The Collect.
Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in [...]
As an employee of a retail company, it was inevitable that I would be working on Black Friday (known in some circles as Buy Nothing Day.) In the midst of countless laps from the floor to the warehouse retrieving size x or x.5 in a million shoes for various customers, I heard about the Walmart [...]
I have no problem taking some time to write an obligatory Thanksgiving post. While there are certainly instances in which I will do everything within my power to avoid conforming, this one I don’t mind. Perhaps it’s the countless references the Bible makes to giving thanks, or the fact that I’m so fond of listmaking. [...]
I’m currently in the early stages of a book that I can already tell I won’t be able to justly review. Not even close.
Christopher Moore’s, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal is already the funniest book I’ve ever read, and I’m only 60-something pages in. I’ll share with you the excerpt that [...]
Having worked in retail for over two years (save the 8 month Station/Philly sabbatical), I have heard my fair share of things from both customers and fellow employees. Some of the things I’ve heard are hilarious; others are offensive; and some I just don’t know what to do with, though I’m usually able to muster [...]
There are countless simple pleasures offered by this life that too often go forgotten when I compose lists of things I love. One of these beauties is the activity of skipping rocks. This past weekend found me and several close friends camping at a local lake, where hours were spent enjoying this simple pleasure. It [...]
What you see above is a screenshot of a recent email I received confirming my purchase of a pair of running shoes through the wonderful prodeal program at REI. Thanks to prodeals I’m able to order things that cost, oh say, $110, and pay $43.50 for them. It’s great.
And why did I need to buy [...]
Several months ago I was given the great and humbling opportunity of becoming one of the people who leads the music for the middle schoolers at my beloved church. I gladly took advantage of this chance to serve the body, especially in light of the fact that it was something I’d felt the Father nudging [...]
I was looking through the past two or three weeks worth of my photos in Bridge, and thought a pictorial update was in order. A brief description will follow each shot. Enjoy.
Scott and I were driving to Stephenville, TX a couple weeks ago, talking about things that we love: things that highten our senses and [...]
November 4th, 2008 was of little concern to me this year. Not long after both parties had chosen their representatives and the campaigning for the election began, I’d resolved that I could not, in good conscience, vote for either of the two major party candidates. I couldn’t not vote, though. That’d be irresponsible (or something). [...]