Archive for August, 2004

31 Aug

I Disagree

I don’t get into the Olympics, but I found this story to be a bit over the top. Europe claims that since EU countries collectively got 82 gold medals compared to 35 won by the U.S. and 32 won by China, that they won the Olympics. Well, if each of America’s 50 states had sent [...]

31 Aug

One Way to be Remembered

A Diamond is forever, and now you can be too.

31 Aug

Superman Jailed

This weekend, Superman was thrown in jail in St. Paul, MN. He clashed with police, so the threw him in the clink. Fortunately, he didn’t hurt anyone. The Man of Steel could do a lot of damage.

31 Aug

Notable Quotable

“Government, in my humble opinion, should be formed to secure and to enlarge the exercise of the natural rights of its members; and every government, which has not this in view, as its principal object, is not a government of the legitimate kind.” James Wilson Lectures on Laws, 1791

31 Aug

My Utmost

My joy . . . your joy That My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. John 15:11 What was the joy that Jesus had? It is an insult to use the word happiness in connection with Jesus Christ. The joy of Jesus was the absolute self-surrender and self-sacrifice of [...]

30 Aug

Training for Wings

I had some fun this weekend at another flight lesson. My fiancée came with me to the flight school, intending to sit in the car and get some work done while I was flying. She came in with me, to use the bathroom, and I introduced her to my instructor. When I was done with [...]

30 Aug

Great Quote

Republicans have to work twice as hard because Democrats vote twice as often. “Original Cyberpunk” Bruce Bethke

30 Aug

Notable Quotable

“When all government, domestic and foreign, in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided of one government on another and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated.” Thomas Jefferson to Charles Hammond, 1821.

30 Aug

My Utmost

Am I convinced by Christ? Notwithstanding in this rejoice not . . ., but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven. – Luke 10:19 Jesus Christ says, in effect, Don’t rejoice in successful service, but rejoice because you are rightly related to Me. The snare in Christian work is to rejoice in successful [...]

29 Aug

Notable Quotable

“All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree. James Madison in The Federalist

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