Here we go again...

Taking a break from my reading to report on...
















I don't have a problem with challenging thought. Even hypothetical philosophical thought. But this was pretty frustrating to watch. The mockery of Christianity was too blatant.

http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctmovies/2009/08/the-invention-of-blasphemy.html
http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctmovies/2009/09/the-invention-of-lying-take-tw-1.html

scary!

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

Anais Nin


Pain isn't the right word, but...not every man really lives... ya know?

good song

And the coach agrees with me

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/chi-28-greenstein-inside-big-tenoct28,0,4876482.column

Hawkeyes

October 19, 2009.

My beloved Hawkeyes are ranked 7th in the AP top 25 polls and 6th in the BCS early standings. This is an exciting accomplishment for the Hawks, but being the pessimist that I am (which goes hand in hand with being a Hawkeye fan) I fear the early attention is for our worse.

They are 7-0, and that in and of itself is, again, a great accomplishment for any team. But I'm writing it here because I want it recorded in writing: I hope I'm wrong, but I predict they lose at least 2 of their remaining 5 games. I venture so far as to say that NONE of their current wins have been because of good football - some simply because of luck. We're simply going to get criticized even more for being ranked so high so early - and after they choke and lose people are going to be asking, "Iowa? Why were they ranked in the top 10?"

Alive Again

I'm not a super-fan of Matt Maher (though I'm sure he's a great guy) :) and most probably don't know that he's the real author of "Your Grace is Enough." Here's his latest that I think is just awesome:



I woke up in darkness
Surrounded by silence
Oh where, oh where have I gone?
I woke to reality Losing its grip on me

Oh where, where have I gone?
'Cause I can see the light
Before I see the sunrise
You called and You shouted

Broke through my deafness
Now I'm breathing in and breathing out
I'm alive again
You shattered my darkness

Washed away my blindness
Now I'm breathing in and breathing out
I'm alive again
Late have I loved You
You waited for me, I searched for You

What took me so long?
I was looking outside
As if Love would ever want to hide
I'm finding I was wrong

'Cause I feel the wind
Before it hits my skin
'Cause I want You,
Yes I want You I need You, and I'll do

Whatever I have to just to get through
'Cause I love You,
Yeah I love You

You Make

I've enjoyed this song for some time now: