whose songs accompanied the Mass. The…
“As among all the doctrines of the gospel, there is none opposed with more...”
– John Owen
WaPo: Obama to propose combining agencies to... →
hipsterlibertarian:
Let’s get this straight — this article reports that:
The president wants to cut and streamline government.
This will save $3 billion in the next ten years.
He is going to raise the debt limit by $1.2 trillion — him personally, not Congress, Constitution be damned!
Some GOP members of Congress consider this all to be a promising development for limited government.
“I want to say loud and clear that when the Barna Group uses the term born again...”
– Piper, J. (2009). Finally Alive: What Happens When We Are Born Again (13). Fearn, Ross-shire, Scotland: Christian Focus Publications Ltd.
newspeedwayboogie:
I can’t find another cover...
“Why is it that some have believed? It is because the Spirit has sanctified them,...”
– Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Romans - The Sons Of God.
“What is a weekend?” -Downton Abbey
Starbucks’ Blonde tastes like Dunkin’
I need to be texting less and prooftexting more.
New Hampshire Exit Polls: How Different Groups... →
kateoplis:
41% of Democrats voted for Huntsman.
31% Independents for Ron Paul.
Ron Paul dominated the 17-29 youth vote w/ 46%.
And the most interesting question:
Who would be most likely to beat Obama?
86% think Ron Paul would. RON PAUL!
“Mitt Romney is now blaming Barack Obama for not fixing an economy wrecked by the...”
– John Fugelsang
34 Facts about the National Debt →
hipsterlibertarian:
Here are some of my…uhh…favorites:
#1 During fiscal year 2011, the U.S. government spent 3.7 trillion dollars but it only brought in 2.4 trillion dollars.
#5 The U.S. government spent over 454 billion dollars just on interest on the national debt during fiscal 2011.
#14 If you divide up the national debt equally among all U.S. taxpayers, each taxpayer would owe...
nina totenberg covers the SCOTUS like no one else
