29 May 2009

a good sermon

"A good sermon is one side of a passionate conversation. It has to be heard in that way. There are three parties to it, of course, but so are there even to the most private thought--the self that yields the thought, the self that acknowledges and in some way responds to the thought, and the Lord. That is a remarkable thing to consider."

- The narrator (Rev. John Ames) in Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

28 May 2009

wcws

I don't think I can name a single individual player in NCAA Division I college softball, but I still manage to spend hours upon hours every year watching the women's college world series. Watching my fourth game of the day right now. I love this game.