There's an abundance of information on the current firestorm on the internet.  Here's a couple of readings I found to be enlightening.

Must-read from Whapping:

The Christian God can, and does, suffer ignomity, dishonor, and shame for the sake of love in the person of Jesus Christ. Muslims, rather, are quite insistent that God is not Love; Allah is ( Read more... )

i just deleted the entry i wanted to post on here.  it wasn't very constructive.

let me instead give you simply a short description of the situation around the world and urge you to pray for pope benedict, peace and our church.

a few days ago, pope benedict gave an academic lecture at the university of regensburg - where he both studied and taught at ( Read more... )

so today was an odd day ( Read more... )

hello my friends!

last weekend GKY Socal trekked all the way to Vegas for the 1st ever USA Bayani Summit.  i gotta say, we're the coolest GKYers in the nation.  by far.  check out my evidence.  :D

the GKY booth: open for business                                             the team modeling GK handbags

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hi blog.

so... i'm 24. as of 7/17.

23 was a great year.

• trained for and ran a marathon. truly the toughest, most painful, most rewarding experience of my life.
• bought a snowboard and learned how to board. even went to mammoth - home of pure snow and painless wipeouts.
• goodtimes with the homies. random fun, hitting the range then buying golf clubs ( Read more... )

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has anyone else heard of this???

I Shouldn't Be Alive

here's a snippet of an episode.

ALASKAN AVALANCHE
The Survivors: Jim Sweeney and Dave Nyman
The Dilemma: Would you drag an injured friend across a glacier and through and avalanche zone in the hopes of finding help?
Climbers and close friends Jim Sweeney and Dave Nyman are scaling a sheer ice-wall ( Read more... )

hey friends, long time no blog.  i have so much to blog about... precon (500 youth!!!), vegas fun, gk awesomeness and craziness, workworkwork (a promotion is in the works!), and miscellaneous random happenings - example, it was our VP's birthday today... and someone (we think his wife) hired this dude in a monkey suit, feather boa and skirt to ( Read more... )

God called to him . . . . And he said, ’Here I am’
-Exodus 3:4

When God speaks, many of us are like people in a fog, and we give no answer. Moses’ reply to God revealed that he knew where he was and that he was ready. Readiness means having a right relationship to God and having the knowledge of where we are. We are so busy telling ( Read more... )

My thoughts drift back to a time when my godfather and I were in a museum. We’re looking at a medieval tapestry. He’s intently studying the back of it. Puzzled I join him.

“What do you see here?” he asks me.

The back of the tapestry is rough and frayed; betraying the handiwork of the person who made it. The colors are mottled and muted. There’s a ( Read more... )