This examination of Milton's Petrarchan sonnet, On His Blindness shows that Milton has used his extensive knowledge of scripture to create a deeply personal poem, and gently guide himself and the reader or listener from an intense loss through to u

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There's a lot a cashier at a supermarket has to deal with from customers. But is is really necessary for cashiers to have to deal with religion being imposed upon them while they're at work?

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I'll be honest, even as a teenager I thought Kid Rock would just be a shooting star; appear very brightly, but disappear just as quickly as he showed up. Might I have been wrong?

Kid Rock weathered the storm of hard rock/rap bands imploding on themselves (anyone heard from Limp Bizkit lately?) and reinvented himself with a very southern r

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The ten most popular items in The Consumer Etiquette Guide (November 2007):

# Why Does The Christmas Season Start So Early Every Year?
# How To: Purchasing Alcohol When Slightly Intoxicated
# The Business of Catalogues: Fact vs Fiction
# Photos: KKK-Supermarket (I’m Not Making This Up…)
# Jesus Loves You! (Everyone Else Thinks You’re A

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I was recently given an opportunity to review a children’s book. I have some pretty strong opinions about children’s books, over some pretty silly things~like font, so I was excited to have an chance to share my thoughts on “I Love You More” by Laura Duksta. The book arrived last week, Thursday I think, and we immediately curled up on the cou

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Our first meme! YEAH!

It's Friday's Faith Fix! After a long week, everyone could use a little reminder that God is there for us.

Post your favorite verse on your blog and link it here in the comments!

Here's ours for this Friday!

Hebrews 12:1-2
(NKJV)
1 There for we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witness

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The ways of our God defies logic, and sometimes if we think even for a little while before we obey Him, we will have second thoughts of following His orders. And most of the time we follow what we think is logical, and eventually miss His blessings and our victory.

An old hymn that we sing in our Sunday worship ages ago comes to mind, Trus

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Futurama has been a mainstay of Cartoon Network's Adultswim line-up for atleast 5 years. Adultswim is broadcasting that the contract to show Futurama is coming to an end, so they will be broadcasting a final Futurama marathon the day after Christmas.

I would like to share my favorite Futurama moment. It is, of course one of the Christma

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On the Third Day of Christmas, we’re going to look at some of the peculiarly French Christmas traditions as they celebrate Noël.

There is some debate as to the origins of the word Noël. Some say it is derived from the French word for 'news' - nouvelles - meaning that the French Christmas greeting 'Joyeux Noel' actually means 'Joyous N

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An atheists thoughts on Christian Domestic Discipline. Here is an excerpt from the post: Seriously, why is it that some people feel the overwhelming need to force puzzle pieces together that just don’t fit? I can’t believe these CDD (Christian Domestic Disicpline) people are trying to justify corporal punishment for wives through their Christ

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Dana Jacobson has just become the poster child for throwing your career down the toilet in five minutes or less. Dana Jacobson is an ESPN host and in an activity or a roast for Mike and Mike in the Morning. Dana Jacobson went to the microphone blasted drunk and then Dana Jacobson did a foot in mouth deal. Dana Jacobson said "F

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My good friend Marsha Crockett, an amazing Christian author, finally started a blog after months of me talking to her about it, pursuading her that it's a great idea.

She writes books and journals, but I tried to make her see how many people out there online would benefit from her ONLINE writing and from her inspirat

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Another inspiring post by my friend Marsha Crockett, who puts forth the idea that God dwells in us, as much as we dwell in him, and that our homes are his homes.

We don't have to go to church or sing hyms or whatever to be dwelling with God, we can do it from anywhere. Be it while I'm typing this submission, or while

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So Gene Simmons has a sex tape. Stomach churning, yes. Surprising? No. It's getting a whole lot of hits for 'Genessecret.com' which is where Simmons' tape can be viewed.

But here's something interesting: The number one search term on Google is 'Geneseret.com" which takes you to a Christian website that mentions the

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Easter is fast approaching, and that means one thing - HOT CROSS BUNS.

Well, it does for Digital Sickbag, anyway. We love hot cross buns and cannot cram enough of them down our hungry throats.

But how did these delicious buns come to be? What is the link between this innocuous baked good and the crucifiction? Digital Sick

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