Wow! If I hadn’t already been convicted enough by Francis Chan this weekend… Don’t read this dude if you aren’t ready to give up more. He’ll just make you upset and uncomfortable.
Month: January 2013
why do you call a book GOOD?
just a quick question for today, nothing deep. it came to me because i saw something on a wordpress blog i follow. this post was an interview by the blog’s owner, cole ryan, with the author of the book love does, bob goff. in the post is a challenging quote from francis chan: “Why is…
the meaning is in the madness
Today’s sermon was about Samson, Delilah, Samson’s downfall, and his triumphant death. I couldn’t help but reflect on the sadness of this account, and the way this sadness gives birth to such victory. I started to reflect on the fact that we can live for so long being confused and frustrated by those we love…
Who knows you? Share your life–it’s the only way to live!
Life is meant to be shared. It’s like a cafe mocha. I could drink it sugar-free, with no whipped cream and skim milk. This would save me the inconvenience of the physical discipline of exercise, and the spiritual discipline of being conscientious about my diet so that I can fit in my cafe mocha. But,…
deep uncertainty for complex engineered systems: blind leading the blind?
this post is about measuring ignorance. yes, that sounds weird, but in systems engineering it’s a very big deal now. as our complex engineered systems progress in their reliability, we are trying as hard as possible to make sure that we can anticipate all the ways they can possibly fail. essentially, we are everyday trying…
a week for moving: follow-up
Just to follow up on my prior post last week indicating that I’m starting a new blog related to this one… I’ve decided after all to continue my work on this site. However, I’m in the process of using my new website to support the Navigators DC-Baltimore Metro Mission through running! Yes, I am hoping…