tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244929592024-03-23T13:49:13.220-04:00A Day in Advance ModeA log of my personal flap and some of the stuff Jesus puts on my heart.samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-64999346358244615212017-12-26T19:21:00.002-05:002017-12-26T19:32:09.214-05:00Clark's Christmas Eve 2017
The business year finished and house all a-rush
I with a chest cold sitting here on my butt
With pen on my paper and joy in my heart
Anticipation is high for a New Year to start!
Sydney is working ‘til six checking out
Patrons with meat sticks, cheese, jerky and stout
She’ll wrap up her toil and be home with us quick
To celebrate Christmas and watch for St. Nick
Sophia is here and surfingsamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-46494742809890091752012-08-23T10:26:00.000-04:002012-08-23T10:26:01.637-04:00Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry
Just finished this quiet little interesting book. Books are like food to me. Some of them are sweet like a cupcake, some are complex mixture of taste, texture, and temperature like pickled ox tongue, and then some are like rice and fish....I cannot believe I've lived so long without reading this book even though I'd heard of Wendell Berry several years ago and remember making a mental note of samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-91670740710388708912011-04-27T13:46:00.001-04:002011-04-27T13:48:18.941-04:00Please Help Us Find This Stolen Dog!From Drop Boxsamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-17467660804200460532010-12-24T11:39:00.004-05:002010-12-24T11:56:33.943-05:00Boots or Shoes?Last night I was talking to a person about cross-country skiing. I mentioned something about 'boots' and this person said, "they're shoes". I said "I know they are somewhat like shoes and less like boots but they are referred to as 'boots' in the sport and in the catalogs and by most enthusiasts." The person said, "Hm, I've always called them shoes" and continued to refer to them as shoes the samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-87385307741365047522010-08-02T20:22:00.003-04:002010-08-02T20:39:48.023-04:00The Best Pickle Recipe I've Ever EatenI promised a friend that I'd post the absolute best pickle recipe we've tried yet. So here it is. I love dill pickles but I hate soft ones. They gotta have CRUNCH! This is the only recipe that we've tried in over 10 years of trying recipes that gives the desired crunch and has all the garlic and dill flavor we like.8# 3"-4" long pickling cucumbers4 cups white vinegar12 cups water2/3 cup samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-24058553927491401452009-12-16T08:21:00.002-05:002009-12-16T08:23:29.324-05:00Yes, If I Were To Have My Dream Trucksamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-35727729148614355412009-09-29T09:03:00.001-04:002009-09-29T09:03:29.965-04:00I think it was stupid to post the poll asking opinions on a presidential assassination but my son is serving to preserve the freedom to be stupid and this is the thanks our government gives him....
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/09/28/secret_service_probing_faceboo.html?hpid=moreheadlines Posted via email from In Advance Mode samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-77349815932553262752009-09-26T22:12:00.001-04:002009-09-26T22:12:45.817-04:00here goes
will my whole social network be controlled by a text to POSTEROUS? Posted via email from Sam's posterous samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-54247416341189493702009-09-03T08:04:00.002-04:002009-09-03T08:52:07.209-04:00Today's the Day I Won't Live In a HurryAll week I've been running around like a (insert favorite colloquialism here) and today I'm just not going to do it. I'm going to make every attempt to clean my desk, organize my activities, and enjoy the work that I do. I may have to speed up my body but I've had my mind racing enough all week to warrant some thoughtfulness, a little cogitation together with my action. For instance, typicallysamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-74444607592812234732009-04-23T14:27:00.003-04:002009-09-01T16:30:42.817-04:00TimeI never have been as busy as I am right now. God give me energy, all of it. I don't mean just the kind you get from calories being used up but the kind that flows from every fiber of your being. I can remember waking up in a sleeping bag next to a tamarack swamp and feeling the sunshine pouring through the side of the tent as it burned away the cold of dawn. Thats the kind of energy I'm samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-84628048972220841272009-01-21T10:14:00.002-05:002009-01-21T10:26:22.572-05:00Epiphanysamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-1612431151638664472009-01-16T09:11:00.001-05:002009-01-16T09:28:04.345-05:00Hell courtesy of Dr. Gregory BoydSince reading "The Great Divorce" by C.S. Lewis I've had the feeling that the mythological fire and brimstone image of hell is not the last word on the subject. In a sermon to his congregation on Jan. 4, 2009 Greg Boyd unleashes a scholarly study of the Bible on this subject. Surely if a person is pre-destined to believe that St. Thomas Aquinas had the last word on the subject you will not samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-25305833493423830482008-11-27T21:46:00.004-05:002008-11-27T22:10:31.183-05:00Throat-sticking Overdone Like That Turkey But I Can't Help ItBut here goes....I'm Thankful....simply because I'm able to be, that my heart is formed such that I can find something, someone, or some memory in this day of twenty thousand-some-odd breaths of air (of which every one I'm thankful for) to look upon with grateful eyes, a peace