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Monday, August 20, 2007 FOOTBALL QUOTES Subject: FOOTBALL PHILOSOPHY At Georgia Southern, we don't cheat. That costs money and we don't have any." Erik Russell / Georgia Southern. "Football is only a game. Spiritual things are eternal. Nevertheless, Beat Texas." Seen on a church sign in Arkansas prior…

When they bring out a new book to disprove Genesis, and another to evaporate the atonement, do not be afraid. As long as the gospel is in the world the devil will find somebody to write books against it. Take no notice of them; they cannot stand against facts. A philosopher once wrote a book to prove…

Gregory Nazianzen, a foremost father of the Christian Church, rejoiced that he was well versed in the Athenian philosophy. Why do you think he rejoiced in that? Because he had to give it all up when he became a Christian, and, said he, “I thank God that I had a philosophy to throw away.” He counted it…

While some found the emergence of billions of cicadas in the spring and summer of 2021 annoying, David Rothenberg, a professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, used the opportunity for man and nature to work together. While the insects swarmed all around, Rothenberg…

In Toledo, Ohio KC Ahlers’ son was born with a rare medical condition. In a desperate attempt to raise money for medical care he posted a flyer near a mall asking for donations. Someone posted a sign next to the flyer that read: “Stop asking for money. Let the baby die. It’s called Darwinism. Happy Holidays.”…

When the FBI trains its agents that are involved in counterfeit currency fraud, they train them to be totally familiar with real banknotes, rather than the forgeries they might encounter. Their philosophy is that if their agents are absolutely trained and knowledgeable about real currency, then they…

Jesus said the second greatest commandment, after loving God, is to love others as ourselves. Philosophy professor Costica Bradatan said that goes against human predisposition. What is natural for us is seeking to survive and reproduce. “For that purpose, we assert ourselves, relentlessly, savagely,…

A study done at medical facilities between 2009 and 2012 has found that health care providers discuss religious beliefs or spirituality in less than 20 percent of cases. Senior author of the study, Douglas White says for many patients and family, these issues are important and understanding them is important…

Five-time National Sports Columnist of the Year, Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times, has often written about the legendary Jackie Robinson, the first African-American player in major league baseball. He recently wrote that one of the key concepts that enabled Jackie Robinson to triumph over all the…

In a graduation address at Wake Forest University, comedian and talk show host Stephen Colbert urges the graduates “to have your own standards so you can judge yourself as successful even if other people think you are a failure. Set the bar for yourself, and if you fall short, you can ‘be an easy grader.’”…

The philosophy of the Waffle House restaurant chain has always been, “We are not in the food business, we are in the people business.” Founder Joe Rogers insisted that in addition to good basic food his staff offer Southern-style hospitality. His son, Joe Jr., says it is that approach that helped the…

An international team of scientists is arguing in a new study that the world has entered the Anthropocene, or human epoch, marking the end of the Holocene which began some 12,000 years ago as the planet thawed from the ice age. The argument is that humans have made an impact on the world significant…

The social media network, Facebook has announced that they have developed new tools to help charities raise money, help mark people safe during a crisis, and seek or send help during a crisis. The company made the announcement during a forum designed to show off the tools they are creating to enable…

God's Not Dead is a Christian film about faith and the limits one young man will go to defend his belief in God. Josh Wheaton, a freshman college student, enrolls in a philosophy class taught by professor Dr. Radisson, who demands that all his students must sign a declaration that "God is dead" to get…

According to the Greek story of the Trojan War, the Greeks gave a giant wooden horse as a peace offering to their enemies. The Trojans accepted the gift, and placed it within gates of the city. While they slept, Greek soldiers, hidden in the belly of the wooden horse emerged and opened the massive gates…

While record rainfall totals fell in the midsection of the United States in May 2015, other parts of the country were dry. Overall, of the 1,445 months since weather records began in January 1895, May was the single wettest month across the country. 20 states reported wetter than average weather. It…

Joaquín García, was a Spanish civil servant whose job was to oversee the construction of a water plant in Cádiz in 2004. He decided in 2010 the job was beneath him and so he stayed home to read philosophy. However, he did keep collecting his $41,500 salary. This year city officials recognized him with…

When Professor Robert Oscar Lopez was very young, too young to remember his dad, his parents divorced. His mother began a relationship with a woman who also had kids. They moved in together permanently when Robert was a teenager. In 2012 Lopez shared his view publicly that his same-sex upbringing was…

The New York City Commission on Human Rights issued new rules that impose fines of up to $25,000 on property owners who “misgender” employees or tenants. By “misgender” they mean that employers and landlords must “use an individual’s preferred name, pronoun and title regardless of the individual’s sex…

Leaders attending the GC2 Summit at a Chicago church urged believers to reach out to those in need such as Syrian refugees. They said that despite anxieties over differences of religion, reaching out to people is an opportunity to preach the Gospel. The GC2 Conferences stands for both the Great Commission…

It is hard to know what to do when the world keep changing. Does anybody know what the rules are anymore? Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus liken our world to Chinese Baseball, when they write, “Chinese baseball is played exactly the same way as American baseball with one major exception, and that is this:…

“Daniel Patrick Moynihan, at the time a federal official, wrote a famous report in March 1965 on family breakdown among African-Americans. He argued presciently and powerfully that the rise of single-parent households would make poverty more intractable.” “The fundamental problem,” Moynihan wrote, is…

South Korean Dr. Kim Seok-Kwun has conducted 320 sex change operations over the last 28 years. He asks, “Aren’t these God’s mistakes?” He says he agonizes over whether performing such operations was defying God but in the end he remarks, “I’ve decided to defy God’s will.” There is no ultimate relief…

Marvin Olasky, in his editorial in World Magazine reminds us that if we are required to believe that science demands faith in evolution there is a problem for our children. “But science does not. Science is not the only source of knowledge about the world: God created science, and the Bible teaches us…

Rolling Stone magazine interviewed Microsoft founder and billionaire Bill Gates. When asked if he believed in God Gates replied, “The mystery and the beauty of the world is overwhelmingly amazing, and there’s no scientific explanation of how it came about. I think it makes sense to believe in God.” Indeed…