Archive for October, 2006

27th of October, 2006

morning prayer

Posted by greglarson in theology at 10:55 am | Permanent Link

Lord God, almighty & everlasting father, you have brought me in safety to this new day: Preserve me with your mighty power, that I may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all I do direct me to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen.

26th of October, 2006

thoughts about last night

Posted by greglarson in Los Angeles, family at 10:32 am | Permanent Link

A blog that I enjoy reading is the Jesus Creed blog
The author / blogger / professor — writes on a wide-range of topics.
In one of his posts — he wrote this:
“For me, the most important thing about a happy marriage is that husbands and wives be best friends â€â€? with no serious rival to […]

20th of October, 2006

Caleb - going surfing?

Posted by greglarson in family at 10:10 am | Permanent Link

Caleb, really wants to learn how to surf out here in L.A.
Personally, going out in that cold ocean, not knowing what is lurking under the water…. is not my ideas of a good time. Caleb seems undeterred by my attitude however.
We were driving home the other day, and saw a garage-sale, and found this wet-suit […]

13th of October, 2006

homelessness

Posted by greglarson in Los Angeles at 11:42 am | Permanent Link

Being in L.A. you see many, many, many homeless people. Your heart goes out to them because you know a good number of them are really suffering from not only a poverty of the checkbook, but a poverty of the soul. In addition to knowing that many homeless people are suffering from psychological / emotional […]

13th of October, 2006

they can take themselves lightly. . .

Posted by greglarson in theology at 11:17 am | Permanent Link

A friend of mine (John), sent this quote to me by Chesteron, and I really liked it.
It is good to remember to not take yourself too seriously.

G.K. Chesterton said:

Angels fly because of they can take themselves lightly. . .
Pride is the downward drag of all things into an easy solemnity. . .
It is easy […]

9th of October, 2006

strongest dad in the world

Posted by greglarson in news at 12:15 pm | Permanent Link

great video at the end of the article….
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Strongest Dad in the World [From Sports Illustrated, By Rick Reilly]
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I try to be a good father. Give my kids mulligans. Work nights to pay for their text messaging. Take them to swimsuit shoots. But compared with Dick […]

5th of October, 2006

How can you be sure this is God’s will?

Posted by greglarson in Los Angeles, theology at 5:04 pm | Permanent Link

Have you ever thought about the question: How can I be sure this is God’s will? How can I be confident that this (whatever ‘this’ would be…. this job, this person to date/marry, this circumstance, this type of toothpaste to buy, this anything…) is the thing that God wants me to pursue, buy, take time […]


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