from several very hectic weeks.
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The subtitle to Logged On and Tuned Out, by Vicki Courtney, states "a nontechie's guide to parenting a tech-savvy generation." That is pretty much the gist of what her book is about. It's written for parents who are not quite up to speed with the technological state of affairs that our children find all too comfortable.
An acquaintance of mine, who is about my age, has a difficult time managing the mundane task of e-mailing. She is, no doubt, unaware that she is at least two steps behind her 6th grade daughter in that her daughter considers e-mail to be a thing of the past. Enter the world of constant cellphone communication, IM'ing, texting, digital photo and video uploads, and the social networks such as MySpace and Facebook.
Courtney presents a concise primer on the way such technology works, as well as outlining the potential hazards awaiting a young, immature generation. Be forewarned, however, that her writing style is geared for the extroverted female reader, who probably spends time with "the girls" at the mall (e.g., I am so-not into that).
Recommendation: If you have tweens or teens, and are not tech-savvy, I'd recommend you read Courtney's book. If you already have a good handle of the communication technology out there waiting for your children, then a cursory inspection of the book, at the library or bookstore, should suffice.
Congratulations to blogger Mike Murdock (Rev. Mike) for becoming Dr. Mike Murdock.
There's a good discussion I'm having with a commenter by the name of Psi, over at Stones Cry Out, regarding a post I wrote in Mindless-process Design (as opposed to Intelligent Design).
Maybe some of you should check it out, and leave a comment of your own. Hint: LotharBot (and anyone else, for that matter).
Christianity and Non-Empirical Knowledge, by J.P. Moreland
The senses are wonderful guides for providing us with empirical knowledge, but they are inadequate as guides for non-empirical knowledge. Both are genuine, both are important, and both are biblical.
Obama's Public Religion, review of Obama's Audacity of Hope, by Sarah
The hype over Obama in the last year has been about nothing—literally. His campaign could be an episode of Seinfeld. He’s gone to great lengths to be not only the candidate of change, but the candidate of charisma….so shallow that it might actually work to win the general election. This is more of an indictment on the American voters than it is on Obama, unfortunately. But realize that he is equally a product of this shallow society. What are the dangers for America if he is to become the most powerful leader in the world? An increase in access to birth control, fewer parental rights, tighter restrictions on religious expression, higher taxes, naïve foreign relations that put America at risk…
Solving Solar System Quandaries Is Simple: Just Flip-flop The Position Of Uranus And Neptune
The planets in our solar system weren't always in the order they are today. Four billion years ago, early in the solar system's evolution, Uranus and Neptune switched places, according to new work by a Arizona State University researcher, who based this conclusion on calculations of the surface density of the solar nebula.
Bonnie, Ilona, & LotharBot - you've all been tagged.
A couple of changes to note in my blogging "career".
After the honor of participating in Andrew Jackson's RedBlue Christian group blog, I've decided to cease my contributions there (admittedly, my contributions have been non-existent for several months now). While I laud the efforts of bloggers there, I find that my interests lie in areas other than the detailed political analysis which occurs at RedBlue. Indeed, Super Tuesday isn't even here yet and I already find myself weary of the political talk surrounding the Democrats, Republicans, Hillary, Obama, Romney, Giuliani, McCain, et. al. My man Thompson is out and, it would appear, I'm going to have to become a "Stuck with Romney" voter. So, I'll let them all fight it out until such time as I have to cast my vote.
Meanwhile, the Christian group blog Stones Cry Out has asked me (and a few others) to be a regular contributor to their blog. I'm honored at the request to join some very excellent writers at that blog. Bookmark their page for regular reference. While I will occasionally cross-post between New Covenant and Stones Cry Out, I also intend to write unique posts at SCO.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that Theology Mom is blogging again AND that her new blog, Old Earth Creation Homeschool, is dedicated to Old Earth Creationism. I especially like her blog description,
The "days" in Genesis 1 refer to long epochs of time. The universe is 13.7 billion years old. The findings of mainstream scientists can generally be trusted, including radiometric dating methods. There were no dinosaurs on Noah's ark. Darwinian evolution doesn't work - and science is proving it.
Theo Mom has loaded her site with many, many links to oodles and oodles of resources under such topic headers as: Today's New Reason To Believe, Curricula & Media Recommendations, Is "Billions of Years" Biblical?, Web Sites Related to the Age of the Earth, Creation vs. Evolution, Life on Other Planets?, Putting Other Religions to the Test, and Kids' Stuff.
Also, she's just launched the Old Earth Creation Homeschool Google Group, which states,
This is a support group for homeschool families (and other Christian educators) to discuss how to integrate science/faith issues in the classroom from an old-earth creation perspective. This is NOT a forum for debating the legitimacy of old-earth creationism. Contentious posts will be deleted. (emphasis added)
Please take the time to check it all out.
I have the special honor of making Joe Carter's (Evangelical Outpost) list of Top 100 Christian blogs.* Given the low amount of traffic I receive**, I feel doubly honored that Joe takes the time to see what I have to say. This bespeaks volumes regarding Joe's character. I had the pleasure of meeting him at GodBlogCon 2005 and, despite the short time we had to converse, I can truly say that he is a man that exudes charity, compassion, humility, and grace.
* I actually have the distinction of being listed TWICE on Joe's Top 100. He listed his top twenty, of which I appear at # 17, and then he listed the remaining blogs in alphabetical order, of which I appear again (at # 73). To tell you the truth, I'm a bit scared to let him know about it - since I might get bumped from the prestigious Top 20! ;^)
** Speaking of traffic, from my most recent 100 hits (as of around noon today), I had 43 hits from Joe's post and 42 hits from people searching for photos of Miss New Jersey! (somewhat indicative of the yin and yang of an evangelical blog)
My Hoosier blogging friend Greg, formerly at Areopagitica, and formerly at What Attitude Problem, has decided to publish at One Bad Monkey. Greg has a unique writing style and has greatly helped me view complex human issues from a Christian perspective.
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