‘Nuff said.
Archive for September, 2007
29 Sep
“Just” a verse today
1 Peter 3:18 “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit.”
28 Sep
3 to go
From my 2 April entry- baseball’s opening day:
“Besides the first day of spring, this is probably my favorite “lesser” holiday. On this day, the games count. On this day, I am always certain the Phillies will begin their march to their first World Series championship since they won it three weeks before I was born back [...]
27 Sep
Changing Lightbulbs
A couple days ago, one of the lightbulbs in my “kitchen” blew out. (I put “kitchen” in quotes because, you know, I live in a studio apartment, ergo my “kitchen” is only distinguishable from my “living room”, “dining room”, and “bedroom” by a strip of linoleum.) There was enough light without that bulb, and in my laziness, [...]
25 Sep
“I think that athesists believe in God so much it drives them crazy.”
The speaker at church on Sunday made the above statement. He then continued, and I paraphrase, ”I don’t believe in the Tooth Fairy, but I don’t spend all my time forming Anti-Tooth Fairy Organizations and trying to prove she doesn’t exist.”
See, we all have a God consciousness. No one is born an atheist. They have to be taught that there is [...]
22 Sep
The “Joy” of Resumes
I’m in the midst of putting the finishing touches on my resume (and an accompanying cover letter). It’s not a fun process. I can’t get over that faint uncomfortable sensation that I’m just bragging about myself. Blech. I’ve heard people say something along the lines of “If what you’re putting down is true, than you’re not bragging.”
Riiight. [...]
21 Sep
Talk about convicting
I read the following on an atheist’s website some time ago. It’s interesting and saddening to see this perspective:
“I always thought that if Christians really believe that I am going to burn eternally because I don’t believe what they do, they should try a little harder to covert me. Could it be that most of them [...]
20 Sep
Short and sweet
My little’uns are just that. I ask you, is there anything more wonderful than having a four year old boy look up at you with bright shining eyes and absolutely butcher your name?
“Mih Marrnin [translated: Miss Morrison], please help me,” he said, and my heart melted a little. In fact, I’m surprised I have any [...]
18 Sep
The Definition of “Emergency” or, a Brief Study in Semantics
Emily G. (driving): Can you open the Lifesavers for me?
Me (opening the Lifesavers’ wrapper): Do you ever drive with your knees?
Emily G.: Only if it’s an emergency.
Me: What qualifies as an emergency?
Emily G: Well, if I’m eating a sandwich.
So there you have it, ladies and gents. According to Emily G., Emergency = Eating a Sandwich.
I [...]
13 Sep
What’s that chattering noise?
My teeth.
This is the weather forecast for where I’ll be tomorrow night. At a retreat in northern MN. In unheated cabins.:
“Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Widespread frost after midnight. Lows 22 to 27. West winds 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest around 5 mph late. “
Summer? What’s summer?
Onward.
Another description by God of himself:
Isaiah 45:22-25
“Turn [...]
11 Sep
A not-so-tragic September 11th.
For me, an average American living hundreds of miles away from New York and D.C., today doesn’t feel as sad as the 6 previous 9/11s have.
For the first time since 2001, this day hasn’t felt burdensome. It hasn’t felt so close to the horror and disbelief and the helpless ”where will they hit next” feeling of that [...]
7 Sep
An apple for the teacher
It came in a brown lunch bag with “To: Ms. Morrison (written neatly) From: Jake (scrawled in little boy’s handwriting)” on it. Is this it? Am I official?
I guess the big red apple I got on the first day of my school practicum proves it.
See, these kids don’t know that I’m just a student, too. They don’t [...]
3 Sep
He’s at the 40, he’s at the 30, he’s at the 20, he’s at the 10 – TOUCHDOWN!
Rugby is the sport of choice for the men in my family, so what do you do when you move back to the States, and everyone is talking football and playing football?
You have to learn to make do.
My brother Daniel did just that – he’s started playing linebacker on his middle school football team, and when [...]
