Nathanael D Snow

I'm going to visit an old friend this weekend, and he just tagged me, asking me what music I am listening to now. Which is interesting, because I had just been thinking about making a mix CD to listen to on the way up and leave with him. I don't listen to too much music these days, because my car doesn't have a CD player. I usually just listen to music on the radio, or sports or talk radio or talk radio or NPR . But, if I had a CD player, or otherwise ipod ready device, this is what I might choose to listen to: 1. Grace Cover of U2 on In the Name of Love fundraiser album 2. Mockingbird Derek Webb 3. Enough To Love The Choir (always) 4. Now That The Day Is Over The Innocence Mission (also, always) 5. Mezzo, or Ache Beautiful Mike Roe honorable mentions: Jack Johnson's Curious George album (I have children) Johnny Cash Norah Jones T...

I am currently reading Henry IV part 1 for my English Lit course. Dr. Hester today pointed out how each of the characters in the play utilizes pagan means to their ends, except the hero, Prince Hal. Hal later becomes Henry V, the epitome of the Christian Renaissance king. Questions: 1) Is there such a thing as a Christian King? 2) Is it possible to have monarchy outside Paganism? 3) What would legitimize monarchy outside of primogeniture or direct revelation? 4) What influence did the Anglican church have on English Common Law? Actually, the importance of revelation has also been a recurring theme in this class. I'm going to have to read Niehbur at some point. I'm currently reading The Politics of Jesus by John Howard Yoder. Am I becomming a Menonite? Or perhaps an Episcopalian? I have belonged to several churches already: Conservative Baptist, Evangelical Free, non-denominational (read: Calvary Chapel-ite), and Evangelical Presbyterian. I did a brief stint with the Int...

Newly discovered letter from C.S. Lewis confirms. Special thanks to Molehill Mtn. for this link .

I have taken upon a new habbit, if I can keep it. For my sanity I have decided to read a chapter of G.K. Chesterton every day. Lately I have been reading What's Wrong With The World , easily accessed through project Guttenburg . His arguments against futurists apply to all forms of statism. Today's quote: There is one metaphor of which the moderns are very fond; they are always saying, "You can't put the clock back." The simple and obvious answer is "You can." A clock, being a piece of human construction, can be restored by the human finger to any figure or hour. In the same way society, being a piece of human construction, can be reconstructed upon any plan that has ever existed. JN

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Does it matter whether a victim of murder was a criminal or not? The answer to this question must be prefaced by asking whether there exists a legitimate justice system or not. If the law is legitimate and untainted by arbitrary favoritism, then execution is a possible sentence. In this case it is the law which executes the criminal, and the law stands above all individuals. Sometimes the sentence for a crime might be outlawry, in which case the law ceases to protect the individual's rights from encroachment by others, and such an individual may be "hunted down" and killed by an avenger, or else make an escape to a place of refuge. I am concerned how this arguement synthesizes with "negative rights" arguements, so go ahead and shoot it down. If there does not exist a legitimate seat of justice because either there are no courts (indifferent third parties) or because the courts are corrupted (by arbitrary laws or personal favoritism) then all is awash and chaotic...

I was shopping at Kroger's grocery store in my neigborhood in Cary, North Carolina, when I was a familiar name: El Pinto , on the shelf. I worked there, with several of my friends, while in high school. Run out to your local grocery for some of the best salsa and green chile sauce on the market. JN

I'm a Weslean, I don't even know how to spell it! You scored as Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan. You are an evangelical in the Wesleyan tradition. You believe that God's grace enables you to choose to believe in him, even though you yourself are totally depraved. The gift of the Holy Spirit gives you assurance of your salvation, and he also enables you to live the life of obedience to which God has called us. You are influenced heavly by John Wesley and the Methodists. Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan 79% Neo orthodox 64% Emergent/Postmodern 64% Classical Liberal 54% Roman Catholic 54% Fundamentalist 50% Charismatic/Pentecostal 50% Reformed Evangelical 46% Modern Liberal 29% What's your theological worldview?

Sometimes Christians get upset when they see Jesus being mocked, a la Muhammed cartoons, etc. That's not the best response. We as Christians shouldn't be surprised or offended when we hear these sorts of things though. We should be grieved for the people who say them, because they obviously don't know Jesus. Grief is a much better response than offense. It keeps us from becoming angry and defensive with other people and helps us to focus on loving them the way Jesus loved them. Jesus was peculiar, and people hated him for suggesting that the existing power structures of his day were illegitimate, and that he would replace them with one that lifted up the dignity of all men, instead of just the priviledged few. We need to focus on lifting up the dignity of all men, too, even those who say things we disagree with. JN