WordPress has always named releases in honor of jazz musicians. Often, after the release of a new version, I will search YouTube for a playlist of the artist being honored. I’ll then give my attention to the first song before moving on to update the few sites I manage. Released today, WordPress 4.3 honors Billie Holiday. The first song in […]
I delved into SVG this evening. Moving forward, I’ll probably more methodically learn the language. Tonight instead, I wanted to see something quick to creation. As a first project, I have drawn the World Mission Prayer League logo. This logo is created with only about 600 bytes of data needing to be passed to your browser. Pretty slick! I […]
This is the first little pamphlet that begins my journey through the works of Oswald Chambers. In reading it, I was reminded of thoughts I’d had ten years ago. I pulled this post from the archives of my xanga account. April 18, 2005 I recently shared these words with a good friend … Abysmal expectancy … interesting […]
Nearly one year ago, I happened upon Paul Lindell’s copy of Oswald Chamber’s well-known devotional My Utmost for His Highest. We’ve been periodically posting to the Prayer League social accounts some of the excerpts which had been highlighted by Paul. It is quite intriguing to step back in time and capture a glimpse of the words that […]
As we near the end of our Hoosier Summer Tour 2015, we were grateful to find our way finally to Fort Wayne. Mike and Ronda rented a house at which we stayed for the many weekend wedding festivities surrounding Sam & Molly’s wedding at Emmanuel Lutheran. Then, we were graciously hosted by our friends Jeremy […]
I’ve been experimenting with my Twitter use lately. People use social media in such a great variety of ways and can have quite differing philosophies on how to most effectively connect and engage with others. Many people subscribe to the following when it comes to ⭐ing Tweets: Twitter tip of the year: "Favorite" tweets liberally, not sparingly. […]
The other day, I happened upon this obscure word that immediately brought to mind an urgent need within the church (and a tree I once saw in Arizona). The term APHERCOTROPISM refers to the response an organism makes as it grows to overcome an obstacle in its way. pic.twitter.com/DD7jN4a3kP — Haggard Hawks Words (@HaggardHawks) July 5, […]
This blows me away! Ever since I was a little boy I always wanted to be an astronaut. I think images of the celestial heavens strike us with such a sense of wonder and awe. It is truly amazing what mankind has accomplished over the past century. We’ve not only taken to the skies – we’ve taken […]
It is days like these that we are thrust upon the reality of our mortality. It is days like these that we remember victory has been won in Jesus. We grieve with the Bolden family, we remember a life heartily lived well, and we rejoice over the new life Stephen has come upon. Holding these words […]
Lately, my wife, Adrienne, has lamented over so many sites online that just don’t work well. A latest frustration was with managing boards on Pinterest. Specifically, she was pining for a way in which to alphabetize boards. Finding no solid solutions online, I determined I’d make my own. Follow along and you will be alphabetizing your Pinterest boards […]
I only just installed Currently, a Chrome extension, this morning, but am finding it to be a more pleasant and useful experience than the default New Tab screen. Rarely would I use the recent tabs provided on the default screen. Currently, however, is a nice way to regularly track the current time as I work – keeping me […]
Let me begin with a thoughtful sigh. Much of our news has revolved around two themes in recent days – racism and sexuality. We’ve buried one flag and hoisted another. I see reason to celebrate and reason to grieve. Oh, that we would lay our allegiences to rest before the glory of the Holy One; that pride […]
When a new light shines upon the mundane, we are awakened from the stupor of our commonplace. A refreshing storm rolled through this morning. It swept the countryside with deep shades of wonder. Lord, when our lives seem beset by storm and the clouds are ready to let loose, may we still look out upon Your […]