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Dan

ragamuffin1524

About Me

I am the lizard king. I can do anything.

My Interests

God's glory, loving others, friends, reading, running, piano, guitar, history, geography, vocabulary,

I'd like to meet:

You

Music:

Derek Webb, Sleeping At Last, The Beatles, Rich Mullins, The Band, The Rolling Stones, Indelible Grace, U2, The Doors, Five Iron Frenzy, The Clash, Queen, Sinatra, Caedmon's Call, Ben Folds, David Bowie, Paul Simon, Duvall, Jars of Clay, Tom Petty, The Beach Boys, John Davis, Copeland, Ghoti Hook, Bob Dylan, The Talking Heads, Rich Mullins, Bradley Hathaway, The Killers, Seven Day Jesus, Dave Brubeck, The Kinks, Led Zeppelin, PFR, The Waiting, The Who, Brave Saint Saturn, The Flaming Lips, Sandra McCracken, William Cowper, Miles Davis, Mae, Smashing Pumpkins, Lucinda Williams, Journey, Boston, AC/DC, Wilco, Roper, Michael Jackson and Queen.

Movies:

Waynes World, Life Is Beautiful, Anchorman, 2005 World Series DVD, Michael Jordan's Playground, This Is Spinal Tap, Zoolander, Garden State, Jurassic Park, Lord of The Rings.

Television:

Man v. Wild

Books:

The Bible, A lot of John Piper and C.S. Lewis, Calvin and Hobbes, Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor, Once a Runner by John L Parker Jr, An Arrow Pointing To Heaven by James Smith, Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, The Aeneid by Virgil, Bury My Heart and Wounded Knee by Dee Brown, any Atlas

Heroes:

Jesus

My Blog

What I'm afraid of

Here's a short and incomplete list of things I'm afraid of:                              &...
Posted by Dan on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:01:00 PST

Only one life t'will soon be past...

"You don't have to know a lot of things for your life to make a lasting difference in the world. But you do have to know the few great things that matter, and then be willing to live for them and die ...
Posted by Dan on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:12:00 PST

Romans

The book of Romans is an amazing letter.  Maybe the most important letter ever written (I think only the Gospels could compete for that title).  It's a deep deep treasure chest of truth, con...
Posted by Dan on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 01:03:00 PST

christian hedonism

The following is an excerpt from a very insightful article I came across.  Comfort and pleasure are closely related. Pleasure is the reward we receive for scratching a biological itch. Where...
Posted by Dan on Tue, 09 May 2006 05:14:00 PST

You meant it for evil, God meant it for good.

I'm doing it.  I'm making a new blog post and there's nothing anyone can do to stop me.  I've stayed away for a while now.  That silly love language post is the only thing I've put up i...
Posted by Dan on Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:28:00 PST

5 Love Languages

I think some of you might appreciate this thing.  It made me laugh because I'm so cynical and have made fun of this phenomen a ton, but I will say that I think this quiz seems at least moderately...
Posted by Dan on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 09:30:00 PST

admittingly vague, but hopefully not without insight

Fickle.  That's me.  Fickle.  It's a good thing God is relentless.  It's also a good thing that God's a lot bigger and more powerful than I am.  I fight and struggle to be pur...
Posted by Dan on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:59:00 PST

Here I Raise My Ebenezer

"Why on Earth am I here...on Earth?" That was the theme this weekend's college retreat.  Needless to say, it wasn't a light topic.  I got a lot out of it.  I learned a lot and was convi...
Posted by Dan on Sun, 05 Feb 2006 09:31:00 PST

Rebel Yell

"Do everything without complaining or arguing"-Philippians 2:14 I miss having a dorm room.  Living back at home has made me miss having a place to come home to.  I know that sounds rediculo...
Posted by Dan on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 07:30:00 PST

If I ever do grow up

This week will mark the start of my fourteenth term at North Central (not including summers).  I started school FOURTEEN terms ago.  It's almost mind boggling to think about how I've changed...
Posted by Dan on Mon, 02 Jan 2006 08:57:00 PST