Potpourri
Today I saw (injured Tight End for the Huskers) Matt Herion on campus. I really wanted to ask him if he knew when he would be able to play again, so, after much internal conflict I did. He said that he had no idea. Of course, that much doesn’t make a very interesting story, so [...]
Islamic Calvinism
Today in my History of Islam class, we talked about the two major strands of ideology concerning human nature, the authority of the Qur’an, and God’s sovereignty. In short, there were originally two main views within Sunni (the majority sect) Islam: one was essentially Calvinistic in an Islamic sort of way (e.g., humans cannot truly [...]
Factoid
The Daily Nebraskan today noted that the score in the Nebraska football game last weekend against Pittsburg (7-6) was the lowest scoring game (13 total points) in which the Cornhuskers had participated since Nebraska beat Baylor 13-0 in 1990. That game against Baylor was the very first Cornhusker game I ever attended. Ah, the memories!
More news about the Prayer of Jabez
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I love Love
Good news: I saw perhaps my favorite t-shirt ever today; it said, “Libraries are for lovers,” and was in the style of t-shirts sold at (Of Bald Men and Bears sponsored) Random Shirts. Bad news: I didn’t ask the girl who was wearing it where she got it, and an internet search yielded no search [...]
Bethlehem Baptist Baptism Update
My dear colleague posted this about Bethlehem Baptist’s (John Piper’s church) pending decision to change their membership requirements from including mandates of a person’s being immersed in a believers’ baptism. There is an 84-page paper (PDF format) on the history and specific bylaws amendments that the church’s board will be recommending to be adopted, but [...]
Feeling Foolish
This is a story where I was made to feel foolish, although it wasn’t really my fault. Setting: UNL Holdredge Bus (Route #24). 4:30 p.m., Friday afternoon.Characters: Boy wearing Hastings High School Shirt (I later discover that his name is Paul) and me. Me: (Noticing boy is wearing shirt from my alma mater) You went [...]
Gameday!!!
If I were to try to write something about the emotions excited by the energy of the first game of the Cornhusker football season, I wouldn’t have a clue where to start. Let’s just keep it simple: I’m pumped. However, we fans have a very important part to play in the scheme of Cornhusker athletics–much [...]
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Did anyone else know that the title of the movie was taken from a 18th century poem by Alexander Pope called “Eloisa to Abelard,” or am I just really behind the times? It was included in the IMDB trivia for the movie, but I found it because the poem was assigned in my Restoration and [...]
