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A really old new-fangled Bible

Wednesday, July 29, 2009
I've written a number of posts about the various new ways we come up with presenting the Bible: magazines, coffee table books, websites, and so on. But none of these impress me more than the website for the Codex Sinaiticus, one of the oldest Bible known to man.

Happy Birthday Galileo!

Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Apparently a number of smart people were born around the middle of February. After noting Darwin and Lincoln's 200th birthdays, I almost missed Galileo Galilei's 445th birthday, on February 15. It's interesting to note the difference between the anniversaries of the two scientists.

Happy Birthday, Pres. Lincoln!

Thursday, February 12, 2009
While you're celebrating Darwin's birthday, don't forget to have a piece of cake for Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday. What a day Feb 12, 1809 was!

Indulgences are back and not for sale

Wednesday, February 11, 2009
I’ve been hearing about how indulgences are being promoted by the church again, most recently for the year of St. Paul.
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