, from McSweeney's. My favorite is The Annunciation.
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March 2008
. You might even say I'm speechless.
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Well folks, the time has finally come. In a few short weeks, I'll of a new 15-inch .
Long story short: The aging, hand-me-down laptop my church had supplied me died, and they won't pony up the dough for a new one. At home, my 6-year-old desktop is on life support. The solution? A new laptop.
I built my desktop from individual parts in 2002 with money I had received after graduating high school. It's been through quite a lot since then, and I'm actually amazed that it's still running. I've had to reformat and reinstall Windows XP multiple times -- one of those times I had to borrow an external HDD from a resident (I was an RA in college). I had to manually remove the fan from my graphics card because it was making a horrible grinding noise. For a while last year it would just randomly turn off and refuse to turn back on. Now it's simply too old and slow to be useful; it takes 15 minutes for Adobe® Photoshop® to open (no kidding).
The following table shows (to the extent that a table can) the stark contrast between the two computers. There is more reading following the table.
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Anyway, I've been acclimating myself to OS X by using my mom's MacBook, so making the leap from Windows to OS X won't be quite so jarring. However, I still need your help. What software, hardware, accessories, tips and tricks do you suggest? Leave a comment and let me know. Anything that will enhance my overall experience will be greatly appreciated!
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N. T. Wright delivered a at a conference called which was sponsored by the Yale Institute of Sacred Music last month. When it starts with this line:
At first sight, it appears strange that those who have written about the Holy Spirit in the New Testament have not usually given much attention to worship, and those who have written about worship in the New Testament have not usually given much attention to the Holy Spirit.
...you know it's going to be good. I looked for audio of this lecture to no avail. If you have any luck, please contact me.
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The powerhouse Southern Baptist denomination has . "Jonathan Merritt, a young leader who helped inspire the new declaration, expressed his motivation in language that resonates deeply with Southern Baptists: to trash this beautiful planet - which is God's handiwork and declares God's glory - is like tearing out pages from the Bible."
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. "Pope Benedict XVI is to rehabilitate Martin Luther, arguing that he did not intend to split Christianity but only to purge the Church of corrupt practices." []
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