January 2009
12 posts
My New Favorite :: Inukshuk
Inukshuk.
First off, I just love the word. And, I’ve found myself saying it—for no other reason than it’s just sounds great.
Second, this past week while in Canada I stopped by Mark Petersen’s office (blog more, we miss it) and saw a representation of an Inukshuk on his bookshelf. Something about it captured my attention, tucked itself in my imagination and hasn’t let me go.
Finally, the night...
“The Church Should Be Not a Chaplain but a Conscious to Society
The function of...”
– from For the Nations: Essays Evangelical and Public, by John Howard Yoder, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1997, pages 119-120
Open Letter to President Barack Obama
Dear Mr. President*,
Let me congratulate you on accomplishing something that no one has done—overcoming the exclusion of non-whites as the head of state in our country’s history. In a failed post-civil rights reality, this is an accomplishment long overdue and one that I applaud. You have my respect.
As you prepare to take office I am sure there are many challenges you face. Recovering the...
WatchThanks to Allie Tsavdarides for pointing this out. And hey, if you live in the ATL check her out this roller derby seaon—I’m not kidding, she’s a force to be reckoned with.
11th Annual Tom Osborne Memorial Poll
Every year my dad, brothers and I vote for our top 25 college football teams.
The voting is spirited and usually very controversial. We have lots of contrary opinions on who we end ranking.
Here’s the composite for the 2008 season:
1) Florida (3) 98
2) Utah (1) 94
3) Texas 91
3) USC 91
5) Okalahoma 86
6) TCU 69
7) Alabama 64
8) Penn State 62
9) Oregon 60
10) Oklahoma...
Dusting Off the Shelves
Oddly, I didn’t do any blog book reviews last year.
Not because I didn’t read a lot of books. But maybe because I feel like I didn’t read a lot of good books.
Each year I set reading goals. For 2008 I had hoped to read 120 books and 20,000 pages. Sort of ambitious. Sadly I came up short—way short. I did end up reading 56 books (I only count the books I finished) and...
"What Really Happened: WMF Ultimate Estrogen... →
It's On Like Donkey Kong :: The 2008 WMF Ultimate...
After much anticipation, the competition has concluded.
See the image below for the 2008 WMF Ultimate Estrogen Fighter Championships double elimination brackets.
Unlike the controversial approached used to arbitrarily determine the 2006 winner (which happened to be Rachelle Serlet), we attempted to make the decision in a more scientifically proven way – flipping a 2003 British 2-pence coin.
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40 Weeks :: Claire Jula
What is it about the number 40?
It rained 40 days and 40 nights during the great flood that Noah averted by building an ark.
For 40 years the Hebrews wandered in the wilderness before entering the promised land.
Christ went without food and water for 40 days during the fast that preceded his miraculous life and ministry.
The number 40 seems to represent a time of testing, a time of...