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Cellphones–Driving us Crazy
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Ben Witherington
I saw it yet again just last week– yet another example of extremely dangerous driving caused by drivers using hand held cellphones. But it is hardly just the driving issues that are problematic about cellphones. Consider the article in this morning’s New York Times— http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/education/20wired.html?th&emc=th Boredom— cellphones seen as the cure for boredom. Now…
Rock N’ Roll Quiz
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Ben Witherington
CLASSIC ROCK AND FOLK ROCK QUIZ So you areseriously stranded on a desert island for 30 days, but the good news is, whileit does not have internet or cellphone connectability, what it does have is oneway time travel ability rather like the island in LOST. You, by manipulating the rockster machine canimport your…
The Church in the House in Dura-Europos
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Ben Witherington
Right by the famous Euphrates river in western Syria, by the Syrian city of Salhiye and near Turkey is the city of Dura, or as we know it, Dura-Europos, the home of the first Europeans (for the name comes from that city ultimately). The archaeological dig at this city is doubly important to those interested…
Theological Movie Month Part Two– The Book of Eli
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Ben Witherington
The word Eli is the first word Jesus spoke from the cross— calling out to God. El is the most basic word for God in Hebrew, and Eli a form of that word. It is part of the name Elijah (Yahweh is God), or Elisha. But this movie is not so much about God…
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