I stepped into CEN class a little late but still caught Pastor Murray discussing Matthew 12:38-13:23. It would be the last class until after Labor Day.
Notes:
12:39-41: God saves even the horrible Ninevites by his grace. The “something that is greater” Christ is referring to in 41 is himself and his church.
v. 42: The Jews have [...]
AP reports that a 16-year-old Virginia native has been given a consent decree to deny chemotherapy in favor of a herbal method to treat his Hodgkin’s disease. The teenager had complained that the chemotherapy regimen had been worse than the cancer.
I think this is a good thing. The Hoxsey method (illegal in the U.S.—another issue) [...]
Over on the right side under the Pages heading is a link to a new feature, “NR Continental”. It’s done using two WordPress plugins, Geo Plugin and Yong Fook’s Plug ‘n’ Play Google Map.
Clicking on a “pin” on the map will pull up a small balloon with a link to a post and the post’s [...]
Government Bytes announces the availability of an earmark database, organized by state. Check out the database and click on your state at the bottom of the page.
Some of Ohio’s targets for federal money (keeping in mind the correct meaning of the “necessary and proper” spending limitation in the U.S. Constitution):
The Kansas City Star reports (free registration required) that the Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures is kicking off a campaign to support Amendment 2, a constitutional amendment for stem cell research.
The ballot text on its own looks rather innocuous. The full text of the amendment has some interesting language:
(3) No stem cells may be taken [...]
