on the walk

I heard a fascinating story on NPR this morning. It describes students at MIT who are engineering new life forms by altering the genes of E. coli.

Listen for yourselves and let me know what you think.

Minty E. Coli and Other Bioengineering Feats

I can’t reconcile the part of me that thinks “Wow, that is cool,” and the part of me that thinks, “Wow, that is terrifying.”

What are you thinking?

on the walk

-Ethan

The promises of Christ are wonderful. In fact they are so wonderful that I often fall short of fully comprehending his great promises for my good. But nevertheless they are not always what I wished he would promise.

For instance Jesus makes this promise in Matthew 10:18-20,

On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

Now that is an amazing promise, but it isn’t exactly the promise I would have asked for. I might have preferred this promise, “Don’t worry, they won’t arrest you” or maybe, “Don’t worry about what to say, just pass out fliers.” Continue Reading »