A friend of mine, a young pastor who recently started a church, talks to me from time to time about the new face of church in America - about the postmodern church. He says the new church will be different from the old one, that we will be relebant to culture and the human [...]

Another deep, profound thought from Blue Like Jazz.

I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn’t resolve. But I was outside the Baghdad Theater in Portland one night when I saw a man playing the saxophone. I stood there for fifteen minutes, and he never opened his eyes.
After that I liked jazz music.
Sometimes [...]

Take a few moments to think about this passage from Blue Like Jazz.
I believe the greatest trick of the devil is not to get us into some sort of evil but rather have us wasting time. This is why the devil tries so hard to get Christians to be religious. If he can [...]

We are all faces with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”
–Charles Swindoll

Having a rough day? Frustrated at people you work with or have to deal with? Feeling like screaming, throwing things, or strangling someone?
Do something about!

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts.
It is more important than the past, than [...]

To love what you do and feel that it matters - how could anything be more fun?
–Katharine Graham
This pretty much sums up what I’m looking for in a career, both of which were missing from my previous job. I hope my new job is closer to this.

“The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scripture ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws. All the miseries and evil men suffer from vice, crime, ambition, injustice, oppression, slavery, and war, proceed from their despising or neglecting the precepts contained in the Bible.”
- Noah Webster

“Life… is like a grapefruit. It’s orange and squishy, and has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for breakfast.”
–Douglas Adams

“Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.”
–Robert Heinlein
Haha, there’s a certain amount of sense in that

Well, it’s finally happening…I’m running low on quotes! As many of you know, every Sunday I update the word, verse, and quotes of the week, listed on the right. I’ve been doing this since May (click on the >> to the left of each section to see the archives) and the list of [...]