taxes

hey, all. as tax season is upon us, i thought davis’s post was especially funny. i’m reposting. i got it from davis. it’s his material. there.
here are some things to consider as you calculate how much you’re claiming for this and that…
Ok, so I was working through our taxes, and […]

how america works

this is funny. it’s a video made by an australian myspace page called news.com.au. what’s funniest to me is that they’re not making fun of anything. they’re just explaining it. our election process is so confusing that it has to be explained to outsiders (and probably a lot of insiders, if […]

two thieves

my friend josh sent me this in an email. it’s thought-provoking for anybody involved in church…and probably for lots of people who refuse to get involved in church…
“Just like their are two men crucified on either side of Christ, their are two thieves of the gospel. One is legalism and the other is leniency.” […]

bob dylan and the psalms

“Your name is our favorite word.”
i read that this morning in psalm 75. what an amazing, beautiful, poetic phrase. it’s in the first line of a psalm (basically an ancient poem or song) by a guy named asaph. now i’ll be honest enough to admit that i don’t really know much at […]

text:_

we went to north point church in alpharetta again today. they are in the middle of a teaching series about the bible (imagine that, a church talking about the bible…) called “text:_” well i just happened to have my camera there with me, so after the service i snapped a couple shots of […]

can you feel it?

well, most mornings that i read the bible online (yes, i read the bible online, as opposed to out of an actual paper and leather bible…i’m such a rebel) i can at least get something out of it…some beautiful little pearl of wisdom that i can glean from the scripture and wear around my neck […]

tuck tail

i need to let you all know that i was wrong. on monday, january 21, i posted the following in a mind-dump post:
11. what a great game last night. gretchen rooted for new York simply because she likes the name Eli. so, yay for Eli I guess…
12. I don’t think New York stands a […]

self collaborate

i just posted a new song (called self collaborate) on thesixtyone.com, one of the coolest websites around for artists and music enthusiasts alike. it’s a song that my friend justin and i wrote a while back, with a rap-core, hard rock feel…but i’m in a different place now, so it’s got a very introspective […]

pharaoh is a sissy

i’m reading the story (in the book of exodus) about moses’ attempts to convince pharaoh to let his people (the israelites) to go into the desert to worship god. lots of people are familiar with this story, but many don’t realize that the original request wasn’t that pharaoh let the israelites leave forever…just that […]

my wife is cool

on our trip, gretchen created a playlist on my ipod, and i thought it was pretty cool:
what i owe - by yours truly
gracie - ben folds
i’m nowhere and you’re everything - chris thile
this is all real - chris thile
we shine - steve fee
oh god, where are you now - sufjan stevens
no one else - weezer
my […]