Owlhaven shares a nerve-wracking experience she had in preparation for her fourth adoption homestudy. We had heard all the stories of folks going into mad cleaning frenzies in preparation for the homestudy. But we also heard/read some folks advising that the homestudy isn’t really about how clean or orderly your house was, and we decided […]
Entries from October 2006
The Homestudy
Comments Off on The Homestudy October 26, 2006 at 12:21pm by joel
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On African Adoption and, kind-of, Madonna
Comments Off on On African Adoption and, kind-of, Madonna October 21, 2006 at 2:34pm by joel
Melissa Faye Greene has written a fabulous article, slightly about Madonna’s adoption from Malawi, but mostly about her own Ethiopian adoptions. Well worth the read, especially the quote at the end. Hat tip: Owlhaven
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What does beauty look like?
2 October 14, 2006 at 1:31pm by joel
I’ve really appreciated the Dove “Real Beauty” campaign, and I think their latest video is a winner (might take a second or two to show up): Good stuff, in an eye-opening kind of way. Hat tip to ThinkChristian.
Penguins in the Pastor’s Study
Comments Off on Penguins in the Pastor’s Study October 12, 2006 at 1:56pm by joel
Just came across an interesting article over at Linux for Christians about the potential place for Linux and open source software in general for churches. Worth a read, especially if you’re in a new/growing church or have anything to do with your church’s tech policy.
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Whiplash
Comments Off on Whiplash October 11, 2006 at 7:43am by joel
So I feel like the last two weeks have been an interesting intermix (collision?) between my knowledge and experience in Linux and Windows, or more generally Microsoft-based tech. I work on various projects at work based in Microsoft tech, but my strong preference for base operating system and general work environment is Linux. As such, […]
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