Michael Bates: July 2011 Archives
Daily Caller: Mississippi NAACP leader sent to prison for 10 counts of voter fraud
"Sowers was found guilty of voting in the names of Carrie Collins, Walter Howard, Sheena Shelton, Alberta Pickett, Draper Cotton and Eddie Davis. She was also convicted of voting in the names of four dead persons: James L. Young, Dora Price, Dorothy Harris, and David Ross. In the trial, forensic scientist Bo Scales testified that Sowers's DNA was found on the inner seals of five envelopes containing absentee ballots."
The Daily Spurgeon: Even so has He loved us
"It is quite certain, my dear brethren, that you who believe in Jesus are personally the objects of the love of the Triune Jehovah. You are loved as much as you love your children, or as the bridegroom loves his bride -- nay, those are very feeble images, for you are loved by God infinitely. The heart of God never does anything weakly; his love is strong and powerful, for it is the affection of an omnipotent spirit. Remember the words of the Lord Jesus -- 'As the Father hath loved me even so have I loved you.' Do you know how much the Father loves his Son? Can you form any conception? Are you not baffled in the attempt? 'Even so,' saith Jesus, 'have I loved you.'"
John Piper: John Stott, The Expositor, Sent at a Crucial Point in My Life
The revolutionary brilliance of expository preaching: "'Exposition' refers to the content of the sermon (biblical truth) rather than its style (a running commentary). To expound Scripture is to bring out of the text what is there and expose it to view. The expositor [pries] open what appears to be closed, makes plain what is obscure, unravels what is knotted, and unfolds what is tightly packed."
Challies Dot Com: John Stott (1921-2011)
I had the privilege of hearing Stott preach at All Souls, Langham Place, on several occasions in 1989 and 1991, including a New Year's sermon on the "already" and the "not yet" of Christ's saving work.
Instructables: Trucker's Hitch, THE most awesome knot on the planet!
"Have you ever tried to tie something down for transporting, but just couldn't get the lines tight and/or during transport the lines would continually loosen? Then this is the knot for you! I learned this knot back in the 70s when specialty car racks and ratchet straps were rare or unheard of." (Via Ace of Spades HQ overnight thread.)
A Place in History: A Guide to Using GIS in Historical Research
By Ian Gregory. Introductory info about GIS, methods of acquiring and converting data for inclusion, basic GIS functionality, representing time in GIS, producing maps from GIS, spatial analysis of statistical data, qualitative data in GIS, and the History Data Service, a repository for historical GIS data.
A vision of Britain through time
Historical maps, historical travel writing, historical statistics depicting Britain's evolution between 1801 and 2001.
