Sound the trumpets! Here’s an online clip from yesterday’s press conference.
And tonight on the news was the following…which I had to quickly get my own camera to record…sorry for the quality:
I find that having a deep voice is the only way people can tell I’m not 17.
(By the way–to respond to Bruce [...]
Archive for April, 2009
I’m on the news again!
Posted in Utah, missionary, money, work on April 21, 2009 | 6 Comments »
an excerpt from today’s sermonette
Posted in God, emotions on April 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Lumen campus ministry (for Lutherans, Episcopalians, and hangers-on) guest speaker Matt Seddon wrote the following reflection on the doubting Thomas story:
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Our doubts and questions are a fundamental aspect of who we are. But is a reasonable doubt–a question about something fantastic and inherently unbelievable, something that requires a leap of faith to accept–truly [...]
what I’m looking forward to
Posted in Utah, books, music, nature on April 17, 2009 | 6 Comments »
tonight!:
tomorrow!:
Rach 2 with Jon Kimura Parker
Beckel ~ Toccata
Beethoven ~ Symphony No. 4
Rachmaninoff ~ Concerto No. 2 for Piano
Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is one of his most enduringly popular pieces due to its passionate and romantic themes. It also established his fame as a concerto composer. You will recognize its melodies from its many [...]
new life verse
Posted in God, love on April 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This morning I found I had highlighted this verse in my Bible, and I’m glad I did. I want to highlight it in my life too:
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and God’s love is made complete in us.
—1 John 4:12 (NIV)
I like this verse [...]
clear day for an Easter hike
Posted in Utah, nature on April 12, 2009 | 9 Comments »
About the title—I now use “clear day” to describe that glorious time when the valley isn’t suffocating with pollution. Here’s another hike from the Terrace Hills Drive trailhead.
Check out this odd orange moss:
The summit push felt so steep. I hope this provides some perspective:
There was a crazy-energetic dog who chased a tennis ball up and [...]
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a different kind of movie-going experience
Posted in Utah, fly on the wall, music on April 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Last night Eddy and I went to a silent film showing of Lucky Star. The film is accompanied by a live organist at this reception hall in Salt Lake City:
The movie plays on a screen above the organ, and the organist just goes with it. He does all sorts of sound effects in addition to [...]
my Good Friday devotion
Posted in God, family, missionary, prayer, writing on April 5, 2009 | 7 Comments »
It is officially Holy Week, everyone. I had the opportunity to write a devotion for Good Friday, and have it posted on the General Board of Global Ministries website. It was a challenge for me to write about this holiday, because I no longer interpret Jesus’ crucifixion in a traditional way. If you click on the [...]
I’ve finally decided my future lies…beyond the yellow brick rooooooooooad
Posted in family, money, music on April 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Guess what I’m gonna do on Friday, November 20? See Billy Joel and Elton John in concert!!
There are certain people in my life who ought to be with me that night, but they’ll be thousands of miles away. I will miss my brother Charles, who introduced me to Billy Joel on our many drives to [...]
a bright start to the weekend…despite the clouds
Posted in Utah, food, nature on April 3, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Free bagel Fridays at Einstein Bros.! (I have a coupon that says you can reuse it till April 24, as long as you come in before 11 a.m. on Fridays.) I got up early this morning to walk several blocks to the nearest venue. The rainy, wet snow didn’t deter me. The nightcrawlers languishing on [...]
