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#11 My debut on the Biblioblog Top 50 (June 2009)

That’s right, I have made my debut on the prestigious, award-winning Biblioblog Top 50 at number 11! I am not sure how this has happened. Nevertheless, I have updated my sidebar with the stylish Top 50 icon.
So besides being the world’s first Vietnamese-American biblioblogger, I am now the first Vietnamse-American to be on the Top [...]

Ghetto iPod Speakers (DIY)

I saw these photos of some stylish, low-budget, Apple-inspired-white, paper cup speakers and I just tried it myself. The sounds does get amplified, but not much at all. Certified ghetto fabulous!
This is a fun project. Four single-serving paper cups, two tooth picks (for holding cups together) + iPod with classic earbuds. The increase in volume, [...]

Against Twitter: according to Moral Philosophy

Here is a fun case made against Twitter according to moral philosophy.
Against All Tweets
24 June 2009 by James Anderson (Analogical Thoughts)
Semi-Serious Warm-Up Argument
(1) Twittering requires communication in 140 characters or less.
(2) Almost nothing of substance can be adequately communicated in 140 characters or less.
(3) Therefore, almost nothing of substance can be adequately communicated by [...]

‘Oldest’ image or icon of St Paul discovered

From Telegraph.co.uk:

The fresco, which dates back to the 4th Century AD, was discovered during restoration work at the Catacomb of Saint Thekla but was kept secret for ten days.
During that time experts carefully removed centuries of grime from the fresco with a laser, before the news was officially announced through the Vatican’s official newspaper L’Osservatore [...]

the remains of St. Paul

Today marks the close of the Year of St. Paul (June 2008 to June 2009), a special jubilee year which Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed in order to observe the bimillenium anniversary of the apostle’s birth and to rekindle interest in his life and writings. Amazingly enough (or conveniently enough), the Pope announced on the eve [...]

Diana Butler Bass: interview and her new book

At ReligionDispataches, there are two articles by Diana Butler Bass and her latest book, A People’s History of Christianity: The Other Side of the Story (browse here).

An excerpt from the book, “Christianity v. Christ: An Excerpt From A People’s History of Christianity,” which reflects on the significance of the Parable of the Good Samaritan for Christian [...]

Devil’s Bible, Codex Gigas: scholarly info

For more scholarly details about Codex Gigas (the Devil’s Bible), see the the Codex Gigas website at the National Library of Sweden (here). Lots of information here. You can even browse the manuscript (here).
A snippet from the website:
About the Codex Gigas

The Codex Gigas contains five long texts as well as a complete Bible. The manuscript [...]

one tweet wonders

A recent research project at Harvard Business School examined about 300,000 Twitter accounts and revealed some interesting results.
For instance:
Twitter’s usage patterns are also very different from a typical on-line social network. A typical Twitter user contributes very rarely. Among Twitter users, the median number of lifetime tweets per user is one. This translates into over [...]

Torture Awareness Month (June 2009)

June 26th is United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. A few years ago, religious and human rights organizations in the United States declared the month of June to be Torture Awareness Month as a way to provide greater visibility to this issue and provide an opportunity for coordinated actions across the [...]

Another Bad Jesus Tattoo: Hello Kitty!

curiously bizarre … why get a tattoo of this? just make a t-shirt or something!
Behold…Kitty Christ!

Gorman on A Missional Hermeneutic

Michael Gorman has posted some good initial thoughts on A Missional Hermeneutic. This is definitely a perfect followup to his previous posts on a theological interpretation of scripture.”Mission/missional” has been a buzzword in recent years, and some have expounded on what a missional theology looks like. But Gorman’s thoughts are insightful since they are interwoven with [...]

Bad Jesus Tattoo: OMG LOL

Why? … Really, why? …

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