Archive for September, 2007



“Why are you spending time with those far from God?” If you’re a believer, you have to answer this question.

The Pharisees asked Christ’s disciples this question (Matthew 9). Matthew had been far from God when Jesus called him to become a disciple. The first thing he did was throw a dinner party so all his friends–all as far from God as he once was–could meet Jesus, too.

The religious people,

The Austin rental market saw rising rental rates again for August 2007, up 2.4% over last year to $1384 per month. Not a rise worth celebrating, but a gain nonetheless. The number of homes rented fell 5% though, from 806 last August to 765 this August. This may be due to fewer renters moving to […]

After many weeks of preparation, Sylvia and I finally have our own home officially on the market and entered into MLS.
Our new home will be ready for move in by December. Summer rain delays put us three months behind in construction, so now we’re stuck trying to sell our current home during the slower […]

Performing the song, “Damsel in Distress.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPVfQOMybXg

Kuyper: Calvinism as the Worldview?

In Lectures on Calvinism Kupyer begins by introducing his Calvinistic Weltanschauung (world and life view) and then turns to apply it to several areas of life and thought: Religion, Politics, Science, Art, and the Future.  In the seminal chapter on Calvinism, Kuyper briefly discusses various uses of the term from four acute angles: historical, confessional, […]

Friday Fives #14

Click here for information. This might not surprise the northerners.

Five Things I Completely Forgot About Fall, After 8 Years:

Women wearing boots. With everything.
Razor burn.
Coats.
The sun setting 4 hours early all of a sudden.
People talking about the weather.

I don’t care what you say, it’s retarded.

A couple of weeks ago, I was a guest panelist on a webinar/conference call for about 50 real estate agents from across the country. I was invited by the course instructor, along with two other real estate bloggers, as part of an online marketing course he was teaching for Keller Williams University (KWU). The three […]

Books Back in Prison

You may recall my post on the Chapel Library Project, designed to remove many religious books from prisons. The Bureau of Prisons has now reversed its policy, with the exception of “inappropriate” publications! See an article on Jim Wallis’ blog here.
HT: Shaw

NERDABILLY!

Much thanks to Jesse & Danielle Saunders for turning me on to Deke Dickerson and “Crazy Joe” at the Continental last Saturday. It was definitely an EXPERIENCE, and those are always the best kind of shows. If you love some guitar shredding, you must ch…

Stitious.

“Well, I am taking responsibility. And it’s up to me to get rid of the curse that hit Meredith with my car. I’m not superstitious, but I’m a little stitious.” –Michael Scott