And the word became flesh and dwelt amongst us.
A light shone in the darkness, and darkness did not overcome it.
Merry Christmas from Orin and Shannon and our families to all Oddwalkia!
Category: bible
December 24, 2010
September 2, 2009
Sunday Scripture in Wordle
What a great idea! A friend of Orin’s on facebook (in real life, from Young Neighbors Tijuana 2007) posted a note on facebook about throwing the Sunday readings into wordle to get a sense of important themes, repeated words and ideas, etc.
Here’s the one she created for this coming Sunday’s readings. How cool! How would you use this tool? Thanks, Sarah!
June 12, 2009
pOddcast – “Dwell In Us”
Click for a closer look at the melody and lyrics!
New on the pOddcast today, a special hymn written by Orin for the upcoming baptism of the newest Cerneka, Aiden Joseph. You can view the melody and words by clicking on the left there, or even download the whole score here (at least for now).
To listen, find the gcast window in the sidebar on the blog, just down a little ways on the left, or find the pOddcast on iTunes here. It’s a quick GarageBand demo (I know, surprise, surprise) made at Orin’s “home office” or, sometimes, “Oddwalk Headquarters – East Campus.”
The song is based on the familiar Prayer of St. Francis as well as part of the epistle reading for the Sunday of the baptism, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. The melody reflects the Irish of Aiden’s name – it is a melody known as “The Maids of the Mourne Shore” and perhaps better known as “The Salley Gardens.”
All together now, 1, 2, 3: Awwwwwwwwwww...!
And, we couldn’t help but add to this post this darling photo of Madeleine and Aiden, napping together.
May 14, 2009
For Our Math Geek Friends Out There
As posted on Facebook by friend Laura and originally put on the Prairie Home Companion Joke Show a couple years ago (Oddwalk and wives plan to see the traveling show live in St. Louis later this month!) –
Jesus and his disciples were walking around one day, when Jesus said, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like 3x squared plus 8x minus 9.” The disciples looked very puzzled, and finally asked Peter, “What on earth does Jesus mean — the Kingdom of Heaven is like 3x squared plus 8x minus 9? Peter said, “Don’t worry. It’s just another one of his parabolas.”
September 18, 2007
Suing God?
Chambers says he isn’t suing God because he has any kind of beef with the deity. He says the suit is to fight possible laws restricting the filing of frivolous lawsuits. Chambers tells KPTM FOX 42 News that his lawsuit is in response to bills brought forth by other state senators to try and stop lawsuits from being filed. “The Constitution requires that the courthouse doors be open, so you cannot prohibit the filing of suits,” Chambers says. “Anyone can sue anyone they choose, even God.”
Nebraska Democratic State Senator Ernie Chambers has decided to go straight to the top in an effort to stop natural disasters from befalling the world.
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Really? Wasn’t it Job, who perhaps might even have a case for suing God who said, “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, blessed be the Lord”?
