STARBUCKS QUIZ

You Are a Frappacino

At your best, you are: fun loving, sweet, and modern At your worst, you are: childish and over indulgent You drink coffee when: you're craving something sweet Your caffeine addiction level: low

What Kind of Coffee Are You?

Hi Guys.

I see no one is blogging anymore. I feel like I am falling out of touch with you. How are you doing? Anything happening in your lives? I've been really busy putting up a series at Shiloh Guy. I'm also simulposting at Bluecollar which has a link in the sidebar at Shiloh Guy.

I found this Starbucks thing on another blog and tried it. Made me think of all of you and thought it might make an interesting conversation starter.

Have a good day!

(Hey, Dave, how do you know if anyone is still looking at this blog?)

THOUGHTS FROM THE INSIDE

My prayers are for the families and friends of the students and others who were killed or wounded at Virginia Tech University this morning. It is tragic when our kids have to become terrified on their own college campuses. My heart goes out to all of them.

But…

I spent much of this morning watching both Fox News and CNN as they covered the events on the VTU campus in southwestern Virginia. Each new bit of news increased the shock and horror. One wonders what goes on in the head of a person who would do such a thing. I was very sobered.

But…

Then one of the networks flashed to a scene in the House of Representatives as Nancy Pelosi made weighty comments about the campus shootings and then called the House members to stand for a moment of silence. (Of course, one also wonders what good a “moment of silence” will do. Since we’re not allowed to ask for a “moment of prayer” I guess that’s all we have left…silence!) I really don’t mind a moment of silence,

But…

Why doesn’t Nancy Pelosi just put an end to all of this senseless violence, hatred, and killing? Why doesn’t she call on her friends in Syria to come and show us all the better way? Why doesn’t she bring them over here so they can show us the way to peace?

After all, Madame Speaker…

“The road to Damascus is the road to peace!”

I'M CONCERNED!

I’m concerned. At the risk of beating an overheated dead horse, what ARE we going to do about this global warming thing? I’m hearing very few serious suggestions even though our tree-hugging friend up in the Great Northwest has logged in with his newfound left-wing, bleeding heart stuff. My other reader was almost burned out of his home as a result of global warming induced brushfires and he hasn’t made a donation or anything. I’ve tried hard to raise awareness but it seems that my evangelistic gifts are limited to the parish. It’s like putting a frog into a pot of water and turning on the heat! We’re just going to pretend that nothing is wrong while our globe warms and we slowly boil to death.

Or….

I’m getting ready for bed. It’s 26 degrees outside and we have a brand new blanket of snow covering beautiful, suburban Caledonia. I drove through a blinding snowstorm this evening which was worse than anything we had during the winter! The forecast is for freezing temperatures and snow for the next four days up through Easter Sunday. (Let me tell you this…I’m sure glad we don’t have an outdoor sunrise service planned for this year!) Snow in April is not uncommon here in the Mitten State. Maybe that’s the point? Maybe everything is going on just as it usually does? Maybe things aren’t really getting warmer at all? Maybe our Anaheim Hills reader can keep his donations? Maybe our Great Northwesterner can still plan on skiing a little longer? Maybe…

Other totally uninteresting news:

I finished “1776” on Monday, my day off. I really like the way McCullough writes history. Where was he when I was taking history classes at the H of E? I can’t remember reading a work of history when I came to really care about the characters in the story! I’m going to take your advice, Yak, and try and find his other book you recommended.

I was working on my Easter Sunday sermon today. You know what? When you’ve been preaching Easter sermons for as long as I have it sometimes seems like there is no new way to go about it! Don’t get me wrong. The resurrection is still the fulcrum upon which our faith rests. I love preaching the resurrection! But I’ve come to this conclusion and I think it is really important. It’s not about being creative in approaching the resurrection; it’s about the resurrection itself! Just tell the truth and thank God that he’s given me the privilege of telling it another year!

If I don’t see you before Sunday, have a blessed celebration of Christ’s resurrection!