Rob Purdie posted an article on SwordAndSacrifice's Xanga Site - Jul 14, 2010, 6:17 pm
"Tear it down and start over" has been a figurative phrase I've used for a few years now, since about the middle of the last Bush administration. I mentioned it to the leaders of our church recently when we gathered for breakfast to discuss church business. "Tear it down and start over" implies...
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Rob Purdie posted an article on SwordAndSacrifice's Xanga Site - Jun 18, 2010, 7:54 pm
All of us who are fans of The Hunt for Red October probably recognize the title line. Sean Connery's Captain Marko Ramius is attempting to discern the intentions of the American navy regarding the possible defection and surrender of the Soviet nuclear submarine Red October, which Ramius is commandin...
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Rob Purdie posted an article on SwordAndSacrifice's Xanga Site - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
THE CHURCH AS IT HAS BEEN IN AMERICA One day an older man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking things up and gently throwing them into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?” The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is ...
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Rob Purdie posted an article on SwordAndSacrifice's Xanga Site - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
"And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.'" It's funny how words change. Actually, whole languages change. For example, take Greek. You see, the Greek words that we wou...
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Rob Purdie posted an article on SwordAndSacrifice's Xanga Site - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
The Christmas classic that I look forward to the most each year is Little Drummer Boy. I posted the lyrics and a bit of history yesterday.   Now, I can see the flaws in this song. It’s musically rudimentary. I think there may be three chords in the entire piece. Lyrically, as some of you have poi...
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Rob Purdie posted an article on SwordAndSacrifice's Xanga Site - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
This is my second-favorite Christmas song (for the two-days worth of entries I wrote about my favorite one, go here and here). My friend Renee reminded of "O Holy Night" today when she named it as her favorite Christmas song. She tells some interesting stories about her family and their experienc...
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Rob Purdie posted an article on SwordAndSacrifice's Xanga Site - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
On Christmas Day, a Nigerian Muslim terrorist working for Al-Queda tried to blow up a plane about to land in Detroit, Michigan. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was initially detained at the University of Michigan Medical Center on Friday where he was being treated for third-degree burns caused by the e...
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Rob Purdie posted an article on SwordAndSacrifice's Xanga Site - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Back in August, word came out about a new type of movie that was being created. This new genre of film would blend live action filiming, CGI and three-dimensional projection into such a seamless format that it would change the way movies were made form the date of its release forward. Adding more...
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