More on the various types of sinners: Antinomians – those ‘against the
law’ – are sinners who do not want to change; Pharisees do not know
they’re sinners – and also do not want to change; Saints know they’re
sinners and do want to change. I see vestiges of all three attitudes in
myself...

Remember saints are not proud of what they’ve ‘achieved’ – they are/have
nothing not already given. Pharisees tend towards hubris: their
cleverness (they think) is mainly of their own making...

Saints sincerely believe ‘God hasn’t finished with me yet’. Pharisees
are stuck where they were: they find it difficult to say (of an idea,
for example): ‘Hey, that’s interesting... I must do more thinking about
that. Maybe God is in this new thought.’

Power suit of democracy often requires no necktie

James Morrison THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Democracy has no dress code, according to some reformers in the Muslim
world.

Many Muslim men in the Middle East and South Asia cut dashing figures
in their flowing robes and headgear.

Even the British diplomat T.E. Lawrence looked cool - at least as
played by Peter O'Toole in the movie "Lawrence of Arabia" - as he
raced on the backs of camels across the hot desert dunes.

More recently, a vice president of Afghanistan during a visit to The
Washington Times made a curious remark about Western men in suits and
Muslim men who prefer more traditional dress.

"Democracy is not just for you in suits and ties," said Mohammad Karim
Khalil, who wore a dark suit but no tie, as he spoke with editors and
reporters.

All other men in the room, including the vice president's entourage,
came buttoned up in standard business dress.

Bounded Variations

While Mendel’s laws give a theoretical explanation for why variations
are limited, broad experimental verification also exists (a). For
example, if evolution happened, organisms (such as bacteria) that
quickly produce the most offspring should have the most variations and
mutations. Natural selection would then select the more favorable
changes, allowing organisms with those traits to survive, reproduce,
and pass on their beneficial genes. Therefore, organisms that have
allegedly evolved the most should have short reproduction cycles and
many offspring. We see the opposite. In general, more complex
organisms, such as humans, have fewer offspring and longer
reproduction cycles (b). Again, variations within existing organisms
appear to be bounded.

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Internet Daily Chapel
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 -
Online Christian Worship Service Daily

By Rev. Bill McGinnis, Pastor - InternetChurchOfChrist.org
Director - LoveAllPeople.org

Featuring . . .
Loving Others As Yourself: "The Christian Volunteer Network"
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