http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/posts/2008/02/page/1/ Meditations on Jesus and our World en Vox Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:14:27 -0800 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/quotes-and-books-to-post-about.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Phil) http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/quotes-and-books-to-post-about.html?_c=feed-rss http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/quotes-and-books-to-post-about.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:14:27 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d4141b72246a4700f48cfe1a020001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d4141b72246a4700f48cfe1a020001-50si" alt="Russell" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Bertrand Russell, a famous 20th century logician and self-described rationalist, writes in his essay called "Liberal Decalogue" the following interesting observation: ...every opinion now accepted was once considered eccentric. Further on, Russ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/quotes-and-books-to-post-about.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141b72246a4700f48cfca1840001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> philosophy atheism bertrand russell dissent eccentric rationalist common grace the golden thread http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/how-to-kill-a-movement.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Phil) http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/how-to-kill-a-movement.html?_c=feed-rss http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/how-to-kill-a-movement.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:30:45 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d4141b72246a4700f48cdde1820002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d4141b72246a4700f48cdde1820002-50si" alt="Another movement dies..." /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Part of what Jesus wants for us in this world is to follow Him. Radical, I know. Following Him means having something called a Kingdom Mindset. Translation: He is in charge; He sets the parameters. He is King. Unfortunately, we "mere mortals" ar... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/how-to-kill-a-movement.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141b72246a4700f48cfc9e120001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> jesus creativity risk kingdom church planting presbyterianism http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/laser-cut-house.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Phil) http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/laser-cut-house.html?_c=feed-rss http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/laser-cut-house.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:09:02 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d4141b72246a4700f48cfc9ac90001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d4141b72246a4700f48cfc9ac90001-50si" alt="A Laser-Cut Model House" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Your House by Olafur Eliasson is a hand-bound, laser cut book with 454 pages that renders the negative space of the artist’s house at a scale of 85:1. Eric Gjerde also posted on this story, with some additional pictures, at Origami Tessellations... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/laser-cut-house.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141b72246a4700f48cfc5f0d0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> architecture books art cool stuff http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/improvement-by-delay.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Phil) http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/improvement-by-delay.html?_c=feed-rss http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/improvement-by-delay.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:23:48 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d4141b72246a4700e398df3c010004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d4141b72246a4700e398df3c010004-50si" alt="Renumbered Nodes" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Here is a fascinating little article on the subject of "lazy evaluation." The idea is that you improve a process by delaying certain time-intensive steps until they are determined to be absolutely necessary. Sometimes, in life, we spend far too m... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/improvement-by-delay.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141b72246a4700f48cdd9f3b0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> computer science process delay sin decisions god's will lazy evaluation http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/endurance.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Phil) http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/endurance.html?_c=feed-rss http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/endurance.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:04:07 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d4141b72246a4700f48cdcc7d70002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d4141b72246a4700f48cdcc7d70002-50si" alt="Any Given Sunday" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Any Given Sunday attempts to take a hard look at the Real NFL. In it, Oliver Stone and Al Pacino team up for a controversial portrayal of the unvarnished, behind-the-scene lives of the professional football player of today. I have a hunch that, i... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/endurance.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141b72246a4700e398de6c030005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> inspiration film cinema god football coaching al pacino endurance oliver stone everlasting perseverance any given sunday http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/the-incredible-typing-monkey.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Phil) http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/the-incredible-typing-monkey.html?_c=feed-rss http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/the-incredible-typing-monkey.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:46:22 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d4141b72246a4700e398dd64480004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d4141b72246a4700e398dd64480004-50si" alt="Typing Monkey" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It has been seriously argued that a monkey with a typewriter, given enough time, could produce all the works of Shakespeare. But have you ever heard of someone arguing that the monkey could also build the typewriter with enough time? Lesslie New... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://coffeeculturekingdom.vox.com/library/post/the-incredible-typing-monkey.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4141b72246a4700e398dd645d0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> chaos evolution atheism purpose random chance lesslie newbigin