Amen.

[except in our case, insert 'almost' into the first point] 

Penny Arcade on Facebook:

Robert suggested we create Facebook accounts, I think in an effort to establish that we were “down” with whatever “new jives” the kids were flexing on the mean streets. I refused. Gabriel buckled, and the **** that ensued verified my initial assessment: that maintaining Facebook would quickly constitute another job. Of which I already have several.

Kristy spends a great deal of time maintaining ours. I try to ignore it as much as possible.

Research turns up the most amazing things. 

I came across this little historical tidbit in the process of writing an essay earlier in the year, but it came up again in my study for a Reformation Church History exam next week. It’s taken from The Later Reformation in England 1547-1603, by Diarmaid MacCulloch (1968), in the context of continental theological divisions that existed between Lutherans and Calvinists in England:

“Amid these divisions, there were distinctive English theological priorities, but the English added little that was original; indeed, the English lack of capacity for abstract theological invention is so marked through national history as to constitute a dangerously plausible argument for persistent national characteristics.“

In light of a couple of recent posts of youtube videos, I thought I’d share with you a nifty utility I’ve come across in my travels.

Vixy.net asks you to enter a youtube url, and choose your output format (.avi, .mov, .mp4 for iPod, .3gp for mobile, or .mp3 for audio only). It will then convert the movie into your chosen format, and you can download the file for later enjoyment.

Nice. And handy.

Here’s another beautiful music clip from Tripod (with Eddie Perfect).

They’re singing Paul Kelley’s Middle of the Air.

The lyrics are a bit of a Psalm 23/1 Thessalonians 4/John 13 mashup, which is pretty remarkable given this recording is by (as far as I know) a bunch of non-Christian blokes on ABC’s The Sideshow, of all places.

I can sing a bit, but listening to this makes me wish I could, you know, sing.

Enjoy.