Symmetry
1 X 8 + 1 = 9 12 X 8 = 2 = 98 123 X 8 + 3 = 987 1234 X 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 X 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 X 8 + 6 + 987654 1234567 X 8 + 7 = 9876543 12345678 X 8 + 8 = 98765432 123456789 X 8 + 9 = 987654321 * * * * * 1 X 9 + 2 = 11 12 X 9 + 3 = 111 123 X 9 + 4 = 1111 1234 X 9 + 5 = 11111 12345 X 9 + 6 = 111111 123456 X 9 + 7 = 1111111 1234567 X 9 + 8 = 11111111 12345678 X 9 + 9 = 111111111 123456789 X 9 + 10... [Read more]
Charles Spurgeon – select quotes
There is something exceedingly improving to the mind in a contemplation of the Divinity. It is a subject so vast, that all our thoughts are lost in its immensity; so deep, that our pride is drowned in its infinity. . . . No subject of contemplation will tend more to humble the mind, than thoughts of God. . . . But while the subject humbles the mind, it also expands it. . . . nothing will so enlarge... [Read more]
Summer Listening
Dan Phillips inquired as to whether or not I was going to update my Summer Listening post prepared last year. (Evidently he has listened to all of the thousands of hours of free audio I previously referenced.) So, Dan, and anyone else who is interested, here are some additional free audio books, lectures, seminars, and sermons for you. Free Audio Resources For Personal Study (compiled by Kevin... [Read more]
Taking Risks – Select Quotes
A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for. ~ Grace Hopper One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again. ~ Abraham Maslow To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all. ~ Peter McWilliams No living creature, except for a man, is able to... [Read more]
Ideas vs. Reality
My son recently asked me “What is the most thrilling thing you have ever done.” “I read a good book once.” I responded. He rolled his eyes and walked away. He is only twelve but he has this action perfected from watching his mother. I caught up with him later to make sure that he got a real answer to his question. Those of us who do spend a significant amount of our time engaged in ratiocination... [Read more]
The Inquisition Was A Good Thing
“The Inquisition was a good thing.” That is the sentence with which I usually open my lecture on The Inquisition(s) in my medieval history class. The sentence is intended to shock my students and to get them to lean in to the topic. Do I really believe that The Inquisition was a good thing? Well, let me explain . . . We almost always discuss The Inquisition as a whole but there was not a single... [Read more]
Have You Read All These Books?
“Have you read all these books?” That is inevitably the question that is asked when we have a group of people into our home. We have thousands of books scattered throughout our home — three sets of bookshelves full of commentaries in the upstairs game-room, three sets of bookshelves in the formal living room full of literature, art, and Christology books, two sets of bookshelves... [Read more]
Justified Swiss Army Style
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Victorinox Swiss Army. All opinions are 100% mine. “So, now you have it, what are you going to do with it?” my wife a certain unnamed female in my house challenged. Without missing a beat I responded eloquently, “Stuff”. For as long as I can remember I have always wanted a Swiss Army Knife. Maybe the desire springs from my... [Read more]
