Archive for August, 2007
Review: The Grand Weaver
I enjoyed “The Grand Weaver” immensely. Written by Ravi Zacharias, he describes our almighty God has the weaver who holds all the threads of our lives and weaves them into a grand purpose. From our perspective, we only see the individual threads, and sometimes the colors or textures we see don’t make sense. Trusting in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Michael Vick: Where is Jesus?
Michael Vick, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback, has been all over the news recently. Indicted for dog-fighting, his friends turning witness against him, loss of his quarterback position and the millions of dollars in signing bonuses and advertising deals, Michael Vick has certainly learned a hard and probably one-way lesson. And given the atrocious stories about [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Llama Llama Duck
Just because I thought it was funny. If there’s a socially (or theologically) redeeming quality to this, I don’t know what it is. The Llama Song from Albino Blacksheep
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Engineering Quiz Answers
1. What planet is the only planet that rotates clockwise? Venus 2. Approximately how many bricks were used to build the Empire State Building? 10 million 3. What is the brightest man-made place that can be seen from space? Las Vegas, Nevada 4. Which dam holds the largest volume of water? Sycrude Tailings Dam, Canada [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Engineering Quiz
Ok, so I’m an engineer. See if you know the answers to the following. I’ll post the answers in a couple of days. 1. What planet is the only planet that rotates clockwise? 2. Approximately how many bricks were used to build the Empire State Building? 3. What is the brightest man-made place that can [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 9 so far )Who am I?
I answer my phone at the office early this morning. “Good morning, this is Michael.” The other voice says, “Bill?” My actual response was, “No… this is Michael” and the caller apologized for the wrong number. The responses that went through my head, though, included, “Oh, yes, I’m sorry. This *is* Bill. Can I help [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Love Wholeheartedly
Our next minor prophet is Malachi. In Hebrew, Malachi means “messenger of Yahweh” or “my messenger.” Was Malachi the name of the man who wrote this book? Some scholars believe “Malachi” was simply the title of the book, as in “my message” to the people. We don’t know anything about the man himself, but it’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )The Duck & The Devil
The Duck & the Devil There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods; but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner. As he was walking back he [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Come Thou Fount
Just because I like it. Found it via Sand in the Gears. It’s “Come Thou Fount” of every blessing by Sufjan Stevens.
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