Month: March 2012

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A Borrowed Thought

I have to admit, my mind is a little distracted today, and even though it’s Lip’s Appreciation Day, my lips are sort of silent.  ( But it does make me wonder how one would celebrate Lip’s Appreciation Day?)

And so, this morning, just a simple verse pulled from the verse of the day on Bible Gateway’s front page. The words reminded me of someone, and seemed right to share with you.

 12-14So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It’s your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it. Colossians 3:12 The Message (MSG)

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et tu Bracketus

It’s the middle of the craziest month of the year! And today March Madness kicks off with vengeance.  You may want to slip off to BW3 during the work day to catch your favorite team.  As for me, my team plays tonight.  Hopefully they will not be one and done.  I have to admit, I did not go all in this year with the old Mountaineers. I hope they comes back to destroy my bracket!

There’s probably a great object lesson in there somewhere waiting to be explored.  But alas, ’tis the ides of March, which conjures up memories of warnings of Roman revolt and Shakespearean prose.  And there unto, a verse from the 1611 KJV.

 13Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13 King James Version (KJV)

Beware!

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Pi Day 2012

Woot woot, its Pi Day.  I am not sure I can beat the creativity I discovered in last years post, so you may want to read it again!  Nonetheless, I will try my hand at Pi Day this year.

Did you know that the Bible references Pi?  Yeah back in 1 Kings,

 23And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about

30/10 = 3.  It’s an approximation, but such that a cubit is an approximation as well, it may have been more accurate than we think!

You some other great facts and information about the favorite constant of mathematicians everywhere here.

And to close out, I decided to check out a 3:14 verse from Proverbs, which happens to say

14 for she is more profitable than silver
and yields better returns than gold. Proverbs 3:14 New International Version (NIV)
Who is the she, the proverb refers to?  Wisdom.  hm, that seems proper today.  Give that some thought, and eat some Pi, and enjoy the day.
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Go and Do Likewise

March is like a month full of interesting days.  Today is Good Samaritan Involvement Day.  A day that encourages people to step out and help others. To get out of the shadows and get involved in people’s lives.  That’s good great!

But the story behind this day is incredibly interesting.  Obviously, we all know the original story that Jesus told as he answered the question ‘Who is my neighbor?’.  This day, however, was created to remember a day, or a night, that occurred back in 1964.  I guess it’s really the anti-pattern of being a Good Samaritan.  You have probably heard about this event – a murder of a girl on the streets on New York that occurred while 38 people watched and didn’t help.  You can read the full story here.

So today, let’s be reminded of our duty to help others.

[Jesus said]  36“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

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Yawn

Man, I hate this Spring Forward time change thing.   I probably don’t sleep enough anyway, so the last thing I need is to have a major kink thrown into my sleep schedule!  I guess this daylight savings thing has some value.  Maybe one day I will hear an explanation that actually makes sense.

But, here’s a good outcome.  In 1999 a few doctors decided to proclaim the Monday after the time adjustment as Napping Day. Yeah, that’s right. a day where we can nap like a grade school student without any retribution.  I wonder if my management will comply?

It’s just another one of those things that make March mad!

So, let your body recover today, but let your spirit “Be always on the watch“.