“I’ve been thinking since my last post about the virtue contrasts between the early Christians and the Greeks, the Stoics in particular. I’d mentioned that the Greeks privileged self-control while the Christians gave love pride of place.
I’m not sure where I read this, but that discussion…
Interesting. Also, sounds especially good in a British accent. From Richard Beck’s blog Experimental Theology.
“We can kill people that don’t think precisely as we do via remote control, yet the technology to create a convincing false beard doesn’t exist. Are our priorities right? Divert the war budgets into theatrical makeup.” - youtube comment from retread01”
Daniel broke the king’s decree
Peter stepped from the ship to the sea
There was hope for Job like a cut-down tree
I hope that there’s such hope for me
Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight.
At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more.
When he bares his teeth, Winter meets its death,
And when he shakes his mane, we shall have Spring again.
bizarre and somehow touching
So this is old news, but I was just remembering it and it was still hilarious. So here’s what happens to Elisa after she gives blood:
“I can speak PERFECT NORMAL.”
“Giant bats are eaten by thousands of children EVERY SECOND.”
“Where is Mark’s brother - Colin - Mark - ARG.”
“What is hepatitis? Because ‘itis’ is like, ‘ITIS,’ but hepat? Hepat. Hepat.”
“TINFOIL! Tinfoil, bad. No iron in it. Nope. Nope nope nope nope nope nope.”
“No I don’t know Abbot and Costello! But I know straight man term - I know - DAMMIT!”
“It’s like my frontal lobe is detached… IS detached… IS detached.”
“I know it’s funny, but some of them I don’t meeeeeeeeaaan…… to do…..”
“Will reign kingdom forever.”
“Ahh! Hope no ones opens door!”
“And Zach makes fun ALWAYS! Of it!”
I freaking love this kid
