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Google Trends: Ubuntu is more popular than Jesus
Starling news has just been uncovered, Ubuntu is now more famous than Jesus. Here is the graph from Google trends: (click for a larger version) Note that point F says, “Mood a bit gloomy in town of...
View ArticleIf you can't hear me, come a little closer
My class last night seemed to enjoy an illustration I gave so I decided to share it here. The class is the first of 5 I will teach called “Getting a better spouse,” which is a poor name, but the goal...
View ArticleIf I could…
If I spoke every language but did not love others, my words would be like noisy clanging. If I saw the future, memorized all of wikipedia and had an inner resolve strong enough to move mountains but...
View ArticleShare What You Wear – Free clothes in Des Moines
“Share What You Wear” is a program organized through my church that distributes countless thousands of clothing and basic houseware items *free* to needy people in Des Moines. Semi-trucks full of items...
View ArticleGood examples of bad decision making
Some people, maybe you, consider the Bible to be a source of good advice. However, there are also plenty of examples of bad decision-making. For the class I teach we covered a few good examples and how...
View ArticleDoes the Bible say the world will end May 21st?
Here in America and likely abroad you may have seen billboards or heard news that the world is ending May 21st. The scale of the advertising campaign proclaiming this event lends a little bit of...
View ArticleFor my work at Canonical, glory to God
After 6½ years I have left Canonical. From the initial release of Ubuntu 4.10 I have been a huge fan. When the Ubuntu Art Team started I was one of the first members. When there was a web re-design...
View ArticleHow does the Hebrews author connect Jesus to Melchizedek?
Whenever I read Hebrews 7 I wonder how the author comes up with a connection between Jesus and Melchizedek. I don’t doubt the connection, but it strikes me as an obscure reference. When the recipients...
View ArticleWhat is a Baptist? Probably not what you think
I was recently reading about Westboro Baptist Church and thinking to myself, “I wish they didn’t have ‘Baptist’ in their name.” The problem is that most people don’t understand how loosely knit, how...
View ArticleTwo powerful gospel messages in Disney’s Frozen
My daughter finally got me to watch Frozen with her this weekend, and I have to admit, it is good. (we bought it on Amazon Instant Video, which is just too convenient in the post-DVD world) The voice...
View ArticleMeasure character
The standard we are to measure by is the character of Christ, not the character of others. Paul had to address this problem in writing to the Corinthians: "We do not dare classify or compare ourselves...
View ArticleConfession vs. Repentence
Confession vs. Repentence - To many, the terms are used interchangably, but there is actually a remarkable difference between the meanings of these two words. Confession is admitting you've done...
View ArticleWho is Eliakim son of Hilkiah?
Who is Eliakim son of Hilkiah? The post Who is Eliakim son of Hilkiah? appeared first on Bearfruit.
View ArticleThe language of the Bible
The language of the Bible. Paul spoke Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic. Possibly other languages too, but these three we can be certain of. When he traveled around on his missionary journeys, he invariably...
View ArticleHow to prove the bible is real
The answer is simple. Don't start by preaching, don't start with morality. Don't start by trying to be angelic. Start by caring for others. Jesus said, 34 "So now I am giving you a new commandment:...
View ArticleObserve the sabbath?
Let's see, God made the universe, the earth, the plants, animals, sun, moon... then he made a man, whom he assigned the task of naming the animals, then he made a woman and created the institution of...
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