Appendix 4 in Jesus For President

One: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world

All: Have Mercy on us

One: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world.

All: Free us from the bondage of sin and death.

One: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world.

All: Hear our prayer. Grant us peace.

One: For the victims of war

All: ( Read more... )

I remember waiting for Snow in November. Visiting my family in Iowa- who said they'd had snow- but it was all gone by the time we got there ( Read more... )

What about transwomen who have been unsuccessful in legally changing their gender to male?

Jan- if you want to exempt yourself from responding to this one, I'll grant it. You seem to have a view that runs across the board.

-Claven

With the repeal of DADT looming, there is a question I feel compelled to poll on.
If homosexuals are -allowed- to serve openly, should open homosexuals be
-required- to serve? (ie: if the draft is reinstated)
In the same vein, should transmen be required to register for the draft?

Does the concern of military rape influence your answers?

Your

My lovely wife pointed out that my year in review is lacking Nov. and Dec. of '09, so here it is. In Nov, we celebrated Thanksgiving here at Goddard Farm. I made an apple Yam casserole, two different types of bread, a turkey, 3 pies, baklava and something else. I enjoyed it. Diane made things upstairs, I made things downstairs ( Read more... )

I turn 32 on Saturday ( Read more... )

This week has certainly been illuminating ( Read more... )

Someone spoke wisdom and kindness into my life.
Immediately following, someone spoke generosity into it.
Not an hour later, someone spoke a bit of freedom to me where I had been feeling restricted.

It could all stop here and the day would have gone beyond my expectations.

-Claven

Friday night we took the dogs on a walk downtown. We walked down to South park and then up and down Mass St. They seemed to be getting used to near-daily long walks downtown. It seemed good for them. Saturday, I had some deep down tension or something. I wondered if I was developing glutes. I wondered if this is what it feels like to have ( Read more... )

I am now convinced that my dog spent some time at N K-9 trading tricks with the other dogs in the kennel. Yes, she heels on walks and maintains "placement" for stretches of time and can do all these cool tricks now, like drop down from a heel and track scents and pick up keys (though I don't think this is a skill so honed that she would actually ( Read more... )