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*twitches* These past two weeks have been insane. Filling in for pastor while he was away on vacation, heading up our 2006 YAMFest (in the face of Ernesto), painting faces at the AWANA fun fair, giving out candy and poppers at the PBU Ministry Fair… it’s a head-spinning whirl of activity, probably the busiest part... Read More
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Happy Birthday, Andybert Martindinck
*rowdy music begins* “This is your birthday song, it doesn’t last that long, HEY!” Well, it’s that special day again for our good friend Andybert Martindinck. Be sure to stop by his serious site und tell him “Alles Gute zum Geburtstag”.
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A Practical Observation Worship is ultimately God-centered; but practically speaking, worship in the narrow sense carries with it the need for intelligibility. When we praise God, we do so in our own language because we are verbalizing what is within our hearts; we are expressing our praise to Him. An essential part of all praise... Read More
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On September 1st, in the spirit of furthering the Great Conversation, Derek Webb (former lead from Caedmon’s Call) is giving away his Mockingbird album online. This pull-no-punches album has some people offended, but is that a good thing? Free to listen, free to download, free to converse. Go on over and sign up to be... Read More
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One of the most interesting discoveries I made during my Greek studies at college was the word “logos”. The Greek word “logos” is most often translated as “word” in the New Testament; but this simple one-word translation doesn’t do the original language justice. The word “logos” carries with it far more weight than just printed... Read More
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The Gospel According to Mozilla
In the spirit of my Firefox-as-a-dictionary post a few weeks ago, here’s a few more quick smart keyword tips that have made my Bible study just a little faster. Using FireFox for Bible Study When it comes to serious Bible study, I use e-Sword, the best, most comprehensive and free-est Bible program out there. But... Read More
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Start early with music education if you want your child to excel in music. “… Authenticity in full aesthetic masquerade. While mediocrity may be poor quality with no place to hide, kitsch is overt and exhibitionist; it is presumptuous, insincere and hypocritical mediocrity. It is blatant and strident pretension.” Harold Best, Dean of Wheaton College... Read More
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(This article was cross-posted here at Learning Movable Type.) I’ve never liked the idea of a seperate comment preview page. Besides being overkill, it often gets missed during upgrades and becomes just another bug to squash. So after picking up some good ideas from Mike Industries, I decided to toss it to the curb and... Read More
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It’s Sunday afternoon. You know what that means. Sunday afternoon, my body shuts down. I try hard to engage in meaningful conversation, but I find myself fading. Wide-opened-eyed, blinking back sleep, staring like a zombie at this person I care about who is starting to sound alot like Charlie Brown’s teacher. *WAH WAH, WAH WAH,... Read More
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So Mike Wallace gets a once-in-a-lifetime interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and it ends up looking more like a tea party than a journalistic endeavor. Ahmadinejad is saavy, no doubt; his answers were deft and well-crafted. But his inconsistencies drove me almost as crazy as the fact that Wallace didn’t call him on them.... Read More
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Mike Wallace calls him “a rather attractive man, very smart, savvy, self-assured, good looking in a strange way. He’s an impressive fellow, this guy. He really is… You’ll find him an interesting man. I expected more of a firebrand. I don’t think he has the slightest doubt about how he feels … about the American... Read More
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My sister finally got right with the Lord and let met set her up with a blog. v1ntage.plasticmind.com … soon to be http://v1ntage.com. Let’s all give her a warm bloggy welcome–the right-click of fellowship, as it were.
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I’ve not been tagged, but I enjoy a good challenge: What kind of husband doesn’t read his wife’s Xanga? The very same person who got tagged by his wife without realizing it, I suppose. Anyhow, here’s my response to my wife’s challenge (sorry babe!): One book that changed your life: Dandelion Wine, by Ray Bradbury.... Read More
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For months and months, I have been looking for an way to find the definition of a word without needing to clutter up my toolbar or break my streamlined surfing habits. Sure, I can type “definition:esplanade” in my Google search bar, but then I have to click on the underlined word to get the definition.... Read More
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What’s On YouTube Tonight, Dear? (Part 1)
Whether an acoustic guitar is your personal choice, like Martin guitars for example, or your personal choice in guitars would be to learn the electric guitar, you can find resources on instruments online. Yawning? Feel like vegging out? Here’s our first installment of must see YouTube vids: Inspiration With Strings “Jake Shimabukuro plays George Harrison’s... Read More
Hello, I’m Jesse.
