Faith
by Jennifer
on 02 February 2010
One Night Count
On Friday morning I had the opportunity to participate in the One Night Count to identify the number of people who are homeless in King County. It was a humbling experience and probably the most reflective time I've ever had between the hours of 2 and 4am.
by Jennifer
on 07 January 2010
Who Do You Look Like?
Have you ever been told that you look like somebody famous? Or ever approached a stranger thinking they were someone you knew? My recent case of mistaken identity came this morning as my 13 month old daughter was looking through her daddy’s copy of WIRED magazine. She was turning the pages, occasionally indicating objects she recognized, when she enthusiastically began an insistent mantra of “dada, dada, dada.” Looking up, I had to do a double (triple?) take of the man she was pointing to in the magazine — just who was this man who looked eerily like my dear husband?
by Andrew
on 02 December 2009
Virtual Reality Introversion
I'm pretty sure that in my lifetime virtual reality systems will become commonplace. They may not be at a level that’s indistinguishable from reality but they will be good enough that people will spend a lot of time in them.
by Andrew
on 11 August 2007
Moses Had Horns?
It’s true. Moses used to have horns. Sort of.
In the early 5th Century, when Jerome translated the Latin Vulgate, he misinterpreted the story of Moses' encounters with God at Mt. Sinai.
by Andrew
on 29 May 2007
Dennis Jones' See With Me Bible
Last month on Easter Sunday we were the sponsors at the baptism of our friends' baby boy, Jacob. As a gift Jennifer picked up a children’s picture Bible called the See With Me Bible, illustrated by Dennis Jones. I was blown away by the quality of his work.
by Andrew
on 08 April 2007
The More You Know
The season of Lent is full of many special days, each with their own designated title, beginning with Ash Wednesday. Holy Week itself is ushered in with Palm Sunday. Then there’s Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and finally Easter Sunday.
But what is the name of today, the Saturday that comes between Good Friday and Easter Sunday? Although I've never heard it mentioned, it turns out that Holy Saturday or Black Saturday are the traditional names for this day.
So there you go.
by Andrew
on 11 March 2007
Modest Discovery
I've often wondered what would happen if there was a true discovery of a lost book of the Bible. Rather than something revelatory that would devastate the foundations of the Church it would probably be a modest work that would simply enhance what is already in the Bible.
by Andrew
on 10 February 2007
Childhood Misunderstandings
When I was little, before I could read, I thought that the line in the Lord’s Prayer “And lead us not into temptation” was actually “And lead a snot into temptation”. By my child logic it stood to reason that because snot is usually undesirable we were asking God to bring a spirit of snottiness unto whatever would try and lead us astray.
I thought it was strange that everyone rattled this line off every week in church, but that I'd be asked to change topics whenever my conversations became preoccupied with this bodily substance.
When you’re a kid, you’re forced to accept a lot of things that don’t make any sense. You think you’ll understand better when you grow up. I'm still waiting for that to happen.
by Andrew
on 06 January 2007
Home Alone
Jennifer is out of town for the weekend. When I mention this to anyone, they always respond by saying, “So, you’re a bachelor for a few days.” They say it in jest but I always sense some underlying fear, as if they worry I might revert to some primordial invertebrate state and all my wife’s hard work will be lost.
Their fear is unfounded. I always manage to clean up the beer bottles and pizza boxes before she gets back.
by Andrew
on 11 June 2006
Obligatory Comments on "The Da Vinci Code"
I know this issue has already been covered in great detail all over the place, but here’s some more fuel for the fire.
We had the pleasure of attending a forum on “The Da Vinci Code” yesterday evening at a local church. One of the speakers was talk show host Michael Medved. He gave a very good presentation on why “The Da Vinci Code” phenomenon presents ideas that are damaging to our culture. Here is a summary of his key points.