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15
Feb

Fortuitous Bouncing

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Here is a picture of the white board in my Old Testament class.Yeah….tell me about it.

  • A take on abortion, gay marriage, and politics.
  • It was Rose’s birthday yesterday. I took the day off of work. We had a great day and we saw Juno, which I would recommend. It was a solid movie.
  • Is it possible to be a progressive evangelical?
  • Huck can pack it up because it is over. Kind of sad that Romney can almost hate McCain and then endorse him.
  • Apparently what people want in a spouse and choose in a spouse are two different things.
  • Catholics aren’t happy that Hillary is having a rally at St. Mary’s. It just goes to show that abortion is a political hot bed.
  • There is speculation about the NIU shooter and the role his medication played. He stopped taking the medication a few days ago. I can’t help but wonder if there will be laws introduced for people who are deemed mentally unstable. I don’t know that you can make a person take their medications but it sure seems like that played a big role in this tragedy.
01
Feb

Fortuitous Bouncing

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It was this week that I realized that being an adult isn’t that cool. Well I guess I’m not really an adult, but being in real life out of college (I know I’m in college but I commute and its grad school so it isn’t the same) isn’t all it is hyped up to be. How did I come to this conclusion? Well, my brother and sister and mom got 2 days off of school this week because of snow. At our place we got a little dusting that I showed a picture of earlier this week. I still had to do homework, I still had to work, no matter if school was closed or not, it didn’t matter. Being an adult is no fun, I can’t even enjoy the snow.

  • This paper just figured out that college students are walking away from Christianity. What a shocker!!!
  • An interesting CNN article on the world’s major religions and how they view the environment.
  • I’ve spent a fair amount of time following this election process so far. By far the best coverage on tv and the internet is CNN. It is not even close. They are fair and objective in their analysis and I have learned tons from watching. They know their stuff.
  • A golfer who is ranked 22nd in the world thinks he is the ONLY one who can challenge Tiger. Apparently he is delusional as well.
  • Barack raised $32 mill….that is a lot of change.
  • An interesting and thought provoking blog on church leadership and management.
  • This is an honest look into the conflict in Kenya.
  • My biggest complaint about Oregon winters: If it is going to be 35, it might as well get down to 30 and snow.
  • I guess the new type of model is supposed to look more like normal people.
  • I’ve been planning to delete my personal Myspace account, but I’ve run into a few loopholes that Myspace has in place. Hopefully it is something I can fix early next week. I’m just pissed that I missed out on the national delete your Myspace account day.
28
Jan

Who Knows

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Maybe it is because snow is in the forecast, or the Super Bowl being a week away, or Tiger dominating this weekend, or just because I’m a nice guy….but tonight I feel like being generous. Anyone who links to me, I’ll link you right back. If you are thinking…”why on earth why would I want a link on your page”….I can think of no good reasons. But maybe you are in a good mood too and want to link up.

So there you go…link to me and I’ll link back. If you are in a feed, you gotta come over here and send me an email or just give me a comment. If you already have a link and I know you…you won’t get cut, don’t worry.

24
Jan

Going Green

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I was listening to Jim Rome on the radio today. He brought up some interesting information that was included in the divorce papers for Shaquille O’Neal and his now ex-wife. The biggest shocker of all the info was that he spends $24,000 on gas……a MONTH. Yeah…a month. I wonder how it is even possible to spend that much on gas.
Jim spends a lot of his show reading listener emails. Here are some in response to this that were hilarious. Enjoy.

Dear Jim-
That is a lot of gas. Can we invade him?

Regards,
W

Dear Jim-
We are glad that Shaq is supporting us.

-The Middle East

19
Jan

Fortuitous Bouncing

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Another week in the books…well I have to work tomorrow, but Friday still feels like the end of the week. I’m leading worship on Sunday at Sunset for the 11am service and Ron is speaking on serving the poor and oppressed. Pretty good timing considering the series on Irresistible Revolution and the topics it brings up.

  • I’m going to see Cloverfield tonight…I’ll let you know if it is any good.
  • I watched the democratic debate on Tuesday night in Vegas….BORING. They chose all the topics that they mostly agree on. Who wants to hear politicians agreeing for 2 hours?
  • Speaking of politics…people have always said politics and religion don’t mix. This article says they do.
  • This makes God Tube look pretty smart.
  • A school district in Maryland is trying to teach that it is innate to live a homosexual life.
  • Ross Perot on the Presidential candidates.
  • I guess this Sunday is “Sanctity of Life” Sunday. Two blogs at Jesus Creed raised some great conversation.
  • Huckabee insinuated that the Constitution is unbiblical. What do you think?
  • Here is a list on what worship is. I think it is pretty solid.
  • My first worship rundown in FOREVER is coming Sunday.
  • After 4 hours of American Idol this week…”We’re Brothers Forever” was definitely the highlight.
10
Jan

Woah!

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I didn’t know people still drove these things!?

04
Jan

The Greatest Blog .2

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I think the best blogs are the ones that give back. Great blogs are like the meaning of Christmas. It is a time to focus on someone and something else other than ourselves. My favorite blogs point me in different directions and provide great insight into topics.

It is interesting to see how blogs are used by various people. Some people talk about their day, some use it as a daily devotional type of thing, some talk about current news, and others give their opinions…etc. No blog is the best, but the ones that lead to other places are the ones that I get excited about reading.

This popular blog seems to agree with me on this. The blog called Global Neighbourhoods, says that the best blogs send you to other places.

02
Jan

New Year, New Look

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I spent some time today working on a new look for this blog. Most of the blogger templates are horrible so I had to do some tweaking but I like how it came out. If you are on a feed, come on over and check it out.

31
Dec

Tops for ‘07

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Top Songs of ‘07

-All Because of Jesus (Fee)
-Before the Throne (Shane and Shane)
-Hey There Delilah (Plain White Ts)
-Slow Dancing in a Burning Room (John Mayer)
-It’s Not Over (Daughtry)
-Glory of it All (David Crowder Band)
-Happy Day (Tim Hughes)

Top Movies of ‘07
I went to the movie theater 2 times all year, so I got nothin for this.

Top Games of ‘07

-Boise St. V. Oklahoma
-Appalachian St. V. Michigan
-Rockies V. Padres (one game playoff)
-Texas V. Oklahoma St. (triple OT)
-Indy V. New England (AFC Championship)

Check a guide to the best of 2007.

27
Dec

The Greatest Blog

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Blogging is diverse. No blog is exactly the same. Not everyone likes reading the same type of blog.
I think it is fair to say that the most popular type of blog is informative. Blogs like Lifehacker and Seth Godin don’t really write personal things, they write to inform their readers.

Some people only blog about their lives and the happenings around it. Some people blog because they enjoy it, others blog because it is their job, and even others blog because they want more readers.
Some people blog specifically about one topic, while others (like me) go for anything.
Opinions vary about what makes a great blog.

So what do ya think…what makes a great blog?

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