I love finding a new blog to read. It’s kind of like finding a good new book that you can look forward to settling down with. Last night I got an email from the author of Joe Missionary asking to be part of the next BlogSwap. I had never heard of his blog, but read…
Several weeks ago we noticed an industrious pair of robins building a nest in a tree directly outside our bathroom window. Just about a foot below the window and perhaps 8 feet out from the house, in a little crook of a crabapple tree, they built a nest of grass, mud and bits of string.…
From 8 entries in BlogSwap 1 we have increased to 16 entries for BlogSwap 2. I can’t recommend these enough as people have written some really amazing articles. Thanks to everyone who participated. Here is this week’s list of participants:
This morning I am happy to be able to post an entry written by James of www.whatisthis.com as part of the BlogSwap. James discusses a tough truth that he and his wife discovered through a time of great pain. My Tough Truth: God’s Never Failing Love It was in early 1999 that I begin this…
When I came up with the idea of BlogSwapping I never considered the amount of work it would be. It’s probably a good thing, too, or I might just have had second thoughts! The first BlogSwap had 9 entries and that wasn’t too difficult to coordinate. BlogSwap 2 has brought in 15 entries and the…
An interesting little article in the Telegraph caught my eye this morning. British doctors have been debating the appropriate response if a fetus survives a late-term abortion. Apparently it is not unheard of for fetuses as young as 24 or even 23 weeks to survive the attempt to snuff out their lives. When this happens,…
It seems that humans are comforted by familiarity and intimidated by the unknown. Perhaps this explains why clichés come into such common use. Or perhaps we are simply lazy and prefer to use a trite statement rather than create something original. The Christian life is filled with cliché. Christians are notorious for speaking “Christianese,” using…
If I didn’t know better, I would think that my site is the most popular blog on the Net. After all, how many blogs get 450+ comments per day? Or even better, 450+ comments between the time I go to bed and the time I wake up? Well mine does. Unfortunately, I do know better.…
George Barna has released a long-awaited study of the impact of The Passion of the Christ. To do this study, Barna Group surveyed over 1600 people to determine whether they had seen the movie and what impact it had on their lives. Here are a few of his findings: But now we come to the…
God’s plan for the first relationship involved perfect unity. After awaking from sleep, Adam looked at Eve for the first time and uttered beautiful words that few men have since been able to match in beauty or simplicity, “This is now bone of my bonesand flesh of my flesh;she shall be called ‘woman,’for she was…
If you still do not receive the monthly Think on These Things Ministries newsletter, it is time to subscribe. Think on These Things is a ministry of Southern View Chapel and pastor Gary Gilley. He is a pastor in the mold of John MacArthur or Michael Horton and is concerned far more with truth than…
I haven’t had a “rambling” entry for 9 days now. Of course you could make a strong argument that everything I write is rambling, but it would just insult me terribly. This afternoon we watched “Spellbound,” a wonderful documentary about 8 kids who go to the national spelling bee in Washington. It is fascinating to…
I am cast upon a horrible, desolate island, void of all hope of recovery. I am singled out and separated, as it were, from all the world, to be miserable. I am divided from mankind – a solitaire; one banished from human society…I have no soul to speak to or relieve me. We have all…
Last night, as you might know, I went to see Switchfoot for the second time on their Beautiful Letdown tour. I wrote some thoughts about their Toronto show here. Last night they played in Hamilton, a city about half an hour from home. While the tickets said the show began at 8 PM we found…
I just sent an email to everyone who indicated an interest in participating in the second BlogSwap. If you indicated interest and did not receive the email, please let me know and I’ll get it to you ASAP. From the 8 people who indicated interest in the first BlogSwap we have doubled to 16 for…
This is my kind of restaurant. And because I am a Christian I will spiritualize this post by adding the following passage: God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and…
When Switchfoot Comes To Town…I go and see them! Just a couple of months ago I was priveleged to attend a Switchfoot concert in Toronto. At that time it was the biggest and best show on their tour (though it’s possible they say that at every show). I took a few minutes to write about…
I had big plans for today. Here is how I planned out my work day: Here is how my day actually went: And that was that. I got absolutely no Web work or writing done today. How tragic. I will try to get some done this evening but am not holding out any great hope!…
“This is a historic occasion.” Bonus points to anyone who can identify the movie that those words were taken from. A person who has been an active participant in this site has just begun her own blog. It is quite exciting because she has so often had great things to say here. I am certain…
“I didn’t expect the truth about the Spanish Inquisition.” “NOBODY expects the truth about the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is dishonesty…dishonesty and revisionism…revisionism and dishonesty…. Our two weapons are dishonesty and revisionism…and your reckless apathy…. Our *three* weapons are dishonesty, revisionism, and your reckless apathy…and an almost fanatical devotion to deception…. Our *four*…no… *Amongst*…