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these are the musings of a guy who is trying to make sense of people, especially those who actively turn their back on a Father who cannot love them any more than He does already.

Persistence

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July 18, 2009

PERSISTENCE INDICATES A STRONG WILL. OBSTINACY INDICATES A STRONG WON'T.

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Christians risk rejection and discrimination for their faith, acc to Sunday Telegraph study

July 23, 2009

Christians are facing discrimination at work, and ridicule and rejection at home, according to new research. By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent The first poll of Britain's churchgoers, carried out for The Sunday Telegraph, found that thousands of them believe they are being turned down for promotion because of their faith. One in five said that they had faced opposition at work because of their beliefs. More than half of them revealed that they had suffered some form of persecution for being a Christian. The findings suggest a growing hostility towards religion in this country, which has been highlighted by a series of clashes between churchgoers and their employers. Church leaders, including the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, have urged Christians to "wake up" and defend their beliefs after the suspension of Caroline Petrie, a community nurse, for offering to pray for a patient. Churchgoers are likely to be further concerned by new guideline...

The Narnia Code

June 10, 2009

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jz2qp A new book and DVD suggests there is a deep logic behind the fabric of the Narnia Chronicles, that has until now been hidden from the reader. Michael Ward's thesis seems to suggest that CS Lewis' understanding of medieval cosmology contributed heavily to the way he wrote of the land of Narnia, constructing each o the Chronicles around the nature of a different planet. If The Silver Chair is Lunar, Lion/Witch/Wardrobe is Jovian(Jupiter), DawnTreader is Solar and Prince Caspian is Martian. Each planet contributes to the atmosphere and storyline of the book, with the planet's influence on the children/humans in the main view. For example, Jupiter is said to be a planet of kingliness, an is described in one of Lewis' poems as 'winter ended and forgiveness given'. So we see in the story how 4 children travel to Narnia to fulfil a prophecy of winter defeated and Edmund restored and forgiven, the four children taking their ...