A Mixed Bag of Trivial Info

This is going to be a disjointed, mixed up, post of unrelated and somewhat unimportant info. So if you are busy, you might want to go elsewhere.

First item: Today is my youngest daughter Amber’s birthday. She is now one year old! And because of this occasion (coupled with our busy schedule from Sat. and Sun.), all I have time for today is this mixed up post.

Second item: Congratulations to the Indianapolis Colts. I’ve been more or less an  Indy fan since the time that Jim Harbaugh (who was the Chicago QB for a while), led them to an unprobable playoff run (which I believe ended with a loss in the AFC championship game). Harbaugh was called the “comeback kid” or something like that. And ever since Peyton Manning has been the QB, I have been impressed with the team and been rooting for them. So finally, Peyton and company get rewarded for their many seasons of offensive excellence. And I’ve always respected Tony Dungy, since his days as Def. Coordinator for the Vikings. Plus, I spent 5 years in IN, so I feel I can qualify as a bona fide fan.

Third item: Desiring God now has a blog! Check it out here.  

Fourth item: Check out my sidebar for some new feed lists. The lists include the 7 latest posts from some Christian newsy sites, as well as some of my favorite and more newsy blogs. I am most happy with having been able to tweak Thirsty Theologian‘s blogspotting feed (by using xFruits.com). Now all of Thirsty’s great blog-finds grace the sidebar of my blog too! Having these feed-lists help me spread good stuff from the blogosphere and the web, for my readers to enjoy. And they make it easy for me to follow all that’s interesting and important out there. I’m mentioning this to bring attention to the feed-lists incase you hadn’t noticed them before.

Fifth item: I probably need to clean up my sidebar, now that I’ve pointed it out to everyone. And I will, in time.

Sixth item: If anyone is interested in the whole KJVO (King James Version Only) debate, this month jackhammr.org will be discussing the issue. That blog represents the best KJVO position available within the  KJVO ranks. It should be an interesting discussion, and may open your eyes as to why serious minded people actually do prefer the KJV. I used to believe almost exactly like them, but have since come to understand some of the fatal flaws with their thinking. I will be interacting over there this month on the topic, so come on over and help me out! But your welcome to just lurk and learn, too. Again check out my KJV Only Debate Resource Center for a countering voice on the issue.

Seventh item: I enjoyed going to a song-writer’s forum at our church Friday night, where Keith Getty discussed his views on Christian music. Keith and his wife Kristyn also performed some songs for us at the Sunday morning worship service at our church’s north campus (the one we attend). Keith is the one who helped write In Christ Alone, and O Church Arise, among other great songs. I will probably blog more about this later in the week.

All right, the bag’s empty now. Go read a better post. Later….