Back in Tennessee...FINALLY...and there's quite a bit going on now, what with moving back in with the folks, re-settling into my new old job, etc....

...but for now, all I've got to say is...

YIKES!!!!

More to follow as convenience allows.

Because we love something else more than this world we love even this world better than those who know no other.
C. S. Lewis

"It is a source of inspiration and strength to come in touch with the youthful David, trusting God. Through faith in God he conquered a lion anda a bear, and afterward overthrew the mighty Goliath. When that lion came to despoil that flock, it came as a wondrous opportunity to David. If he had failed or faltered he would have missed God's ( Read more... )

Yeah.

So okay, I know it's been forever-and-a-day since my last post, and some major things have happened, but I'll get into all of that later. In the meantime, I'll simply say...

...Wha...???

Insert your own 'monkey-shines' joke here.

( EDIT: Oh, yeah, one more thing... )

Special thanks to erunion...finished The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare yesterday, and once again I find that erunion's recommendation did not disappoint. I didn't get to do it in one sitting, or it probably would've taken me less than 4 hours to complete; fast-paced, laced with the rapier wit and musical prose of dear Chesterton. Can't wait to get started ( Read more... )

Ganked, janked, and otherwise misappropriated from my goodest buddy chippa...

Recommend to me:

1. a movie

2. a book

3. a musical artist, song, or album

4. a LiveJournal user not on my friends list

5. what I should have for dinner

6. a website

7. a quote

Then put this in your LJ and I'll do the same for you!

EDIT-FICATION:Oh, yeah, one more ( Read more... )

First things first...John Stott, thus far, has not disappointed, and while Thomas à Kempis hasn't been quite what I expected, I'm still getting quite a bit out of him. Streams in the Desert is, of course, as piercingly insightful a devotional as ever.

( A Miscellany of Morsels... )

Prayers requested, if you don't mind ( Read more... )

This may be the first time that a meme like this has actually paired me up correctly...with my WIFE.

Sorry, triptychr--the first time I took this meme it actually set us up together, but I'm afraid that, well, with me being a dude and all, it just wouldn't fly. Especially since on our 'date' you ran up a $351 price tag...no offense, you're just a little ( Read more... )

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