moustache march
ladies and gentlemen!
though, hopefully only gentlemen!
moustache march is only a few days away.
please shave or abstain appropriately.
thank you.
goodnight.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
28But for me it is good to be near God;
I have made the Lord GOD my refuge,
that I may tell of all your works.
ladies and gentlemen!
though, hopefully only gentlemen!
moustache march is only a few days away.
please shave or abstain appropriately.
thank you.
goodnight.
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/ae73278a00/high-five-inauguration
yes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPnRFkPWyDM
for any basketball lovers out there, here is kobe pimpin his new shows. pretty funny stuff.
(tried to embed and the whole thing went wacky)
quote from DA Carson, as read on samsterdam’s blog, here.
by including ‘must read’ in the title to this post what i actually mean is, you MUST read this. it is a long, two part article of four intimate interviews with the heads of state of cuba and venezuela. incredibly written, filled with hope, frank and revealing. they are worth the time.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sean-penn/mountain-of-snakes_b_146765.html
read it. crazy stuff. venezuela is painted in such a different light than everything i have ever heard in the media. i’d love to meet both fidel and raul.
i really enjoy preaching and jumped at the opportunity to preach at my church. if interested, here is the link:
http://www.harboruptown.org/sermon/the-way-of-peace
being the week between christmas and new year’s, i talked about my need to selah - to stop, think about who Jesus is in my life, and believe in Him. texts were psalm 46 and john 14.
thanks steven for allowing me the privilege.
A friend turned me on to an article about the reading habits of our inglorious President George W Bush. While I disagree on a number of large issues with my distant distant cousin (yes Kim, he is our relation, whether you admit it or not), I am impressed and inspired by the breadth and volume of his literary appetite. Add to all of it that he reads the Bible cover to cover annually, something I have never accomplished in one year. Well done Mr. President.
find the article here.
hat tip to sam here.
With that in mind, I will publish what I read this year. Title, Author, Date Finished, and Genre.
Blood Meridian McCarthy 1/1 Cormac Fiction
No Country for Old Men Cormac McCarthy 1/21 Fiction
The Death of Ivan Ilych Tolstoy 2/1 Fiction
The Road Cormac McCarthy 2/8 Fiction
The Sunset Limited Cormac McCarthy 2/16 Fiction
Searching for God Knows What Donald Miller 2/25 Christian Living/Memoir
Crime & Punishment Fyodor Dostoevsky 5/1 Fiction
The Shack William Young 5/11 Fiction
All the Pretty Horses Cormac McCarthy 5/18 Fiction
Crazy for God Schaeffer 6/2 Memoir
The Crossing Cormac McCarthy 6/9 Fiction
Cities of the Plain Cormac McCarthy 6/14 Fiction
Follow the Roar Bob Smiley 12/10 Sports Travelogue
Plan B Anne Lamott 12/30 Memoir
I’m not impressed with the quantity – should have done better. I did spend parts of the last six months joyously laboring through The Brothers Karamazov, and I love it – but it is thick. Happy to announce that I will finish before the end of this month! I also read a few short stories/novellas from Dostoevsky in preparation for Crime and Punishment, which was to prepare my brain to tackle The Brothers.
As for quality of what I’ve read, super stoked, best year yet. So many great books. Love Dostoevsky, love Cormac McCarthy. The Road and the Border Triology will be reread, maybe this year. Loved Searching for God Knows What the second time. Bob’s book on Tiger was a really fun read, and Anne Lamott has a lot of perspective and honesty.
All that being said, I hope to read at least twice as much, and add more theology. Am almost finished with two books now, and am staring at Crazy Love (Francis Chan), Dreams of My Father (Obama) and Midnights Children (Salman Rushdie) to begin the year.
In conclusion, please turn off your computer and start reading.
last week my pastor at harbor uptown, steven cooper, preached an amazing sermon about politics, entitled “Fixing Society, Step Five: Love the One You’re With”. it was timely, well thought out, and challenging.
i never listen to sermons more than once. this one qualified.
a friend from church who does incredible web design just started a really interesting project. he’s illustrating each question from the westminster shorter catechism. he did this with blind sketches of each pope and president, but ramped up this project with a more graphic design approach. the result is stunning. and informative. as well as theological.
check out www.mattkirkland.com/westminster and forward it to all you web-savvy reformed friends.