Politics is an issue that is still unsettling for me. As someone that is coming into greater discipleship to Jesus Christ everyday I sometimes wonder what my role should be in politics. But for now as my ideas continue to mature and grow I participate experimentally. For now I am very much interested in Ron Paul. He has struck a chord in me that no other candidate has up till this point and it seems I’m not alone. I’ve hesitated to write much about it due to my inadequacies in discussing the issues up until this point. (more…)
So the worst has finally happened the Tivo in our house had died. We received this Tivo as a gift for our wedding. It had been used but that didn’t bother us and best of all it had a lifetime subscription with it. So needless to say we were living large with our free Tivo until one day it wouldn’t power on. It would start to go through the motions but after a while it would just give up. Needless to say we were quite distraught over the loss. My wife who while being fairly technical in nature is typically more reserved dove into it like it was the last bit of food on earth. (more…)
If you haven’t checked out ted.com then you don’t know what you’re missing. This little site is dedicated to the conference that bears its name. In this conference the best and brightest minds from around the world bring their ideas to share. It’s a great place to learn something new or to become inspired. Here is one such video that I found particularly insightful. There’s many more and I could have posted a dozen more but that wouldn’t be any fun for you. So go take a look and see what you can find.
The other day I got to run off with my good friend Adam and hear Rob Bell speak. We ended up having to go to the Indianapolis tour date because of other obligations but it was worth the five hour drive to go see him. Adam and I briefly got lost in Jackson county (honestly who wouldn’t get lost up there) but quickly found ourselves on the road again for the event. (more…)