Archive for September, 2008
17 September 2008 | 06:48 AM
Refining the Route
~~~Day’s Verse:“Be strong and courageous, and do the word. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you…”1 Chronicles 28:20~~~ This is a bike blog. If you can’t stand the idea of reading another post about bikes, I suggest you go [...]
15 September 2008 | 11:14 AM
Another Thing I Don’t Understand
~~~Day’s Verse:Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.Psalm 31:24~~~ Dad told me a story this weekend about an experience a friend of his had. This friend was out for a recreational ride with his buddy. (Of course this is a bike story! What else did you expect? Come on!) As [...]
12 September 2008 | 10:34 AM
Only Some of the Many Questions
~~~Day’s Verse:You turned my wailing into dancing;you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.Psalm 30:11-12~~~ Sometimes reading the news really pays off. For instance, consider the Seattle Times article titled “Man rubbed with spices, other [...]
11 September 2008 | 08:15 AM
Harry & David
~~~Day’s Verse:I thought in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless. “Laughter,” I said, “is foolish. And what does pleasure accomplish?” I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly — my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I [...]
10 September 2008 | 05:06 AM
Password Bonanaza
~~~Day’s Verse:For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.Luke 14:11~~~ The IT team at CRL has just instituted a new set of password requirements which, according their email, will “improve and change the security that we all use to log into our networks.” I’m all for improved [...]
9 September 2008 | 08:47 AM
More from the Miscellaneous Drawer
~~~Day’s Verse:When Moses came near to the camp and saw the [golden] calf and the people dancing, his anger flared. He threw down the tablets and smashed them to pieces at the foot of the mountain. He took the calf that they had made, melted it down with fire, pulverized it to powder, then scattered [...]
8 September 2008 | 05:14 AM
Just Call Me Miss Itchy-face
~~~Day’s Verse:Be generous. Give to the poor. Get yourselves a bank that can’t go bankrupt, a bank in heaven far from bankrobbers, safe from embezzlers, a bank you can bank on. It’s obvious, isn’t it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.Luke 12:33-34~~~ [...]
