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Higgs Particle / Nothing is as Simple as It Looks 15 Dec 2011 | 05:26 pm
While wading through coverage for the announcement about the possible discovery of the Higgs particle, I decided to do a little background research. I hopped over to wikipedia and read this descriptio...
Glorifying His Name (John 12.20–32) 1 Dec 2011 | 04:40 am
Today’s reading: John 12.20–32: Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, ‘Sir, we wish to see ...
The Rejected Stone (Mark 12.1–12) 7 Oct 2011 | 12:00 am
This morning’s reading, Mark 12.1–12: Then he began to speak to them in parables. ‘A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the wine press, and built a watch-tower; then he leas...
Steve Jobs (1955-2011): Death of a Human Tech God? | Religion Dispatches 6 Oct 2011 | 03:36 pm
Steve Jobs (1955-2011): Death of a Human Tech God? | Religion Dispatches. On the occasion of Steve Jobs’s death, Religion Dispatch calls attention to a funny Umberto Eco quote which makes Mac out to ...
Politics & Expediency Trump Truth (Mark 11.27–End) 6 Oct 2011 | 02:38 pm
I’ve been following along with the Common Worship Morning Prayer lectionary. This morning’s New Testament reading was Mark 11.27–end. It is amazing to me how some things never change. Let’s look at th...
A Defense of Good Christian Education 6 Oct 2011 | 02:03 pm
Paul Wallace shares some excellent thoughts about the validity of a Christian education. He uses Richard Dawkins’s recent comments against the idea of a school for atheists as his framework. Check it ...
Pulled Post About Donald Miller 6 Apr 2011 | 11:02 am
For a few hours I had a post up called “Donald Miller is an Idiot” a response to his recent blog post entitled “Should the Church Be Led by Teachers and Scholars?” After some thoughtful reconsideratio...
Duties New and Old 31 Mar 2011 | 03:46 am
On March 19th my son, Gus Howard Hebert, was born. Thanks for all of your well-wishes and congratulations. (Above is a photo of the little booger.) My wife, Natalie, and I have been adjusting to our ...
A Response to Ricky Gervais’s “Holiday Message” 20 Dec 2010 | 08:26 pm
Hot off the heels of my frustration with SparkLife, I decided to tackle Ricky Gervais’s “Holiday Message.” Due to its length, I will skip some stuff. I don’t feel like I’ve skipped anything particular...
SparkLife: “Life as an Atheist” 17 Dec 2010 | 12:46 pm
This post is long. Deal with it! One of my students recently referred me to a post on the SparkLife blog called “Life as an Atheist.” After reading the article, I remained annoyed, so I decided to po...
