tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post7336694023271352974..comments2024-03-01T21:01:15.174-06:00Comments on Biblical Christianity: Hither and thither 8/3/2012DJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-13724565350614607932012-08-06T18:06:04.677-05:002012-08-06T18:06:04.677-05:00You can know you are clueless concerning introvert...You can know you are clueless concerning introverts if this has ever happened to you:<br /><br />*You see someone sitting in a corner with a book/kindle (could also apply to computers, games, etc.)*<br /><br />"What are you reading?"<br /><br />He stares at you, "A book."<br /><br />There's a long pause while you continue staring as he obviously tries to ignore you and keep reading.<br /><br />"What book?"<br /><br />"It's called this."<br /><br />"Oh, ok; is it interesting."<br /><br />"Yes."<br /><br />If it ends there; congratulations! You are perhaps more discerning than 80% of the population.Jeremiah Greenwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299973303636654588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-47769964652294017602012-08-05T20:17:26.317-05:002012-08-05T20:17:26.317-05:00Excuse me: F-14s. Although why it would make a dif...Excuse me: F-14s. Although why it would make a difference is beyond me...Ken Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398980914190503708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-47740883323205312102012-08-05T20:14:33.311-05:002012-08-05T20:14:33.311-05:00Velociraptors riding sharks is almost as cool as t...Velociraptors riding sharks is almost as cool as tyrannosaurs in F-16s.Ken Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398980914190503708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-65036967908231610082012-08-03T23:09:54.080-05:002012-08-03T23:09:54.080-05:00Anything you post with cats is always appreciated ...Anything you post with cats is always appreciated (well, that you put this together is in itself appreciated, but the cats are extra appreciated).<br />I think I should send the articles on introverts to all the people who think I don't talk enough and that I don't socialize enough.<br />I'm very happy to hear about the review of the Proverbs book in Themelios.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152975528916503079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-16818829095119341602012-08-03T20:44:17.350-05:002012-08-03T20:44:17.350-05:00This comment, while very much enjoying H&T as ...This comment, while very much enjoying H&T as always, is inspired by proof that I'm not a robot. SALT! And a "14". I would think that 14 salt crystals would do in a fly, but then I would be denying the cats so much fun.<br /><br />The kids chasing Mr. Dot all but did me in.Sonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400678595605810974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-3727415576764100082012-08-03T20:26:34.431-05:002012-08-03T20:26:34.431-05:00I AM an introvert and I will definitely be reading...I AM an introvert and I will definitely be reading those articles you linked to. Funny, apparently the subject is in vogue right now, I've had several conversations regarding people's "discoveries" about introverts. They say that only 1 in 4 people are introverted. I'm a stranger in a strange land.<br /><br />Re: that Lloyd Marcus article - I think it's entirely possible people just flat don't know. I had a conversation with a friend of mine the other night about my intense (I confess) hatred for TSA (and don't you know I miss Phil's links and commentary to that effect) and she laughed and said she didn't understand it. I briefly recounted some of the more horrific experiences I've heard of through the media or from acquaintances. She was shocked. She'd never heard that a pat-down got more invasive than a casual pat on the back. She doesn't seek out that information. Most people don't. So yes, I fully believe the disconnect is just that people don't know what they don't know.JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03116405895683599572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-59925173171512662072012-08-03T20:11:38.983-05:002012-08-03T20:11:38.983-05:00The American Thinker articles were interesting. I...The American Thinker articles were interesting. I admire Mr. Lloyd Marcus for taking advantage of a teachable moment. At least for someone who really does believe in the Bible, such moments are possible. For non-believers of any heritage, there seems no way to even cause those hardened hearts to vibrate.<br /><br />I keep a pretty diverse list of "friends" on facebook, and sadly even many members of my family consider Chick-fil-a and anyone who associates with them to be "haters." The insinuation that Chick-fil-a has been "discriminating" against homosexuals is almost ubiquitous on some walls. In vain does one point out that disagreement with a belief or action is not the same thing as hate. <br /><br />As to the alleged "discrimination," I notice that nobody has yet posted any actual evidence or even accusation of any specific case of a person being refused a job, a meal, or even the (generally acknowledged) excellent service at Chick-fil-a for "being gay" or supporting homosexuality. <br /><br />Oh, some note that the company gives money to pollitical efforts to oppose gay marriage or to Exodus International (which as far as I know does not coerce people to repent but helps people who already believe that they need help) <br />...or that gay employees of the company have been told not to talk to the press about it (interesting, they don't just fire them?)<br />...or (sadly and most believably) that gay Chick-fil-a employees endure insulting language from both sides along with assumptions of their personal stances on the situation.<br /><br />But as for genuine (whether systemic or isolated) instances of firing, not hiring, or refusing goods or services? If such instances exist, they are being kept remarkably quiet. In fact, given the public mood of "gay rights" supporters, I'm pretty sure that if any of them had even the slightest credible evidence, they would be loudly sounding it throughout the media.<br /><br />In fact, I am trying hard not to indulge the cynicism that says "just wait, someone will blow up or trump up just that sort of evidence soon enough..."Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478685406690986049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-81082784294848270892012-08-03T15:26:39.581-05:002012-08-03T15:26:39.581-05:00That last graphic is inaccurate. You don't get...That last graphic is inaccurate. You don't get goose eggs from chickens, silly.