Jay's Blog – February 2008 Archive (4)

Recent studies of American History highlight a lot of “interesting” theories. Left wing Historians often are guilty of “Presentism” – which is applying the standards and values of their particular leanings to people who lived 80 – 100 – even 400 years ago to show how hollow, murderous, or stupid they were. Right wing historians have some of the same problems in order to refute Left Wing politics but both make the mistake of studying time and history as a linear progression that wanders across… Continue

What are the Current Living Generations Like?



Note: I am in San Diego this week working in SPAWAR.



"21" is a book about Blackjack. It is a best seller and will soon be a movie. The story is that a bunch of MIT students in the mid-1990s start a BlackJack club and over time, they assault the large casino BlackJack tables and come away with millions of dollars. These college kids are brilliant; their math skills translate into the ability to simultaneously track 6 to 8 hands… Continue

TOP 10 SIGNS YOU MAY NOT BE READING YOUR BIBLE ENOUGH



--10 The Preacher announces the sermon is from Galatians ... and you check the table of contents.



--9 You think Abraham, Isaac and Jacob may have had a few hit songs during the 60's.



--8 You open to the Gospel of Luke and a WWII Savings Bond falls out.



--7 Your favorite Old Testament patriarch is Hercules.



--6 A small family of woodchucks has taken up residence in Psalms.



--5… Continue

Alive today are five different generations of Americans looking with increasing angst at the current election cycle. Politics is actually a window into deeper issues. Resolution of these issues will define the Saeculum in which we live. Before we take these thoughts further, lets examine some terminology and define the five different generations.…

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