An upcoming book due to hit book stands the first week of May is sure to ruffle the conservative, evangelical feathers of the “christian right.” Rolling Stones journalist Matt Taibbi writes in “The Great Derangement” about “A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American Empire,” according to the [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Undercover
Posted in God, tagged ALL HAVE SINNED, confession of sin, crazy churches, Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone, what is sin on April 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My Little Girl!!
Posted in Life as I Know It, Missions, tagged bloggers who sponsor children, blogs about child sponsorship, blogs about missions, child sponsor, Compassion International, how do i know my money is going to the right place, how to make a difference in a child's life, sponsor a child on April 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Introducing…. TASHA!!!
Today I found out that I am officially approved to be the sponsor of a sweet little girl I met on my mission trip last summer!!
Her name is Tasha:) She is three years old, likes to color, play, and follow her big sister, Tata, around. She also has a big brother named Carlos.
This little family [...]
Mike Sanders on “The Future”
Posted in Life as I Know It, tagged back to the future, college on the moon, community of tomorrow, epoct center, gas prices, hover boards, i love the 80s, living in space, mike sanders, Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now, Whats a Segway on April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of my graphic designers posts this blog today. I have permission to reprint the blog in its entirety here. I hope you children of the 80s will enjoy. And yes, this is the same punk kid who asked me how were the 80s on my birthday.
The Future? (By Michael Sanders)
Why the crap has the “future” [...]
Side Note: Expelled!! No Intelligence Allowed
Posted in God, Life as I Know It, tagged "Bueller Bueller", bad to the bone, ben stein, ben stein movie, big bang theory, blog wars over creationism, bueler bueler, bueller, controversy over creation, creationism, does God care, does God matter, eveloution, expelled, expelled:no intelligence allowed, how was the earth created, id, intelligent design, is God real, is intelligent design true, is there a creator, richard dawkins, the god delusion, The Killers, who created earth on April 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
OK friends– this movie is a must see! I had the opportunity to preview this film over a month ago and I must say its an eye opening, thought provoking, heartbreaking and knee slapping good time. Sounds strange, I know, but trust me — even if you think you are not interested in this debate, [...]
And… we’re back!
Posted in Israel on April 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hi my family!
Sorry we have been bad bloggers since we arrived in Jerusalem. The Regency hotel was not very kind with their free internet, or lack thereof I should say, so after the first expensive post I decided to hold off until we got back to the states.
We arrived home Monday afternoon. Yesterday was the [...]
Mount of Olives
Posted in Israel, tagged Patty Griffin, story from the mount of olives, the end of the world, U2, up to the mountain, visit mount of olives, where is the mount of olives on April 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On April 8, we arrived in Jerusalem.
Our first stop was on the Mount of Olives. From here, you can see out over the city, including the old city of Jerusalem which is now divided up between christians, muslims, and jews. the city walls are much larger than i expected. the ancient walls, built, destroyed, and rebuilt, yet still [...]
Epicenter Conference Live online
Posted in Israel on April 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Joshua Fund, the group we are traveling with, is hosting a conference later this week.
You can watch it live online at http://epicenter08.com
A prelude to Jerusalem
Posted in Israel on April 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
So we’ve been here almost a week now. The anticipation mounts as we are about to enter into Jerusalem, the Holy City.
As I was reading through some Psalms today, I came across Psalm 87 and I have never, ever, noticed this or paid any attention to it, but tonight it means so much to me:
Psalm [...]
A couple of photos (thanks jeff)
Posted in Life as I Know It, tagged caeserea, home of jesus, house of mary, magiddo, nazareth, photos of holy sites on April 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Time for a quick commercial break, these blogs and photos are brought to you by Jeff Trexel, president and CEO of Infoition. I am using his laptop and these photos were taken with his ultra fancy camera.
My favorite place – the Galilee
From the top of Mount Carmel.
From the top of a very high mountain in [...]
