The end of the year is nearing, and if it was hectic before, now we are reaching “core meltdown” status. However, in moments of rare respite within this race, I...
As you might know, I’m a native Spanish speaker, and this is an English-language blog. It has served me well for over 15 years and counting, and still doe...
I finished writing my previous post and dutifully clicked the big, yellow “Publish” button. I then clicked on the “View Post” link, wish...
March came by and with it, the beginning of a new school year. Semester at the Presbyterian Seminary began with a three-day retreat where we could reflect on &#...
This Friday we arrived safely and sound to Asunción after a small trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio is a beautiful city indeed.
I’m off to Rio de Janeiro with my wife for a much needed vacation. I plan to return, God willing, after a week. Stay tuned!
We had a nice New Year celebration with my in-laws and then a much needed day of rest.
This article in The Atlantic definitely struck a chord here. This morning I was checking Twitter and I found in my timeline a gross, gruesome image. I won’...
Merry Christmas! I hope you can have a great Christmas Eve with your loved ones, a time full of joy and praise for the wonderful gift of a God who dwelt among u...
Hi there! This year my blogging fell behind. I know it’s disappointing but my life grew increasingly busy. For the first time, I began teaching theology, ...
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The folks at Mozilla recently released Firefox 57, which is in fact a totally new engine and interface, known as Firefox Quantum. When Slackware-current pushed ...
Lucía Caram sparks anger in Spain after appearing to contradict Catholic teaching on perpetual virginity of mother of Jesus Source: Nun receives death threats f...
Operation Thunderbolt: Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History by Saul David My rating: 5 of 5 stars I ...
Some bug bite me and, as a result, I did the unthinkable. 😉 In fact, you might know that I have been a GNU/Linux user since 2000 (fully migrated since 2002). No...
Today an article I wrote about the influence of the Protestant Bible on Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges was published (in Spanish) at the Paraguayan newspape...
Steve Jobs famously saw one and was inspired to create the Lisa, then the Mac. Source: Y Combinator’s Xerox Alto: restoring the legendary 1970s GUI computer | A...
For some time ago I’ve been using the gorgeous Graphy theme. Themegraphy, the theme creators, now released version 2.0, and therefore I upgraded. If I can...
Today, the news reported that this early morning there was the worst shooting in U.S. history. Really; the NPR coverage I linked is sobering. At least 50 people...
I found this inflorescence at Mom’s garden and immediately struck me because of the odd flower there. Seemed to me like a living illustration of the truth...
I hope you all have a very blessed start of the year of our Lord 2016. Again, my hope is that you may be able to celebrate with joy and surrounded of the affect...
Yesterday, while I was adding the previous update, I noticed something funny. Like many other Web surfers, I have an ad blocker installed. Well, while updating ...
On this day in 1969 in Helsinki, Linus Torvalds was born! Please join us in wishing him a very happy birthday. pic.twitter.com/d0Wyc2zRZV — The Linux Foun...
This is a great commentary on the sad state of congregational church worship. While I think it doesn’t cover all the causes, what this guy says is spot-on...
Today, the U.S. celebrates Thanksgiving Day. I think this is a custom I wouldn’t mind to import here in Paraguay. 😉 Have a great day with your loved ones,...
I saw this in the Facebook wall of a classmate. While not 100% exact, it is true and, I trust, an interesting read: 7 Absolutely Useless Facts About Paraguay En...
Some thoughtful words from my namesake Ed Hurst: The Fall is within us. It afflicts Creation because we don’t understand it and all our actions and though...