a little of this, a little of that
Posted in Inspiration, video on Feb 27th, 2010
Preparing for this weekend’s sermon about finding certainty in the midst of chaos– that’s what faith can help us with– I suddenly remembered the incident from a few years ago where a young woman (a single mother) was held hostage in her own home. Brian Nichols had escaped from the courthouse in Atlanta, killing [...]
Posted in Inspiration on Nov 3rd, 2009
Public radio provides a wealth of stories that I enjoy and learn from. Some programs I download onto my iPod, but then I forget to listen to them later. I have many of those “driveway moments” that they always talk about during pledge drives, when I’m engrossed in a story and then I [...]
Posted in Inspiration, video on Jun 23rd, 2009
From Regina Spektor’s new album, Far
No one laughs at god in a hospital.No one laughs at god in a war.No one’s laughing at god when they’re starving or freezing or so very poor.
No one laughs at god when the doctor calls after some routine tests.No one’s laughing at god when it’s real late, their kid’s [...]
Posted in Inspiration on Jun 12th, 2009
Today’s her birthday, June 12. Anne Frank, had she lived, would be 80 today.
A few years ago, a highlight of my trip to Amsterdam was a visit to the Anne Frank House. It’s not a house, really, but a business site–an old Dutch canal building–that happened to have hidden living quarters at the back. Anne [...]
Posted in Inspiration on Apr 12th, 2009
Toby Ng’s graphics give light to the idea that if the world were a village of 100 people…
[via Daily Dish]
Posted in Inspiration, video on Feb 20th, 2009
A video produced by a 20-year old for AARP’s u@50 contest:
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[thanks, Gordon]
Posted in Inspiration, Random Thoughts on Feb 6th, 2009
One of the things I’ve noticed about our new President is the respect he shows for those who differ from him. In his campaign, he seemed to have avoided much of the name-calling and slurs against his opponents. In his presidency, he is causing shock waves by inviting members of the opposing party to join [...]
Posted in Inspiration on Jan 14th, 2009
Repentence is one of those churchy words that has an unwarranted negative connotation. It’s really a very positive thing that brings helpful changes to life, and it means turning around or changing direction. Reverend Roger Talbott, a good friend from Elyria, has written an excellent blog post that delves deeper into the meaning of repentence.
Roger’s [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Random Thoughts on Dec 26th, 2008
It’s not just a matter of today’s economics, it’s a matter of Christian stewardship, too. Author Leo Babauta of the ZenHabits blog offers his new e-book Thriving on Less: Simplifying in a Tough Economy as a free download.
He offers helpful tips to “simplify your life to make room for the truly important.”
Such a simplified lifestyle [...]
Posted in Inspiration, video on Dec 25th, 2008
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[thanks, lori]
Posted in Inspiration, video on Dec 11th, 2008
The web showcases some unique ways of celebrating the season around the world. If you’ve never seen homemade vegetable instruments before, enjoy the broccoli Christmas music:
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Posted in Inspiration, Random Thoughts, video on Nov 26th, 2008
Best wishes for a happy Thanksgiving!
In the video below, George Winston–one of my favorite musicians–shares his composition, “Thanksgiving”. The song was “inspired by friends and places of Miles City, Montana” and he included it as part of his 1982 album of solo piano music entitled “December”.
To see the video on YouTube.com, click here.
Posted in Community, Inspiration, video on Oct 31st, 2008
It’s the beauty of the American electoral system. Ignore the biting television ads, the postcards, the last minute rallies, the robo-calls, and the newspaper hits. Kids from Atlanta’s Ron Clark Academy have got it right: “You can vote however you like.”
[via The Stranger]
Posted in Inspiration, Photos, Scripture on Jun 28th, 2008
Rev. Thom Shuman shares a thoughtful essay on hospitality, one of the scriptural themes for this weekend.
[via Occasional Sightings of the Gospel]
[photo via Stitch]
Posted in Inspiration, Photos on Jun 19th, 2008
It may look like a NASA photo of a distant planet, but it’s actually a picture of a soap bubble. See how it was made here.