Archive for March, 2008

Where in the world is Rabenstrange?

25Mar08

 Using the following clues can you figure out where I am?

Resurrection Day

24Mar08

This year’s celebration of Christ’s resurrection was, for me, the most joyous in recent memory. The family rose early and the children hunted for eggs and baskets of goodies. We then attended service at my parent’s church in Bellevue.
After church we went to Mom’s cousins house for a big Easter dinner and fellowship with a […]

Unwed Births

21Mar08

Today, I read an interesting article criticizing the societal trend towards a greater percentage of unwed births. Perhaps more interesting than the facts and figures stated in the article itself was the inclusion of the article in Slate magazine, hardly a beacon of conservative social mores. It seems that even while parental illegitimacy is on […]

February Books Part 2

18Mar08

I analyzed last months reading in an entertaining fashion to test a concept. The result is a bit sloppy but here it is for your perusal.

I hope to do something similar for the entire year in January.

St. Patty’s

17Mar08

In the late 4th century St. Patrick was captured from his home in Britain (Yes, believe it or not, St. Patrick was English.) and taken to Ireland to serve as a slave. During his time in captivity Patrick became devoted himself to God and upon escaping he became a deacon and later a bishop in […]

Rain City Hymnal

17Mar08

Last Sunday I picked up the Mars Hill’s latest studio release, Rain City Hymnal. This album features 12 classic hymns rearranged with modern instrumentation and performed by Mars Hill Bands (The BET, E-Pop, Ex Nihlo, The Northern Conspiracy and Team Strike Force).
In the last week, this disk has been a blessing to me. […]

Traffic Court

14Mar08

Today I had my day in court. I worked a half day and then Dad picked me up and we drove down to Renton City Hall which contains the city courthouse.
My court summons required me to arrive at 1:30 but I had to wait for approximately 20 other cases before my case was heard. […]

close call

11Mar08

On the way home from work today, I was nearly in another car accident. A young driver ran a red light in front of me. I slammed on my breaks but slid coming within a foot of him before I stopped. It was scary. In the split second while I was sliding I was thinking […]

God is good

09Mar08

Despite showing few outward signs of change, my mind has been undergoing a slow continuous change. God has been drawing me to Himself in an unmistakeable way. The desires of my heart are being renewed. The things that I read, learn and experience are seen through a different lens and I’m becoming inspired to live for Someone […]

06Mar08

Today, I finished the last membership class at Mars Hill. It’ll probably be a few weeks before I actually apply for membership because I want to get plugged into a small group before I take the plunge.