tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38451480320316720782012-01-30T12:06:01.436-06:00Notes from the Ivory Towerspencerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973968493853232620noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845148032031672078.post-42064893902801103712009-05-24T07:53:00.002-05:002009-05-24T07:54:40.733-05:00

I have moved.Literally, and figuratively, but I now live in Colorado. I'm keeping a travel journal, which can be found here.Please, read on!

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These are Neil Boortz’s published (and uncited) reasons for discounting the widely accepted theory of anthropogenic global climate change (a much more accurate term than the outdated “Global Warming”), and my subsequent responses. It should be noted that although I’ve studied a good deal of science, I am in no way an expert (but neither is he). Most of my study has been focused on ecology, not

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Recently, a friend of mine acquired one of the new iPhone handhelds. I was checking it out, and it really is pretty cool; lots of interesting features are packed into one device, streamlining an experience that normally takes at least a cell phone and a computer.After playing around with it, however, I began to think about how the machine works. And not just the iPhone: many “advanced”

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I have come upon a problem, and my analysis of the problem leads me to believe that it is not restricted to my own psyche, but rather, is reflective of the culture under which I have been raised. I sit here, studying for a midterm test for a class that is essentially about helping developing countries. Most of the lectures and discussions describe the needs of people in some war-torn or

spencerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973968493853232620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845148032031672078.post-17089214589917791402007-05-12T14:47:00.000-05:002007-05-12T15:48:02.089-05:00

I'm going to use my website as a forum for discussion of the things that I see on other people's blogs. The context for this post can be found at.There are two posts that I'm going to respond to. The first one is from ChrisP:SpencerYou are reading into what I posted.The scriptures are what Deut 29:29 is speaking of. God has given us His Word, His Law to hear, understand and perform. How can we

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Occasionally I will use this weblog to post a response/reply to something that other people have said. This is one of those times. Ingrid at is posting again, and has some really interesting stuff up. This post is a response to her position on music.Ingrid's Post:A commenter on the post from Monday regarding the YouTube dancing boys claims that we can’t judge whether music is pleasing to God. I

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There is a notion that I have noticed becoming increasingly popular in the Evangelical church (but is no way limited to that body; I’m not pointing fingers here, just making a critical analysis). It is a notion which I find somewhat troublesome simply because I cannot uncover its purpose or its logic. This is the idea that doctrine is a bad thing.My first question is, of course, why? Why has

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Before I start in on this I’m going to give fair warning that this “essay” is not my standard fare. What you’ll read is really just a lot of opinion, nostalgia, and metaphysics. So if that’s not your bag, exit now and wait for my next theo-philosophical argument to surface (which shouldn’t be too long in coming).This is essentially just me rambling, so it isn’t worth reading at all, unless you

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My friends.It is not a failure on my part to think of this vehicle that has caused it to stand dormant for so long. It is that I have spent the last few weeks at elevations of 12,000 feet and above in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado mountaineering, camping, snowshoeing, and contemplating God.I went on this expedition with nine others from my school, though one dropped out, so the final push

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"...It should be obvious that blog participants who defy the owners' rules or seek to subvert the blog's purpose are pillagers rather than owners. They're the internet's equivalent of juveniles who behave decorously enough under their parents' roof but who dance on tables, play loud music, light fires in wastebaskets, throw darts into walls and urinate from the decks of others' homes.The

spencerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973968493853232620noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845148032031672078.post-85827844780357617442006-12-11T20:27:00.000-06:002006-12-14T14:21:06.563-06:00

Well, apparently the folk at Slice don't mind letting people respond to me, and since I can't respond on their server (without pulling some neato tricks with my IP, etc.) I'll post my reply up here.This comes from a post in which I defend U2 and specifically Bono as a Christian. The slice people don't seem to believe it is possible, and have labeled him "a blasphemous reprobate." Probably because

spencerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973968493853232620noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845148032031672078.post-87766745078708150282006-12-10T23:42:00.000-06:002006-12-11T00:11:59.402-06:00

Now I've been completely banned from posting comments on www.sliceoflaodicea.comThank you Pastor Ken Silva and Ingrid for handing me the victory.I think that that is the first time that I have ever managed to get banned from a website, and I never even said so much as a cussword. I think that in their case you have a group of people who is completely closed to their interpretation of scripture,

spencerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973968493853232620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845148032031672078.post-31612566323187991832006-12-10T19:46:00.000-06:002007-05-04T10:38:48.071-05:00

Oh boy, I'm uberfuckingpissed.I've spent essentially the last two days researching the Emerging Church movement (see: Rob Bell, the Mosaic Church, http://theparish.typepad.com ) and have come across this website/blog that is hotly opposed to it: http://www.sliceofloadicea.com composed mainly of members of the historic orthodox movement (see: 5-point Calvinists, Christian fundamentalists, Ingrid

spencerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973968493853232620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3845148032031672078.post-18213660979320093862006-12-10T19:37:00.000-06:002006-12-14T14:22:31.694-06:00

I came upon this website today called http://www.battlecry.com that is affiliated with the National Association of Evangelicals and the popular revivalist youth movement made nationally recognizable by events such as "Acquire the Fire."The website's homepage is basically reminiscent of many popular internet communities such as MySpace.com or Xanga.com. It features members (under the euphemism “

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"...That the whole substance of religion was faith, hope, and charity; by the practice of which we become united to the will of God; that all besides is indifferent and to be used as a means that we may arrive at our end, and be swallowed up therein, by faith and charity."That all things are possible to him who believes, that they are less difficult to him who hopes, they are more easy to him who

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Alright, I've finally ceded to the need to start a weblog. I used to do Xanga when I was in high school, and it wound up being little more than a source of gossip, so I'm going to try to keep away from that on here.For the most part, my purpose here is to post up my thoughts and opinions on matters which I encounter in my life. Many of them are religious, philosophical, or theological in nature,

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