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Dress Down Friday

Today we’re getting ready to move into our new apartment in Pasadena. We’ll be an easy bike ride from School, church, and Peets.  The move is apart of what we’re starting to

Harry Potter To Become A Quaker?

Emily and I had a nice weekend (and our last here in the UK) with some friends near Norfolk and we couldn’t help but pick up the latest Harry Potter installment.  Not only have

Our Voyage and Sixth Year

Emily and I are currently traveling through Scotland, tomorrow we are headed to the Isle of Skye, then to Aberdeen, then Edinburgh.  The we fly to Ireland for a couple of nights before heading off

Relient K Guys Survive Bus Fire

Speaking of almost-tragic fires this week, I just found out yesterday (from my mom) that Relient K’s bus caught on fire while they were traveling from the Creation festival to Illinois.  Thiessen and another

Thinking Bloggers 2007 | One Top Five List

Robin recently tagged me  for a “Thinking Blogger” meme, which I was very thankful to recieve, especially from someone like Robin, who I personally look up to. If you were allowed to tag back on

Re: The Daily Scribe Has Been Retired

This post is long overdue but the Daily Scribe religious blogging community has been retired. What is written below is part of an email I recently sent to everyone who participated in the Daily Scribe

Fire at the Simple Way House in Philly

I just found out from Janelle’s blog, about the fire at the Simple Way house in Philadelphia.  This is where Shane Claiborne and others live and do their ministry. And to hear about this

London, the Olympics and Getting Rid of the Poor

I read this article today in the Guardian and thought it was worth pointing out.  The article, “London is getting into the Olympic spirit – by kicking out the Gypsies” by George Monbiot argues that the