Archive for October, 2007



The mouse and the gift of mercy

When I arrived from Amarillo, I learned that we have a mouse in the garage - but then he decided he wanted to move inside…lol Now we have a mouse in the house. My wife and daughter are totally freaked….

I ran a CMA (Comparative Market Analysis) the other day for someone. The CMA revealed what I call an inverted pricing cascade. That is, when looking at the pricing of the Active, Pending and Sold listings, the lowest average prices and prices per square foot for this particular neighborhood started with the Active listings, next […]

A Quest for More: Tripp

Within a purpose-driven framework, this Quest for More, that Paul Tripp compels believers to see beyond the worldly deception of personal achievement, success, materialism, in order to break free from this ungodly fulfillment that is too easily satisfied with a mediocre walk with Christ. Instead the author invites committed sojourners to a life characterized by […]

And We Were Gone To Oregon

It was hard to leave. Literally, difficult. We had to cram all our things in the car (clothes hangers, I miss you, I’m sorry you couldn’t come). We had to clear out of the place and chit chat with the landlord. We had to have our last Seattle clam strips from the best pier with […]

Of Pumpkins and Potter: It’s October 31

For your Oct 31: Three-year-old wanna-be wizard gets a traffic cone stuck on his head.
Sorta for your Oct 31: ‘Harry Potter’ Author J.K. Rowling Opens Up About Books’ Christian Imagery. But she also says she wrote Dumbledore as gay. Sigh.

And finally, carve a pumpkin without the goo (HT: SomeGoSoftly)
See you at tonight’s Pumpkin Party!

Burma Update and History

This Christian website provides a good summary of the recent events and their consequences in Burma. They provide hard numbers on tortures, refugees, village destruction, etc. However, they also present hopeful solutions to various social and spiritual ills in Burma.

An older man was walking with his grandson on the beach when they met up with an old friend. The friend began to complain about his bad health and his bad finances and his bad family. To top it all off, he said, he had stayed out too long in the day and had a touch of sunstroke. The grandfather expressed sympathy for his friend as they parted ways.

Reflecting on all the complaints he had just

Links to Your World–Tuesday Oct 30

Since we’re in a Sunday morning study through the 12 Apostles, I thought you might want to know what happened to the 12 Apostles according to tradition.

The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Fathers

Why Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness. Economists and psychologists—and the rest of us—have long wondered if more money would make us happier. Here’s the answer.

Fifty-three freeware programs: This guy

dylan

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Latvia Mission Trip Update #1

Hillcrest is sponsoring our own Lori Shepard on a 10-day mission trip to Latvia. I’ll post the team’s updates as I get them. Here’s the first:

Dear Latvia Prayer Team,

Labdien! (which means, “Good Day”). We arrived safely with all our luggage intact. We were greeted immediately by the Lloyd family who took us to our hotel in Old Town Riga. We spent the evening with the Lloyds for a time of