Thoughts from the Christian worldview on philosophy, theology, religion, ethics and contemporary culture; and testing those thoughts, so that what may emerge may be refined as gold from the crucible. Augustine of Hippo Test everything. Hold on to the good. Sunday, May 17, 2009. Closing up shop and moving. As of today, this blog is officially closed. So why close up shop, and not just start back up here? Because I have been invited to join my friends at. Monday, June 30, 2008.

Thursday, January 11, 2007. Monday, January 01, 2007. Sunday, December 24, 2006. Assumptions and Premises in Philosophy. Saturday, December 23, 2006.

My name is Alan Rhoda. I am an academic librarian and a Christian philosopher. Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada, I currently reside in Greenwood, Indiana, along with my wife Heather and 7-year-old daughter Janelle.

Aspiring to drop a few things worth contemplating for those who are quicker than me. Thursday, August 20, 2009. Currently on Leave from Blogging. I may pick it up again; just too busy with the stuff of life right now. Saturday, September 6, 2008. During an attempt to criticize a woman because of her political potential, a medical doctor loses his way in a discussion about abortion. If the unborn are not fully human persons, not bea.

This is a blog for chess fans by a chess fan. And that, primarily, is what this site will be about! Wednesday, April 20, 2005.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011. Fly her back to me, my love fairy,. Fly her over the oceans, pacific and blue,. Fly her over the snows, but keep her like dew. Fly her over the countries, cities far away,. Fly her back into my arms, my little princess,.

Dada is the sun, Dada is the egg. Dada is the Police of the Police. I know that you know as well as I do how fast thoughts and associations can fly through your head. The internal head-speed or whatever of these ideas, memories, realizations, emotions and so on is even faster, by the way exponentiall.

Discourse, argumentation and exploration of possibilities and ideas. Friday, February 17, 2006. Needless to say, I think there is a larger social commentary and cultural critique to be offered here. As far as social commentary goes, I am a little nonplussed.

Socialism is an excuse to pauperise untold millions,enslave untold millions,murder untold millions,reduce untold millions,over a century now,into misery,squalor,and depravity. Why has the Liberal Party rejected that which civilises for the code of savages? The break is over.

Monday, February 19, 2007. By now you may have discovered that things seem rather empty around here. My closet is empty, the good dishes are all packed, and the bookshelves are bare.