by Jim Stitzel | Dec 27, 2005 | General
Two new movies hitting theatres soon — “Wolf Creek”:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416315/ and “Hostel”:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450278/ — contain graphic displays of violence, torture, serial murder, and dismemberment. _Hostel_...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 24, 2005 | General
When does “speculation become pointless?”:http://open-dialogue.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1526#1526 Just how many times can one ask, ‘What if…?’ before one ends up beating a dead horse? There are a lot of questions asked within the realm...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 22, 2005 | General
During my commute home from work the other night, a song came on the radio that caught my attention after a minute or two. It was something in the pop rock genre, but what stood out to me about it was the fact that for the duration of almost the entire song, it never...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 22, 2005 | General
I’m not entirely sure I understand the problem. Isn’t the Church supposed to be the epitomy of grace, love, and understanding? Then, why are there so “many”:http://scatteredwords.com/ who are so alienated from Christians, who...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 21, 2005 | General
bq. (Whether their points are valid or not is often irrelevant, as their approach to criticizing the generalization usually stonewalls further discussion.) “#”:http://open-dialogue.com/blog/index.php/archives/65/trackback/ “Professional weaker...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 21, 2005 | General
bq. Don’t tell us over and over again how something’s a generalization and doesn’t apply to everyone. Duh. Some use of generalities are necessary with these topics. “#”:http://scatteredwords.com/meta/faq.php#q000379 Generalizations. We...