of mind, and say that- that right there is worthy of my thanks.peace and thanks for you -samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-84483629603229892122008-11-10T21:35:00.004-05:002008-11-12T12:06:25.811-05:00Maturing of the Web as a Social NetworkBulletin boards, email, chat rooms, instant messenger, myspace, facebook, twitter, google calendar, etc. I am a social networking addict. I began in 1998 in chat rooms talking about competition coon hunting, daschunds, gardening, Y2K, etc. It was novel and it was fun and it seemed you could soon discover nuances in the personalities of people that brought a level of intimacy that merely samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-55639914017522752442008-11-07T13:32:00.006-05:002008-11-07T14:10:48.239-05:00Colab With My Friend TodayThe Poem of Leo Leafbudding treeblooming greensilky, airyjoyful gleespringgrowing, feedingshading, breathingbugs feed on mesummercolor changingyellow, red, orangefrosty, cold and wetwind drives a herdacross the lawnand men blow you into pilesautumncrunch, shatter, organic matterdead pumpkin smellyou're all brown and fallen downno more story to tellwinteror is there.....? samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-65641350669994396712008-10-23T17:28:00.002-04:002008-10-23T17:34:11.146-04:00A New EconomyI think we're getting one and something tells me it won't work with my paypal account or American Express. Don't the names of those companies just seem prophetic at this point? It would be ironic if it were the least bit funny.samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-33414979038913204232008-10-09T16:28:00.003-04:002008-10-09T16:57:36.497-04:00The Pulpiteer » Poll: Halloween?My good friend and pastor Andy Croel posted a halloween poll that I urge you to vote on. While you're there check out Andy's blog and download his messages. I don't think you'll be disappointed.samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-19884518921235387472008-10-07T11:34:00.007-04:002008-10-09T16:33:23.273-04:00Hijacker JesusWhen I was a little boy and lived in the sticks in Northern Michigan my mother would put us 4 or 5 kids in the car and drive us all over the community trick-or-treating. I remember her often coming to the door with us and pulling at her polyester stretch pants to get her to stop chit-chatting and move on to the next house, which might have been a 1/4 mile or a 1/2 mile or even a mile down the samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-65572536923507119762008-09-17T12:48:00.002-04:002008-09-17T12:57:33.349-04:00The First ThingI just got done listening to Greg Boyd preaching on worship (I listen while I dig holes in the road with a pick). He taught and then they had a prolonged worship with communion tables set up. He made the invite to everyone and followed by saying they had open communion, "Jesus never did background checks and neither do we". So when I got back to the office I talked about this with Dave and we samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-55194151224240296362008-09-11T23:28:00.003-04:002008-09-11T23:40:30.926-04:00Faith Like a ChildI believe, help me in my unbelief...Five-year-old Michael was in the park with his dad. "Daddy why is all that money in that pond?" Daddy explained as he gave Michael a quarter, "you make a wish and throw your coin in the pond and don't tell anyone what you wished for and it might come true." So Michael hesitated for a moment, gave the quarter a good toss into the water and they went about their samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-90386276932632285962008-09-11T21:52:00.002-04:002008-09-11T22:38:31.664-04:00BreadThis is for my friends Janet Clark, Leslie, MJ Soldano, and Sherrie Miller. They taught me not to underestimate bread."Truly, truly, I must say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-53946867004653529412008-09-05T12:44:00.002-04:002008-09-05T13:10:11.981-04:00In the Middle of Up and DownI was lying between my twin boys a couple of nights ago and we were in one of our great theological discussions of where we find God. We had named so many places and the lateness of the day was sweeping us dreamily into that place between wakefulness and slumber when Bubba drowsily said "Dad, I know where heaven is, I can see it". "Really? What's it look like Bub?", I mumbled back to him, now samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-21874345219015501332008-08-28T14:23:00.002-04:002008-08-28T14:26:59.085-04:00The Gospeljust curious...what is the good news as you know it?samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-37872485164324992042008-08-28T10:44:00.006-04:002008-10-24T08:12:47.630-04:00TO COMMENT ON A REVIEWFor over a year and a half I have not really claimed any affiliation with any church (small 'c') although I remain on the roll at a local United Methodist church. My reasoning behind this was that it didn't make sense. The Bible says that our struggle is against the powers and principalities yet in the common church model there is a striving toward these same powers and principalities in the samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24492959.post-87996921239463712452008-08-14T13:24:00.003-04:002008-08-14T13:32:10.830-04:00RepostI was reading through some of my old stuff and since we're going to be butchering chickens soon (see, not processing, butchering, and its ugly and terrible but there is no other way, none, to get chicken on a plate).I’m really stoked about what God might be doing. I don’t know how chickens play in that but I’ve been confronted with chicken messages 3 times in 10 hours so I know there has to be samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01599662350929444847noreply@blogger.com0