http://rev22.org ... Whoever is thirsty, let him come .... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:24:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the comments of my last post, Chris and I began talking about the under-utilization (or waste) of church property. This reminded me of a conversation I was recently having with Kathy where I concluded that when I died, I wanted a simple funeral pyre... like the Vikings had. We were ... http://rev22.org/index.php/2008/08/i-want-a-funeral-pyre/ [caption id="attachment_213" align="alignnone" width="440" caption="Children seen engaging in unregulated homefeeding"][/caption] In the upcoming election one of the 'hot topics' is government sponsored health care. I was recently digging through my archives and discovered this old chestnut which I think is still relevant in regards to that topic. Homefeeding Children: Threat or Menace? By ... http://rev22.org/index.php/2008/08/homefeeding-children/ [caption id="attachment_191" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Buddy and Bo at Masters of Metal"][/caption] After our awesome time a couple of weeks ago at the Rush concert, Bo and I had a great opportunity to go to yet another great concert last night. A friend at work had tickets to the "Metal Masters" concert ... http://rev22.org/index.php/2008/08/motorhead-fans-are-a-bunch-of-softies-who-knew/ I completely ripped this off from Jeremy Pryor at Eden to Zion. He's always got good stuff over there. I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump. I ran over and said: “Stop. Don’t do it.” “Why shouldn’t I?” he ... http://rev22.org/index.php/2008/08/a-man-on-a-bridge/ Hey! O.R.B. (my sons band) gets a full page this week in the Howard County Times! Click here: 15 Minutes: ORB http://rev22.org/index.php/2008/07/15-minutes-with-orb/ Jesus, take the wheel Take it from my hands Cause I can't do this all my own I'm letting go So give me one more chance To save me from this road I'm on I dug my key into the side of his pretty little suped up 4 wheel drive, carved my name into his leather seat... I ... http://rev22.org/index.php/2008/07/jesus-take-the-wheel-so-i-can-key-my-exs-car/ When a peacock displays his plumage does he do it for the glory of God or is he just trying to get the attention of some cute hen? It doesn't really matter, from my perspective it's a glorious display of God's creativity. ~From a comment left at Brent's blog. Bo and ... http://rev22.org/index.php/2008/07/geddy-lee-peacocks-and-stuff/ For some unknown reason, I was listening to NPR on the radio this morning. I heard a story talking about how it was Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday. Unfortunately what really stuck with me about the story was how they described him. The commentator described Mandela's accomplishments as how he "fought ... http://rev22.org/index.php/2008/07/an-unfortunate-choice-of-words/ I was talking with Kathy the other night and she brought up a really interesting point. We were discussing personal training and exercise in particular, but I think the point can be applied to anything. She pointed out that mankind has this innate tendency to take Truth and bastardize it. For ... http://rev22.org/index.php/2008/07/distinguished-baggage/ My sons band, ORB, has been asked to play at Artscape 2008 in Baltimore. Artscape is the nations largest free arts festival. Click here for more info on the event time and place. ORB is a trio consisting of Owen Gerus on Drums and lead vocals, Bo Oliver (my son) on Bass ... http://rev22.org/index.php/2008/07/orb-at-artscape-08/ Kathy and I have had unprecedented success with our garden this year... so far... I've posted some pictures I took last night of both the vegetable garden as well as some flowers around the house. As I was shooting the pictures last night, I was thinking about what it meant when ... http://rev22.org/index.php/2008/07/subduing-the-earth/ I don't know what country I live in anymore... I received, a few months ago, the "American Community Survey" courtesy of our wonderful US Census Bureau. I began to obediently fill in the questions but as I did I really started to fume. "What in the heck is this crap?" ... http://rev22.org/index.php/2008/06/soviet-uh-i-mean-american-community-survey/ We share the same biology Regardless of ideology What might save us me and you Is if the Russians love their children too This is sentiment was penned by Sting on his 1985 album, 'The Dream of the Blue Turtles'. The song was written during the Reagan years in reference to the cold war. ... http://rev22.org/index.php/2008/06/do-the-fundamentalists-love-thier-children-too/ My fellow Americans. Today is an historic day of change; change we can all believe in. As you go to the polls today and cast your affirmative vote on Referendum 166 "Resolution for the Dissolution of Congress" YOU become the agent of change for this country. If we intend to move ... http://rev22.org/index.php/2008/06/the-dissolution-of-congress/ But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, ... http://rev22.org/index.php/2008/06/perseverance/