Back of the Envelope

I still haven't had a chance to write any really long posts, so I thought I'd point you in the direction of some interesting discussion:

George Bailey vs. Howard Roark -- At the Evangelical Outpost, Joe Carter argues that George Bailey of It's a Wonderful Life and Howard Roark of Fountainhead are actually a lot alike, and argues that George Bailey is the true countercultural hero, eschewing the American dream of personal fulfillment for his fellow man. It's an interesting read.

God and Time (additional discussion here) -- In this series of posts, Jeremy Pierce goes through theories of knowledge and discusses whether God is in time or not, and how that affects the interaction of free will and divine foreknowledge. It's interesting stuff, and maybe a bit above my head on the philosophy side, but I can't help feeling that something is missing. I'm not sure I can put my finger on it, or effectively contribute to the discussion, but I'm thinking a bit of Modern Physics might help put things in perspective.

Anyway, a little light reading for folks interested.

I've returned to Boston, where the Internet access is so much faster. I'll be dusting off the blog and getting things rolling again, but first, I was a bit lazy with the last Storyblogging Carnival. They've been like clockwork every two weeks since the founding, but I think that, because the last Monday fell on Christmas Day and the next one is New Year's Day, we'll push back the Storyblogging Carnival by a week. The question is whether we should push it back by one week, altering the cycle, or by two, effectively skipping a Carnival. Thoughts? Or should I simply kick myself into gear and start the new carnival here and now, and get it online by this Monday? This will require more than just my effort, of course, and I haven't gotten any submissions since the last carnival.

I'm heading to Louisiana to visit family today, so I don't know how much of a chance to blog I'll get. I'll be back in about a week.

Every once in a while I notice an interesting Google search that brought people here. Such as the one about whether Jesus rode a unicorn to Babylon. Today, I got an even better one: "single female pastors in usa searching for husbands".

This particular search was from Nigeria, according to Sitemeter, which isn't surprising since it was on the Nigeria Google page. Now, I don't happen to know any single women pastors, but I do know some single women in seminary. Hmm... I wasn't planning on starting a matchmaking service.