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Yes, I need to update, and I’ve been intending to for weeks. Just haven’t gotten around to it.

While you wait, here’s a shot from the other night of Zoë with Derek Webb.
(He is short, but not that short. He’s kneeling here.)

This video has been making the rounds in the blogosphere . . .

It’s a portion of a sermon that John Piper delivered at University Christian Fellowship in Birmingham . . . a college ministry that I used to be a part of. A few folks have been wondering here and there how to get the whole sermon, and since it’s no longer available at UCF’s website, I’ve uploaded it to this server.

Get it here. It’s good stuff.

(Yes, the quotes around both “prosperity” and “gospel” were intentional.)

. . . but I know, change is gon’ come.

(Gotta love Sam Cooke.)

I hope to get back to writing here soon. I’ve missed it, and I’ve missed you guys. Two rather significant items to mention quickly.

• My employer’s client decided not to renew my contract, and I couldn’t be happier about it. I was on the verge of putting in notice anyway. The way they went about it was a bit shady (ie: no “coaching” or any sign that they were displeased… just… “go”), but no big deal. That’s what comes with working at an at-will state.  It just goes to show me that I was indeed doing my job well.  As it was, the commute had me on the road way too much (~3 hours/day), I was getting very little time at home with my family (~4.5 hours/day), and the rest of my time was spent either working, sleeping, or driving.  Couple all of that with the abysmal pay, the non-existent benefits, the ever-mounting responsibilities, and the toxic work envionment, and it was just not a good situation.

  As it is now, I have time to look for an enjoyable (not just a tolerable) job and time to be with my girls.

  So, praise the Lord for (kind of) getting fired. Pray that I find something good quickly.

• This Sunday evening, I’ll be ordained and installed as one of five Ruling Elders of Grace Central Presbyterian Church. This will also make Grace Central a particular church in the Presbyterian Church in America. The real work is about to begin.

Just doing a bit of a blog-pimp here . . .

For some intelligent, insightful, winsome, and often humorous reviews of live shows here in Columbus, be sure to take a look at my friend Joel’s blog, Just Standing There. He contributes to the local “alt-weekly” paper here (and is pretty much the only reason I pick up said alt-weekly on lunchtime trips to Chipotle. Well . . . him and the “Other Variations” personal ads in the back. Those are disturbingly hilarious at times.)

Check it out . . . even if you don’t live here. Joel will tell you if your favorite band is worth seeing live when they come to your town or if you should just stick with hearing them on your iPod.

My ISP appears to be having some DNS issues and I haven’t been able to access my site (or any other sites hosted on the same server) from my house in a couple of weeks. I can still hit the server from work (where I am now), but I generally don’t have the time (or mental reserves) to blog from here.

Hoping the DNS problems are resolved soon, but there are a couple of updates in the pipeline.

Bald again

Originally uploaded by Rae Whitlock.

Just in time for the heat and the sun.

I’m buying this shirt.

. . . that I am not my own, but belong — body and soul, in life and in death — to my faithful savior, Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the Devil. He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in Heaven — in fact, all things must work together for my salvation. Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.

- from the Heidelberg Catechism, Q&A 1

(I’ve posted this in the past on my other blogs . . . and you’ll probably see it again here from time to time. It’s good to have a reminder.)

. . . of AWESOME.

I think that I may need this t-shirt.

(HT: Uncrate)