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A forum for discussing matters of moment, from a curmudgeonly perspective. (The ideas posted here do not necessarily represent those of any organization with which I am a part). Rude and insulting remarks will not be published, but civil disagreement is welcome.
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- Oh my, Obama
- Jazz Theologian (dates corrected)
- Aesthetic Torture in the Land of Possible Delight
- Leibniz Essay
- Why I am Pro-life: A Short, Nonsectarian Argument
- Who Designed the Designer: A Response to Richard D...
- Lessons from the Grasshoper: How Not to be Boring ...
- Ditch Your Television
- Hurray!
- Keep Obama Away from Notre Dame
- A Fresh, Clear Voice (material added)
- Distortions of Christianity
- Worse Than That
- Where's My Teleprompter?
- Troy Nunley Dr. Classes at Denver Seminary
- Teleprompter
- Tele-Bama
- Philosophy at Denver Seminary
- Tribute to Dr. Vernon Grounds
- The Great Republican Disaster
- Obama Among the Economists (updated)
- The Power of Presupposition: Wayne Shorter or Andr...
- Review of The Fall of Man and the Foundations of S...
- Barack Obama: Conditioner of Man (minor factual co...
- Addendem on Burkas
- President Fabian
- Reach Out and Put on the Burka
- Atheist Examiner
- Now for Something Completely Different...
- Obama's Stem Cell Error
- Obama's Blackberry: Why Care?
- Obama's People
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About Me
- Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.
- Nothing on this blog represents the position of Denver Seminary. I am a Christian, philosopher, teacher, writer, and preacher, who is Professor of Philosophy at Denver Seminary. My most recent of my twelve books is Philosophy in Seven Sentences. My magnum opus is Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith (InterVarsity Press, 2011). I have published ten others, including Truth Decay and On Jesus. I direct the Christian Apologetics and Ethics MA program at Denver Seminary.
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Alright, I said I wasn’t going to do this; but I’ll give it a try. (feel free to edit for brevity!)
My 2 cents worth concerning my own “media Sabbath”: Almost a year ago, I discovered that because of all the time I was spending studying and reading, I really wasn’t watching TV anymore…So I had the cable canceled. That saved me $57.00/month which for me is a fair amount of groceries! Since then, I discovered that I have time to do so many other thing, like meditating on the Word, praying, painting(oils), and as my English composition professor let me know, a hidden talent for writing…All because I turned off the “idiot box”. Now I don’t yet have a cell phone; I have only run into two occasions that I would have liked to have had one, so it is still an expense I can not justify. I still am having trouble keeping at least one day free from checking my email. The hardest thing to explain to people is the inevitable question” why don’t you watch TV?” And “How do you keep up with the news?”. To the first I answer ”I just don’t have time.” And to the second, I usually make a lame excuse of how when I log on to my email, the top stories are posted for me to see. But of course I don’t tell them if Pres. Obama has done anything new and annoying, I just read about it in your blog Dr. G!
I am now hereby taking a 30-day fast from The Constructive Curmudgeon...I hope I can handle the withdrawal!
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