Archive for July, 2010

 

30 July 2010 | 04:51 PM

Messenger of the Gods!

Day’s Verse: Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:30-31 Without further ado, here are the Mercury [...]



30 July 2010 | 12:46 PM

Well, I Lasted 3 Days

Day’s Verse: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Cor. 5:17 Three days of posting daily, that is. Yesterday I completely forgot: I spent the workday buried in old — circa 1995 — issues of the Bicycle Alliance’s newsletter. They have almost [...]



28 July 2010 | 03:30 PM

The Other Katie, Redux

Day’s Verse: Remember, our Message is not about ourselves; we’re proclaiming Jesus Christ, the Master. All we are is messengers, errand runners from Jesus for you. It started when God said, “Light up the darkness!” and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright [...]



27 July 2010 | 09:26 AM

Renewal Notice Fail

Day’s Verse: Cheerfully pleasing God is the main thing, and that’s what we aim to do, regardless of our conditions. 2 Cor. 5:9-ish (context) Here’s part of a renewal notice email I received today — July 27, 2010 — from the League of American Bicyclists. I’d better get right on this renewal — I only [...]



26 July 2010 | 12:43 PM

Beautiful Washington

Day’s Verse: Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is [...]



20 July 2010 | 03:53 PM

Lifebits

Day’s Verse: Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love. 1 Cor. 16:13-14 I’ve had a blog post open and partly written for days. That’s why I haven’t updated my blog in such a long time — I’m halfway through a post and I [...]



13 July 2010 | 02:27 PM

Fooditude

Day’s Verse: Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature. 1 Cor. 14:20 Have you noticed how closely physical and mental well-being are tied? In biking, they have a term called “bonking.” Contrary to your first thought, it actually refers to when your body [...]