off off and away

well i'm off to alpine, texas for spring break. going to do some painting, constructing and maybe even a little destructing..we'll see. anyway blogging will be light. hopefully i'll get pictures from the week up when i'm back. prayer would be great.

go congress!!

go partial birth abortion ban! go partial birth abortion ban! confused?, still confused? still?

congress actually passed this, or similar legislation twice during the clinton years..but ole slick willie vetoed it. bush has promised to sign it into law. though it will only be a short year or so before it will face its first supreme court challenge.

the good news : that's at least year that this incredibly grotesque and barbaric practice will be illegal.
the bad news : other forms of abortion are still legal and we're not getting much closer to changing that.

are you dumb enough

i hope none of you would fall for this. those crazy brits.

wedding present

in case anyone was getting ahead of the game, this would be a great idea for a christmas present or birthday present or wedding present for yours truly.

"read" (reed or red)

i just realized how hard it is sometimes to determine how to pronounce read, (reed or red) depending on the context. just thought i'd share.

three approaches to abortion

this is an excellent book if you are looking for a way to argue your reasoning against abortion beyond that found in scripture. unfortunately, when discussing this controversial topic with non-Christians, quoting scripture or using God at all will not get you very far. this makes sense, though doesn't make it any easier to deal with. in this book kreeft takes three different routes.

chapter 1 : "the apple argument against abortion"
in chapter one he uses a very logical, philosophical argument starting with his first point "We know what an apple is" and ending up at "Abortion is wrong." makes sense, right? it is a somewhat technical argument in which he does a very good job explaining skepticism and relativism and why it just doesn't work. there's a very good chance that you will never be able to use this argument with anyone because there aren't very many people you come in contact with who will be able to follow the logic of the argument without a great deal of explanatiion. this is, of course, assuming that you can follow the logic and then regurgitate it on the fly.

chapter 2 : "why we fight: a pro-life motivational roadmap"
this chapter is more of an inspirational-i can't believe it's gotten this bad-what do you mean why does it matter-why aren't you doing more kind of chapter. it's informative and kinda give some insight into some pro-life motivations.

chapter 3 : "what happens when an irresistable force meets an immovable object? a typical pro-life/pro-choice dialogue"
this is probably the most interesting of all the chapters. it's just what it says, a dialogue between two people. at times they get frustrated with each other because the conversation becomes somewhat of a personal attack. that is the essence of the argument against abortion though. it's an incredibly personal conviction that a baby's life is worth saving.

this book is great no matter which side of the argument you stand on. the author is most definitely pro-life, but the information and arguments presented are there for anyone seeking the truth.

IMHO.

that big idea

that big idea i was talking about long ago is done and now we'll see how it takes off. check it out yourself at www.meaningfulmedia.org.