Rees Prees and Quaker Roots

26Dec08

This past Tuesday night, while reading Tony J’s blog at beliefnet, I spotted an advert for ancestry.com. For some time now, I’ve wanted to trace my roots back as far as they would go. Ancestry.com offers a 14 day free trial, so I gave it a go.
The genealogical journey I embarked upon has [...]

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what dog is this?

23Dec08

I’m not quite sure, but it ain’t too smart.
About two weeks ago, I discovered through Danner’s shared items on my Google Reader that Google Maps has now charted greater Birmingham via Street View. This makes me thankful for guys like my friend Steve Knight who is spearheading an effort to keep the increasingly powerful Google [...]

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some good news…

23Dec08

if you look closely, you can see a little rock on Helen’s finger
as sent out to the community of Disciples Fellowship…
Dear church family,
I suppose email is as good a means as any to announce that…
Helen and I are now engaged!
As of yesterday evening, sometime around 5:30 in a little chapel at South Highland Presbyterian, I [...]

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old school blog 3: on my housecat Bono

18Dec08

The first story was sent out via email back in 2003, while the second section was an old school blog entry. Enjoy. By the way, I’ll note that I had named my cat “Bono” long before Ken Haynes hi-jacked the name for his family’s pet…
i just wanted to take a little of your [...]

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books: best of 2008

16Dec08

I’m not what I would describe as an avid reader, and what I do read often falls within the categories of theology, ecclessiology, and spirituality. And although I’m open to broader suggestions, I haven’t ventured too far outside these categories for some time now.
The better part of 2008 was a year transition from [...]

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Tags: books, Chris Haw, emergent, Jesus for President, peter rollins, Phyllis Tickle, Shane Claiborne, the Great Emergence