Category Archives: Star Trek: The Next Generation

Leaders 3

Posted on July 18, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

A theme that came up more than once in my latest reading of Richard Nixon’s Leaders was alcohol.  Here are some stories that Nixon tells: —-Page 143: “[German leader Konrad Adenauer] had other weapons besides the cold steel of logic, … Continue reading →

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Actors’ Sacrifices; Two Views on Forgiveness

Posted on May 20, 2012 by jamesbradfordpate

I have two thoughts for today: 1.  Yesterday, I watched an excellent documentary called The Captains, in which William Shatner of Star Trek fame interviewed other actors who played captains on a Star Trek show or movie (Patrick Stewart, Avery … Continue reading →

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God of Borg

Posted on October 23, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

For my weekly quiet time this week, I studied Ecclesiastes 6.  Is God the source of evil?  Qoheleth says that God is the source of at least one evil: that men attain wealth and honor, only for God to prevent them … Continue reading →

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Limited Government; My People

Posted on July 2, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

1.  In Rolf Rendtorff’s The Old Testament: An Introduction, something on page 44 stood out to me: The problem of relationships between Israelite and Canaanite traditions also perhaps underlies the narrative of Naboth’s vineyard.  Ahab wants to buy a piece … Continue reading →

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Jean Simmons

Posted on January 23, 2010 by jamesbradfordpate

I just read that actress Jean Simmons has passed away at the age of 80. Yes, I thought she was a hottie on Spartacus and Elmer Gantry. But it’s her later work that made more of an impression on me. … Continue reading →

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My Issues with the New Star Trek

Posted on May 13, 2009 by jamesbradfordpate

Don’t get me wrong…I love the new Star Trek movie. But, after doing some thinking in the shower, I came to understand why some die-hard Trekkies are having a problem with it. Essentially, the movie undoes much of Star Trek. … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve 2008

Posted on December 25, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

I just finished It’s a Wonderful Life on YouTube. To be honest, I think I appreciate it more this year because my TV is indisposed right now. I’m just grateful I got to watch it! I noticed that the Christmas … Continue reading →

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Aggadic Stories Soothing the Soul

Posted on December 5, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

Source: H. Graetz, History of the Jews, volume II (Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1893) 623. “The reigning distress offered no scope for the profundities of the Halacha, but furthered the study of the cheerful Agada, which, diving deep … Continue reading →

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Wil Wheaton, Sin and Salvation

Posted on September 20, 2008 by jamesbradfordpate

I have some random thoughts today: 1. I was watching an episode of Highway to Heaven last night, “One-Winged Angels.” The angel of the show–Jonathan Smith (Michael Landon)–falls for a woman he’s trying to match up with another guy. The … Continue reading →

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