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Snakes in the Basement and Elsewhere

By Dennis E. Powell | Jul 24, 2024 at 9:40 PM

Overloaded with politics and the contemptible collection of low creatures whence we must choose come November, maybe it is time to discuss something good and decent and pure: Snakes.


Convoluting Language is Not the Path to Kindness

By Timothy R. Butler | Jul 24, 2024 at 8:47 PM

The speed at which our language is being changed is as dizzying as the particular changes are mind-numbing. In theory, we’re moving toward a kinder, more “inclusive” language, but if this is how we’re going to get there, maybe communicating by grunts would be more efficient.


Just Say No

By Dennis E. Powell | Jul 17, 2024 at 8:50 PM

For a short while a couple of days ago it seemed that it might — just might — be possible for a person of conscience to vote for Donald Trump. But then . . .


Zippy the Wonder Snail Episode 44: Opponents not Enemies

Jul 16, 2024 at 5:16 PM

Tim and Jason talk about last week’s attempt on President Trump’s life, how we view our political opponents and how we view each other. They also talk about weird changes to our language, mechanical keyboards and a medley of sports subjects, including Caitlin Clark and Cardinals Baseball.


The "Newer-Is-Better" Fallacy

By Dennis E. Powell | Jul 10, 2024 at 8:29 PM

Over the weekend I happened upon an online conversation about a small and specialized computer program, and was surprised to find something vanishingly rare in internet discourse: good sense.


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This Week's Devotional: What is Baptism? (July 21, 2024)

Pastor Tim helps us think about the next question in the New City Catechism (“What is Baptism?”) as begin our examination of what baptism is and what it means to be baptized.


You can read Catechism Question #44 right here that Tim refers to below. Then, please join us 15 minutes after our 5:30 p.m. service today as we pick back up with this question and question 44.

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