I Commend Joy!

As we answer the call to commitment, we are called to voice a monumental “no” to the schemes of this fleeting evil age and a determined “yes” to the transforming work of the Holy Spirit in renewing our minds. The “no” without the “yes” will lead to a life of futile negation. The “yes” without [...]

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“and in his eyes there was peace now, neither strain of will, nor madness, nor any fear. His burden was taken away. There was the dear master of the sweet days in the Shire. ‘Master!’ cried Sam, and fell upon his knees. In all that ruin of the world for the moment he felt only [...]

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I am trying out a new blogging software, entitled ScribeFire. It is a Firefox extension that enables me to post to a blog more easily and quickly. I can now do things I couldn’t do before, like changing fonts and font color.  I can do this all from my web browser, without having to log [...]

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See the Chicago Tribune/WGN story tributes to him. Other links at ABC radio.

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I believe Linus says it best:

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Here, I think, is the best price on the ESV Study Bible, which will ship on Monday, Oct. 13. 40% off or more!

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NBC film crew stranded in Arctic for 3 weeks – by ice – while trying to document global warming!

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We had thunderstorms on Saturday, which are both rare and also spawned hundreds of fires in the mountains. You can see the number of fires from the lastest forest service map. News articles here and here.  Update here.

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We are almost at this place. (HT: RF)

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