joel's thoughts

So I just got done reading this fascinating piece on the upcoming Tea Party convention, and I had a bit of an epiphany.  The author kept talking about waiting to see if the movement could be organized into a “political machine” with “influence” while pointing out the inherent challenges in organizing rather disparate groups, some [...]

It is not my goal to make my children’s lives easy.  To be sure, neither is it my purpose to make their lives difficult.  Rather, it is my goal and purpose to train them and shape them and prepare them for the lives they will be leading when they are no longer under my wing.  [...]

Yeah, so I still exist.  I’ve been getting too caught up lately in political analysis, I must say.  I’m much more fascinated by what people say about the candidates than by what they say themselves, oddly enough.  Anyway, I’ve also recently started poking around a bit with Twitter, believe it or not, and I’m contemplating [...]

Heidi pointed out these songs a couple of days ago, and they’ve been haunting me (in a good way) ever since. Two completely different styles, both full of incredible energy and emotion. See what you think…
I Can Hear the Rhythm by Misty Edwards

The More I Seek You sung by Kari Jobe

Jonathan Walton over at Religion Dispatches Blog turns a critical eye to seminaries and churches, and how more and more they seem to inhabit completely different worlds.  Good thoughts, and challenging.  At first glance it may not seem relevant to the everyday layperson, but it seems to me we could all stand to be (and [...]

Just a little update going on here, nothing to be alarmed about. Carry on…

Looking forward to your rebate check from Uncle Sam? How about a little perspective…
In a few months, every American is going to be getting $300-$600 rebate check to help “spur” on the economy. This is separate from your tax refund, and will cost the U.S. about $170 Billion.
Separately, did you know that the [...]