Lent 2019

Memento, homo quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris.

This Olson House

There is water coming in through the roof and ceiling. The floor is sagging or buckled in many of the rooms and there might be something living in the chimney. And to tell you the truth, I'm not sure I want to know what that smell is or where it is coming from.

This is going to take some work. 

New Blog

For new times. Coming soon.

It's been a long, long time coming

But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will.

Link to a city

http://wolfr.am/16kn0Kd

I feel summer creeping in...

And I need help loving this town again.

The Holy King of Israel loves me here in Tacoma

With apologies to Rich Mullins.

Joel 2:13 Ash Wednesday 2013

Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.


Don't tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead." Return to the LORD your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish.


and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.


And rend your heart and not your garments." Now return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness And relenting of evil.


Tear your hearts, not just your clothes, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, rich in faithful love, and He relents from sending disaster.


Tear your hearts, not your garments; and turn back to the LORD your God. For he is gracious and compassionate, slow to become angry, overflowing in gracious love, and grieves about this evil.


And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.


Tear your hearts, not your clothes. Return to the LORD your God. He is merciful and compassionate, patient, and always ready to forgive and to change his plans about disaster.


And tear your hearts, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and relents from sending calamity.


And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn to the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repents him of the evil.


and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repenteth him of the evil.


And rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, patient and rich in mercy, and ready to repent of the evil.


and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.


and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God, for he is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy, and repenteth him of the evil.


And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn to the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth of the evil.


Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.


And rend your heart, and not your garments, And turn back unto Jehovah your God, For gracious and merciful is He, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness, And He hath repented concerning the evil.

Wonderland Trail Training

How do you walk around a mountain? I have no idea, but I plan to find out.

Job Interview

I had a job interview today. I have not interviewed for a job in a long time. I got a call back. I got the job.

Time shift

6:30 is the new wake up time. My oldest has started 6th grade and she needs to be on the road by 7:10. I don't like getting up at 6:30.

Pierce College Puyallup

I paid $25 to have my application for school accepted. I have wasted more money to get less.

Fear of the Lord and Isaiah 6

I don't know if the people who have used Isaiah 6 to encourage me to missions have used it correctly. Don't know if I care. What has bugged me for awhile is how that encouragement has stopped at verse 8. But this morning 13 " so the holy seed will be the stump in the land." has been made a little more clear.

Tripping up

I think I have committed to saunter, walk, hike, trip, and pray up Mt. St. Helens. Foolishness? We shall see.

Terror is...

Hearing that my wife wants to follow me down the same path of missions work that will include sleepless nights, desperation, deep tears, a total loss of direction, depression, and a hundred other insecurities.

Or

Standing before Jesus to hear him say, "If you had only asked, If you only believed."

I believe, help my unbelief.

Veni, Sancte Spiritus

Latin text

English version

Veni, Sancte Spiritus, et emitte caelitus lucis tuae radium. Veni, pater pauperum, veni, dator munerum veni, lumen cordium. Consolator optime, dulcis hospes animae, dulce refrigerium. In labore requies, in aestu temperies in fletu solatium. O lux beatissima, reple cordis intima tuorum fidelium. Sine tuo numine, nihil est in homine, nihil est innoxium. Lava quod est sordidum, riga quod est aridum, sana quod est saucium. Flecte quod est rigidum, fove quod est frigidum, rege quod est devium. Da tuis fidelibus, in te confidentibus, sacrum septenarium. Da virtutis meritum, da salutis exitum, da perenne gaudium, Amen, Alleluia.

Come, Holy Spirit, send forth the heavenly radiance of your light. Come, father of the poor, come giver of gifts, come, light of the heart. Greatest comforter, sweet guest of the soul, sweet consolation. In labor, rest, in heat, temperance, in tears, solace. O most blessed light, fill the inmost heart of your faithful. Without your divine will, there is nothing in man, nothing is harmless. Wash that which is unclean, water that which is dry, heal that which is wounded. Bend that which is inflexible, warm that which is chilled, make right that which is wrong. Give to your faithful, who rely on you, the sevenfold gifts. Give reward to virtue, give salvation at our passing on, give eternal joy. Amen. Alleluia.

Grunts

It really is a form of constipation. Why can't I get done what I know needs to be done. The work will make me stronger, and more skilled. What sort of fiber does it take to move myself from stuck on the pot to finished?

Old

I have discovered something surprising about myself. My love ofhymns. I am a causality of the something know now as "The Hymnal Wars." I can't say that I am truly justa victim. But I am thankful that now I can appreciate this:

Nothing in my hand I bring, 
 simply to the cross I cling; 
 naked, come to thee for dress; 
 helpless, look to thee for grace; 
 foul, I to the fountain fly; 
 wash me, Savior, or I die. 

Mighty Weak Tea

Satan got you by the heel, there's a bird's nest in your hair
Do you have any faith at all? Do you have any love to share?
The way that you hold your head, cursin' God with every move
Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it
What are you tryin' to prove?

Dead Man, Dead Man

Lyrics By: Bob Dylan

Music By: Bob Dylan

Two good gifts

I have been given tea and chess to enjoy. I am grateful to God for both, because he saw that I would enjoy both. Amen.