August 2011
2 posts
and so it begins… my first first day of classes in a decade…
“Today you’ll celebrate your righteousness, wisdom and strength or you’ll celebrate glorious, transforming grace.” -Paul Tripp
July 2011
4 posts
When you find a lone nut doing something great, have the guts to be the first person to stand up and join in. -Derek Sivers
for a while, i just thought my neighbor had the worst taste in music EVER… then i realized he just liked to turn up the volume when he played video games… not much better.
dangit, someone invite me to google+… my curiosity overfloweth.
somebody just discovered the crack-rock that is itunes u… a little late to the game, i know, but let me have my revelry.
June 2011
1 post
Note to Self: Sing.
This is an excerpt from a book called “Note to Self: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself” by a guy named Joe Thorn. I had never heard of him before reading this, but I liked it so much, I figured I’d share. Enjoy.
Dear Self,
You really should sing more. You should sing more than at gathered worship with the church. You should sing in the car, while working in the yard,...
May 2011
1 post
just for fun, i’m going to hide and turn off my cell phone on sunday…
April 2011
4 posts
profoundly thankful for my sweet wife! got engaged this weekend last year.
only a half hour left in the day of polite chuckles for things that aren’t funny.
april fool’s day: when liars get a freebie.
barista at starbucks april fooled me by saying my card was declined. in other news a barista at starbucks almost died today.
March 2011
4 posts
my fb feed is LIT UP with cats fans. i love how much people in my hometown in wv love kentucky. it’s the backhanded way of expressing wvu hate.
gotta make my mind up… which seat can i take?
wind + pollen = get out your neti pots kids!
Breast Cancer. Now you’re aware.
February 2011
2 posts
The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
-prov 20:5
Justin Bieber is more talented than me. I do not hate him for it… yet.
December 2010
8 posts
as my friend david vance pointed out, today is a great day! winter solstice! i’ll take a little more sunshine everyday, por favor.
“the airing of american tv in the middle east is helping to curb islamic extremism. apparently, they watch reality tv and realize they’ve already won.”-conan o’brien
nothin says xmas like sushi with my baybay. well except for santa claus. guess he says xmas better than anything. scratch that. jesus. jesus trumps santa. yes. & i think he would LOVE sushi.
does anyone else find it ironic that julian assange, head of anti-secrecy group wiki-leaks, lives in secrecy?
"What do I know about college football? I look...
Ohio State President, E. Gordon Gee regarding recent statement about Boise State football.
November 2010
7 posts
about to turn out the lights on this holiday. reminded of how much there is to be thankful for. i’m also reminded of this: gratitude is a choice. as i look at jesus, my heart will choose it more.
convicting thought: “The purification of the heart through grace, and love for the poor… go together in the theology of Jesus”. -Tim Keller, Generous Justice
as a karate expert, i will not talk about the elections today via social media.
“I never post to twitter… Because I’m a perfectionist.”
– Allison Epstein Moore
October 2010
7 posts
if you suffer from an irrational fear of nurses and/or pirates w/questionable morals, stay home tonight.
just pulled into blue ridge. 3 words: old. man. pony-tails. is that 4 words?
Interesting read on a young guy who has shaped... →
(Sean Parker) turns his knowledge and instincts toward Internet business strategy as a way, he says, of “re-architecting society. It’s technology, not business or government, that’s the real driving force behind large-scale societal shifts.”
Attack of The Hipsters
Recently, my good friend and mentor, Matt sent me (and a group of men from his church) an interesting article from Christianity Today and asked for our thoughts on the subject. Of course, I replied in lengthy fashion. I figured as long as I put so much time into the email, I might as well share it a little more widely, because it’s a subject that is very close to my heart. Might as...
free nosebleed tix to braves? sweet! running into a friend & getting free 8th ROW seats?! confirmation of god’s love for me. a lil much? absolutely.
what a weekend with my lovely wife! we’ll be serving the homeless, taking in some high culture, rooting on the braves, and wrapping up with sunday night worship at the hanger!
September 2010
23 posts
WOW! what a great experience at sunday night worship! i’m thinkin’ god showed up!!! even if you didn’t have a great experience, would you stick with us? i believe jesus wants to do something special in our community this year. don’t let anything keep you from that! see ya next week!
http://www.perimeter.org/gathering →
tonight’s the night! atl young adults, don’t miss the gathering’s sunday night worship, 7:30pm! check the website for more details!
i love 91.9 on my drive home. jazz sounds like dessert to me.
i just bought a sink off craigslist… you’ll see later!
Christians Attacked in Indonesia
worshipper stabbed, minister pounded in the head with wooden plank. islamic hard-liners repeatedly warned members of church not to worship in a field housing their now shuttered church. more from nytimes.com
good to see everybody with very different political views put down our qualms with each other for a moment and remember 9/11/01. few things in my life have affected me emotionally as much as that day.
dangit.