Archive for April, 2008
« Previous EntriesI Love the Newsboys!
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Missed opportunity #1: A few years ago Marc and I headed to Estes Park, Colorado for “Music in the Rockies” Marc had only been a Christian for a month or two. We took our then two-year-old son with us. Our mission: to see the Newsboys in concert. I had been a fan of them for [...]
Phantom from Space
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008It’s been a while since my last bad movie review on Zontar, the Thing from Venus, so I’m long overdue for wasting hours of time. This time we’ve got Phantom from Space, a nice little film from 1953, produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder, the brother of Billy Wilder but creator of such epics [...]
Public Schools Against Christians, For Muslims
Monday, April 28th, 2008Ah, we’ve stumbled across more, not so fun news from the public school system in the past few days: Christians Under Attack by Government School Bureaucrats. From the article:
Oak Lawn, Illinois, school kids are going to have to do without Halloween, Christmas and Easter activities thanks to the sensitive bureaucrats who fear offending Muslims. The [...]
Is Homeschooling Illegal?
Friday, April 25th, 2008A few weeks ago I attended a homeschooling curriculum fair, my first ever. Our oldest will be a kindergartener next year. We’ve done preschool at home, now we need a kindergarten curriculum.
I never wanted to homeschool, ever. I used to think homeschooling was for parents who wanted to keep their kids isolated and secluded, and [...]
One of a Hundred - Page 90 - Rest, Digest
Thursday, April 24th, 2008It has been such a crummy week for us, but you’ve got your Thursday comic page. I hope you’re happy with yourself. (edit - That was a joke - although a poorly executed one - please read the comments below.) You can read the whole series, as well as see a larger version of the current page [...]
God in the Post Office - An Email Forward
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008With email forwards, you often have to take them with a grain of salt. Aside from the urban legend stuff and the chain letters, sometimes it’s hard not to get overrun with just the sheer numbers you get from all the people who send them to you. This one we received is one we really just like [...]
“…Burnt Offerings That Cost Me Nothing.”
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Unless you have lived a sheltered and privileged life, you are familiar with sacrifices. I’m not talking about something burning on an altar or anything like that, but just willing to risk something worthwhile for something better.
Some people have to give up time with their family in order to work to give them a decent [...]
Movie: Ben Stein’s Expelled
Monday, April 21st, 2008Marc and I went to this movie on Friday night. If you haven’t heard about it, or seen it, it’s a must see. It makes you laugh. Makes you think. And gives the opportunity to see Richard Dawkins looking arrogant and shaken.
The Berenstain Bears and the Big Question
Friday, April 18th, 2008Before I get into this, you should know something. Our sons love the Berenstain Bears. They have about ten or so books, and we go to the library quite often to check more out, sometimes the same ones two or three times. When I was a young’un I remember reading Old Hat New Hat and [...]
One of a Hundred - page 89 - In for a Fight
Thursday, April 17th, 2008Thursday is a very comic updatey type day. You can read the whole series, as well as see a larger version of the current page by clicking on the picture below.
One of a Hundred follows the story of Jim Hatlen, an atheist who loses the two people he loves most, his wife and daughter. Forced [...]
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