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Dr. Jim Dvorak is Vice President Academic and Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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How to get people on YouTube all wrapped around the axle...

Just make a video like this. For those of you who need some context, it is amazing how many people say that WD-40 is not and should not be used as a penetrating oil to help loosen rusty nuts and bolts. To that I say, "Pshaw!" Click here to view t...

Won't Be Long Now

The tree out front is transforming to its majestic autumn color, but not long after it makes the change, the leaves will fall to the ground. You can see that it is already thinning out near the top.

#NotLost

From our hike Hidden Valley Park and RBG. Hagan was with us!

We drove Syd's high-mileage Civic to Tulsa

We drove Sydney's 2012 Honda Civic (160,000+ miles) 1200 miles from Burlington, Ontario, to Tulsa, Oklahoma. It ran great. In fact, it got 32 MPG (or 7.4 L / 100 KM for you Canadians). But on I-70 between Effingham, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missou...

Guardian Caps

Guardian caps are now legal for use in NFL games. I am seeing some in preseason games.Of course, some of us who are of a certain age have seen this before.

Ahhh, summer...

... that time of rest, relaxation, rejuvenation, uninterrupted research and writing—in short, the unicorn for which those of us who are administrators in academe longingly search but never find.

Well, hello there, little fella!

This little dude was in our front yard this morning. So tiny. I almost stepped the him! He didn't move now matter how close I got. I'm sure he was cold; it's rainy and windy and chilly today. UPDATE: Well, unfortunately, I found out later today th...