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My return from Louisville did not come with a "God-high" like last year. No, it was much better. My weekend was full of conviction, encouragement, accountability, and fellowship. Also, I went to the New Attitude conference. The amazing praise and worship time lead by the Na Band was followed by some excellent messages given by some incredible men. This year's theme was God's word and how wonderful a theme it was. How relevant to my life! Some of the things I heard during the sessions gave me great encouragement concerning issues with which I am currently struggling. What a blessing. How wonderfully refreshing to be surrounded by so many believers for an extended period of time and to be sitting under some of the best teaching in the country. Like John Piper . Twice. You can go to www.NewAttitude.org and listen to the messages online. I would highly recommend this. Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, fo...

You may not recognize him by his nostrils, but older readers will remember my friend Mike (not the same Mike with the color issues ). On our way home from the New Attitude conference , he took quite a few photos with my camera. Those of you who are friends of mine of Facebook can see them in the "When You Give A Mike A Camera" album. While Mike is a rather skilled photographer , many of the photos are all similar: close ups of his nostril, goatee, ear, eye, etc. Guys are strange.

You may not be able to tell by looking at this photo, but this building is on the less than aesthetic side of Louisville. We were hustling back to the convention center for the last Monday session and I lifted up my camera and took this shot in passing. It, as well as the others I took, turned out pretty dang cool, I think.

Shot while eating lunch at Los Aztecas in Louisville.

You're looking at the corner of Liberty and 4th in Louisville, KY from 11 floors up. Ever heard of fake miniature photos? I first saw fake miniature on daily dose of imagery which is quite possibly the best photoblog in existence. Ever since I saw the first one, I have desired to do fake miniatures of my own. As I don't own a tilt-shift lens, so I decided to fake it. Also, I only have Picasa --not photoshop--so I make do with that... Some other fake miniatures: mini hotel , mini tehran , mini highway .

Humble Orthodoxy: a commitment to believe, live, and represent biblical truth with humility May 24 - 27

I'm going on a trip this weekend. It's the first trip I've taken in a while that does not involve swing dancing. Ha-ha. In the past two months, I've been to two workshops (1 in Boone, 1 at Furman), two exchanges ( ATLX5 and CHEX2 ), and dances in Spartanburg and Columbia. And, of course, all the dancing I can take in the Greenville/Clemson scene. I went salsa dancing last night (So much fun. It helps to already know how to follow) and I'm going swing dancing tonight. And as much as I don't want to admit it, I'm looking forward to not swinging for a while. My whole body is tired and I've been refusing it recovery time. What's this weekend? The New Attitude '08 conference. I'm pretty flippin' excited. Our schedules looks a little something like this: Saturday evening: Josh Harris / “Jeremiah 15:16” Sunday morning: Mark Dever / “The Authority of Scripture” Sunday afternoon: Bible Q & A with Al Mohler Sunday evening: C.J. Mahaney / “God...

What color is my shirt? [eyes shirt. says nothing.] C'mon! It's a color. Which one? .....light blue? [insert look of disbelief here] Pink! PINK! Oh, it's pink! Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!!!

You're sure you know the way there? Yeah, totally. This is Folly Road. It ends in Folly Beach! Oh yeah? Well, what if were were heading the wrong way on Folly Road? Huh? I guess we-- ::passes a "Welcome to Folly Beach" sign:: ....guess we wouldn't be seeing a "Welcome To Folly Beach" sign...