A Brick in the Valley


The World’s a Big Blue Marble
May 27, 2008, 10:40 pm
Filed under: Missions, Recommended Links

Owen Strachan is blogging about his trip to Hong Kong.  You can read it here

I think it is especially interesting reading given that this is first trip to Hong Kong.  If, like me, you don’t travel “east” much, you may find his journal especially interesting.

I grew up on a farm eight miles from a town of a thousand people.  I now live in a rural community.  I’m used to wide open spaces.  I think I might get claustrophobic if I lived there.

But, it is amazing day when we can enjoy almost immediate access to someone traveling in Hong Kong.



Amazon’s Kindle
May 27, 2008, 10:28 pm
Filed under: Gear

If you’ve ever been around me and my work environment, you know that I work as an island in a sea of books.  I spend a lot of time organizing books, reading from them, copying down quotes, and transporting them from my study at home to church or vice versa. 

Generally, a book is the opposite place of where I need it.  If it is at church, I need it at home, etc.

So, you might think my dream would be to own a Kindle (Amazon’s electronic reader).  Then I could carry around multiple books in this electronic device.  But, for myriad reasons, including the fact that I like how books smell, I have not seriously considered it.  Besides, it is pretty expensive.

But, for those who are thinking of getting one, you might want to read Tim Challies review here.

And, by all means, if you get one, click through someone’s Amazon Associates link, such as the one below.  The reward for referring someone to a Kindle is pretty good.  $40 according to Tim.

Kindle: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device

 



Why Polygamy Should Be Illegal
May 27, 2008, 10:23 pm
Filed under: Recommended Links, Recommended Reading

John Witte, Jr. writes a thoughtful column for Christianity Today considering whether polygamy should be illegal.

Ultimately, those who oppose polygamy can only do so on the grounds of morality.

Click here to read it.



Especially Good Monday Medicine
May 27, 2008, 7:02 am
Filed under: Recommended Links

I’ll admit going in that he links to me twice.  So, I may not be entirely objective.  But, I thought Gunny’s, “A Case of the Monday’s,” was particularly enjoyable today.  It’s worth it to see the guy gadgets.

Click here.