Who is it that needs this warning?If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If it is broke it's probably at my house.
The warning lights on the dash of Pam's car were all shining brightly so I took it in this morning. The computer said "vapor leak" and the tech found the gas cap had failed. No moving parts and it still fails. But hey, we can't have gas vapors escaping or the arctic cap will melt. We are probably responsible for the death of at least two polar bears already.
My CD drive is still unwilling to open a PDF file. If I download a file from the CD to my desktop the computer will open it just fine. But I NEED it to work off the drive so I can demo the program.
I parked my van in the driveway 30 minutes ago and now there's a large puddle underneath. It's too dark to ID the fluid. A finger dip tells me it's not oil, but it's also not water. This is not good.
And Gerta will be towed away tomorrow by a guy who is something of a wunderkind with classic VW's. So it's not like I have a spare vehicle. Never mind the van load of church equipment I haul back and forth every weekend.
I'll be out there at first light to see what's running out the bottom of Stealth Reliabity. Stay tuned.
Al also has emissions problems. We've added some rice to his diet to see if that will help.
AARGH.
The French Open is in the early rounds. Ten years ago Andre Agassiz won the men's side and Stephi Graf won the women's. (You can finish this, right?)
Worked on Sunday this morning. After last week's look at 1 Cor. 11:17-34 we'll have communion together at the beginning of the service. The message will be from the first section of chapter 12, the beginning of an important and dense section. Lots of stuff packed into these three chapters (12-14). And if you've ever encountered the issue of healings and speaking in tongues then you understand how relevant Paul's teaching is.
My friend/colleague Josh sent me this Craig's List ad today.
Question: is the Constitution a living document? That's going to be a key part of the upcoming Supreme Court nominee hearings.
Those who think the Constitution is a living document see it as needing ongoing contextualization. It should be understood as a guide, not a rule. The principles found therein help us (the courts, actually) make decisions about situations the founding fathers never imagined. Those principles are what count, not the words.
The other viewpoint sees the Constitution as a fixed rule and current issues are taken to the Constitution for resolution, not the other way around.
The "living document" judges are called "activist judges" by the others. They determine what the founding fathers would have done given the principles they put down in the Constitution and apply the law accordingly. This, of course, is rather subjective and allows for a very broad range of interpretations. But that's why they went to Yale and Harvard - so they'd know that kind of stuff. So, for example, they understand that the right to privacy means a woman has complete jurisdiction over an unborn child growing within her.
Shift:
Using "living document" in this sense, is the Bible a living document or intended by God to be a rule instead of just a guide? That question has lots to do with issues like women clergy.
BTW, did you hear the latest on that RC priest, Father Cutie, who got caught canoodling on the beach in Miami? He's left the RC church to join the Episcopalians, a group that - not coincidentally - allows priests to marry.
Pretty much anyone they want.
Including someone of the same sex.
Interesting change of heart and mind on the part of Fr. Cutie.
The warning lights on the dash of Pam's car were all shining brightly so I took it in this morning. The computer said "vapor leak" and the tech found the gas cap had failed. No moving parts and it still fails. But hey, we can't have gas vapors escaping or the arctic cap will melt. We are probably responsible for the death of at least two polar bears already.
My CD drive is still unwilling to open a PDF file. If I download a file from the CD to my desktop the computer will open it just fine. But I NEED it to work off the drive so I can demo the program.
I parked my van in the driveway 30 minutes ago and now there's a large puddle underneath. It's too dark to ID the fluid. A finger dip tells me it's not oil, but it's also not water. This is not good.
And Gerta will be towed away tomorrow by a guy who is something of a wunderkind with classic VW's. So it's not like I have a spare vehicle. Never mind the van load of church equipment I haul back and forth every weekend.
I'll be out there at first light to see what's running out the bottom of Stealth Reliabity. Stay tuned.
Al also has emissions problems. We've added some rice to his diet to see if that will help.
AARGH.
The French Open is in the early rounds. Ten years ago Andre Agassiz won the men's side and Stephi Graf won the women's. (You can finish this, right?)
Worked on Sunday this morning. After last week's look at 1 Cor. 11:17-34 we'll have communion together at the beginning of the service. The message will be from the first section of chapter 12, the beginning of an important and dense section. Lots of stuff packed into these three chapters (12-14). And if you've ever encountered the issue of healings and speaking in tongues then you understand how relevant Paul's teaching is.
My friend/colleague Josh sent me this Craig's List ad today.
Question: is the Constitution a living document? That's going to be a key part of the upcoming Supreme Court nominee hearings.
Those who think the Constitution is a living document see it as needing ongoing contextualization. It should be understood as a guide, not a rule. The principles found therein help us (the courts, actually) make decisions about situations the founding fathers never imagined. Those principles are what count, not the words.
The other viewpoint sees the Constitution as a fixed rule and current issues are taken to the Constitution for resolution, not the other way around.
The "living document" judges are called "activist judges" by the others. They determine what the founding fathers would have done given the principles they put down in the Constitution and apply the law accordingly. This, of course, is rather subjective and allows for a very broad range of interpretations. But that's why they went to Yale and Harvard - so they'd know that kind of stuff. So, for example, they understand that the right to privacy means a woman has complete jurisdiction over an unborn child growing within her.
Shift:
Using "living document" in this sense, is the Bible a living document or intended by God to be a rule instead of just a guide? That question has lots to do with issues like women clergy.
BTW, did you hear the latest on that RC priest, Father Cutie, who got caught canoodling on the beach in Miami? He's left the RC church to join the Episcopalians, a group that - not coincidentally - allows priests to marry.
Pretty much anyone they want.
Including someone of the same sex.
Interesting change of heart and mind on the part of Fr. Cutie.
1 comment:
The Constitution IS a living document: It can be amended by a process requiring approval of Congress and the States.
Mike
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