Thought I would highlight two of the albums that have been dominating my playlists over the past couple months. The first is a quadruple e.p. set by Jon Foreman, the frontman for Switchfoot. The 24 song album is almost entirely acoustic and many of them emulate Old Testament prophetic verse. Truly some of the most … [Read more…]
It’s no secret to many of my friends that I have nursed a discontent with the institution of the Christian church in North America for several years now. There are a variety of reasons for my feelings: use of funds for the local body and their own comfort, lack of identity or vision, political alignment … [Read more…]
A short while ago, Sam Roberts was in town and Amber and I decided it was high time for a date. Tickets were only $30.50 each and so we saw this as a great opportunity. I bought the tickets just a couple days in advance and so we got some of the last ones, way … [Read more…]
I heard this story on the radio coming home this afternoon. A woman was murdered in Delburne, east of Red Deer, allegedly by her estranged spouse last week. Not too long ago, the man is alleged to have sexually assaulted the same woman while holding a gun. An emergency protection order had been placed against … [Read more…]
25 random things about me. If you’ve been tagged on FACEBOOK, then you’re supposed to make a list too. 1. I miss having long hair. 2. I am currently in the middle of 10 books. 3. I am a very slow reader. 4. Since April 15, 2007, I have watched 299 movies and have blogged … [Read more…]
About 3 weeks ago, I signed up for Zip.ca, an online DVD rental site. I pay $25/month and they mail me DVDs with prepaid envelopes to mail the DVDs back. I can have up to 3 films at a time and when I finish viewing one, I mail it back and they send me one … [Read more…]
(thanks to Ty for this one) MR Ducks MR Not Ducks OSAR CM Wangs O MR Ducks
Notice anything? Don’t professional portraiteers have special gear for avoiding glare like this? I passed on the portrait package.
This past fall I took a second online course (first one) from the Chalmers Center in order to further my knowledge of international development. As the title spells out, the seven week course explained the principles of creating financing opportunities and enterprise training opportunities among the world’s poor. There are three main ways that this is … [Read more…]
I’ve been a fan of the Athens, Georgia band since grade ten when a classmate I was tutoring in math made me a tape of Out of Time (thanks Jennifer!). Depending on the day, I might call them my favorite band. I managed to ruthlessly narrow my favorite songs down to 23 and now down … [Read more…]