Today I solved "easy" sudoku in 4 min. 11 sec.

My fastest times so far:

Easy - 4:10
Medium - 6:54
Hard - 10:10

Calvin Miller's Poem ( Read more... )

I recently stumbled acros The Exodus Papers on Josh Brown's blog. In it, eight twenty-somethings tell about their struggles with traditional models of church. Here are a few quotes that resonated with me ( Read more... )

This is going to be a hella crazy week for me. I appreciate any prayers sent my way.

Tasks for this week:

Scholarship Task Force Committee:

• Write the minutes of last week's meeting
  
• Include blurb about the new Intro to Framing class in the newsletter
  
  SUHBA News You Can Use newsletter:
  
• Compile articles for Monday's newsletter
  
• Proofread and send out ( Read more... )

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John's note: Seven years ago, I prayed a prayer that has changed my life. July 17, 1999 marks my birth as a Christian. Jason Bergstrom was one of the four men with me on that day. Jason was my mentor during my infancy. Unlike many other Christians I had met, Jason not only talked the talk, he truly walked the walk of faith ( Read more... )

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Google Video Link

UC Berkeley professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics George Lakoff explores how successful political debates are framed by using language targeted to people's values instead of their support for specific government programs in this public lecture sponsored by the Helen Edison Series at UC San Diego.

John's Notes: Lakoff ( Read more... )

From the Webpage:
We at The Church Of Google believe a convincing argument can be made stating that the search engine Google is the closest mankind has ever come to experiencing an actual Deity. It is the ultimate bridge between people and information ( Read more... )

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