Theology, Politics & Other Musings

“Those who are really called of God to the sacred ministry are such as have been brought to a deep acquaintance with themselves, feel their own ignorance, and know their own weakness. They know also the awful responsibility that attaches to the work; and nothing but the authority of God can induce such to undertake it. They whom God never called run, because of worldly honour and emolument: the others hear the call with fear and trembling, and can go only in the strength of Jehovah.

How ready is the man to go, Whom God hath never sent! How timorous, diffident, and slow, God’s chosen instrument!”

–Adam Clarke, Commentary on Jeremiah chapter 1 verse 6

Google finally made use of its acquisition of GrandCentral back in 2007 by releasing Google Voice.

One advanced feature is that it will turn the voicemail into text for you and then SMS text message you or email you the text of the voicemail.

Google Voice is in its pre-release form and will be available to everyone soon.  If you want to know when you can use it, fill out this short form for Google, and they’ll email you.

For more info, visit Google Voice is Online Voicemail.

So how exactly did everything go belly up the last few months?  This excellent video by Jonathan Jarvis explains it in an easy-to-understand way.  You will find this video helpful in digesting the last few months of the fiscal crisis and how it occurred.

The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.