A friend sent me some of the funniest headlines of the year 2007. And yes, they really were printed just as they are seen here.
Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
No, really?
Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
Now that’s taking things a bit far!
Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
What a guy!
Miners Refuse [...]
Youtube enables us to watch Rush Limbaugh talking about the Democratic party’s uncivil war. It is a great example of how Rush makes learning fun with a combination of education and humor that is, well, uniquely Rush.
Watch Part I
Watch Part II
I think part 2 is even better than part 1.
Tryphorgetin is a new drug that may help Democrats who have a conscience.
The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly neologism contest in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words.
Here are the winners:
1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.
2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.
3. Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever [...]
I would agree with a reviewer at Amazon.com who said that Spiritual Secrets of George Muller by Roger Steer was “One of the very best [books] I have ever read.” George Muller has helped me and influenced the way I do personal Bible study more than any other person, and of all the books I have [...]
The guest on Focus on the Family radio program today and tomorrow is Dr. Richard Swenson who talks about our need to maintain a healthy balance in our stress-filled, fast-paced culture. He is the author of a couple of excellent books on the subject:
The Overload Syndrome: Learning to Live Within Your Limits
and
Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, [...]
For a number of years John Piper has been presenting a biographical portrait of a great Christian saint to the annual Bethlehem Conference for Pastors. Many of these portraits are now available in book form in The Swan is Not Silent book series (highly recommended!).
Piper has a wonderful gift for being able to study the [...]
Peter J. Leithart writes about how the language of Scripture should inform our thoughts, speech and worldview:
Robert Wilken emphasizes the biblically-centered character of early Christian preaching and thought: “Not only in sermons but also in theological works, in letters, and in spiritual writings the church fathers display an enviable verbal command of large sections of [...]
While I was browsing over at the ESV blog (my translation of choice) I came across a post by Ana who writes about how she uses her crocheting time to memorize the book of James.
In a later post, Ana describes her method for memorizing:
The easiest way I’ve found to memorize is to read one verse, [...]
Here are some more quotes from Sacred Meditations by Johann Gerhard, meditation 28: “General Rules for a Godly Life”:
Let holy meditation produce knowledge in you; knowledge, remorse; remorse, devotion; devotion, prayer. Silence of the mind is of great benefit for the peace of the heart. However much you are separated from the world, that much more [...]
