May 2012
35 posts
I’m just listening to how Jesus taught people. Read it yourself. Listen to how...
– Rob Bell (via azspot)
Another Highway Robbery →
For more than a year, NewsChannel 5 Investigates has been shining a light on a practice that some call “policing for profit.”
In this latest case, a Monterey police officer took $22,000 off the driver — even though he had committed no crime.
“You live in the United States, you think you have rights — and apparently you don’t,” said George Reby …
Reby was driving down Interstate 40, heading...
“One Four Five”
Listen doctor I have pain
That grows inside...
– The Cat Empire
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Anzac Day, 2012 Freo War Memorial
Dear Dad,
I write this letter to you...
– David Moody
Match report - APIA vs ROCKDALE →
The link is to the report of the game on Friday 11th May 2012 at Lambert Park
How to Ask a Question →
azspot:
The best reason to ask a question is to contribute to the quality of the discussion that has already begun. You can do this if you can draw something more and perhaps unexpected out of the speaker you are addressing. “Mr. Rasputin, I admire your tunic. Do you consider fashion to be a revolutionary statement?”
Think of yourself as someone who seeks to enhance the occasion, rather...
I was very unhappy while I was begging God to change me into a heterosexual. I...
– Karen Hvidding
I was very unhappy while I was begging God to change me into a heterosexual. I...
– Karen Hvidding
What a terrific (and thought provoking) statement. Good on you.
We too often fall into the trap of thinking that our relationship with God is...
– Jesus Beyond Jesus
We need to be honest here: If you’re going to play pro football, being hurt...
– Ta-Nehisi Coates
Why We Don't Walk Anymore →
The main problem is that modern life isn’t made for walking. Though it isn’t true for everyone living within its borders, particularly in dense urban centers, the US (and other industrialized nations, increasingly) is a car country. We drive to work. We drive to the grocery store. We drive our kids to school. We drive to a fitness center to go walk around a track or on a treadmill. We drive...
This outburst of anti-public school, anti-teacher legislation is no accident. It...
– Diane Ravitch