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  Thursday, December 26th, 2013     Flipper flips out of the water. Einstein in a moment of deep contemplation. It’s not even a contest: Flipper v. Einstein. Yet there was a time several decades ago when the brightest and best among us believed that dolphins were super-smart creatures who held in their high-pitched squeaks …

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  Tuesday, December 24th, 2013     This time of year we think a lot about Him and His name. Wonderful Counselor. Prince of Peace. Savior. Jesus. Mary and Joseph knew the Name but they couldn’t have possibly understood what it would really mean. How could they know that His Name would cast out demons, …

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  Monday, December 23rd, 2013     At last the mystery has been solved: How does Rudolph’s red nose glow? Researchers in Sweden caught the phenomenon on a thermographic camera which measures heat emissions. Rudolph’s redness is due to an oversupply of blood to that part of the famous reindeer’s anatomy to keep his nose …

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  Friday, December 20th, 2013     Strange medical procedure to save man’s hand. Honestly, I don’t mean to gross you out. But look at that photo again. It’s not retouched. It actually shows a man’s hand medically attached to his ankle. What’s going on? A few weeks ago a man in Changsha, Hunan province, …

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  Thursday, December 19th, 2013     A family outing in the ’50s. Dinner time of a bygone era. It’s not easy being a parent. I know. My wife and I have three girls, 12, 16 (well, almost), and 19. No matter who you are, what your race or religion, being a good parent is …

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  Wednesday, December 18th, 2013     Sixteenth Century ink and pigment Scripture text and artistic depiction of Christ casting out demons from the demoniac of Gadara. In a new book by Michael Brown, entitled Authentic Fire: A Response to John MacArthur’s Strange Fire (a book I admittedly haven’t read yet), there is an excellent …

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  Tuesday, December 17th, 2013     Book that coined the word affluenza. Ethan Couch, whose drunken driving killed four people. Four people are dead, killed by 16-year-old Ethan Couch who was driving drunk and hit them. Surely this absolutely irresponsible kid should pay some kind of price for taking the lives of four people, …

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  Monday, December 16th, 2013     Near the site of Mandela’s resting place. Car carrying Mandela’s coffin from capitol of Pretoria. This past weekend began the final farewell to Nelson Mandela, a lengthy period of mourning in his rural childhood village where he’ll be buried. After all the fanfare of world dignitaries saluting Mandela’s …

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  Thursday, December 12th, 2013     Chart from recent New Zealand census showing religious affiliation It has been said that under President Obama we are economically becoming Europe. With the Obamacare disaster, it should be obvious that creeping socialism has a terrible price to pay. While our economy looks more and more everyday like …

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  Wednesday, December 11th, 2013     Mention exorcism or deliverance and people give you strange looks. They also have odd ideas as to what it’s all about. I have spent a lifetime attempting to demystify deliverance. Old habits die hard, and people still envision an exorcism like something out of a Hollywood movie. Our …

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