Monday, August 29, 2005
Coye
Coye, I will be in Austin this weekend! Just think, we will be in the same great city at the same time! Do you ever cruise down 6th street?
H
H, How is Meyers coming along? Still working there? I know I probably spelled Meyer wrong, and I sure have no motivation to attempt the proper spelling of your name, but oh well.
Friday, August 26, 2005
Look at what's hot!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8939242/site/newsweek/page/3/
HOTTEST CHRISTIAN COLLEGE Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill. This is not a Bible college, Wheaton officials say. Bible colleges mostly train ministers. Wheaton, with 2,400 students, instead is a place committed to evangelical Protestant Christian faith, as part of the education of students going on to hundreds of different vocations. "We all have one thing in common: our love and our devotion to Jesus Christ," says junior Erin Tanana. The school is known for strong academics and its honor code. Alumni range from evangelist Billy Graham, '43, to Michael Gerson, '86, a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush.
HOTTEST CHRISTIAN COLLEGE Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill. This is not a Bible college, Wheaton officials say. Bible colleges mostly train ministers. Wheaton, with 2,400 students, instead is a place committed to evangelical Protestant Christian faith, as part of the education of students going on to hundreds of different vocations. "We all have one thing in common: our love and our devotion to Jesus Christ," says junior Erin Tanana. The school is known for strong academics and its honor code. Alumni range from evangelist Billy Graham, '43, to Michael Gerson, '86, a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush.
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Post on UK Acts of Hate
Acts of hate: full list of 'deportation' actsBy Times Online
The Home Office today published a list of "unacceptable behaviours" which will lead to the deportation or exclusion of any foreign national who commits them from the UK.
According to the Home Secretary the list is indicative rather than exhaustive and covers any non-UK citizen whether in the UK or abroad.
Terrorist violence
Cannot foment, justify, glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs
Terrorist acts
Cannot seek to provoke others to terrorist acts
Criminal acts
Cannot foment other serious criminal activity or seek to provoke others to serious criminal acts
Inter-community violence
Cannot foster hatred which might lead to inter-community violence in the UK.
Method
Individuals who do the above by any means or medium are caught by the legislation, including:
- writing, producing, publishing or distributing material;
- public speaking including preaching
- running a website
- using a position of responsibility such as teacher, community or youth leader
The Home Office today published a list of "unacceptable behaviours" which will lead to the deportation or exclusion of any foreign national who commits them from the UK.
According to the Home Secretary the list is indicative rather than exhaustive and covers any non-UK citizen whether in the UK or abroad.
Terrorist violence
Cannot foment, justify, glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs
Terrorist acts
Cannot seek to provoke others to terrorist acts
Criminal acts
Cannot foment other serious criminal activity or seek to provoke others to serious criminal acts
Inter-community violence
Cannot foster hatred which might lead to inter-community violence in the UK.
Method
Individuals who do the above by any means or medium are caught by the legislation, including:
- writing, producing, publishing or distributing material;
- public speaking including preaching
- running a website
- using a position of responsibility such as teacher, community or youth leader
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
138
Hook 'em, Horns! Well, I made it. The drive was long, the weather was hot, the furniture was heavy, the weather was hot, the unpacking was tedious, the weather was hot and the weather was hot, but I made the move down to Austin. I am still getting a few things set up in my appartment, but it is starting to fall together pretty well. I am spending this week trying to get as much of the tedious preparatory things done for school before everyone else shows up and I have to wait three hours in line to jump through the same hoops. I got my UT id on Monday, which lets me ride Austin buses for free, and I got my keys and my computer accounts and my financial aid worked through and the list continues. It has been strange to be in a city where I don't know anyone and not really have anything to do (the above chore list sort of counts, but it's not exactly a full time employment). This living alone thing could get sort of lonesome, although I'm sure it will be better when I start classes and have tons of work to do all the time. If anyone knows any tall, attractive young women between 21 and 24 who are looking for a place to live in Austin... just kidding (not really). Actually, the problem may be that there are too many single twenty-somethings in Austin. And I think we may have all missed out on some things by not going to school in the South... Anyways, I am really looking forward to starting classes and academic life in the next couple of weeks. I'll let you know how it's going when it gets going.
138 is the number of times my profile has been viewed since we started the blog in December. That means that either you guys can't get enough Coye and read my profile compulsively, or we must have had a number of interlopers on the site. Either way, I think it's pretty cool. Love you guys!
138 is the number of times my profile has been viewed since we started the blog in December. That means that either you guys can't get enough Coye and read my profile compulsively, or we must have had a number of interlopers on the site. Either way, I think it's pretty cool. Love you guys!
Monday, August 08, 2005
Weddings bring reunions
I was at a Wheaton wedding a couple of weeks back, and a couple of T6 guys (sahv and Jon Steimel) mentioned that what interests them most about this site is the personal updates, so I'm just going to say that weddings are great. You get to celebrate two people getting married, and you get to see old friends.
