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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. …

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

– John 1:1-3,14 (NIV)

What a revolutionary statement for John to make to his Jewish and Greek readers: that Jesus wasn’t just a guy sent by God but that He was God Himself. Unlike Matthew and Luke, the Gospel of John doesn’t talk about the virgin birth or about Jesus’ lineage. Instead, he goes all the way back to before Creation to show that Jesus existed even then.

I’ve read this Gospel numerous times, but I still don’t think I can fully appreciate this idea. Before humans ever set foot on earth and certainly long before the Fall, Jesus already existed. Because God knew we would need Him.

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Apple can now fire John Hodgman and Justin Long. Thanks to Microsoft and their ridiculous (but apparently real) Windows 7 Launch Party video, they’ll never need to create another stupid “I’m a Mac” commercial again.

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Educational policy expert Joel Spring spoke at TCU on Wednesday to advocate a constitutional amendment which would guarantee academic freedom in U.S. classrooms.

Spring’s proposed amendment to the Constitution, focusing on education, features three primary goals, he said. The first goal is equality in education, especially in funding. The second component in the proposed amendment would center on the right for education in different languages and cultures. The third concentrated on academic freedom for teachers and students, Spring said. This would allow teachers to choose their own methods and materials to teach, while still following a curriculum guide.

Spring’s primary argument for such an amendment is that the textbook publishing industry is more interested in maximizing profits than in furthering education, and through political contributions, they’ve forced schools into using their products, thereby removing the freedom to choose other methods.

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