Monthly Archives: August 2007

My Guest-Blogger is Back, and I am Gone

I’m going on vacation until next Tuesday. My guest-blogger Matt Crawford will be writing until then. I’m really looking forward to his posts, and I hope you benefit from them. By the way, this will be my last vacation for … Continue reading

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A Surprisingly Sweet Picture of a Christian in "The Simpsons"

I recently watched the new “Simpsons” movie and came away with a few thoughts on manhood. Before we get to that, though, I should note that this movie, along with the Bourne movie, did have some objectionable content. I never … Continue reading

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The Dangerous and Complicated Masculinity of Jason Bourne

I recently watched the movie The Bourne Ultimatum and found myself, as I often, reflecting about what the movie says about manhood. There’s quite alot of material to consider on this topic. But before we consider the actual content of … Continue reading

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Chasing Idols Away: A Masterpiece Sermon

The resource today is the New Attitude talk by pastor C. J. Mahaney. (Click the little play button next to the message entitled: “Discern Your Heart.”) New Attitude is a conference held annually for Christian singles in Louisville, KY that … Continue reading

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The Strachan Research Method, Pt. 2

4) Find evidence for your thesis. This will mean reading in both the secondaries and the primaries. But you’ll be doing more focused reading than your before. Previously, you were reading in order to acquire a knowledge base–to understand your … Continue reading

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The Strachan Research Method

Without further ado, here is a suggested method for doing research. I use this not only with history papers but with papers of various disciplines. I’m no expert, and there are lots of ways to do research, but I thought … Continue reading

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A Research Method, For All You Students

I am still smarting from Joseph’s comments from yesterday, but I will attempt to compose myself such that I can blog today. Joseph, the key word for yesterday’s post was relative. Nash and Iverson are short relative to the rest … Continue reading

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In Sports (and Life), Height Doesn’t Matter (Unless You’re Short)

I read some time ago a fascinating book on size by a scientific writer named Stephen Hall. The book is titled Size Matters. Hall is an evolutionist and his theories were less than compelling, but his personal experience, his research, … Continue reading

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In Sports (and Life), Height Doesn’t Matter (Unless You’re Short)

I read some time ago a fascinating book on size by a scientific writer named Stephen Hall. The book is titled Size Matters. Hall is an evolutionist and his theories were less than compelling, but his personal experience, his research, … Continue reading

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In Sports (and Life), Height Doesn’t Matter (Unless You’re Short)

I read some time ago a fascinating book on size by a scientific writer named Stephen Hall. The book is titled Size Matters. Hall is an evolutionist and his theories were less than compelling, but his personal experience, his research, … Continue reading

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