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i enjoy good wine and music.

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independence day...

is a good movie. This is a well written op-ed piece for the washington post. Will Smith approves.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07 /03/AR2007070301523_pf.html
Posted by on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 17:56:00 GMT

i have smart friends

ron has been killin it on his blog lately. my fav is the one that links you to saul williams written response to oprah winfrey in regards to censorship. check it. ronwernerjr.typepad.com
Posted by on Tue, 08 May 2007 15:24:00 GMT

newest list

Currently Reading : The Brothers Karamazov - Fyoder Dostoyevsky Complete: the voyage of the dawn treader - cs lewis catch-22 - joseph heller what is the what - dave eggers in the hole: 1) zen & th...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:35:00 GMT

"A Criminal Escalation of An Unjust War" by Jim Wallis

"When the American people make it clear in the election, and in every public opinion poll, that they want an end to the war in Iraq, he ignores them. When the central recommendation of the bipartisan ...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:50:00 GMT

new book list

Completed: Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith - Anne Lamott The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini The Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama The Weight of Glory - C.S. Lewis Currently Reading : Reaching Out - Hen...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:44:00 GMT

Nanny Nation

Today I watched a Yahoo! video on various measures the city council of Chicago has passed. With the exception of one or two of the measures currently in effect, all of these laws impede human free wi...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:55:00 GMT

Israel/Lebanon Conflict - peace, please!

"Now I hear of fellow Christians who enjoy seeing the turning of water into blood in the name of end-time prophecy. Their call should rather be to turn water into wine of gladness, peace, and life. Ar...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:08:00 GMT

recently

Velvet Elvis - Rob Bell The Irresistible Revolution - Shane Claiborne The Secret Message of Jesus - Brian McLaren Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim - David Sedaris A Man without a Country - Kurt...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:37:00 GMT

a polish girl, a french boy, and an american (idiot)

i just arrived back to germany from a weekend spent at an ecumenical community in france. it is a place where many people, from all over the world, come to worship, seek peace, and enjoy multi-nationa...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Oct 2005 12:43:00 GMT