December 2010
13 posts
This summer I want to
greaterthings:
Go to South Africa
Climb in South Africa?
Go rafting in the Grand Canyon
Climb in the Grand Canyon
Climb at Joshua Tree
Climb in Malibu
Build something
Camp everywhere
Go to High Sierra
Climb at Boulder
Hike to the summit of Snowbowl…
In short, have multiple epic adventures! But as for now, it is 30 degrees outside and hailing, so I will continue to daydream
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“Wealthy institutions and individuals are the easy targets when it comes to...”
– Mark Sanford and Steve Wilkens, Hidden Worldviews
Emphasis added
I keep thinking about "bettering myself"
I just don’t understand it. I mean, I do understand it. It makes sense, and is reasonable and rational, and probably a good thing. I want to be the best I can be. That’s great. But there are some little questions that are nibbling at me as I think about it.
Bettering yourself is great. I have lots of goals, some of them unreasonable, about things to do over this break. Whether...
tl;dr
Too long; Didn’t read.
I know that’s what this is going to be for all of you. But seeing as I blog for me and not for you, this is irrelevant. But let me warn you now, if you do read this, the thoughts may be scattered. Give me a break, it’s Christmas eve (now Christmas!).
There’s something about La Casa, my home church in Phoenix, that always gets me thinking. Went there...
So much for that
Apparently 7 minutes a mile isn’t a great pace for a half-marathon. I gave up after 4 miles and 29 minutes. Not in as great of shape as I thought I was
Lord of the Rings Albums? Check.
Course? Check.
Running Shoes? Check.
Water? Check.
Ipod/headphones? Check.
Motivation? Check.
Training? Damn. Forgot the training. Guess I’m just going to try to run a half marathon without training then. I’ll let you all know how it goes.
In my best behavior, I am really just like him.
Look beneath the floorboards for the secrets I have hid
As of right now
32 hours straight awake. And honestly, it wasn’t that bad, and only took two cups of coffee. Fortunately, I didn’t have to do it alone.
I’m going to sleep forever.
Figured it out!
Not totally. And not on my own. But I was just reading some great insight into biblical interpretation, and, well, let me give it to you real quick.
“We’re asking the question, How do we go about understanding which biblical words LIVE today, and which don’t? I know it’s always intimidating for seminary students when such a notion comes up in a class lecture or discussion....
“Wrestling with Scripture, far from a sign of weakness, is a reflection of...”
– William Sloane Coffin
Damn. Lost my blogmentum.
Halfway through a post and I just ran out of gas. Guess it’s homework time.
