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This was the Google Icon this morning. It is sometimes interesting who they pick, but today’s was fascinating. Here is the Wikipedia entry for Nicolas Steno. Here is the Catholic Encyclopedia Entry. What a fascinating life. Lutheran, World Class Scientist, Convert, Priest, Bishop, Pious Ascetic, Missionary, Tragic Death. This quote found in . . . → Read More: Google Serendipity Sermon Text: Luke 2:21 and Church Calendar festival The Circumcision and Naming of Jesus There were a bunch of things that were not functioning fully this past week. This post is for completeness. If there is one thing that I wish as a preacher I could ensure that people get is that the life . . . → Read More: Getting Caught Up – A Very Real Event 1. Pinterest – the front site is very pretty if in a way-too-unreal sort of way. I’m sure I’m way behind a curve here but it appears to be a visual orientation social networking site. You “pin” up things you like. It also appears to be populated primarily by women. First thought, . . . → Read More: Three interesting things, no four… I wanted to share this poem primarily because I found it strikingly beautiful. The woman with the alabaster jar She knew the lines of a man’s back If you are of the ’80s generation you have that song in your head, just go ahead and admit it. Now why I used it: this short piece by Heather Wilson who sits on the Rhodes Scholar committee (i.e. selecting them) and has been a US representative. Read Here. Money quote… As a result, high-achieving students . . . → Read More: Where have all the good men gone… I could have guessed this. I sent in three questions to the CPH CEO in the ask the CEO anything. Two tough ones and a softball. They answered the softball. Here is the softball response to Most organizations or institutions do not make changes until they just stop functioning. Somewhere in a vague past the complexity and size that an institution had built up actually helped. Then it stops. But the institution can’t even think about operating in another way. That is the way we’ve always done things . . . → Read More: A Virtue of a Necessity  Comments are closed  Church Direction, Culture  catholics, change, identity, institutions, leadership, organizations, schools, Truth Full Text Last week was VBS and this week we are sneaking in a vacation betwen VBS and a couple of planned day. But I did have a couple of thought I wanted to post on this sermon. It was a little more intellectual. Some days I go to various different public places (wegman’s . . . → Read More: Sermon – John 6:51-69 – “Body & Soul…” |
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