FREAKING THE **bleep** OUT

It’s official – I’m FReaKiNg out now!!! We spent the entire afternoon getting everything together, and there’s still plenty to do. Just 2 more days to get it all done!
So far we have bought: underwear – who has 15 pair of underwear -, [too much] candy for the kids in Peru, snacks for us, electrical [...]

ECTO Test

I’m trying out ECTO. It’s a program that allows you to edit your post off-line. I’m hoping it works. This way I can edit updates while in Peru and then post when I get internet access. Keep your fingers crossed. Of course, if you’re reading this, it worked.

Question

Is it a product of our me-my-mine, individualistic culture to think that God has a specific will – where to live, who to marry, what car to buy – for “MY” life?
Could it be as simple as: God has a general will, or plan for this world, that we just need to plug ourselves [...]

Quote of the Day

I’ve just started reading Come Be My Light, the Private Writings of the “Saint of Calcutta” [Mother Teresa]. I’m only about 30 pages in, but I found this powerful statement, written by a childhood friend describing Mother Teresa.
…but I think God has chosen her for great things. Admittedly, her deeds are entirely simple, but the [...]

My Meez

The tats: Maybe one day I’ll actually get the nerve. I’d love to have at least one full sleeve!
The golf cart: If you don’t already know, go read this.

Why?

Christian – Muslim
Young – Old
Protestant – Catholic
Shi’a – Sunni
Black – White
Hutu – Tutsi
Citizen – Immigrant
Southerner – Northerner
Fundamentalist – Emmergent
Someone, anyone, please tell me why is it so easy for man to despise those who look different, think different, talk different, live different than he does?!?!

Rituals

I’ve got a 2 week long ritual.
I begin this ritual before every backpacking trip by gathering up all my camping gear. It takes close to the entire 2 weeks for me to find everything that I “put up” – so that I’ll remember where it is next time – after the last trip, but that’s [...]

Not a Mother’s Day Post

Sorry, this one’s all about me.
What happens if you take a bored guy who marvels at all the mysteries of creation (while allowing his children’s mom to get a well deserved late morning in bed), let him plant his first ever vegetable garden and then put his brand new big boy camera in his hands?
You [...]

On wolves and sheep

Funny thing happens to a wolf when it gets all dressed up in sheep’s clothing. Because to look like a sheep is just not enough. For the disguise to be complete the wolf must also act like a sheep – adopt its ways. Slowly, intentionally the wolf becomes more and more sheep like. Slowly, unnoticeably [...]

nothing new at possession slave…

but I’ve made a couple of recent updates at nobleMISSIONs. Go here and here to check them out.

And go here to learn about how much balance #1 has.