Top Ten U.S. Immigration Facts
One of the reasons for the Revolutionary War, cited in the Declaration of Independence, is the interference of free migration. The US had open borders from its inception until 1882. It makes one wonder what the Founding Fathers would think of us today!
Are Theists the Only People Who Have the “Burden of Proof”?
While atheists are sometimes un-persuaded by the arguments for God’s existence, they are still woefully unable to provide coherent and adequate answers to the most important questions of life related to the cause of the universe, the appearance of design, the origin of life, the reality of human free will and the existence of transcendent moral truth. Theists aren’t the only ones who have to answer these questions. If naturalism is true, naturalists have their own unique burden of proof.
In times of change, though, most of the tried is in fact, false. False because what used to work, doesn’t, at least not any longer.
Sure, it might be what you’ve always done. But that doesn’t make it true, or right, or best. It just means that you already tried it.
There may be moments where the reflection is ugly, but the hope–always the hope–is this: even as my child reflects me, I day by day, more and more reflect my Father above. As a parent, I’ll never be perfect, but in Christ there will be growth that reflects His goodness and beauty.
Thinking about this almost schizophrenic relationship between worshipers and their gods, I realized that some people still view our God that way. If you do everything just right, God will be pleased with you, allowing you to enjoy his blessings. But if you do something to displease him, he will strike you down or bring disaster on your loved ones.
That’s not who God is. We don’t have to live in fear of him, waiting for him to zap us when we make a mistake. Yes, our God is a just God who will punish sin. But for those of us who seek him, who enter into a relationship with him, he is merciful and good. His love frees us from fear.
The Completely Awesome San Antonio Spurs
The Spurs are having a moment. On its way to another final, San Antonio is getting a re-inspection and re-appreciation. The “boring” jibes sound hollow. If anything has gotten dull, it’s claiming that the Spurs are dull. That’s so five years ago.
Tim Duncan beast on court, if not in press
Back to Duncan. Are you starting to see why the he’ll never be voted prom king? The father of two simply doesn’t care about such things — popularity, ratings. He cares only about Ws, and to many fans, that isn’t sexy unless a player makes an ass of himself or talks trash incessantly.
Grantland’s and ESPN’s Bill Simmons, a Boston Celtics fan, posted a rare (for sportswriters) ode to Duncan this week. In it, he called the Spurs power forward the best player of his generation, better than Bryant, a guy who “probably led the league for 16 straight years just in throwing an arm around a teammate’s shoulder.”
Duncan, man of mystery and fundamentals, keeps being Duncan
“I was watching the Spurs play the other day,” Randolph Childress says — he’s now an assistant coach at Wake Forest. “And the Spurs are on the break. And Timmy beats everyone down the floor. The man is 37 years old. But it wasn’t just that. They passed the ball to him at the free-throw line. That’s like the Cardinal rule, right? You don’t give a ball to a big man at the free-throw line. He catches it with those great hands, takes one dribble, two steps, scores. Are you kidding me? There aren’t five big men in the whole world who can do that RIGHT NOW and he’s 37 years old.”