Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Truth. Like Hammer

Below is a launch announcement regarding a new website by Joshua Wood, "Truth. Like Hammer". Check it out!

TruthLikeHammer.com Launch Announcement:

"The Western church is dying. Slowly but surely, it is being overcome by false
prophets and supposed spiritual gurus spouting promises of walking in
divine blessing, happiness, and health. Despite the overwhelming
acceptance of feel-good lies, there is still a flicker of light.

As stated on their website, the goal of Truth. Like Hammer is clear: To
stand against the flow of cultures and social movements firmly planted
in the unchanging message of Christ is our mission. We accept it proudly.

Charles H. Spurgeon once said, "If the Lord does not speedily appear,
there will come another generation, and another, and all these
generations will be tainted and injured if we are not faithful to God
and to His truth today."

Truth. Like Hammer was founded in 2006 by Joshua Wood of
btfindustries.com and is co-authored by Jezreel Cohen, and Amy Michelle
Wiley. The site offers a range of articles, blog entries, a discussion
forum, and advice pertaining to the Truth of the Gospel."

The 10 Cent Difference

Greetings Truthy faithful,

As many of you know, I am currently saving my pennies for University this fall.

"But Mike," you might say, "University will cost you more than a few pennies!" If you are such a person, you would be correct! Congratulations. In fact, evening saving many thousands of nickels won't do it for me. University requires thousands of dollars, most of which I don't actually have at the moment.

"But Mike," you might say again, "haven't you been working hard and saving your money?" The answer is 'yes', I have. However, what I have been able to save is still insufficient. I've been teaching computers, designing websites, selling on eBay, as well as working on a friend's farm. After all of this, I still need more. That is why I have implemented a new University Fund store, where you can get great merchandise cheaply.

"But Mike," you might say yet again, causing great irritation to the rest of us, "I have no money. I'm poor and I make my own underpants out of plastic bags." I have a solution for even these people - in fact, this solution is great for everybody, even those who do shop at the store.

The great option? I call it the '10 Cent Difference'. Click here to see how you can contribute to my education without paying a sent!

Thank you very much for your support, and I look forward to posting a success story for you later this year!

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'Duality' is still awaiting a topic - email me your ideas, or leave a comment!

Thursday, June 01, 2006

Duality

Hey everybody, and welcome to the Truthy Report's first edition of our new feature - Duality. I know what you're thinking, and no, i'm not going to cut myself in half.

Duality is a unique oppurtunity for me to write two opposing viewpoints verses myself. Think like CNN's Crossfire with multiple personality disorder. Unlike Crossfire however, there will be no left wing. Being a middle-ish conservative, the sides will be Conservative and Facist - the extreme right side of the political spectrum. If I were a lefty, then that would be Liberal and Communist.

So, meet my two sides:

Copernicus is an intelligent, thoughtful man who is guided by his faith in God, and has a real compassion for people. He can keep his cool in all but the most heated of circumstances, and he holds to strong moral values. He believes that wrong is wrong all of the time, and there's no excuse for it.

Caesar is tactical, ambitious, and very big-picture oriented. He has little time for irritations or stupidities, and he would love to conquer the world someday so everyone could live properly. Ceasar believes in God, but he would rather think things through than call on the Almighty. He believes he is brilliant, and anyone would have a hard time proving him wrong.

I of course am neither of these men, that's what makes this entertaining. I'm sure we can all find elements in each of them that we can relate to. I'm likely a moderate middle - neither Copernicus nor Caesar, but more likely a healthy combination of the two.

Now, this feature thrives on your input - please suggest our first topic of discussion by leaving a comment on this post. After both sides are done duking it out, you can decide for yourself who won. Vote by showing your support in a comment!

*Awaiting your input*

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Your non-word of the day is springroast, (spring-roast) the melting of one's internal organs by unseasonably high temperatures during the first quarter of the year. ie. "Have you springroasted yet?" or "We had our springroast early this year".