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In search of Heaven

The number one hit record of 1935 was Fred Astaire’s and Irving Berlin’s Cheek to Cheek: “Heaven, I’m in Heaven, and my heart beats so I can hardly speak…”. It’s … Continue reading

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Saturday, 12 July, 2014 · 1 Comment

The Jesus Factor

I have just read a life of Jesus (Killing Jesus, by O’Reilly and Dugard) and wasn’t satisfied with it at all. So I looked further to see what else there … Continue reading

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Tuesday, 11 March, 2014 · 2 Comments

Keywords

There are two main attitudes towards words. The first, older attitude is magical. Knowledge is power, and knowing the name of a force, entity or process gives you power over … Continue reading

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Thursday, 14 October, 2010 · Leave a comment
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