archive for 07.2007

fear of God

posted by adam on 07.31.2007

I’ve said it before, even right here on this blog, but I’ll say it again. At some point in your life, if you claim to really believe all this crazy stuff about Jesus, you have to actually face it. In facing it, you will be unable to avoid this simple truth: either Jesus was who […]

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to end all bad things

posted by adam on 07.26.2007

Read about John Edwards’ plan to end all bad things.

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being good

posted by adam on 07.25.2007

If you’re one of the few who could be considered a regular reader of my blog, you may have wondered what’s been going on here lately. I’ve been considerably less verbose than usual. Well, I’ve been thinking.
One of my favorite books is The Good Apprentice by Iris Murdoch. It is the story of two brothers […]

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

posted by adam on 07.22.2007

I finished the seventh book today. I will, respectful of of readers, limit my remarks to a single word: wonderful.
Happy reading to any other Harry Potter fans.

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number 5

posted by adam on 07.12.2007

I attended a midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on Tuesday night, which, I know, makes me a phenomenal geek. But, like hundreds of others at the same theater, I just couldn’t wait to see what this newest installment in the film series would be like.
I was not disappointed.
I won’t […]

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institutionalized

posted by adam on 07.11.2007

In the film The Shawshank Redemption, Morgan Freeman’s character explains the concept of institutionalization to his fellow inmates:
“He’s just institutionalized, that’s all…Man’s been here fifty years. This place is all he knows. In here, he’s an important man, an educated man. A librarian. Out there, he’s nothing but a used-up old con with arthritis in […]

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