I just recently discovered a great writer. Reading through his blog, I wanted to share nearly every one. Here are some quotes to whet your appetite: “God called. He wants his church back.” “Instead of being ‘In the World, but not of it’ we have become the Church who is ‘Of the world, but [not]
Hermeneutics Quiz
Hermeneutics Quiz Score 67 Evaluation You scored between 66 and 100, meaning you’re a progressive on The Hermeneutics Scale.
Oil Replacing Gold
“…oil is replacing gold as the investment opportunity of choice in troubled times.” That’s bad news, and at least part of the reason for high gas prices. Imagine if your car ran on gold. Ouch! I suppose the term “black gold” is more appropriate than ever.
Shortcomings in Contemporary Praise Music
An excellent article can be found here on the some of the problems with contemporary praise music. The article focuses on lyrical content, and makes some great points. I think this is half of the reason I’m not a fan of most contemporary praise music myself. The other half is that the musical style/genre isn’t
Conservative in Short
The core belief of conservatives is that we are going to hell in a handbasket. Depending on who you talk to, this has been happening since the 1960’s, or since the French Revolution, or since the fall of the Roman Empire, or since ___. Depending on who you talk to, our problem is that we
Primary Voting
So I did vote yesterday. After I checked in, they handed me a democratic ballot. I believe I overhead them joking about not even asking people which ballot anymore. It’s understandable I suppose, everyone wants to vote and give their opinion in “the big race”. (Up until a couple of days ago, I was under
I’m voting for Ron Paul
While not surprising, I find this kind of annoying and frustrating. A person came by the apartment today trying to get me to support Obama in the primary. At first she asked, “Have you decided who you’re voting for?” I replied confidently, “Ron Paul.” She seemed stunned, and confused and started saying things like, “He’s
Link: The Music Industry’s Extortion Scheme
The Music Industry’s Extortion Scheme
Earthquake
This morning just after five-thirty (about 5:37) I happened to be partially awake due to the fact that a fire truck (I believe) had just driven right by my apartment building. I was lying there with my back to the door when suddenly I had the sensation that someone was pressing in through the door
Opportunities to Help
I’ve felt the need to try and get more involved in actually doing something to help people. It’s a bit tough because I haven’t had a lot of extra time or money while I’ve been in school. I did donate to the Brian Scroggins Memorial fund, which I suggest you consider (he died leaving his