HARMLESS THOUGHTS

I am thinking about doing this series at Edgewood over the summer. We went through this at North Hills a couple of years ago, and it was really good.

Voices from the Past: Puritan Devotional Readings I am adding this to my book wishlist. I love all of that old Puritan stuff. People just don't talk like that anymore. The thing that I find the most interesting about their writings is the passion . One usually doesn't think about Puritans and have the word passion come up, but when you start reading their prayers (like in The Valley of Vision ) you can hear it in every page. They had a real passion for the person of God.

He writes poetry for his wife on Valentine's day! Check it out: A Valentine for My Wife in Pitures and Rhyme :: Desiring God

Interesting post from Randy Alcorn...     Sent to you by Mr. Harmless via Google Reader:     Atheist Christopher Hitchens knows what a Christian is via Eternal Perspectives (Randy Alcorn's blog) by noreply@blogger.com (Randy Alcorn) on 2/12/10 In a recent interview, Christopher Hitchens, the fervent atheist and author of God Is Not Great , showed he has a much clearer understanding of what it means to be a Christian than the Unitarian minister, who claims to be a Christian, interviewing him. Marilyn Sewell: The religion you cite in your book is generally the fundamentalist faith of various kinds. I'm a liberal Christian, and I don't take the stories from the scripture literally. I don't believe in the doctrine of atonement (that Jesus died for our sins, for example). Do you make a distinction between fundamentalist faith and liberal religion? Christopher Hitchens: I would say that if you don't believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ and Messiah, ...

Luthien Tinuviel by J.R.R. Tolkien -------------------------------------- A little explanation... In a letter to his son Christopher, Tolkien requested this inscription for his wife Edith's grave "for she was (and knew she was) my Lúthien." Their shared gravestone reads: Edith Mary Tolkien Lúthien 1889 – 1971 John Ronald Reuel Tolkien Beren 1892 – 1973 ( click here for more and to see a picture of the gravestone... ) "The leaves were long, the grass was green, The hemlock-umbels tall and fair, And in the glade a light was seen Of stars in shadow shimmering. Tinuviel was dancing there To music of a pipe unseen, And light of stars was in her hair, And in her raiment glimmering. There Beren came from mountains cold. And lost he wandered under leaves, And where the Elven-river rolled He walked alone and sorrowing. He peered between the hemlock-leaves And saw in wonder flowers of gold Upon her mantle and her sleeves, And her hair like s...

2010-02-13

I just found an amazing game. There is a trial version with the first 11 levels. Check out The Orange Box - Portal . Check out the trailer!

At Royal Donut! Look at the Donuts! This Cinnamon Roll is as big as my brain! Chocolate with sprinkles please... Getting seconds...

I am reading a book titled, Simple Faith by Chuck Swindoll. I picked this book up, simply because it sounded interesting, but found out after I started reading it that it is an exposition (of sorts) of the Sermon on the Mount. Seeing as I am currently going through the Sermon on the Mount at church, I have found it to be an interesting tool. I won't bore you with a long post, but I do want to share a poem from the book that comes from the chapter dealing with worry (or anxiety). The poem was written by a 14-year old named Jason Lehman. It is called Present Tense. It was spring      But it was summer I wanted, The warm days,      And the great outdoors. It was summer,      But it was fall I wanted, The colorful leaves,      And the cool, dry air. It was fall,      But it was winter I wanted, The beautiful snow,      And the joy of the holiday season. It was winter,  ...

Math - Brightstorm This is a great math tutorial website!

Just saw a great video from John Piper. [HT: FingerToe ]