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In the mountains, for sure. No sand. No brutal heat. The golf courses are a LOT more fun. That's a no-brainer.
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There are two schools of thought on this issue:
One idea is that Jeff Tweedy should be playing in the delivery room when the baby is born.
However, there is a growing mentality that it is cruel and unusual to make a baby wait 9 months to hear music from such a genius. Rather, you should pretty much have Jeff Tweedy playing non-stop throughout the pregnancy.
I won't get into Jeff Tweedy's involvement in conception.
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Thank God I don't have to choose!
This is basically an impossible question. But if I had to pick one to take a stance on, I'd choose to have my wife experience his unconditional love through me.
I only choose that one because of the IMMENSE weight the Bible puts on marriage - the whole point of marriage is to depict Jesus' love for the church. I mean, read Ephesians 5 and see how closely Paul links the two. The whole time he's talking explicitly about marriage, but then he closes with "This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church." That's huge.
Couple that with our culture's total disorientation when it comes to romance and marriage - we are like children who can't find their parents so we just spin in circles until we're so dizzy we can't stand up - I think the weightier issue here would be showing that Gospel picture through my marriage. -
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I'm terrible at anything that requires me to pick on "favorite" or "best". So, two days:
1) For my dad's 50th birthday, our family rented a cabin near Blue Ridge, GA. My brothers and I took my dad golfing at an amazing mountain course. Just being out there on the course with those guys was amazing - definitely a hightlight of the past 6 months.
2) Kelly and I went to Nashville with our friends the Hankins. We piddled around the city for a while Saturday morning, then found ourselves at "Robert's Western World" on Broadway, listening to some of the most incredible live music I've ever heard. We sat there for about 7 hours - and I could have stayed longer. It was amazing! -
Great question. I have no idea.
I don't have a 10-year plan right now. There are a million things I want to be doing in 10 years, but which ones of them are practical or realistic, I couldn't tell you.
I'll blog about this as well probably, but to give you a glimpse into my thinking right now: I don't know what God's will or plan for me is in terms of vocation or calling. But I know that all over the Bible there are little statements like, "Pray without ceasing, giving thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus." there are others.
So I guess my 10-year plan is to try to live out all those things that God has explicitly said, "This is my will!" I imagine that will make my specific vocational direction a bit clearer. -
Alright - you asked for it...
My answer is probably way more than you bargained for (considering it's at least 3 full blog posts). You can find the first one here:
http://exceedingly-glad.blogspot.com/2010/01/essence-of-christianity-part-one.html -
That's easy if I can choose two!
"The Great Neglected Disease" with Dr. Chris Hall. We studied all kinds of diseases and parasites and how they spread, etc. Great material with a prof who loves what he does.
Composition & Arranging with Dr. Stan Pethel. Hands down my favorite music class. We had to write our own compositions and arrangements of tunes (thus the name) - which is why I wanted to be a music major in the first place. -
Soooo many!
Probably the biggest is not having my brothers standing with me at my wedding. I wouldn't have taken any of my other groomsmen away, but my brothers should have been by my side on that platform.
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On fire? Call a fireman! And whatever else you do, DON'T drink a lot of pickle juice. It will only complicate the situation. Listen to the voice of experience...
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Too many! Keep that between us. My "conscience" will surely condemn me if she finds out...
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You're one question too late! Somebody just asked..
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Fiction: The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
Non-Fiction: John Adams - D. McCullough
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Super cereal (Fiber One AND Cheerios), a banana, and a clementine.
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Probably my wife. Or Coach Brack.
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Martin Luther. a.k.a. The Chuck Norris of the 1500s.
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Michael Smith’s Bio
I love my wife and I love my dog and I love thai food. Those are three different kinds of "love". In other words, I am a man of distinctions.
