May 2012
Happy 138th Birthday to G.K. Chesterton!
Watchthedandyunderworld:
Taking place in England the owners of the yard slowly kept adding sections to the contraption so when the squirrel learned one section and got the nuts, they’d add another section. It took over 2 weeks to get to the final product you see in the video.
“If there is one thing worse than the modern weakening of major morals, it is the...”
– G.K. Chesterton (via sds)
“My feelings are not God. God is God. My feelings do not define truth. God’s word...”
– John Piper (via alexissmith)
“Beauty turns our heads because it turns our hearts….Christ’s beauty is a beauty...”
– Peter Kreeft (via themorningstars)
April 2012
Watchrogerwilkerson:
A special treat for a Friday… Roger Wilker-Vision presents a snippet from the 1955 Walt Disney TV special “Man In Space” and discusses the difficulties of enjoying cocktails in zero gravity… directed by the legendary Ward Kimball. Enjoy!
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“In any relationship, there will be frightening spells in which your feelings of...”
– Tim Keller, the Meaning of Marriage (via easyisoverrated)
sarasposito:
There’s a 70% sale right now for taped lectures! Great for car rides with multiple people, especially.
I agree on the car ride point.
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veareflejos:
THE DONKEY G.K. Chesterton
When fishes flew and forests walked And figs grew upon thorn, Some moment when the moon was blood Then surely I was born;
With monstrous head and sickening cry And ears like errant wings, The devil’s walking parody On all four-footed things.
The tattered outlaw of the earth, Of ancient crooked will; Starve, scourge, deride me: I am dumb, I...
March 2012
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amazonmusic:
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Very cool of Amazon to do this. Also, them > iTunes for music, no question.
Dawkins and Chesterton
“We are machines built by DNA whose purpose is to make more copies of the same DNA…It is every living object’s sole reason for living.”
- Richard Dawkins
“It is as if a man were asked, “What is the use of a hammer?” and answered, “To make hammers”; and when asked, “And of those hammers, what is the use?” answered, “To make...
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“What a hell of horror, I thought, to wander alone, a bare existence never going...”
– George MacDonald, Lilith
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Watchmorganautumn:
afancyprostitute:
That’s right the program is over so now you can talk -trash about it and vent your rage! on your twitter and facebook page! Won’t you join us again next week at 30 Rock! - afeller plaza NYC Where the ratings are (awesome) remarkably somehow, we’re still on the aaaaair! We’ll just keep doing this whether you like it or not! - we really do love our fans, yes both...
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“On every bookstall, in every magazine, you may find works telling people how to...”
– G.K. Chesterton in All Things Considered (via gkchestertonquote)
So great.
The Sorry Lives and Confusing Times of Today's... →
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subtectummeum:
A really dispiriting thing to read. I want it to be different. What can we do?
I believe the men’s formation in FOCUS is excellent. There’s a start.
There is SO much in this article I want to quote! Please, everyone, just read this piece - it’s just excellent. VERY even-handed, laying blame in our society where it belongs in a difficult subject.
Don’t think...
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“Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in...”
– Tim / Kathy Keller (via everystoplight)
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“Nah, I’ll wait until next year when it’s half the price.”
– Me, every time a new iPad has been released, which up to this point has prevented me from ever buying an iPad (via 1happyst)
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