Blogaround

Links not related to the antichrist:

1. Walter Koenig obituary (October 28) "A year later, he was cast in the programme as Ensign Pavel Chekov, the baby-faced navigator of Russian parentage on the bridge of the starship USS Enterprise."

Sulu and Chekov, from the original "Star Trek" tv series. Image source.

2. Remembering Patrick Stewart, the Ham (October 30) "The history of Star Trek is just full of ham actors, and is so much the better for it."

3. The schedule of every evangelical marriage retreat, ever (October 29) "WITH YOUR REGISTRATION: Wives get a syllabus and discount code for 25 books on being more Christ-like. Husbands get a free porn-blocking app."

4. For voters from immigrant families and new citizens, voting is bigger than themselves (October 30) "'Being a first time voter here in the United States is something that's profoundly personal and emotional for me because I understand the power of what a vote can do in service of the greater good, in service of the community, in service of the of the future that you want to see for your community, your state and your country.'"

5. Like dinosaur eggs in the sand: the pterosaur museum built to thrive in the Gobi desert (October 16, via) "Despite the intimidating conditions, building the museum in the area is important from a scientific perspective because this is where the fossils were buried and found, Xiaolin says. Keeping the fossils local protects the fragile relics and lets visitors see them in their geological context, he adds." This is really cool!

6. Caleb Flynn and the King David Problem, Part 1 (October 2) "I think the uncomfortable possibility remains that Flynn and Botner really did read their Bibles and pray together and came to the conclusion that they were supposed to be together. And I think Flynn really did fast and come to believe God was prompting him to kill his wife. I don’t think he was insane. I don’t think he was hallucinating. I think this just fit with his belief system. But how?"

Caleb Flynn and the King David Problem, Part 2 (October 2) "They will tell you that God forgave David, that David was sorry, and God continued to use David and restored him to his former glory. God’s grace is so powerful, they will tell you, that God could overcome David’s sin and still use him for his purposes. That’s not the story. That’s not what happened."

Caleb Flynn and the King David Problem, Part 3 (October 4) "This is where things get a little darker. The ubiquity of “but King David” language, and the ease in which it is deployed in the face of even staggeringly dark acts, is beyond the claim “God can forgive anyone” or “There is hope for anyone.” It’s a preemptive narrative explaining why some men (and it is always a man) have a right to do anything and be rewarded for it."

And part 4 and part 5

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Links related to the antichrist:

1. Judge tosses Trump's attempt to block Alaska Senate results if GOP incumbent loses (November 1) "'The absence of any explanation from the United States as to how its requested relief could redress its alleged injury while simultaneously maintaining the secrecy of the ballot is telling,' wrote Gleason, a nominee of former President Barack Obama."