I recently went on a journey of putting the dewey decimal system into action on my library consisting of 730 books. Yes, the dewey decimal system. SOme might say, what a nerd, this would not be too far from true at many leverls. Others might say, Why? Others, might just be in utter dumbfoundedness at [...]
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A Response to “Funding Fears” (an article in Worldmag.com)
Posted: Nov 19, 2008 in Meaningless, Nationalistic Pride, Opinions, Rants, Tangents, ThoughtsFunding Fears From: Worldmag.com, “Obama,” November 15, 2008 Will the nation’s economic storm zap U.S. charities? While the data won’t be in until well after the holiday giving season, the nation’s nonprofits are already bracing for a blow. World Vision’s Phillipe Guiton, for example, said his group plans to trim hiring, a move that will [...]
Is Our God Big Enough? (Not for the Strong Minded)
Posted: Oct 10, 2008 in Co-Missional, God, Meaningless, Opinions, Rants, TangentsWARNING! All tangents, rants and meaningless opinions (which this is) are barely edited and typically thrown out there without a concern for correct spelling, punctuation or grammar. Perhaps you are concerned that I would even ask such a question. However, I felt compelled to ask this today because I am amazed how fearful of times [...]
On complaining. Why complain? More importantly how do you deal with complaining without complaining? Moreover, what is complaining? I have just begun a 40 day fast from unnecessary talk, which I have failed miserably at already. But tomorrow is a new day and the next minute is a new minute so we will see how [...]
Today I write with a heavy but joyful heart. Today, I am officially without a grandparent from my side of the family. While Heatherly and I still have one grandmother and one grandfather, in the past two week we have lost my dad’s dad (Dale McDaniel) and my mom’s mom (Sarah Woodruff). We have also [...]
I received and email today, which was later confirmed as false by the one who sent it but nonetheless raises an interesting question. Here is the rumor and the debunking of that rumor. In short, the rumor has people up in arms about the fact that our government has removed the “In God We Trust” [...]
Have we misunderstood the dream?
Posted: Jan 21, 2008 in Anthropology, Meaningless, Opinions, Rants, Spiritual Transformation, Tangents, ThoughtsAnd when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able [...]
Today, on November 17, 2007 (yes before Thanksgiving), is setting up our Christmas tree. Truth be told, i am kind of excited about Christmas because it means we get to tell lies to our little ones, give them gifts beyond measure as if they don’t get everything they want anyway. Of course, this [...]
