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Apr 11, 2009

The Horror We Confess: He Was Crucified

By Timothy R. Butler | Posted at 3:28 AM

“He was crucified,” the Apostle’s Creed declares. As the Church has confessed these three words pointing back to a day that seemed anything but “good” two millennia ago, we recall the most unjust, horrid execution of all time.

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Apr 10, 2009

The View from Mudsock Heights: A Happy Computer Reverie is Interrupted by a Low-Tech Malfunction

By Dennis E. Powell | Posted at 10:39 PM

Yeow! Why is it that hot coffee defies gravity and manages to escape the spout of the coffee pot and — sometimes actually flowing uphill — find its way onto the hand holding the cup, or the tablecloth, or the early morning bare feet?

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Apr 09, 2009

The Fifth Day

By Ed Hurst | Posted at 4:51 AM

In this short story, Ed Hurst introduces us to an semi-apocalyptic army training scene. Our protagonist faces a difficult question: what does one do when one is required to train a new group of enlisted men for a cause that seems hopeless?

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Apr 03, 2009

The View from Mudsock Heights: They Might Be Slithery and Scaly and Cold, but They Really are Our Friends

By Dennis E. Powell | Posted at 4:42 AM

It would be a lot easier to get things done around here if there were more snakes. No, I’m not kidding.

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Apr 01, 2009

Economic Savior, Part 2: Predisposed to Belief

By Brad Edwards | Posted at 5:02 AM

Last week, Brad Edwards looked at the New Scientist’s claim that religious beliefs such as the rise of “New Calvinism,” is a mere survival reflex we are biologically disposed to. The potential problem he pointed out with the claim is that it assumes that a biological survival mechanism must be irrational. Christianity claims otherwise.

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Mar 26, 2009

The View from Mudsock Heights: The Story of a Very Big Ditch Passed -- the Story, Not the Ditch -- Through Here

By Dennis E. Powell | Posted at 3:03 AM

One of the first things that happened after I moved here into the woods four years ago was a visit by a friend from back east. Gerard Koeppel is a noted historian and writer who has specialized in the history of the infrastructure of New York. That is not a subject which immediately quickens the heart, but a book he wrote that was published in 2000, Water for Gotham, actually made the history of the city’s water-supply system exciting.

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Mar 24, 2009

Economic Savior, Part 1: New Calvinism vs. New Scientist

By Brad Edwards | Posted at 1:50 PM

Two weeks ago, Time released their second annual “10 Most Powerful Ideas” issue, which lists the top ten ideas affecting the country over the last year. The third most powerful idea was “New Calvinism.” In a time of social and economic instability, Americans have once again returned to the Church for comfort. After 9/11, news agencies reported a similar flocking back to religious centers, but this time is a little different.

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Mar 12, 2009

The View from Mudsock Heights: Always Remember: Ownership Brings Responsibility

By Dennis E. Powell | Posted at 4:17 AM

It’s something that folks who grew up around here have come to take for granted, in which many have participated since they were kids. Handled responsibly, they reason, there is little danger.

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Misreading the Signs: Early Regrets in the Age of Obama

By Jason Kettinger | Posted at 3:20 AM

It started off as an “I’m sorry” I offered to a friend the other day. He asked what I was sorry about; I simply said, “the November election.” Regular readers will recall my endorsement and defense of then-Sen. Barack Obama during that election cycle.

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Mar 05, 2009

The View from Mudsock Heights: When the Power Goes Out

By Dennis E. Powell | Posted at 4:47 AM

When the power went off, it woke me up. Of course, a sensible person would have looked around, rolled over, and slept some more.

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