tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116968622008-04-17T11:49:54.273-06:00"Don't think I'll ever understand it, Don't think it matters if I do. [Six] Billion people in the world and I only know a few, WorldWide, WorldWide..." -Adam Again "Worldwide"Natroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10312791765442639540noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11696862.post-1169836397384055052007-01-26T10:59:00.000-07:002007-01-26T11:33:17.683-07:00

It's been quite a while since my last blog post. So long, in fact, that I don't know if anyone will even see this. Still, I wanted to wipe the dust off this blog, oil the rusty hinges, and turn the sign back over to "Open." I intend, over the next few weeks, to start posting here, on various and sundry topics. One of the first things I want to let you all know about is the work I've been

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Note: I know this is a significant change of direction for this blog, but I've been wanting to post this somewhere permanant for some time. I wrote this as a letter in January 2004, in response to the President's speech announcing a new mission for NASA. I thought, and still think, that this is a very important program for our country, and my reasons why are here. As a caveat, the first

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When I started this blog, I had great intentions of posting articles regularly: weekly at a minimum. Well, as you can tell, I'm not doing so well. It seems that life keeps getting in the way of blogging: funny how that works... In any case, I still have lots of things I want to write about, so this will be something of a posting schedule. Think of it as a "Coming Attractions" trailer. If

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Brandon over at Bad Christian just informed me of the fact that today is World Malaria Day. Malaria kills 1.1 million people every year, even though it is quite treatable, and has been virtually eradicated in the West. I would encourage you to take a moment today to say a prayer for the victims of this epidemic, then educate yourself about what you can do to help eliminate this scourge.

Natroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10312791765442639540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11696862.post-1112577460983662232005-04-03T21:25:00.000-06:002005-04-03T21:25:51.820-06:00

The place to begin when looking at any serious issue from a Christian perspective is, of course, the Bible. There are hundreds of references to the poor in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament. I've not yet had the opportunity to study them all, but we've looked at a number of passages, and some distinct themes seem to be emerging. In this post, I'll try to summarize our initial

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I've been doing a lot of thinking about why I have a blog, why I would want one, and what kinds of things I should blog about. There seem to be a couple different types of blogs out there: One is a personal journal, where authors talk about their personal life, thoughts, events, and people. These can be interesting if you know the author--kind of like reading an online letter--but tend to be

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I just ran across a rather insightful posting that mirrors some of my developing thoughts on "praise and worship" songs in the church. I hate to sound like the people who complain about how rock music is of the devil and has no place in Church, but I do have concerns about the lyrical content of many of the songs we sing at our church. It seems like too often we sacrifice theological depth and

Natroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10312791765442639540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11696862.post-1111784315952375532005-03-25T13:55:00.000-07:002005-03-25T13:58:35.953-07:00

Okay, so I finally set up a blog at a "Real" blogsite. I've been using the www.xanga.com/ngirdner blog since December, but I'm not very impressed by Xanga. On the other hand, most of the blogs I find myself reading seem to be hosted by Blogspot, so maybe I can join the "elite." :-) I'll think about migrating my old posts over to this site when I get some spare time..... In the meantime, hang

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