Category: Life
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African safari
The local ice cream parlour knows its stuff. They call this creation “African safari”. Very good on a hot day like today.
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Did historical Jesus really exist? The evidence just doesn’t add up.
As the linked article from the Washington Post illustrates, there are good reasons to doubt that there was ever a historical Jesus. And yet, when I go through the gospels I can’t shake the feeling that there must be something more to it then a simple story. There’s just too much justification going on, too…
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The fallen of Word War 2 – a stunning visualisation
A stunning and powerful visualisation of the cost of lives in World War 2. Well worth watching!
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Liberation Day 2015
This Liberation Day, I did something that had absolutely nothing to do with any festivities concerning our freedom or liberty, didn’t contemplate the sacrifice many made so that we can enjoy our freedom or anything like that. Instead, I did something that was very liberating for me personally. I spent a good deal of the…
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U-Boot
Ever since I was a young boy, I have been fascinated by submarines. Especially by the German u-Boot from World War 2. I don’t know why, but there is something about this sinister, deadly warship that really attracts me. Yes, I know there have been major advances in submarine technology. I know that today’s submarines…