22 credits

I'm now taking 22 credits. Whoopie

If I take chorus, I can probably get two more to make 24! The plan to graduate in 3 years is on schedule

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19:45 (utc-4)

 

Faith not shaken by 9/11

Via blogs4God, KevinPierpont.com: I'm Still a Believer:

I have spent my life thinking, reading, and studying daily of God. Since my childhood I have been taught basic truth about God from the Bible. On September 11th last year I did not see anything happen that weakened my faith in the God of the Bible. My heart was broken but my faith was not shaken. Everything I had been taught about God and the world and humanity was confirmed, even illustrated in the events of September eleventh.

Here are some of the things the Bible teaches:
* Mankind has fallen into sin and is depraved and in need of redemption.
* False religious systems foster inhumanity and end in death.
* Lasting peace will not come to earth until the Prince of Peace comes.
* Man and women are made in the image of God and have intrinsic value.
* Life is as short and fragile as it is precious.
* Human life is a divine gift.
* Humans are capable of great acts of sacrificial love and valor

The Bible teaches that humankind is fallen and depraved. All men and women are scarred by sin and estranged from God. The terrorist's attacks confirmed that for all the world to see. The evidence of man's depravity was beamed around the world instantly via satellite.

The Bible teaches that there are false religious systems that foster inhumanity and end in death. They are demonically inspired and have deadly consequences. That is exactly what we saw on September eleventh.

Did the terrorist attacks make me doubt the existence of God? Did they make me doubt the goodness of God? Did they make me question the Bible? Did they shake my confidence the power of Jesus' death and resurrection? Did they convince me that men and women do not need redemption? No.

When tragedy, terror, famine, war and injustice come, the truth of God is the only thing that makes any sense of it. September 11th is here again and I'm still a believer.

Amen

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13:05 (utc-4)

 

Indices are important

Yes, indices are important, and one of the most commonly neglected things by people who don't know what they're doing.

Wait a minute... didn't mean to imply that Jeremy doesn't know what he's doing

Whenever I design tables indices are the second thing I think about. The order is "What fields are needed?" and then "What fields am I likely to search or join on?"

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12:38 (utc-4)
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Big brother

Via Scripting News, The real Big Brother. Lots of interesting commentary and links.

I'm wondering what the Biblical basis for individual privacy is? When the Bible was written surveillance cameras didn't exist. The Bible reveals a very clear separation of Church and State, but how much power those institutions have over the individual is another question.

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