Archive for February, 2008

24th of February, 2008

Shut up or speak out at Oscars?

Posted by greglarson in Los Angeles at 9:50 am | Permanent Link

Well, we are not having an Oscar party tonight to view the Academy Awards. We could not switch our Kairos gathering for the morning - because Hope and Kairos are allowing another church to temporarily use our building. So, we did not feel like we could cancel the gathering just for the Oscars. To […]

22nd of February, 2008

voice of the day

Posted by greglarson in quotes at 5:34 pm | Permanent Link

We live today in a world in which nobody believes choices should have consequences. But may I tell you the great secret that our culture seeks to deny? You cannot escape the consequences of your choices. Time runs in only one direction. - character Jack Ziegler, in The Emperor of Ocean […]

22nd of February, 2008

LA life

Posted by greglarson in Los Angeles at 4:10 pm | Permanent Link

So, overall living in LA — I rarely feel ‘not safe’. Yesterday however, I kept hearing these helicopters overhead & was wondering what was going on. I did not have time to watch the news last night, and my radio is dead in my car — so today I go on-line & see this…
“Gang mayhem […]

20th of February, 2008

shot of LA

Posted by greglarson in Los Angeles, quotes, theology at 2:55 pm | Permanent Link

“….we are wanting to see the shalom of God breaking out into the world in God’s people.’’

A photo from where we meet at Kairos — overlooking our neighborhood of Hollywood / Los Angeles.

18th of February, 2008

Afghan bride

Posted by greglarson in news at 12:03 pm | Permanent Link

“This sobering image, showing a 40-year-old groom sitting beside his 11-year-old future bride in Afghanistan, brought Stephanie Sinclair top honors in the annual Photo of the Year contest sponsored by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).”
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We live in a crazy, relativistic, post-modern world; where it is hard for people to make judgments of what is […]

18th of February, 2008

economic stimulus package money

Posted by greglarson in news at 12:02 pm | Permanent Link

If you are wondering how you will get from Uncle Sam on the tax rebate this year, CLICK HERE and find out.

15th of February, 2008

song on my mind today

Posted by greglarson in music at 8:41 am | Permanent Link

Alison Krauss-Gillian Welch - I’ll Fly Away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdRdqp4N3Jw

15th of February, 2008

funny goal

Posted by greglarson in sports at 8:39 am | Permanent Link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMQQzgZz75Q

13th of February, 2008

The Smart Shepherd

Posted by greglarson in Church, Los Angeles at 1:10 pm | Permanent Link

Pretty good article on Tim Keller in Newsweek –
The Smart Shepherd. A New York pastor who says he thinks too much wants to bring his Christian message to the world.

A good quote from the article: “Keller is also reaching out to young, urban Christians around the world, offering to help them build churches like his….’It’s […]

13th of February, 2008

misc LA thoughts

Posted by greglarson in Los Angeles, news at 11:45 am | Permanent Link

There are surely much, much, much bigger things to worry about in this world however, when I read this LA Times article — I thought “No, tell me it isn’t so…. that some luxury houses might be built close to the Hollywood sign”
Homes could rise on ridge near Hollywood sign


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