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657160848405432116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-72628873378370267892012-08-03T15:24:28.746-05:002012-08-03T15:24:28.746-05:00Glad you said so; I do love that picture. (c:Glad you said so; I do love that picture. (c:DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-54837259358197800442012-08-03T15:23:41.575-05:002012-08-03T15:23:41.575-05:00A velociraptor riding a shark? That level of aweso...A velociraptor riding a shark? That level of awesome can barely be contained, even by the Internet. My Friday is now complete.Scothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16573138499478048502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-48252212908940197672012-08-03T13:14:42.942-05:002012-08-03T13:14:42.942-05:00Andrew, the gent emailed me personally about that,...Andrew, the gent emailed me personally about that, and I very much appreciated his concern and spirit, and take it to heart.<br /><br />But I will confess: it isn't the first time someone's complained because in my books, when writing about the Hebrew OT and the Greek NT, I refer to Hebrew and Greek. The complaint is seldom or never that it isn't germane, it isn't relevant, or that I don't break down what I'm saying simply enough. It's just that I do it at all.<br /><br />I've just never understood that one.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-67791988936740788542012-08-03T12:49:32.603-05:002012-08-03T12:49:32.603-05:00I really want a Bug-A-Salt. For serious. Especia...I really want a Bug-A-Salt. For serious. Especially if it works on giant spiders and centipedes.SolaMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569633683299802644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-26764732148257103722012-08-03T11:29:44.159-05:002012-08-03T11:29:44.159-05:00Re Gymnast/ta-daa/spine... YES! I want to see the...Re Gymnast/ta-daa/spine... YES! I want to see them curl the other way, for an equal amount of time. A great many of them at my high school (a gymnastics power-house) seemed to walk around like that all day. Yikes.<br /><br />Whoa. Where did you find Hercules boy? Must inspire the grasshoppers...<br /><br />LOVE the stair storage! <br /><br />Heart-wrenching article by Lloyd Marcus, about the discussion with his dad. Wish more conversations like that were happening.<br /><br />Happy Friday,<br /><br />Julie GHerding Grasshoppershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668974245505544238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-21134991122771053352012-08-03T10:48:59.100-05:002012-08-03T10:48:59.100-05:00Yay! This is the first website I got to visit sin...Yay! This is the first website I got to visit since getting the Internet at my new house. Without H&T, I might have had to do something dull, like paying bills :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907232516924907165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-83203899468188973772012-08-03T10:46:08.000-05:002012-08-03T10:46:08.000-05:00Introverts: You might want to look at Introverts ...Introverts: You might want to look at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Introverts-Church-Finding-Extroverted-Culture/dp/0830837027" rel="nofollow">Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture</a> by Adam McHugh. (It's "mixed" in quality. The guy's a PCUSA pastor, and I don't care for where he goes with (for one example) worship. There is good useful stuff in there.)lee n. fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652025469454858807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-90902910002109597842012-08-03T10:41:25.215-05:002012-08-03T10:41:25.215-05:00Bug-A-Salt FTW!!!Bug-A-Salt FTW!!!The Blainemonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157965154638461280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-91439029961409907972012-08-03T10:06:34.670-05:002012-08-03T10:06:34.670-05:00I'm usually up to my tonsils in things to do o...I'm usually up to my tonsils in things to do on Fridays, but just wanted to remind you that I love this place. Thanks for the Hither and the Thither and everything in between.Merrilee Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770625841767761025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-42718116879156988362012-08-03T10:02:26.285-05:002012-08-03T10:02:26.285-05:00Re: George Will. I've often been puzzled by h...Re: George Will. I've often been puzzled by his lack of back bone on important issues, but after reading his essay about his oldest son's birthday earlier this year (His oldest son has Down's Syndrome and the essay marked his 40th birthday), I think we have more insight as to his character. <br /><br />Will is an agnostic in a profession of grumpy skeptics (at best). I think it is amazing he is even conservative at all. I think he spends much of his time depressed. He needs to meet the Savior.<br /><br />Otherwise, good H-T :)Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846790306119108655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-55741725083869239662012-08-03T08:50:59.223-05:002012-08-03T08:50:59.223-05:00re: Lloyd Marcus American Thinker article
Is it re...re: Lloyd Marcus American Thinker article<br />Is it really that simple? Have they just not heard? Or do they just have their heads in the sand regarding Mr. Obama? Ignore his failings & differences w/God and vote for him 'cause he's the same skin color?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10839433820224348550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-65495981925979642672012-08-03T08:40:08.702-05:002012-08-03T08:40:08.702-05:00I tried to post a comment on Krol's blog, but ...I tried to post a comment on Krol's blog, but the sign in process dissuaded me.<br /><br />I'm sure all our writing can stand a second look to make sure that we are being appropriately gracious, but I think that his critique of your "style" in GWIP is off-the-mark because part of what you do is rather imitate the style of the Wise author of Proverbs. (IOW: I wonder what Krol would have said if *you* had originated the "gold ring in a pig's snout" phrase, etc.)<br /><br />Also, I personally think in a work reflecting on a book originally written in Hebrew, 'the more examination of Hebrew the better.'Andrew Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543222209236040112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-85353515321455402332012-08-03T08:40:00.270-05:002012-08-03T08:40:00.270-05:00Just to prove I was here. The Cat running up the ...Just to prove I was here. The Cat running up the wall was stellar; the dog on the railings a racist slur.<br /><br />That is all.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-58413613991960920542012-08-03T07:55:30.540-05:002012-08-03T07:55:30.540-05:00Wow...that guy thought you were too hard on people...Wow...that guy thought you were too hard on people in GWiP? I really enjoyed it and think that sometimes people need to hear the blunt truth instead of being coddled. The world coddles people way too much and people need to be shaken from that.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987985549747283669noreply@blogger.com