Archive for April, 2009
Do What!?!
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009I was thinking about Gideon today. I’m not talking about the civic-minded guy who leaves a Bible in your hotel room, but the Old Testament weekend warrior in the Book of Judges who famously defeated hordes of Midianites “like swarms of locusts” (Judges 6:5, NIV) with a band of just 300 soldiers.
It’s an amazing story […]
Coins
Friday, April 17th, 2009Austin went with his second-grade class to a Springfield Cardinals game this week, and the kids each picked up this season’s commemorative team coin. Austin’s been toting his around the house in its protective plastic sleeve, occasionally taking it out and buffing it with a “microfiber” cloth his sister gave him, an extra one of […]
Second Life
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009Scanning CNN.com today, I ran across a group of stories about Second Life, an online environment that now attracts several million visitors from around the world. Users create avatars, or alternate computer-generated personalities. These avatars interact in countless ways that mimic life. They meet socially, pursue career-related and entertainment activities, organize group events, even marry […]
How Loud Is Your Faith?
Friday, April 3rd, 2009Our home in Sierra Leone was built of concrete block and had a roof of corrugated aluminum sheeting. During the wet season, that metal roof amplified the pounding rain like a giant drum on many a thunder-filled afternoon and evening. If you wanted to really ramp up the decibels, you could walk upstairs into the […]
He Paid My Debt
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009Bryan Darrell, a longtime friend, e-mailed me a few observations about the national debt.
“Current and future government obligations now total nearly $60 trillion (Social Security, Medicare, current interest payments on debt to foreign governments, government bailouts, and the current administration’s new budget proposals). … Can we repay all the debt? It’s possible, but it will […]
