You know that parable Jesus taught about the woman loosing a coin and sweeping every corner of her house until she finds it? Well, I decided to reenact it Thursday night. :)
I spent 2 hours going through the summer's worth of papers that I'd let accumulate in my room. I'd needed to do it for awhile, but I had a motivator that night - I had misplaced a pay check. At the end of the two hours I had a very clean room...but still no paycheck. No worries though, I found it the next morning in my car.
13.9.08
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4.9.08
Star struck
The last two nights I have laid on my bed and gazed up at all of the stars projected onto my ceiling from the do-it-yourself planetarium I purchased in Ohio. I love it! I've always had an interest in the celestial beings, loved gazing at them and wanted to know their names and which ones fit together into constellations. After 2 nights, I've memorized the 15 or so constellations on the Northern Hemisphere dome and I can't wait for a good night to find some sky and lay down on my back to look for my friends for real in the night sky.
It's not enough for me to just appreciate their beauty, although that's good and important as well, there's so much more to discover, so many stories they tell.
It's the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search it out.
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. 2 Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, 5 Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoices like a strong man to run its race. 6 Its rising is from one end of heaven, And its circuit to the other end; And there is nothing hidden from its heat. 7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; 8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward.
Psalm 19:1-11
It's not enough for me to just appreciate their beauty, although that's good and important as well, there's so much more to discover, so many stories they tell.
It's the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search it out.
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. 2 Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, 5 Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoices like a strong man to run its race. 6 Its rising is from one end of heaven, And its circuit to the other end; And there is nothing hidden from its heat. 7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; 8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward.
Psalm 19:1-11
Special Alert: Palin Adds to Euphoria over Strength of GOP Platform
Commentary: Palin Adds to Euphoria over Strength of GOP Platform
by Tom Minnery, senior vice president, Focus Action
'It is the sturdiest pro-life, pro-family document put forth by a major political party in memory.'
The roar when Hurricane Sarah hit St. Paul on Wednesday night at the Republican convention gathered its strength from a source far deeper than just her sparkling speech.
And the media are largely missing that source, in their collective convulsion over John McCain’s selection of the Alaska governor as his running mate. The joy is rooted in the Republican Party platform adopted at this week’s convention. It is the sturdiest pro-life, pro-family document put forth by a major political party in memory.
Sarah Palin ignited the crowd, but they were already primed to blow, in their euphoria over the strength of the platform, and by the ease with which the McCain campaign accepted the platform’s social conservative them es.
The platform stakes a claim to one-man, one-woman marriage, and to the right to life for all preborn children without exception. It calls for the nomination of federal judges who are pro-life, and it even upholds the suitability of the public display of religious symbols like the Ten Commandments.
The platform even stands its ground against an issue McCain has supported — scientific research on human embryos. Surprisingly, the McCain campaign did not object to the prohibition of this research being included in the platform.
Furthermore, the platform paints in primary colors. It boldly asserts that, “This is a platform of enduring principle, not passing convenience… we offer it to our fellow Americans in the assurance that our Republican ideals are those that unify our country.”
And neither is the document ashamed of the “G” word. It states that “Our platform is presented with enthusiasm and confidence in a vision for the future, but also with genuine humility — humility before God …”
For the last year, when none of the social conservatives running for president could emerge from the pack, reporters began saying — no, they began hoping — that those pesky people in the Religious Right would become a spent force in politics. That was a theme in reporters’ questions to me during the primary election season. The theme only strengthened with the death of two national evangelical leaders, D. James Kennedy and Jerry Falwell.
Another thread in that media theme was that in 2008, the Republican Party itself was a spent force, and due for a drubbing on Election Day. But that was before the adoption of this platform, before Sarah Palin’s selection, and before John McCain’s encouraging performance at the Saddleback presidential forum, where he boldly asserted that “life begins at conception.”
Not only are religious conservatives back, they are turning out to be the life of the party.
by Tom Minnery, senior vice president, Focus Action
'It is the sturdiest pro-life, pro-family document put forth by a major political party in memory.'
The roar when Hurricane Sarah hit St. Paul on Wednesday night at the Republican convention gathered its strength from a source far deeper than just her sparkling speech.
And the media are largely missing that source, in their collective convulsion over John McCain’s selection of the Alaska governor as his running mate. The joy is rooted in the Republican Party platform adopted at this week’s convention. It is the sturdiest pro-life, pro-family document put forth by a major political party in memory.
Sarah Palin ignited the crowd, but they were already primed to blow, in their euphoria over the strength of the platform, and by the ease with which the McCain campaign accepted the platform’s social conservative them es.
The platform stakes a claim to one-man, one-woman marriage, and to the right to life for all preborn children without exception. It calls for the nomination of federal judges who are pro-life, and it even upholds the suitability of the public display of religious symbols like the Ten Commandments.
The platform even stands its ground against an issue McCain has supported — scientific research on human embryos. Surprisingly, the McCain campaign did not object to the prohibition of this research being included in the platform.
Furthermore, the platform paints in primary colors. It boldly asserts that, “This is a platform of enduring principle, not passing convenience… we offer it to our fellow Americans in the assurance that our Republican ideals are those that unify our country.”
And neither is the document ashamed of the “G” word. It states that “Our platform is presented with enthusiasm and confidence in a vision for the future, but also with genuine humility — humility before God …”
For the last year, when none of the social conservatives running for president could emerge from the pack, reporters began saying — no, they began hoping — that those pesky people in the Religious Right would become a spent force in politics. That was a theme in reporters’ questions to me during the primary election season. The theme only strengthened with the death of two national evangelical leaders, D. James Kennedy and Jerry Falwell.
Another thread in that media theme was that in 2008, the Republican Party itself was a spent force, and due for a drubbing on Election Day. But that was before the adoption of this platform, before Sarah Palin’s selection, and before John McCain’s encouraging performance at the Saddleback presidential forum, where he boldly asserted that “life begins at conception.”
Not only are religious conservatives back, they are turning out to be the life of the party.
2.9.08
A Sweet Night
Last night Katherine slept in her new room! To celebrate her moving in, or, just because we wanted to, she and I went and saw a movie together. The two of us comprised 1/3 of the people in the theatre, which was nice because you could talk or laugh and not worry about bothering the people behind you. But that's not the point. We saw The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. I enjoyed it so much more than the first one, which I really didn't think much of. This one was a very sweet movie...I guess technically it's a "B" movie, but I enojyed it for what it was. It's even better than Mamma Mia!
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