Taking a Hit for the Team

Two Sundays ago, I preached at Baylight on Numbers 32, a passage that gave me a new insight into the expression “taking a hit for the team.” In baseball, the equivalent of that would be putting yourself in the way of a 90+ mile an hour fastball to get to first base. Craig Biggio of the . . . → Read More: Taking a Hit for the Team

Lettuce

Lettuce in the garden (San Francisco, CA). Olympus E-P1, 14-42mm, f/9, 1/320s, . . . → Read More: Lettuce

The Old Testament and Material Possessions

I’ve been reading Craig Blomberg’s Neither Poverty Nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions, and I’ve been greatly challenged by it. A longer review is forthcoming, but I thought I’d post these two lists that Blomberg wrote (p. 71-81) regarding Israel and material possessions as derived from the Old Testament.

The sins of Israel with respect to . . . → Read More: The Old Testament and Material Possessions

Friday’s Flip Book (2/19/2010): Is it February already?

Time flies! Now, to resume regularly scheduled program, I’m back to the blog:

One: Baylight Church Community started a “Read the Bible in Two Years” thing over at the blog, and you can track the conversation in the comments or on the Facebook page. I think it’ll be a great season for the church.
Two: Marcia wrote a . . . → Read More: Friday’s Flip Book (2/19/2010): Is it February already?

Legacy Code

There’s a term in software engineering speak called “legacy code,” which essentially refers to leftover stuff from older versions of a particular software. Sometimes its necessary to make sure the old stuff works right alongside with the new, and sometimes the decision is made to cut off support altogether (anybody try to run some of their . . . → Read More: Legacy Code