http://www.fishingtheabyss.com Living close enough to the edge to matter... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:53:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This morning, I read an interesting article posted by Andrew Peterson on his personal blog, "Money, Part 1: Not the Root of All Evil". It was something that really hit home, and kept coming back to mind as I was at an all-day conference at my work: Years ago I ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/802 A study was recently published by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology which concluded that individuals who display consistently unselfish behavior are often rejected by peer groups for exhibiting this behavior. The basic conclusion was that the individual was seen as a "rule-breaker" (breaking from society's norms), someone ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/799 Over the past 20+ years, I have been blessed with a number of opportunities to lead/accompany worship in song - mostly (but not always) from behind a keyboard of some sort.  During that time, I've born witness to (and scars from) numerous "worship wars" dealing with style (primarily) and substance ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/796 In the past, we've discussed issues of violence, non-violence, just war, and radical Islam. There's a documentary, Holy Wars, that is starting to make the film festival/Oscar circuit that may be adding an interesting voice to the conversation. Even if I may not agree with all of its ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/794 It's no secret that I'm an Andrew Peterson junkie. Seven or eight years ago, he was scheduled to come play a small concert at our little in-the-middle-of-a-cornfield church, and - having become a bit burnt out on mediocre music with the label "Christian" slapped in front of it like ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/791 For those of you w/o the patience for Flickr & clicking through all of our trip pictures, here's 200+ in 4 minutes, set to Laura Story's "Indescribable". [youtube]7ou6YoCt30E[/youtube] For the mileage summary, we have: Odometer Start: 36036 Odometer End: 40363 Total Miles: 4,327 miles (plus a lot of flying) Links to the individual Days: Day 1: ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/788 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... Oops! Wrong Tale... While it was nice to have a long vacation, in some ways, it is always nice to be back home. Another nice thing about taking a break is that it tends to recharge your batteries ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/785 All good things must come to an end, including this trip... Best Laid Plans For Day 19 (June 27, 2010) the plan was this: Hopefully we didn't stay out too late last night, because we have to get up VERY early to make our 6:00 a.m. flight time out of Las Vegas, where ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/643 Today was almost all wasteland travel, followed by a trip up the strip. Best Laid Plans For Day 18 (June 26, 2010) the plan was this: Today is a long driving day, along the California/Nevada border from Lake Tahoe back to our original launching point, Las Vegas. About the only sight of ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/692 Today, we followed a bit of history, taking in several sites related to the American westward migration. Best Laid Plans For Day 17 (June 25, 2010) the plan was this: Today, the plan is to leave Crater Lake and keep going south, where we will leave Oregon, heading south toward Lake Tahoe. ... http://www.fishingtheabyss.com/archives/690