In this case, the wedding was Vince Campbell and Diana Mojica's, and the old friends were Jon Steimel, Steve Hunter, Kristin Brostrom, and Carey Stamps. Wheaton probably would have loved having a photographer there to advertise Wheaton's efforts at diversity and multi-culturalism. It was very evident that Diana and especially Vince did a great job of breaking down color barriers while at Wheaton. Guests backgrounds included Puerto Rico and at least a dozen Latin American nations, various regions of Africa, Korea, China, Japan, probably some other Asian localities. Of course, us people of European descent were represented as well. Wedding guests were encouraged to dress in traditional clothing of whatever country they come from. I could not help but think a little bit of the wedding feast of the Lamb, while at the wedding. The entire ceremony was in both Spanish and English. For those of you if any who knew Kerlie (pronounced Curly), she did a great job translating.
The wedding being on Friday left another two days, before we all had to get back to our lives. It wasn't hard to convince Jon Steimel to come in to St. Louis from Gerald, MO. to be our tour guide for the day. It was a wonderful day, mostly because of all of us just enjoying each other's company. (The weather was perfect, too, which helped.) The day was so pleasant and relaxing, that I would go so far as to call it therapeutic. We went to the St. Louis arch and learned about Lewis and Clark through a movie before going up to the top of the arch in the most clausterphobic elevator that I have ever been in. They were more like pods than cars. We had lunch at the Hard Rock and wandered around the mall next door to it, before meeting up with coy. There was a shallow pool outside the mall where you could lounge around and feed the fish for a quarter. I guess we were easy to entertain. That night, we hit the St. Louis city museum, a one-of-a-kind place that Jon highly recommended. We spent the next few hours exploring tubes, caves, slides, planes, fire engines, and other types of art designed to be played on. The place had an indoor, and outdoor bar to boot. If you have any kid still in you and you are in St. Louis, that place is a must visit. The fellowship was broken at Steak 'n' Shake very late that night with goodbyes to the girls. Then, Steve and I said goodbye to Jon back at the house that we were crashing at. Steve and I parted ways. Goodbyes were easier for me than they might have been as I am seeing Jon in a week when he comes to DC, and I've seen Steve 3 times now since graduation. Then, Carey is just down the road in Baltimore.
In separate wedding reunion news, DeGroot, Brett, and myself met up with Dusty and his girlfriend Liz when they were in town for Andrea Ratzloff's wedding, on a Sat. night a few weeks back. I have very little to report other than what Dusty has already told everybody other than that Liz is tall and evidentl self motivated based on the fact that she is already almost done with dental school at the age of 22 if I remember right. I'm sure Dusty will correct me if I am wrong.
If anyone wants a more personal update, I'm giving one, but I'll keep it short. Work is going well. I restart part-time graduate school in the fall. I'm praying about how to get more involved at church as my current responsibilities ended when the summer started. I'll likely help out with youth ministries in some capacity. Given the lack of school and church commitments currently, I've had a lot of free time, which I've largely filled with fun. I saw Chelsea of the British Premier League take on DC United with Dave and Brett. Very cool. This past weekend I tubed down a river near Harpers Ferry, WV with some non-Wheaton friends, and next weekend I'm taking Monday off from work for a two day hang out at the ocean with Jon Steimel and Dave De Groot. Here's hoping that other people's summers have been as good as mine or better.
In this case, the wedding was Vince Campbell and Diana Mojica's, and the old friends were Jon Steimel, Steve Hunter, Kristin Brostrom, and Carey Stamps. Wheaton probably would have loved having a photographer there to advertise Wheaton's efforts at diversity and multi-culturalism. It was very evident that Diana and especially Vince did a great job of breaking down color barriers while at Wheaton. Guests backgrounds included Puerto Rico and at least a dozen Latin American nations, various regions of Africa, Korea, China, Japan, probably some other Asian localities. Of course, us people of European descent were represented as well. Wedding guests were encouraged to dress in traditional clothing of whatever country they come from. I could not help but think a little bit of the wedding feast of the Lamb, while at the wedding. The entire ceremony was in both Spanish and English. For those of you if any who knew Kerlie (pronounced Curly), she did a great job translating.
