Creation

If you have seen the contemporary version of the creation story through Cory's blog, it's worth checking out. (He's right, though, it's pretty geekish.)

K and the Girls

K and the Girls
Originally uploaded by crotty.

Sally, here's Spring preview. (I hope.)

Overheard

I don't mean to dwell on divorce at all ... but I just overheard one of the ladies in teh office say, "It sure would be nicer for everyone if people didn't get divorced." She was referring to the excess paperwork it creates. It's amazing how far the ripples of such things go. It's tough.

Sadly, not surprising

When the divorce rate goes up in the United States, toy makers report that the sale of toys also rise. (a reported fact)

So, what are we trying to buy?

burn(ed) out

i just had lunch with a guy I met through some classes at Fuller. He just quit his job as youth minister of a church in the area, which is a relative term around LA meaning somewhere within a 30 minute drive. Anyway, he was running a ministry that was reaching a lot of kids in a way that seems pretty darn healthy, but the church was unable to handle it. So, they started to run the rumor mill, and eventually he just couldn't handle it. It's sad.

Why is it that we, as Christians, often have such a hard time dealing with issues face to face. What are we afraid of? Do we really believe that loving in the sake of Christ means that we never approach someone in a confrontational manner (see Luke 19:45,46)? What happened to tough love? Are we afraid to give grace ... or are we afraid that if we really start confronting people they might make us confront ourselves? (I think it's the latter.)

cubicles

For all of you that have known the joy ...

It's been a few years since I've had to be in a cubicle, but I remember how sterile it was. Of course, we weren't allowed to call them cubicles; we had to call them carrels. Why? Well, because then maybe we wouldn't notice they were really cubicles.

Anyway, this one's for all you cubicle-bound folks.

Origami - YES!

This is some of the best usage of origami that I've seen in a VERY long time. For those of you that don't know me; I'm a huge fan. In fact, I think there should be competitive origami. You know; head to head origami action. They do it with cooking; so, why not IRON ORIGAMI? It's not that much more ridiculous. Right? (don't answer that)