http://www.anthrocide.net Anthrocide.net is the official website for D.L. Hamilton, author of several Christian novels and essays. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:15:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Richard Yoder was a devout Christian man. For some 45 years Richard Yoder was a gospel preacher. He was never a big-name preacher, even in the small community of churches where he was known. I doubt he ever ministered in a church of more than 50 people. ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2009/12/19/musings/richard-yoder/ The Sutter High School class of 1969--my class--had its 40th year reunion on Saturday, November 21. Sutter is a very small town with a small high school and our graduating class was fewer than 70 people. Thirty-some attended the reunion and that included some graduates' spouses. As reunions go, ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2009/11/23/musings/reunion/ First, a follow-up to the America's Got Talent story. So, Eeyore won. My pick, Barbara Padilla was runner-up. Interestingly, both had problems with their final performances. Barbara made a tactical error by reprising an operatic solo she had previously done. She needed to show that ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2009/09/24/sports/odds-and-ends/ So, America's Got Talent huh? (Although, from the title one assumes it doesn't have much in the way of proper grammatical skills or it would be America Has Talent.) Anyway, for those who, like me, have no better sense than to waste their time watching this drivel, here is ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2009/09/09/musings/america-has-talent/ In the Year that is my life it's September. Early September. It's still summer, you know. Most people think of it as autumn. But summer doesn't end until September is far spent. Just ignore that silly old tree out past the back fence. Its leaves turn yellow way too soon—long before the others. It's still ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2009/07/09/musings/a-poem/ The position of head coach ("manager" in baseball) for a sports team is a peculiar one. No matter how good the coach, the team must have talented players but a coach can make a significant difference. It has been said that a great manager in baseball will maybe win ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2009/02/24/sports/on-coaches/ I have taken the plunge and signed-up on Facebook. I read somewhere that the number of people had reached over 150 million although I don't know how factual that number is. Based on the number of "Friends" I have accumulated in just over a week I could see ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2009/01/31/musings/okay-so-now-im-a-facebook-kinda-guy/ Fourth of July weekend Rebecca and I celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary (actually July 7th). While, for our 25th we went on a cruise, as my son Scott put it, we have become totally Mid-Westernized: we went to Arkansas. Eureka Springs, Arkansas to be exact. For ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2008/07/17/musings/can-any-good-thing-come-from-arkansas/ As we approach Independence Day I would like to address the growing trend of some to try to divorce our nation and its system of government from its Christian roots and make it more and more atheistic. It is as simple as this: The fundamental concept upon which the United ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2008/06/18/christianity/building-a-house-of-cards/ The use of clichés in writing is considered a poor practice, but in everyday speech they are, of course, common—that being what makes them clichés. Few people critique casual conversation (mercifully) so their use in that venue is largely ignored. But some clichés have gotten tangled. What ... http://www.anthrocide.net/2008/01/20/musings/fractured-cliches/