tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post5195390281930691912..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Would Jesus vote green? VIIIbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-59735977853190209762010-02-05T12:12:40.073+00:002010-02-05T12:12:40.073+00:00Hahaha - good stuff. Hope your congregation enjoy ...Hahaha - good stuff. Hope your congregation enjoy it.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-57247051829882537382010-02-04T23:46:00.604+00:002010-02-04T23:46:00.604+00:00Conforming to the First Law (or is it Second?) of ...Conforming to the First Law (or is it Second?) of Chapman on preaching, that if you start early enough on your sermon, illustrations will come to you, I offer the following...<br /><br />This weekend's sermon on Acts 2 will open with the issue of identifying the Spirit (from Acts 2). How do you recognise he who is so divinely discreet? I have had kicking around in my mind the phrase used by Anthony Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277745466192451883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-90142545233506274042010-02-03T13:44:21.985+00:002010-02-03T13:44:21.985+00:00Or perhaps the earlier version was a prophecy of t...Or perhaps the earlier version was a prophecy of the artist's coming dissolution, which was complete by the (then accurate) 1960 version?<br /><br />I don't know anything about his life, so no slander is intended here...byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-65297733104440416952010-02-03T13:34:39.552+00:002010-02-03T13:34:39.552+00:00I dunno - the other book covers all used the 1913 ...I dunno - the other book covers all used the 1913 image, so maybe I don't deserve it. <br /><br />Perhaps I should have tried 'Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man (Who Wishes He Still Looked Younger)'!Anthony Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277745466192451883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-37993184698252404272010-02-03T13:27:59.895+00:002010-02-03T13:27:59.895+00:00Ah, I hadn't seen your second comment when I s...Ah, I hadn't seen your second comment when I started my reply. I'll give you the extra <a href="http://nothing-new-under-the-sun.blogspot.com/2006/09/pics-and-points.html" rel="nofollow">seven</a> then... [sigh]byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-85721273102563850702010-02-03T13:24:36.962+00:002010-02-03T13:24:36.962+00:00Hmmm, ok, I'd missed the attribution at the bo...Hmmm, ok, I'd missed the attribution at the bottom of the back cover, thinking you'd just linked to the text of PAYM (I had only read the first couple of lines, which are of course the famous opening lines of the book. I hadn't realised that the back cover blurb began with that quote).<br /><br />However, my research indicates that that title is incorrect. Perhaps an overzealous byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-68431520769679401452010-02-03T13:13:58.267+00:002010-02-03T13:13:58.267+00:00Well, there does appear to be some debate over the...Well, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Insight-Psychiatry-Ivana-Markov%C3%A1/dp/0521825180#reader_0521825180" rel="nofollow">there does appear to be some debate</a> over the correct title. This one claims it is the far less interesting 'Self Portrait'. <br /><br />I guess in this case, the old 'can't judge a book by its cover' saying is proved true.Anthony Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277745466192451883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-67169073918623831152010-02-03T13:04:06.719+00:002010-02-03T13:04:06.719+00:00It may be that the publisher got it wrong, but the...It may be that the publisher got it wrong, but the link gives the title, and if you look at the cover, it's the same picture. <br /><br />I'm sure he didn't use English, but if you want it in the original language, I can look around.Anthony Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277745466192451883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-80309109910632594742010-02-03T13:02:44.535+00:002010-02-03T13:02:44.535+00:00I realise this is very tough, hence the twenty poi...I realise this is very tough, hence the twenty points. But I have checked the title on the net and have found the image, so it <i>is</i> possible.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-26520887092956269672010-02-03T13:01:29.809+00:002010-02-03T13:01:29.809+00:00Incorrect. I have since discovered the painting...Incorrect. I have since discovered the painting's true title, and to prove your guess, you needed a link. I have already awarded points for best guesses, so I now need the actual title.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-31558330751371234582010-02-03T01:36:19.499+00:002010-02-03T01:36:19.499+00:00I realise you've stopped offering points, but ...I realise you've stopped offering points, but that doesn't stop me claiming them, does it? I was inspired by Moffitt's audacity to increase my margin, and while buying a copy of 'your' book is easy, it costs money, and this is just as valuable point-wise.<br /><br />It's from Gino Severini's 1913 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'. It makes a nice cover Anthony Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277745466192451883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-68399554789925612252008-03-12T22:30:00.000+00:002008-03-12T22:30:00.000+00:00I'll pay five for that. Nice.I'll pay <A HREF="http://nothing-new-under-the-sun.blogspot.com/2006/09/pics-and-points.html" REL="nofollow">five</A> for that. Nice.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-15617010794180241792008-03-12T02:56:00.000+00:002008-03-12T02:56:00.000+00:00Tough searching for the actual title on this one. ...Tough searching for the actual title on this one. How 'bout <I>"Every Smoke is doing you damage."</I>Matthew Moffitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00546422699620482793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-2485727330238852622007-07-03T06:01:00.000+01:002007-07-03T06:01:00.000+01:00OK - maybe I'll still award points for later guess...OK - maybe I'll still award points for later guesses, but these deserve some reward. Can't believe I offered a whole fifteen <A HREF="http://nothing-new-under-the-sun.blogspot.com/2006/09/pics-and-points.html" REL="nofollow">points</A> for this one...<BR/><BR/>I'll break with my usual practice and instead split the fifteen between you.<BR/><BR/>Pete - I'll give you four.<BR/><BR/>Anthony - how byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-41220751111098943002007-07-02T07:58:00.000+01:002007-07-02T07:58:00.000+01:00Not so much a title as a caption... 'Bob, immune t...Not so much a title as a caption... <BR/><BR/>'Bob, immune to criticism, ignored their warnings that his acne was getting out of control...'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-85216633056518840832007-06-22T06:54:00.000+01:002007-06-22T06:54:00.000+01:00What about AWAs: Reshaping the Australian Workforc...What about <I>AWAs: Reshaping the Australian Workforce</I>?Anthony Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277745466192451883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-32249162968567986422007-06-20T08:57:00.000+01:002007-06-20T08:57:00.000+01:00Good try - I'll need a few other people to offer g...Good try - I'll need a few other people to offer guesses before I award any points...byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-9072581791865680202007-06-15T00:34:00.000+01:002007-06-15T00:34:00.000+01:00I'll guess the title.'Nice red tie'I'll guess the title.<BR/><BR/>'Nice red tie'peter jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06660654539637341429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-44963314097307745782007-05-15T22:28:00.000+01:002007-05-15T22:28:00.000+01:00Talk about guilt...I'm from the US! I'm still aski...Talk about guilt...I'm from the US! I'm still asking myself the question of how I'm supposed to live as a wealthy-ish person living in a rich nation at a time in history where we have education, healthcare, and opportunities like never before. I just don't know.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425507979635780287noreply@blogger.com