Monthly Archives: April 2010

Moon

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

Alright, so I finally made it through Moon and I don’t see what all the fuss was about.  I thought it was pretty boring to be honest and the plot isn’t really anything I haven’t seen before.  I can’t say … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | 6 Comments

Damages Season Finale Tonight

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

The season finale of Damages is set to air at 10 PM (EST) on FX and I’m very much looking forward to it.  This season has been great due in large part to Martin Short’s brilliant performance as Leonard Winstone … Continue reading →

Posted in Television | 3 Comments

Women and Pants

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

A reader named Blake emailed me yesterday and asked for my take on Oneness Pentecostalism’s holiness standards with regard to women wearing pants and cutting their hair.  Here’s my basic take on women wearing pants: go for it!  The passage … Continue reading →

Posted in Oneness Pentecostalism | 12 Comments

Good Memories

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

My daughter goes to the same elementary school that I went to so whenever I have to go in there and I see a staff member that was there in my day I’m always amazed that they remember me.  Thousands … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts | 2 Comments

On Increased Patience

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

I’ve mentioned numerous times on this blog that I’m not the most patient person in the world.  It’s very easy for me to get frustrated and angry because something isn’t moving along as quickly as I think it should so … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | 3 Comments

A Rant Worth Reading

Posted on April 18, 2010 by

Ari’s ranting a bit about History and Biblical Studies.  The beginning of his final paragraph echoes something that El Bryan Libre said to me recently in an email: Although probably not the best example provided above, it appears that at … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Studies, Enjoyable Posts | 12 Comments

I Know It’s Been Said Before But…

Posted on April 18, 2010 by

People really need to give up the completely-played-out-and-now-forever-corny pun of writing “Wright” for “right” when referring to N. T. Wright.  It’s just obnoxious at this point and people who do it end up looking less clever than they would if … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Thoughts | 16 Comments

Strikeforce: Nashville

Posted on April 18, 2010 by

Strikeforce had a show in Nashville tonight that CBS broadcast live.  It featured three title fights: Gegard Mousasi vs. Muhammed Lawal Gilbert Melendez vs. Shinya Aoki Jake Shields vs. Dan Henderson Mousasi was doing good off his back for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | 4 Comments

Scholarly Consensus Conshmensus

Posted on April 18, 2010 by

I just read James McGrath’s review of Gerald O’Collins’ Christology: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Study of Jesus, 2nd ed. (which is great, btw, as James’ mostly positive review agrees) and in it he said: To the extent that there … Continue reading →

Posted in Biblical Studies | 25 Comments

Some Thoughts on the Great Trinity Debate

Posted on April 18, 2010 by

I’ve been keeping up with the comments from Rob Bowman and Dave Burke following their opening statements in the “Great Trinity Debate” and I have to say that I honestly believe Dave is outmatched.  Now I’m sure that Dave is … Continue reading →

Posted in Debates, Trinity, Unitarianism | 11 Comments