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2010-09-23T05:00:40-04:00

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The quantum experiment

Last updated on: September 23, 2010 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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Thanks to Bunnycatch3r for alerting us to this fascinating and lucid re-enactment and explanation of the famous “double slit” experiment that opens up the weirdness of quantum events. (I witnessed this experiment performed in our Patrick Henry College physics class.) I’m having trouble embedding the video, so if it doesn’t show up on your browser hit “comments” and it should be there. Or, just go here. That site will also show you some actual experiments so that you can see... Read more

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2010-09-22T06:00:18-04:00

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Ordinary people

Last updated on: September 22, 2010 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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The media, the intellectual establishment of both the left and the right, and other members of our ruling class are just pouring contempt on figures like Sarah Palin and Christine O’Donnell. They are portrayed as dangerous, extreme, and just plain weird. The criticisms, though, don’t get much traction with the public because these women are so much like the rest of the public. A review of a new book about Sarah Palin concludes at just how normal she is: Her... Read more

2010-09-22T05:30:28-04:00

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Cut payroll taxes?

Last updated on: September 22, 2010 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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One idea to help the economy–advocated by members of both parties–is to cut payroll taxes, that money deducted from your paycheck. Here is the case for that from liberal economist Nouriel Roubini: A much better option is for the administration to reduce the payroll tax for two years. The reduced labor costs would lead employers to hire more; for employees, the increased take-home pay would boost much-needed economic consumption and advance the still-crucial process of deleveraging households (paying down credit... Read more

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2010-09-22T05:00:22-04:00

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Chef, cook, butler, host, and food

Last updated on: September 22, 2010 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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As we continue our survey of the Divine Service from John Pless’s Narrative Commentary, we come to Holy Communion: PREFACE, SANCTUS, PRAYER, OUR FATHER Drawn toward the gifts of Jesus’ body and blood, our hearts are lifted up in thanksgiving and praise as we anticipate the reception of the gifts that carry with them our redemption. The Sanctus brings together the song of heaven’s angels in adoration of the Holy Three-in-One and the acclamations of Palm Sunday; “Blessed is He... Read more

2010-09-21T06:09:14-04:00

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Spiritual, but not religious

Last updated on: September 21, 2010 at 6:09 am By Gene Veith

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Read Mollie Hemingway’s take on the “spiritual but not religious” line in Christianity Today. An excerpt: The number of people who self-identify using the long-popular phrase “spiritual but not religious” is still growing. In 1998, 9 percent of American adults told the General Social Survey they were spiritual but not religious. By 2008, it had risen to 14 percent. Among those ages 18 to 39, the increase was even more dramatic, and 18 percent now say they are spiritual but... Read more

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2010-09-21T05:30:50-04:00

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One out of seven is below the poverty line

Last updated on: September 21, 2010 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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The recession is officially over, with a quarter showing positive growth after 18 months. Hooray, hooray. Just like the war in Iraq is officially over. So why don’t we feel better? Meanwhile, we get news like this: In the second year of a brutal recession, the ranks of the American poor soared to their highest level in half a century and millions more are barely avoiding falling below the poverty line, the Census Bureau reported Thursday. About 44 million Americans... Read more

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2010-09-21T05:00:08-04:00

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What the offering and the prayer mean

Last updated on: September 21, 2010 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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Next in our ongoing series from The Narrative Commentary on the Divine Service by John Pless: OFFERING Having received from the generosity of the Father who is the Author and Giver of every good and perfect gift, we now return of the gifts that we have been given. The offering is accompanied with an offertory from Psalm 51 which teaches us that the highest offering is simply to receive, in faith, the gifts God gives for body and soul. THE... Read more

2010-09-20T06:00:40-04:00

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Comparing notes on the dishonest steward

Last updated on: September 20, 2010 at 6:00 am By Gene Veith

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The Gospel reading for yesterday was the parable of the dishonest steward (Luke 16:1-13), the guy who knew he would lose his job for embezzlement and so took the opportunity to forgive the debts of those who owed his boss money, as a way to get in good with them when he would be unemployed. His boss commended his shrewd dealing, as did Jesus, in a way. That’s a fascinating parable, but it’s one of the hardest to interpret and... Read more

2010-09-20T05:30:10-04:00

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The Tea Party insurgency

Last updated on: September 20, 2010 at 5:30 am By Gene Veith

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Peggy Noonan, no fan of Sarah Palin, nevertheless sees something happening here with the Tea Parties: The past few years, a lot of people in politics have wondered about the possibility of a third party. Would it be possible to organize one? While they were wondering, a virtual third party was being born. And nobody organized it. Here is Jonathan Rauch in National Journal on the tea party’s innovative, broad-based network: “In the expansive dominion of the Tea Party Patriots,... Read more

2010-09-20T05:00:37-04:00

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Confessing and Preaching

Last updated on: September 20, 2010 at 5:00 am By Gene Veith

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More from the Narrative Commentary on the Divine Service by John Pless, which some pastors are using to teach what the elements in worship mean: NICENE CREED Having heard the Word of God, we confess our faith in His Name. The Creed is our saying back to God what He has first said to us. To same/say about God what He has revealed about Himself. In the Nicene Creed, we acclaim the truth of the Triune God and His work... Read more

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