Michael Bates: May 2021 Archives
Philosophia Christi: Whether Augustine's Name Should Be Pronounced AW-gus-teen or aw-GUS-tin?
Biola philosophy Prof. David Horner: "Now, it should be remembered that the issue here is one of grammar, and not one of eternal happiness. It is possible for one to be mistaken in this matter and still to lead a flourishing, albeit less perfectly flourishing, life. Unfortunately some demand slavish conformity to AW-gus-teen as if it were obligatory, and thus "tie up heavy loads and put them upon men's shoulders" (Matt. 23:4). By contrast, we who seek "the more excellent way" (1 Cor. 12:31) of pronunciation are yet able to welcome into our midst those who choose the other path, while, of course, not affirming their choice as equally appropriate. Indeed, some of those who persist in and even insist upon pronouncing Augustine's name as AW-gus-teen are our friends.... In sum, as it has been wisely said: in Florida it's AW-gus-teen, but in heaven it's aw-GUS-tin. And we should certainly not confuse the two places."
Twitter thread by @WokeTemple on Thread Reader App
"My evangelical Christian explain their teachings. My Woke friends yell at me and say 'EDUCATE YOURSELF!' My evangelical Christian are Black, white, brown and yellow from all over the world. My Woke friends are mostly white and from New Jersey.... My evangelical Christian friends say, 'I am broken. I am trying to fix myself. My Woke friends say, 'You are broken. I am trying to fix you.' My evangelical Christian friends say, 'I am sinful, but there is hope and redemption.' My Woke friends say, 'You are sinful, and there is no hope and no redemption.'"
Why Bob Newhart Is Staying In Show Business At 91
Newhart on Rickles, Carson, Pryor, and returning to standup at the age of 91. "'It's the assumption of risk, if you walk in to see Don Rickles, it's the assumption of risk,' Bob explained. 'It's like going to a baseball game and getting hit by a ball. Yeah, of course you're going to get hit by a ball and of course you're going to be insulted if you come to see the King of Insults.'" Or as Rickles might say at a Black Hawks game, "Please keep your eye on the puck, you hockey puck."
What Really Is Behind the Latest Burst of Hamas Terror in Israel: Dov Fischer: American Spectator
"To force Ra'am's Mansour Abbas (no relation to Mahmoud Abbas aka Abu Mazen) to break off coalition talks, Hamas has fired more than 2,000 rockets into Israeli civilian centers, reaching even outskirts of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv suburbs like Holon, Bat Yam, and Rishon L'Tzion. That onslaught predictably compelled Israel to strike back vigorously in Gaza. Hamas bases many of its leading command centers and launches its rockets from civilian locations like hospitals, residential apartment buildings, and elementary school campuses so that unavoidable civilian deaths will result when Israel strikes back. As a result, amid the chaos, that Arab party predictably has been forced by Hamas into breaking off negotiations for forming a Knesset coalition. This aspect of Hamas's purposes in starting a war with Israel now should not be overlooked, but it is too complex for most media analysts to explain."
The Coliseum, Tulsa | The University of Tulsa Archival Catalog
Photo of Tulsa's indoor sports arena, taken from a high vantage point (likely from the Philtower), showing lettering on the roof, presumably for the benefit of passing planes, identifying the city as Tulsa, Oklahoma, showing the direction of N, and the direction of airfields 7 miles NE and 4 miles SE. The Midland Valley tracks can be seen running across the photo from left to right behind the Coliseum, crossing the 6th Street Subway (a viaduct that carried the MVRR tracks and Frankfort Ave over 6th) in the upper right. The Coliseum occupied a half-block downtown on the east side of Elgin Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets. It was destroyed by fire in 1951; nothing has been rebuilt on the site, which is now a surface parking lot.
Eudora Welty and Walker Percy on Firing Line, December 24, 1972
William F. Buckley interviewed Southern novelists Walker Percy and Eudora Welty about the Southern imagination for his December 24, 1972 edition of Firing Line, recorded on December 12. This transcript was published in The Chesterton Review.
Bob's Playboy Pickers | Vintage Guitar® magazine
Western Swing historian Rich Kienzle salutes the steel guitar and standard guitar players who defined the Texas Playboys sound: Leon McAuliffe, Eldon Shamblin, Jimmy Wyble, Noel Boggs, Junior Barnard, Herb Remington, Bobby Koefer, Billy Bowman.
