What do you do when your office is out of electricity? In fact, what do you do when the whole block has a power-outage, and it is too far to go back home?
You go to a Chinese restaurant that offers WiFi access, ordering as little as possible, and staying as long as possible.
And what do you do if it so happens that the restaurant is closed on that day?
You drive up to it as close as you can, and try your luck, hoping that they forget to turn off their wireless router!
Let me warn you first, this is an 1-hour-20-minutes long presentation. But what you are looking at, could very well be our future way of online communication, in the not-too-distant-future:
If you need to do presentations at church or at work, you will like to bookmark templateswise.com and visit it frequently. their free ppt templates are one of the very best that I have ever seen online. And the best part is that, they are free!
HBO’s John Adams is certainly something that is worth to watch. It has won numerous Emmy and Golden Globe awards in 2008 & 09. Paul Giamatti (as Adams) and Laura Linney (as his wife, Abigail) are extraordinary in their performances.
Based on David McCullough’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, the 7-part miniseries taps into the uncertainty and intensity surrounding the birth of the American republic and its first 50 years. With the fervent support of his wife Abigail (Linney), and through a lifelong political rivalry and friendship with Thomas Jefferson (Stephen Dillane), Adams rose to be the leader of the American independence movement, the nation’s first ambassador to Holland and England, the first American Vice President, the second American President, and father of the sixth American President.
One thing you won’t expect is the visual effects employed throughout the miniseries. Check this check:
And trust me, you don’t have to be a historian in order to enjoy this!
In light of some recent events, I would like to recommend John H. Walton’s The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate to all of you. Here is the blurb:
In this astute mix of cultural critique and biblical studies, John H. Walton presents and defends twenty propositions supporting a literary and theological understanding of Genesis 1 within the context of the ancient Near Eastern world and unpacks its implications for our modern scientific understanding of origins.
Ideal for students, professors, pastors and lay readers with an interest in the intelligent design controversy and creation-evolution debates, Walton’s thoughtful analysis unpacks seldom appreciated aspects of the biblical text and sets Bible-believing scientists free to investigate the question of origins.
And here are the propositions as layout in the table of content:
Prologue
Introduction
Proposition 1: Genesis One Is Ancient Cosmology
Proposition 2: Ancient Cosmology Is Function Oriented
Proposition 3: “Create” (Hebrew bara’) Concerns Functions
Proposition 4: The Beginning State in Genesis One is Non-Functional
Proposition 5: Days One Through Three in Genesis 1 Establish Functions
Proposition 6: Days Four Through Six in Genesis 1 Install Functionaries
Proposition 7: Divine Rest Is In a Temple
Proposition 8: The Cosmos Is a Temple
Proposition 9: The Seven Days of Genesis 1 Relate to the Cosmic Temple Inauguration
Proposition 10: The Seven Days of Genesis 1 Do Not Concern Material Origins
Proposition 11: “Functional Cosmic Temple” Offers Face-Value Exegesis
Proposition 12: Other Theories of Genesis 1 Either Go Too Far or Not Far Enough
Proposition 13: The Difference Between Origin Accounts in Science and Scripture is Metaphysical in Nature
Proposition 14: God’s Roles as Creator and Sustainer are Less Different Than We Have Thought
Proposition 15: Current Debate About Intelligent Design Ultimately Concerns Purpose
Proposition 16: Scientifice Explanations of Origins Can Be Veiwed in Light of Purpose, and If So, Are Unobjectionable
Proposition 17: Resulting Theology in This View of Genesis 1 Is Stronger, Not Weaker
Proposition 18: Public Science Education Should Be Neutral Regarding Purpose
Summary and Conclusions
FAQs
Notes
Index
I do believe that between ID/Creationism and Darwinian Evolution, there indeed exists an alternative. Check out the endorsements and you will know that it is really worth a look as an argument on the possible third way on Genesis 1.
Do you have an old desktop PC lying around your basement? Are you a windows user all along, yet secretly admire the alternative reality of living outside the powerful domain of Microsoft? Here is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to walk you through getting Linux (Ubuntu 9.04) running. One of the most detail I have ever seen.
A word of caution: Set it up on your extra PC, not the one you are using day to day! This will allow you to spend as much (or as little) time as you desire to explore the world of Linux; and to make silly/crazy mistakes worry-free…
