Archive for August, 2004

You saw it here first

Wednesday, August 18th, 2004

My friend Rhonda captured the pictures below of her next door neighbor’s cow stuck in a tree fork. As a pop culture experiment, I want to help spread these pictures and see how far over the Internet they go.
I have a couple of friends who send out those forwarded emails all the time [...]

Walk With Me

Tuesday, August 17th, 2004

We all know the east coast has been having a Bizzaro(tm) summer, with the dog days of August officially renamed the penguin days of August. Today was in the high 70s with low humidity, so the Greek text dropped to the floor and I was off for a walk.
The neighborhood adjoining our apartment complex is [...]

Please pass the Crayolas

Monday, August 16th, 2004

OK, let’s come clean….no matter how much you tell other people that you are going to seminary very aware that “seminary does not have all the answers”….you secretly believe that you are indeed going to be let in on the inside track, that somewhere pretty early on in your studies you will cry out with [...]

Let us give thanks….

Saturday, August 14th, 2004

While I’m taking a short break from studying for the middle term cumlative Greek test, I want to share a few random things I’m thankful for, just at this particular moment:
My LSW - always!
The Paste Music Radio Channel on Live365.com. Best ever study music!
Advice from a friend to learn as much Greek vocab before the [...]

Which Monty Python Cast Member Are You?

Saturday, August 14th, 2004

Try out Which Monty Python Cast Member Are You?
My result was Michael Palin.

Can anyone tell that I needed a break from studying for my Greek midterm?

Casella to tour with Caedmons!

Wednesday, August 11th, 2004

According to his own site, my friend Jeremy Casella will be opening for Caedmons Call on their tour this fall. This will be some much-deserved exposure for Jeremy, one of the best songwriters in Christian music…and an all-around great guy.
As if you needed a reason to see Caedmons this fall…well, now you’ve got [...]

Is It Calvinist or Memorex?

Monday, August 9th, 2004

The Holy Observer: Calvinist Church Dumps Free Will Offerings
And if you didn’t pick up that this is a satirical humor article, you should have at the beginning of the second paragraph. No true Calvinist church would be hosting a singing group from Liberty University!

Free Parking

Monday, August 9th, 2004

In Calvin Trillin’s quirky novel Trepper Isn’t Going Out, Murry Trepper decides to devote his life to retaining a coveted parking spot by moving into his car and refusing to leave. From the front seat of his auto, Murray develops a whole way of viewing the world…or at least New York City.
Today after returning [...]

Who’s your daddy?

Monday, August 9th, 2004

Yesterday in the adult Sunday School class at the church I visited, the teacher related the following story that I just wanted to record and remember…
When he was a boy growing up on the south side of Chicago, it was not unusual to see houses in his neighborhood become abandoned. Since the houses would inevitably [...]

Movie Review: Fahrenheit 9/11

Saturday, August 7th, 2004

This post by my Internet friend Pastor Pat in Minneapolis, may be the best review of Fahrenheit 9/11 I’ve read anywhere.