Songs That Move You
Got to do something very cool this past Monday. Got to be with Willy Bearden on his Songs That Move You show on WYXR. You can listen here.
Word Origins
Fun info from a newsletter I follow. Freelancer translates to “a sword for hire.” Originally, it referred to medieval mercenaries who fought for whichever country paid them the most. Today, the sword is a good metaphor for the sharp specialization that defines a freelancer’s work. Muscle comes from the Latin word musculus, which translates to …
Priorities
The West Wing Reboot
Take a moment to sign my petition for new episodes of the West Wing.
The Week in Links
A few things that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s Cloud Player – put your music in the cloud and listen via your Android device or any browser. Found a super cool website this week, Inventables.com has every odd and nerdy item you can think of. Great resource for those science projects that stand out. …
Mississippi River Flooding – May 2011
I took a drive downtown yesterday to see the river and what it’s doing to the Western edge of the city. This photo was taken near the Visitor’s Center near the bottom of Jefferson Ave at Riverside Dr. If you were to head South from this point you would have been stopped by barricades at …
Garden of the Gods – Colorado Springs
This past week while in Colorado Springs for MinistryTECH I had the opportunity to visit the Garden of the Gods National Park. With über-mover & shaker Mark Newton, Willow Creek’s Mike Gold and my newest friend, Ben Jordan we headed out after a long day of talking ministry. We arrived about an hour before the sun began …
Amazing Pics
My friend Chris Hodges has just returned from Ethiopia where he preached the gospel to over 100,000 people in an open air stadium in Dilla. The pictures are simply incredible. I cannot imagine the feeling that was in the air as Chris presented the Gospel and thousands came forward. Chris, I am truly blessed to …
Amazing Juggling
http://youtu.be/Y_XKHAV8ppg I’m probably behind the curve on this one, it looks to be a year or so old, but an amazing display nonetheless.
Coolest iPhone App?
Or maybe just the most creative.