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25 November 2011 | 08:36 AM
Thanksgiving Funeral
Day’s Verse: The last enemy that will be abolished is death. 1 Cor 15:26 Gosh, what to say. It’s been a challenging week. On Tuesday morning, Dad and I flew down to California for my cousin Valerie’s funeral. Click beneath the fold for more details. Suffice it to say we spent hours creeping through L.A. [...]
8 October 2011 | 02:07 PM
Rain Garden Work Party 3: DONE
Day’s Verse: Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them. Matthew 7:12 May my back one day learn to forgive me. Yet another Saturday sacrificed to the yard, and it was sunny and 60°, too, perfect [...]
16 September 2011 | 09:14 AM
Irony
Day’s Verse: “You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.” Matthew 5:3 Do you remember the Alanis Morissette song “Ironic”? If you don’t, here’s a refresher for you. Ian was telling me a while ago about a comedy routine he’d seen [...]
2 August 2011 | 10:29 AM
What I Am Listening To
Day’s Verse: Sing praise-songs to God. He’s done it all! Let the whole earth know what he’s done! Raise the roof! Sing your hearts out, O Zion! Isaiah 12:5-6ish Here’s a group and song I’ve been enjoying lately. I tend to be a sucker for classic rock songs reinterpreted by string quartets (for example, Hampton [...]
26 July 2011 | 02:10 PM
Pictures and Excitement
Day’s Verse: After looking at the way things are on this earth, here’s what I’ve decided is the best way to live: Take care of yourself, have a good time, and make the most of whatever job you have for as long as God gives you life. And that’s about it. That’s the human lot. [...]
19 May 2011 | 07:52 PM
Bike to Work Day is Tomorrow – DO IT.
Day’s Verse: God’s business is putting things right; he loves getting the lines straight, Setting us straight. Once we’re standing tall, we can look him straight in the eye. Psalm 11:7 All the cool kids are biking to work tomorrow. You should, too. Why? Because tomorrow is Bike to Work Day. Here in the Pacific [...]
11 April 2011 | 11:49 AM
A Case for Physical Order
Day’s Verse: Wisdom is better than warheads, But one hothead can ruin the good earth. Ecclesiastes 9:18 This Dutch researcher did an interesting study that examined the influence of the environment on peoples’ behavior. Specifically, when garbage collectors went on strike at a train depot, he polled people at the station during the messy period. [...]
