So much for keeping up

It is impossible to keep up with the blog. I will update when possible. I am curious if anyone else has had a similar experience. On January 31 my wife and I purchased 9 tickets to Brasil (z for Americans) through Travelocity. We waded through the lengthy process of picking seats, etc only to find they would not accept our credit cards, invalid number is what the site reported. We spent another 35 minutes making a second attempt, failure again, called the help line and were told to try again. We carefully entered all information a third and fourth time getting the same response, invalid credit card number. We called back to the help line and had to book through an operator, for this service we were charged a total of $249, I made it clear that this was theft, the same credit cards that were invalid on-line magically worked when they could charge us the extra fee. Protests have been filed with my credit card companies who both felt this fell under the word theft. I do wonder if others have had this happen. Let me know.

Random Thoughts

Do the majority of evangelicals in America want a theocracy? Is it really true that gay marriage and abortion "require government action" while poverty can and should be addressed "locally." Are not all of these products of a fallen world? Are they not all situations that require believers on a local level to become involved? If this post makes no sense please go back and read the comment posted in response to my Random Thoughts on 2007. They are great thoughts and cause us to pause and reflect. Did Christ attempt to legislate anything? Did Paul circulate petitions for laws to stop the carnage of the Roman games as he made missionary journeys?
As Micah writes, "He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" How much prison time for an abortion? In the case of abortion, what is justice? What is kindness? Do my answers reflect a humble walk with my God?
I love this, musing, questions, and thoughts. This I believe, God is not Republican or Democrat and those who believe He is, are missing the point. Islam is a theocracy, is that really the direction we should go?

NCLB Conference 2008

Just returned from the 2008 NCLB conference in Chicago. Great conference, only have time for some quotes.

"your future view determines your future" roekle
"if the horse is dead, get off" roekle
"if we could teach by telling, it would be wonderful, but they don't stay told" andrews
"it takes a bucket full of knowledge to teach a thimble full of skills" andrews
"you don't learn by doing, you learn by thinking about what you are doing" andrews

I will attempt to get back to a somewhat regular posting schedule if I ever get caught up with my daily job.