I could not see the world
for all the problems around it
standing like a forest of destruction we had made.
I could not hear myself talking
for we all stood in stoney silence
shocked at the devastation we had made.
I could not concentrate on my thinking
for all the noise of folks shouting
pointing and blaming.
I could not see hope
for the [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Blindness to hope
Posted in Poetry, tagged hope, poem on September 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Upset Saturday
Posted in college football, tagged Auburn, college football, Colorado, Florida State, Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Kansas State, Maryland, South Florida, upsets on September 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Here are links to the story and highlights of upsets from Saturday’s college football games
Colorado over Oklahoma
Auburn over Florida
Florida State over Alabama
Kansas State over Texas
Maryland over Rutgers
Irritating Bugs over Clemson
Illinois over Penn State
South Florida over West Virginia on Friday night
Georgia also outran Ole Miss.
Cubs Make the Playoffs
Posted in sports, tagged baseball playoffs, Chicago Cubs on September 29, 2007 | No Comments »
Read the story here.
Weekend of Sports
Posted in sports, tagged baseball, college football, Georgia Bulldogs, umpires on September 28, 2007 | No Comments »
The American League has a clear playoff picture while the National League still has spots up for grabs. The standings are here with Thursday night games still in progress. Also, an umpire is suspended and some wonder why players are not held to as high a standard. Meanwhile, the Cubs are doing everything [...]
Psalm 131: How to have peace in your life?
Posted in Christian life, tagged discipleship, faith, hope, pride, priorities, Psalm, rest on September 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Psa 131:1-3 NASB
(1) A Song of Ascents, of David. O LORD, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty; Nor do I involve myself in great matters, Or in things too difficult for me.
(2) Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is like [...]
Rankings and Standings
Posted in baseball, college football, tagged Braves, college football, Cubs, Georgia, MLB playoffs on September 25, 2007 | No Comments »
For college football rankings you can click here. Georgia is at 15 and 16 in the different polls. USC, LSU, Oklahoma, and Florida are the top four.
The MLB playoff picture is getting clearer, and Cub fans must be very hopeful and filled with dread at the same time. The Braves have a mathematical [...]
Meditation on Romans 8:26-27
Posted in Christian life, discipleship, tagged Holy Spirit, Letter to Romans, prayer, Trinity on September 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Spirit is always active in our praying. He has the knowledge that we lack as we pray and therefore comes alongside us and intercedes. His intercession makes the prayers that we offer with our limited knowledge powerful and acceptable to God. One purpose of prayer is to conform us to the will [...]