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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This… — January 7, 2012

On January 21, 1980 I attended the Iowa caucus in Ames where I lived with my family.  I was a senior in high school, and since my birthday wasn't… — December 31, 2011

Yes, they claim to find Noah's ark about every two years, but I think this time it's the real thing.  Check out this link offered by Jim West,… — December 9, 2011

I didn't blog while traveling.  I know, organized bloggers plan ahead, write posts in advance and publish them on the road.  Organized bloggers do that.  I don't.  I… — November 25, 2011

This weekend I'll be giving a talk on the parable of the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-8) as a part of a conference that Shannon and I are doing… — November 16, 2011

Things have slowed down.  Last week, I asked for prayer for the whirlwind.  Now, I'm in the eye.  Not sure if whirlwinds have eyes like hurricanes, but you get… — November 15, 2011

11-11-11.  What does it mean?  Not only do we have a date the repeats the same number 3 times, but each number repeats the same digit twice.  The entire… — November 11, 2011

The whirlwind begins. In a few days I will begin a period of time where I will do more teaching and traveling than I've ever done.  If you are… — November 8, 2011

The month of October is dominated by Halloween.  Everything becomes orange and black.  People work on their costumes.   Homes begin to stock-pile candy.  Pumpkins that haven't been decimated by hurricane… — November 4, 2011

As a society we're bad at listening.  The point of a political discussion seems to be to make your opponent seem foolish.  Democrats stereotype Republicans.  Republicans caricature Democrats. I wonder,… — October 21, 2011

My older son Nathan was sitting at the most recent gathering of his high school ping-pong club.  Not surprisingly, the room was packed (5 students).  The teacher who… — October 7, 2011

Tiglath-pileser, the dog, not the ancient Assyrian emperor (745-727 BC), sleeps in our bedroom with us.  Because his collar has dog tags (surprise!), we take off his collar at… — September 30, 2011

Blogging has many enemies.  I've been doing it for a few months and posted over 60 entries.  The battle, however, is how to make time to write a… — September 23, 2011

Planking is the new craze.  You lay face down, keeping your hands at your side, and remain stiff (hence, a "plank").  (A bit like "Petrificus Totalus".)  Then you… — September 20, 2011

I'm constructing a Bible knowledge exam that students from my seminary will need to take before they graduate.  I've constructed over 30 questions so far. They need to… — September 17, 2011

How do you make 9/11 funny?  It's not possible.  It's like good and evil.  They are mutually exclusive. But of the 24 Sunday comics in The Philadelphia Inquirer almost… — September 11, 2011

Nice try Dad, but I do occasionally read my email. This is an email sent to me by my older son, Nathan (16), in reply to my email… — September 5, 2011

Timothy Dalrymple writes: An Open Letter to a College Freshman | Philosophical Fragments. This is the advice I wish I had read and taken as a freshman in… — September 3, 2011