I’ve got a new theory on being offended. Maybe it’s really not so much about being upset as it is about finding an excuse to not have to put effort into a relationship.
Being a friend, or even a church acquaintance, takes a certain amount of time commitment to maintain the relationship. Sometimes we find that [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Offended
Posted in Church, Family, Friends, Musings, tagged offended, offense, pop psychology, relationships on November 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Fears
Posted in Uncategorized on November 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As I was putting tater tots into the oven for lunch today, I was suddenly reminded of how afraid I used to be of hot ovens. In a way I still am. I have been that way since a small child. (Hansel and Gretel anyone?) I was sooooo nervous to pull anything out of the [...]
well…
Posted in Uncategorized on November 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
so i just took a midterm for a class that i’ve only attended once in the last month, and i think i did okay. i studied the readings last night and this morning for a couple of hours and felt more prepared for this test than any other test in that class. i still haven’t [...]
Guest Post: Congo Conflict – What You Can Do
Posted in Politics, tagged activism, conflict, congo, help on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Here is the second part of James’ look at the situation in the Congo, giving us ideas of how we can contribute.
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The natural response to my previous post is clearly, “So what now? What can I do?” I’ve been flooded with responses along these lines, ranging from cynicism to bafflement to genuine wanting to get [...]
Guest Post: Congo Conflict
Posted in Politics, tagged africa, congo, crisis, terror on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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James Olsen is a good friend of mine. His assessment of the current situation in the Congo helps focus us on what’s really going on in the world around us. – Dane
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It’s the season for political activism and there is simply no crisis demanding greater action, no crisis of a more immediate or wrenching nature [...]
Holy Technology, Sacred Innovation
Posted in Church, Musings, tagged religion, shinto, shrine, technology, temple, zion on November 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As missionaries in Japan, we would visit a local Shinto shrine for the New Year’s celebration. One year, while enjoying the traditional beauty of the sacred site, my companion and I got to contrasting the atmosphere of the shrines with that of our own temples.
Both are pleasant to the eye and to the heart. (I’ve [...]
A Dream
Posted in Dream, tagged cambodia, david spade, eauliant, google news, jada pinkett smith, syria on November 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I know that some of you have an aversion to listening to people’s dreams (yeah Jade, I’m looking at you), so if that’s the case read no further. But, anyway, I had a really cool dream last night, so I’m going to post it.
Basically, the King of Cambodia was very angry with David Spade, so [...]
Announcement…
Posted in Uncategorized on November 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Since one of the original purposes of this site was to keep everyone updated on what is going on in our lives, I am going to post a Oregon Laverty family announcment. We were going to wait on this until Thanksgiving, but I don’t think I can hide it for too long so…
Anyway, the Northern [...]
Halloween
Posted in Uncategorized on November 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here are a few pictures of the kids at Halloween. Evidently someone got ahold of the camera and put their little hands on the lens becasue the pictures are a little fuzzy but hey, they are still cute.
