February 2012
18 posts
Cursed is anyone who makes an idol —a thing detestable to the LORD, the work of skilled hands —and sets it up in secret.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
“Cursed is anyone who dishonors their father or mother.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
“Cursed is anyone who moves their neighbor’s boundary stone.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
“Cursed is anyone who leads the blind astray on the road.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
“Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
“Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he dishonors his father’s bed.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
“Cursed is anyone who has sexual relations with any animal.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
“Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
“Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his mother-in-law.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
“Cursed is anyone who kills their neighbor secretly.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
“Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
“Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
” —Deuteronomy 27:15-26Justice requires detachment from personal feelings towards those being judged, no matter who they are.
It annoys me that movies in the iTunes Store can only be either rented or purchased. It would be great if all movies could be just rented (and optionally purchased).
When I read on Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps that men usually don’t ask for directions when they get lost while driving, and that that was an instinctive thing, wired into the male brain, I thought that was crap and plain stereotypical. I thought, “why not ask for directions when lost? It’s the logical thing to do!” and held that view for a while.
I mean, I was really convinced that if I ever got lost while driving, I would just ask the first person I came across where I was and how I could get to my destination. I really could not see myself being stubborn and driving clueless about where I was, refusing to ask anyone about it.
Then last month I was driving a car and had two girls with me. I was not used to driving in the city were we where, so I got lost. The moment they realized I had gotten lost, one of them said “stop and ask someone for directions!”. Immediately a huge, screaming NO just popped up in my mind and I just said something like “ask for directions my ass” and kept driving until I found my way to where we wanted to go.
So it really seems to be an instinctive thing for men. I was surprised at myself when I realized I had had that reaction. Being human can be quite funny sometimes.
First is the sheer joy of making things. As the child delights in his mud pie, so the adult enjoys building things, especially things of his own design. I think this delight must be an image of God’s delight in making things, a delight shown in the distinctness and newness of each leaf and each snowflake.” —The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, by Frederick P. Brooks
