Archive for the ‘IMO’ Category
Thursday, November 30th, 2006
...Taking Todd up on his request.
It occurred to me the other morning that nothing has any value except that which an individual gives it. To some, this probably seems simplistic. For me, it was a minor revelation—perhaps even an epiphany. It was, in some sense, a recognition of perception in ...
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Sunday, October 8th, 2006
I really don't understand this reaction any more than I understand that of those in the middle-east when they are "offended" by drawings. But, in spite of what this man did to the family members of a close-knit community, they responded with love and forgiveness.
Which group is more civilized? No ...
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Tuesday, September 12th, 2006
Today was a strange day for me. Like the rest of the country, I spent considerable time pondering the event that changed the world five years ago. My first thought was that I can honestly say that five years ago, Allah changed my life. Until September 11th, 2001, I thought ...
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Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
I've just described how I feel about the death of Steve Irwin. It was a freakish and undeserved event. Like local news, there always seems to be a related story.
A few weeks ago, my son and I went to John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids. Entrance was free and we ...
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Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
Sometimes life takes some really strange turns. Sometimes death takes even stranger ones. By now, you probably know that Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin is dead. He was stabbed in the heart by the tail of a stingray.
I always thought he'd get it from a crocodile. You probably did too. Instead, ...
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Sunday, June 4th, 2006
My first pass through Bushido by Inazo Nitobe has not been encouraging. Nitobe is said to be a Christian apologist. I’m afraid that his apologetic methods have been applied to Bushido. That is, the book seems to be less of a description of the code and more of an analysis ...
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