Archive for November, 2007
3 Favorite Firefox Browser Tweaks
My internet browser of choice is Mozilla Firefox. Here are three new (to me) add-ons I like.
IE Tab. Sometimes I like to check out what my blog looks like on Internet Explorer. And sometimes other websites don’t function properly in Firefox. This nifty little button lets me open a tab with [...]
Homily for Seminary Wives Retreat
Sem Wives RetreatEvening SuffragesNovember 16, 2007Text: Jeremiah 31:1-34
v. 33 “I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
Martin Luther used to have a saying: “Let God be God.” It sounds pretty obvious. Of course God is God. Who else would He be? Certainly it is true that [...]
Homily for 23rd Sunday After Trinity (today)
The is the sermon I preached today at Redeemer as our pastor was away.
Twenty-Third Sunday After TrinityNovember 11, 2007Text: Matthew 22:15-22
People say that the two topics you should never bring up in polite conversation are politics and religion because those are two topics about which most people have strong opinions. With another presidential election [...]
Facebook Is the Future
If you haven’t figured out the significance of the whole internet social networking phenomenon, here’s an article from TIME mag that will help.
Why Facebook Is the Future – TIME
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Pullman’s "The Golden Compass"
Many of you have seen the spectacular preview for the upcoming movie, The Golden Compass, which is based upon the novel by Philip Pullman of the same name.
The Golden Compass is the first volume of the well-known and rightfully controversial His Dark Materials Trilogy. I’ve read the books and expect the movies to be [...]
Pandora Radio
Check out Pandora Radio. I’d tried it out once before but quickly forgot all about it.
It’s commercial free internet radio where you get to customize the playlist.
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Writing is Good Therapy
I’ve long fantasized about being a writer of fiction. It’s been a dream of mine that I always felt too intimidated to pursue and too embarrassed to talk about. I’ve tried to start the great American novel on a couple of different occasions. I have folders on my hard drive with sketches, [...]