The wedding being on Friday left another two days, before we all had to get back to our lives. It wasn't hard to convince Jon Steimel to come in to St. Louis from Gerald, MO. to be our tour guide for the day. It was a wonderful day, mostly because of all of us just enjoying each other's company. (The weather was perfect, too, which helped.) The day was so pleasant and relaxing, that I would go so far as to call it therapeutic. We went to the St. Louis arch and learned about Lewis and Clark through a movie before going up to the top of the arch in the most clausterphobic elevator that I have ever been in. They were more like pods than cars. We had lunch at the Hard Rock and wandered around the mall next door to it, before meeting up with coy. There was a shallow pool outside the mall where you could lounge around and feed the fish for a quarter. I guess we were easy to entertain. That night, we hit the St. Louis city museum, a one-of-a-kind place that Jon highly recommended. We spent the next few hours exploring tubes, caves, slides, planes, fire engines, and other types of art designed to be played on. The place had an indoor, and outdoor bar to boot. If you have any kid still in you and you are in St. Louis, that place is a must visit. The fellowship was broken at Steak 'n' Shake very late that night with goodbyes to the girls. Then, Steve and I said goodbye to Jon back at the house that we were crashing at. Steve and I parted ways. Goodbyes were easier for me than they might have been as I am seeing Jon in a week when he comes to DC, and I've seen Steve 3 times now since graduation. Then, Carey is just down the road in Baltimore.
In separate wedding reunion news, DeGroot, Brett, and myself met up with Dusty and his girlfriend Liz when they were in town for Andrea Ratzloff's wedding, on a Sat. night a few weeks back. I have very little to report other than what Dusty has already told everybody other than that Liz is tall and evidentl self motivated based on the fact that she is already almost done with dental school at the age of 22 if I remember right. I'm sure Dusty will correct me if I am wrong.
If anyone wants a more personal update, I'm giving one, but I'll keep it short. Work is going well. I restart part-time graduate school in the fall. I'm praying about how to get more involved at church as my current responsibilities ended when the summer started. I'll likely help out with youth ministries in some capacity. Given the lack of school and church commitments currently, I've had a lot of free time, which I've largely filled with fun. I saw Chelsea of the British Premier League take on DC United with Dave and Brett. Very cool. This past weekend I tubed down a river near Harpers Ferry, WV with some non-Wheaton friends, and next weekend I'm taking Monday off from work for a two day hang out at the ocean with Jon Steimel and Dave De Groot. Here's hoping that other people's summers have been as good as mine or better.
Monday, August 01, 2005
what are the odds?
Guys, do you think he can pull this off... Hyde's spot would be a tough spot to win, don't you think? I wonder if this is more of a show run, just to tell the students and grandkids?
WWJD for Congress?
By The Duke
From: 2006 Elections Table
Wheaton College professor Lindy Scott is exploring a run for retiring Illinois Rep. Henry Hyde's seat in Congress. Prof. Scott is the Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics, and he apparently is taking his own teaching to heart."I would want to serve as if Jesus were serving," Scott says. A pastor in the Evangelical Free Church, Scott was a missionary and an author before joining Wheaton's faculty.But before all of you blue-staters get your britches in a bunch, you need to know that Scott is a Democrat. He calls himself a compassionate Christian who is conservative on some issues and progressive on others. He opposes the death penalty and privatization of Social Security, and supports gun control, increased education funding, and steps towards universal health care. Foreign policy experience? Scott is the author of a book called Terrorism and the War on Iraq, and he lived in Mexico for 16 years. As the Duke has said for a long time, the evangelical community is not the monolithic conservative institution that Republican political strategists would have you believe. Wheaton College is a strong academic institution that is the alma mater of both Billy Graham and Denny Hastert. Some even call it the "Harvard of Christendom," a reference to its prominent standing among Christian colleges, so do not underestimate the impact this announcement could have across the evangelical community. The Washington media have accepted the Republican spin that people of faith are all conservative Republicans. In part this may be that there are too few Democratic elected officials who are comfortable speaking from an evangelical perspective. Lindy Scott in Congress might begin to change that.
Click on the following link!
Lindy Scott for Congress
WWJD for Congress?
By The Duke
From: 2006 Elections Table
Wheaton College professor Lindy Scott is exploring a run for retiring Illinois Rep. Henry Hyde's seat in Congress. Prof. Scott is the Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics, and he apparently is taking his own teaching to heart."I would want to serve as if Jesus were serving," Scott says. A pastor in the Evangelical Free Church, Scott was a missionary and an author before joining Wheaton's faculty.But before all of you blue-staters get your britches in a bunch, you need to know that Scott is a Democrat. He calls himself a compassionate Christian who is conservative on some issues and progressive on others. He opposes the death penalty and privatization of Social Security, and supports gun control, increased education funding, and steps towards universal health care. Foreign policy experience? Scott is the author of a book called Terrorism and the War on Iraq, and he lived in Mexico for 16 years. As the Duke has said for a long time, the evangelical community is not the monolithic conservative institution that Republican political strategists would have you believe. Wheaton College is a strong academic institution that is the alma mater of both Billy Graham and Denny Hastert. Some even call it the "Harvard of Christendom," a reference to its prominent standing among Christian colleges, so do not underestimate the impact this announcement could have across the evangelical community. The Washington media have accepted the Republican spin that people of faith are all conservative Republicans. In part this may be that there are too few Democratic elected officials who are comfortable speaking from an evangelical perspective. Lindy Scott in Congress might begin to change that.
Click on the following link!
Lindy Scott for Congress
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