Thanks be to God for: The energy of girls that both keeps me young and makes me old. A wife that puts up with my moodiness and depression and doesn’t give up on me. A church that let’s me be human. Wifi Green bean casserole “Emerging” friends all over the world who challenge me and […]
Thanks be to God for: The energy of girls that both keeps me young and makes me old. A wife that puts up with my moodiness and depression and doesn’t give up on me. A church that let’s me be human. Wifi Green bean casserole “Emerging” friends all over the world who challenge me and […]
Jonathan sent me the following message on my previous post: Don’t mean to burst your bubble or take away fromyour wanting to share this. The photo is a fake and it is a photoshop that was done on http://www.fark.com in a photoshop contest and images were immigrated and spliced within. The control panel is actually […]
I received this by e-mail today from Dad. It shows a mock up of a 2004 era home computer as envisioned by Rand Corp. scientists back in the 1950’s. They believed that the Fortran language would make it easy to use. We’ve come a long way baby! Posted by Hello
Once upon a time, in a land both far from here and not so distant, there was a monastery. This community of prayer and fasting was made up of all sorts of people from all kings of backgrounds. Some of the members of the community had been there a long time. They had grown up […]
For all of those who are depressed Democrats (who me?), this site is a hoot. Posted by Hello
According to the Clinton Presidential Center website there are only 11 more hours until the Clinton library is dedicated. In the midst of all of this I continue to laugh over my friend Jim Patterson’s comment this morning at breakfast that the center looks like a humongous double wide trailer. Actually, I think it looks […]
If you haven’t checked out The Brick Testament yet, you need to do so.
Will convinced me to finally download Firefox and try it out. So far, I’m impressed.
I spent a big part of the night with a bunch of folks wrestling with the books of Samuel and Kings. For those who haven’t spent a couple days checking out the scope of these stories, the two books document the rise and fall of the monarchy in Israel. Throughout these books we learn about […]
Tony’s comment on my previous post has led me to reflect further on why I maintain hope in the United Methodist tradition that I am a part of. Again and again I hear folks bemoan the intransigence of their religious traditions. Likewise, a common refrain is the lack of connection with their theological education and […]
Tony Jones threw down the gauntlet at his site the other day. I agree with much that he said, but wanted to offer a bit of a response. Dear Tony, I read over your recent post on what Emergent is doing with interest. Of course, we’ve talked about some of this in the past, so […]
I’ve been avoiding a long postmortem on the election, mainly because I wasn’t sure what to say. The reality is that just a little over half the population preferred President Bush. It may be because of “moral values” (a not so veiled reference to gay marriage and abortion). Yet it ultimately comes down to a […]
I sent this to my church folks last week, prior to the election. I think that it may be a good word for all of us today: This time next week, if we are lucky, we will probably know who the president is for the next four years. This has been the most polarized, divisive, […]
I just heard the results of a new poll. By an unknown margin the fourth and fifth grade at Mt. View Elementary School has elected Senator John Kerry as the new president. Well, it’s probably as accurate as most of the other polls out there!
For the past several Halloween’s, my job has been focused on staying at home and handing out candy while the girls go out. I would go with the girls, but they are usually trick or treating with friends, and they seem to be just has happy coming home and showing me their loot. Tonight […]
Halloween 2004 Posted by Hello
Angry Young Man There’s a place in the world for the angry young man With his working class ties and his radical plans He refuses to bend he refuses to crawl And he’s always at home with his back to the wall And he’s proud of his scars and the battles he’s lost And struggles […]
Will posted today a great image and link that originates from the good folks at Sojourners. willzhead: Confessing Christ in a Time of War When I read this, I couldn’t quite believe that a Christian pastor would say such a thing. So, I checked out the transcript on CNN and pulled up the interview, which […]
While I am happy to find out that others beside my relatives read my blog, as one of the instigators in the US / Brit Battle Royale my sense of the blog commenting war is that it has to stop. Conversation is fine. Engagement is to be encouraged. Critique is acceptable. Name calling isn’t. The reality […]
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