Reimaging Xianity in the wake of Modernism's passing
humor
An artist’s unintentional discussion of free will and sovereignty.
Jul 9th
From Some Comic from Some Year in Something. (I forget, clipped the pic a while ago)
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I do love being me sometimes
Jun 4th
I loved this moment in Avengers Prime #1. It is Tony in a nutshell.
Check this commentary from Roundtable Review: ‘Avengers Prime’ #1.
Chris: I thought it was hilarious that Tony’s repair kit is an X-Acto Knife, a couple of screwdrivers, pliers, some watch batteries and 16 microchips. Like, how great is that, seriously? That’s [...]
The Unintended Consequences of Sexual Sin
May 27th
Clement of Alexandria, on the unintended side effects of sexual sin:
“Fathers, forgetting about their children who have been exposed, often unknowingly have intercourse with a son that has debauched himself and with daughters who are prostitutes.”[1]
Notes:
Clement of Alexandria, 2.276, 195CE [↩]Scridb filter
Comic Nerdity in Academics
May 17th
So, this is one of the questions my students had to answer for their final:
1) Which of the following was necessary to explain motion for the Epicureans?
a. The Void
b. The Sentry
c. Forms
d. Plenum
I just had to.
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Overheard (Christ’s Travels)
Apr 6th
Christianity was born after the Resurrection in Israel, went to Greece and became a Philosophy, went to Rome and became an institution (and a government), went to the rest of Europe and made it into a culture, and went to America and became a business model.
- Tony Campolo, on not judging Christianity on its current [...]
Most bizarre search of them all!
Apr 2nd
Someone found this blog by searching:
how to make arabic rife with the help of chiken stew
That is like, whoa.
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Truth and Interpretation
Mar 26th
I am thinking of having my students first discern the truth of this comic panel from Calvin and Hobbes Complete Collection – 11 – It’s a Magical World:
Trying to think of specific questions to ask them that are designed to get them thinking critically about the nature of truth vs. the nature of interpretation [...]
Phunny Filosophy
Mar 13th
While it’s no Theology Gone Funny, this tickled me a bit:
In some cultures, a young man could not marry until he had taken his first head. However, a young man in the United States who tried to impress his girlfriend’s family by displaying his collection of shrunken heads would be quickly locked up and labeled [...]
Something is a Batmobile if…
Mar 3rd
I got a little geeky today in class. First, I asked if we would all say something (I forget what). When the class was quiet, I said “So say we all?” They relied in unison “so say we all.” I then chuckled and offered bonus points for identifying the reference to “so say we all.”
No [...]
Not Lame (Wall Hangings)
Feb 21st
Yeah, I posted the keyboard layouts for Ezra SIL; you would too, man, you would too. And yes, it’s in the dark because Reed is sleeping behind me.
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“Is” is terse.
Feb 20th
Is: it gets the job done with 4 fewer words than the average “can be seen as doing!”
Buy one today!
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A Reason to Say “God Help Me.”
Feb 12th
I love this quote from Gonzalez:
In burning the papal bull, Luther had challenged Rome. Now, at Worms, he was challenging the Empire. Therefore, he had ample reason to call: “God help me.”[1]
Notes:
Gonzalez, Justo. The Story of Christianity: Volume II. p. 28. [↩]Scridb filter
Pope Leo XIII, Senator Palpatine, and Joe Lieberman walk out of a cloning chamber…
Apr 25th
Posted by Henry Imler in humor
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… because they are the same freaking person. Ok, perhaps Leo’s stance towards the poor would not have flown with the Dark Lord of the Sith or the Senator from Naboo,[1] but come on, those dudes are spitting images of each other!
Notes:
that joke was a structural one, not making any political [...]