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Biking Prelude #4
From Josh: Ye bungling fool! How is it that ye durst insult the most sacred trinity of hydrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen (albeit that hydrogen was aforementioned in the trinity please note that this second hydrogen - while resembling the first in nature - is its own unique hydrogen and... (More)
Posted by jondaley on May 25, 2010, 10:34 am
Category: General
Biking Prelude #3
From me: Oh Great Stout Hearted One and Less Admired Comrades:         At this moment, that is to say, this present instance in time, I and my accompanying attendants find the highly esteemed, large and otherwise great price of the rougher,... (More)
Posted by jondaley on May 25, 2010, 10:28 am
Category: General
Miscarriage
I didn't really feel like writing this, but then I thought it weird not to post it.  So I'll mostly just copy the emails I wrote to our parents. This is happening at five weeks of pregnancy, pretty much just two days after being sure I was pregnant (though we did not take a... (More)
Posted by joyful on May 12, 2010, 3:35 pm
Category: Pregnancy
I am not allergic to poison ivy
But I will not attempt again to pull it out without another adult present.  I saw that two small vines were creeping up trees in places I had noticed last year (one of which I had pulled out, but there must have still been roots).  Since all my crazy dressing up last year was a pain... (More)
Posted by joyful on May 1, 2010, 6:05 pm
Category: General
Daddy Gone Notes and More Recent
Here are my notes from when Jon was in the Dominican Republic: Saturday - first dinner with Daddy gone - When Faith saw that Daddy was not in his chair at the table, she looked for him in the computer room.  The next morning when I got up first, Noah commented that usually Daddy is... (More)
Posted by joyful on April 18, 2010, 5:52 pm
Category: General, Jonathan, Noah, Faith
Total Church: Success
In conclusion, the authors talk some about definitions of success and how those definitions affect how you see yourself and your church. He is quick to point out that large churches are not always bad, but points out various downsides of being in a large church, some of which I have... (More)
Posted by jondaley on April 16, 2010, 10:57 pm
Category: Reviews
Total Church: Apologetics
I'm skipping the "Theology" chapter, partly because I don't have anything to say about it (it was a short chapter), but also that I need to return the book to the library, and I'm running out of time, and trying to avoid any fines... First off, a definition of apologetics ,... (More)
Posted by jondaley on April 10, 2010, 11:33 am
Category: Reviews
Total Church: Spirituality
This chapter is basically comparing Eastern and Western religions, though I think those terms aren't ever actually used.  And they argue against those Christians that would like to introduce Eastern practices into Christian. "Contemplation, silence and... (More)
Posted by jondaley on April 9, 2010, 10:25 am
Category: Reviews
Total Church: Pastoral Care
I am not sure what I think about this chapter.  The authors argue for Christian pastoral care within a communal setting, as opposed to the "professional" counseling.  I have heard of a couple stories of people violently against that idea, though I haven't seen anything bad... (More)
Posted by jondaley on April 8, 2010, 3:57 pm
Category: Reviews
Dominican Republic: Monday
When we were going to bed, Kim said something about setting his alarm for 4AM or some crazy number like that.  Apparently, he gets up pretty early at home, and takes the opportunity to get up even earlier in the Dominican.  But, since I work for myself, I tend to get up pretty late... (More)
Posted by jondaley on April 7, 2010, 12:57 pm
Category: Reviews
Total Church: World Mission and Discipleship and Training
Again, probably showing my bias, I didn't get a whole lot out of the "World Mission" chapter, so I am going to combine two chapters into one post. The gospel word is a word for the present about the future.  Hope is integral to our message.  Non-Christians... (More)
Posted by jondaley on April 6, 2010, 12:23 pm
Category: Reviews
Dominican Republic: Meeting God in Missions
So, as most of you know, in March I went on my first ever short-term mission trip to Hato Mayor in the Dominican Republic with college students from Penn State, University of Pittsburgh and a handful from other places. It is almost a month later, and I've been meaning to write down... (More)
Posted by jondaley on April 5, 2010, 10:49 pm
Category: Reviews
Mom was the Best Teacher of Computer Science I Had
I am not sure of the original source, but I received this via Jack Ganssle in his Embedded Muse . Mother taught the IF ... THEN ... ELSE structure: "If it's snowing, then put your boots on before you go to school; otherwise just wear your shoes." For years I... (More)
Posted by jondaley on April 5, 2010, 10:41 am
Category: Internet
Total Church: Church Planting
"The church exists by mission as a fire exists by burning." -- Emil Brunner Mission very easily becomes one activity among others in church life.  It sits on the agenda alongside a list of other items bying for attention.  Or it is left to the enthusiasts to get on... (More)
Posted by jondaley on April 4, 2010, 6:01 pm
Category: Reviews
Total Church: Social Involvement
Partly due to doing things with my family and partly due to catching up at work after last week of very little work, I haven't read much lately, and then when I did read, it was late at night, and figured I'd wait until I was in front of a computer to blog about it, rather than using the phone... (More)
Posted by jondaley on April 2, 2010, 9:30 pm
Category: Reviews
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