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Alternate Histories

August 26, 2011
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Etsy has some fun “alternate histories” prints that depict historic events as connected with monsters and aliens. No one really knows what started the Great Chicago Fire on October 8th 1871, but people like origin stories. The first origin story (fabricated by a reporter) was that cow kicked over a lantern. I think this account [...]

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Everyone’s a False Teacher

August 23, 2011
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When you enter a word or phrase into Google’s search box a drop-down feature appears that suggests related search items. Google’s algorithm will display popular search queries featuring your word or phrase. I was curious so I started entering the names of well-known pastors to see what the popular searches are. I tried a number [...]

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Together for Adoption 2011

June 1, 2011
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The Together for Adoption Conference 2011 is going down October 21-22 in Phoenix. Over 1,200 people will gather together at Redemption Church (Gilbert Campus) to explore the theme Missional Living, the Gospel and Orphan Care. The objectives for this year’s conference is to create a forum to consider the good news of the Gospel, explore its implications for how [...]

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iPhoneography: A New Mark

March 15, 2011
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Starbucks’ new/updated logo is interesting. It is updated, but doesn’t forget its history. No wording, just the mark. Photo taken with the iPhone 3Gs, processed with the PictureShow App.

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Truth Sobers

February 7, 2011
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“There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion. Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made.” – Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death (1842)

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The Music I Study To: Worship Music

January 26, 2011
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The Music I Study To: Film Scores (Part one) The Music I Study To: Jazz (Part Two) The Music I Study To: Worship Music (Part Three) The truth is I study to a lot of different kinds of music. While writing my book, Note to Self, the music in the background varied from film scores, [...]

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The Music I Study To: Jazz

January 25, 2011
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The Music I Study To: Film Scores (Part one) The Music I Study To: Jazz (Part Two) The Music I Study To: Worship Music (Part Three) I’m not even sure exactly when I got into jazz, but I know I found it through my appreciation for the more technical styles of heavy metal. If you [...]

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