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"But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny" --Mark 12:42

How the actions of this poor widow challenges a slightly irreverant, Linux-using, business school educated Christian. And his money.

Aesops Retold: Ant bails out Grasshopper

Remember that age-old Aesops fable, The Ant and The Grasshopper? The version I was told as a child depicted the Grasshopper singing and dancing during the lazy summer months, while the Ant fastidiously worked and stored away food. When winter came around, the Ant had food but the Grasshopper went hungry. Moral [...]

Posted on February 20th, 2009 by Ryan
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The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Last year I declared January 21, 2008 to be the Most Depressing Day of the Year. Most of 2009 has been depressing, so I’m dropping that moniker. Instead I’m declaring today to be a “Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day“. That’s right. Sometimes we need to quote children’s books to [...]

Posted on February 10th, 2009 by Ryan
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