Archive for May 16th, 2005
Still a front page man
Monday, May 16th, 2005Today’s USA Today profiles Billy Graham in a cover story called, “The gospel of Billy Graham: Inclusion.” Some of the highlights, On S-E-X: “Before he asks God’s help, Graham says, he begins with praise and thanksgiving for God’s gifts: the beauties and bounty of nature, ‘even the pleasures of sex, within the boundaries of marriage,’ [...]
Kingdom Contradictions?
Monday, May 16th, 2005Is this what Jesus meant by the “kingdom of heaven”? “So successful are some evangelicals that they’re opening up branches like so many new Home Depots or Subways…. “For all their seemingly unstoppable success, evangelicals must contend with powerful forces in U.S. society. The ranks of Americans who express no religious preference have quadrupled since [...]
I feel the need for speed
Monday, May 16th, 2005“‘Internet2 is a thousand to 10,000 times faster than the networks that people typically have in their homes.’ The network is so fast that downloading an entire feature-length film isn’t a matter of hours or days, but mere minutes or even seconds.” More here.