Democracy is Safe
Feb 17, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
//MOOD: Presidential
//ITUNES: Could I’ve Been from the album “Superkala” by Course Of Nature
Thanks to Alicia for the link.
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Apple Store
Feb 17, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
//MOOD: Average
//ITUNES: Your Body Is A Wonderland from the album “Room for Squares” by John Mayer
Thanks to Carol who sent me this cool picture from the Apple Store in Chicago. Click on it for a bigger version. Apparently Carol didn’t get told to put her camera away like Sean and I did in Minneapolis. Arg.
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iPhone
Feb 16, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
//MOOD: Chill
//MEDICAL CONDITION: Stomach Ache
From TechEBlog
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Don’t Waste Your Cancer
Feb 16, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
//MOOD: Goodish
//ITUNES: Sickly from the album “Sin” by Poor Old Lu
Just read an amazing article by John Piper called Don’t Waste Your Cancer. He lays out 10 ways you can waste what God may be trying to teach you if you have cancer. I am only going to post his intro and his ten points. If you want to read his explanation of the ten points, read the entire article. It’s worth it.
I write this on the eve of prostate surgery. I believe in God’s power to heal—by miracle and by medicine. I believe it is right and good to pray for both kinds of healing. Cancer is not wasted when it is healed by God. He gets the glory and that is why cancer exists. So not to pray for healing may waste your cancer. But healing is not God’s plan for everyone. And there are many other ways to waste your cancer. I am praying for myself and for you that we will not waste this pain.
1. You will waste your cancer if you do not believe it is designed for you by God.
2. You will waste your cancer if you believe it is a curse and not a gift.
3. You will waste your cancer if you seek comfort from your odds rather than from God.
4. You will waste your cancer if you refuse to think about death.
5. You will waste your cancer if you think that “beating” cancer means staying alive rather than cherishing Christ.
6. You will waste your cancer if you spend too much time reading about cancer and not enough time reading about God.
7. You will waste your cancer if you let it drive you into solitude instead of deepen your relationships with manifest affection.
9. You will waste your cancer if you treat sin as casually as before.
10. You will waste your cancer if you fail to use it as a means of witness to the truth and glory of Christ.
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210
Feb 16, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
//MOOD: Relieved
//ITUNES: The Nocturnal House from the album “Elan Vital” by Pretty Girls Make Graves
I just responded to 210 email messages. Feels good to have the inbox empty.
Quote of the Day
Feb 16, 2006 Quotes
//MOOD: Good
//ITUNES: Not Coming Home from the album “Songs About Jane” by Maroon 5
From CNN.com
“I am the guy who pulled the trigger and shot my friend. That is something I will never forget.”
-Vice President Dick Cheney
Picture from Monkeys For Helping
Quote of the Day
Feb 15, 2006 Quotes
//MOOD: Challenged
//PODCAST: Coverville-060214-The Valentine’s Day Cover Massacre by Brian Ibbott
From Monday Morning Insight Weblog:
“When did Christianity cease being dangerous? That’s when it ceased being Christianity.”
-Tony Campolo
Jack vs. Chuck
Feb 15, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
//MOOD: Waking Up
//NOISE: Boys transforming
Tina has raised perhaps the most philosophically challenging question of all time.
In a fight between Jack Bauer and Chuck Norris, who would win?
What do you think? Fill out this poll with your answer and then post a comment justifying your position.
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Sorry
Feb 14, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
//MOOD: Average
//DIRECT TV: NCIS
I have been swamped swamped swamped. Lots of stuff happening. I will try to post some more later this week. This is one of those times that is stress filled, but good…kinda. I have a podcast I have been wanting to do, as well. Thanks for your patience.
Oh, BTW, Dan nailed it here:
Then Saturday night the six o’clock service was one of the worst services I think we’ve ever had. Nothing flowed well, we made mistakes. Everything was awkward. I wanted to leave. I thought about how great it would be to work for UPS or Fed Ex or be a farmer or something other than a mistake riddled worship leader. But I guess God’s teaching me something. I’ll let you know when I find out. The next service went a little better, but things still weren’t clicking quite right.
And it wasn’t just his part. Everything sucked. My part, his part, everything else. It was horrendous. We called a “mulligan” on that one. I also resonated with his thought here:
I know God is working at Riverview. People’s lives are changing. People are becoming more selfless. People are getting to know God. I just felt like I was getting in the way and I couldn’t help it. It felt like there was nothing I could really do. It was weird, because most weekends I love everything I’m doing. I love being a part of something greater than myself. I love knowing that I’m pretty weak, untrained and vulnerable, but God is using me anyway. But this weekend, I felt like everything was set up to go right, I just had to be there and do it. But things just weren’t right. This could have something to do with letting God work instead of myself, but I don’t know.
Good thing God reminds us from time to time that it is about him, not us.
Jack Bauer Torture Report
Feb 13, 2006 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
//MOOD: Very Tired
//NOISE: Dishwasher
Well, Jack makes it into the double digits and performs a miracle. Read more on the Torture Report:
