Why Dead Theologians Are Cool

Just heard this on WHI podcast (@9:30).

Epistle to Diognetus
Chapter V.-The Manners of the Christians.

For the Christians are distinguished from other men neither by country, nor language, nor the customs which they observe. For they neither inhabit cities of their own, nor employ a peculiar form of speech, nor lead a life which is marked out by any singularity. The course of conduct which they follow has not been devised by any speculation or deliberation of inquisitive men; nor do they, like some, proclaim themselves the advocates of any merely human doctrines. But, inhabiting Greek as well as barbarian cities, according as the lot of each of them has determined, and following the customs of the natives in respect to clothing, food, and the rest of their ordinary conduct, they display to us their wonderful and confessedly striking method of life. They dwell in their own countries, but simply as sojourners. As citizens, they share in all things with others, and yet endure all things as if foreigners. Every foreign land is to them as their native country, and every land of their birth as a land of strangers. They marry, as do all [others]; they beget children; but they do not destroy their offspring. They have a common table, but not a common bed. They are in the flesh, but they do not live after the flesh. They pass their days on earth, but they are citizens of heaven. They obey the prescribed laws, and at the same time surpass the laws by their lives. They love all men, and are persecuted by all. They are unknown and condemned; they are put to death, and restored to life. They are poor, yet make many rich; they are in lack of all things, and yet abound in all; they are dishonoured, and yet in their very dishonour are glorified. They are evil spoken of, and yet are justified; they are reviled, and bless; they are insulted, and repay the insult with honour; they do good, yet are punished as evil-doers. When punished, they rejoice as if quickened into life; they are assailed by the Jews as foreigners, and are persecuted by the Greeks; yet those who hate them are unable to assign any reason for their hatred.

Just Following Instructions

From the Pyros. Thanks Guys.

Opposing Sin and Evil

One of the guys at Scriptorium Daily has issued a call to arms, so to speak. In an effort to help extend this call to the outside of the Ivory Towers of Academia, I am posting the link for all seven of my visitors.

Unscheduled Break

For my friends in the blog world, July has been horrible. My struggling business is down (worst month of the year). My work truck has broken down twice each time losing a day of work. My wife was in the hospital for four days (she is OK now, but it was quite a scare).

On the bright side, I am working on a writing project for church. That means all my time for writing in the near future will go to that project.

I should be back in a couple of weeks.

Figure Skating

This is the male equivalent of figure skating.

Giving the Gift of Wicked!

I gave my wife Tricia and my oldest daughter Karissa (7) a little gift of "Girl Time". Check out the details here please.

iPod™ Update

I finally replaced my stolen iPod™. Yea for me. I bought an "open box" 30gig in black. I saved about $55. That means I am happy on many levels. I thought I would use this opportunity to share my most played list as shown in iTunes™.