Daily Archives: April 3, 2012

Questions About Genesis 1:28-29

Posted on April 3, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

Each night, I pray ten minutes before I go to bed, and I decided a few days ago to incorporate Bible reading into that.  Essentially, I will read a passage, and then I will talk about it in my prayer.  … Continue reading →

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Contract with the Earth 3: Butterflies

Posted on April 3, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

For my write-up today on A Contract with the Earth, by Newt Gingrich and Terry Maple, I’ll highlight something from page 22: “Some of the fauna in our yards instantly evoke respect.  Butterflies, for example, have a special capacity to … Continue reading →

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Self-Defense on the Sabbath(s); Nomos

Posted on April 3, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

I started volume 4 of John Meier’s A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus.  This is the last volume of the series that has been published thus far, but more volumes will come out sometime in the future.  Meier still … Continue reading →

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The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships 3

Posted on April 3, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

In my latest reading of The Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships, by Temple Grandin, and Sean Barron, Temple appears to vacillate some on the issue of how much parents should pressure their kids with Asperger’s to socialize. On the one … Continue reading →

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