The following is from the Live Journal of Kevo, my good friend, former band-mate, and all around great guy. He's away at College now and he's learned a few things. If you're in College please read this – there is wisdom here and I couldn't have said it any better myself:

one thing i discovered about being away at college is how easy it is to get away with stuff. or to think youre getting away with stuff. towards the beginning i was starting to get really lazy w/ reading my bible just turning to some random chapter out in netherworld and reading it before going to bed without really caring to even make sense of it. but thankfully i was able to realize i was being an idiot so i made a calendar to where i'll read all of the bible in 6 months. at the rate im going itll probably be more like 8 months but the purpose is being served…to have a plan where i am intentional about reading my bible in a meaningful way and keeping up with it. i now know why it seems like so many people fall off the face of the planet as soon as they go to college when they were so passionate about God in high school…its so easy. you just want to "be your own person" and "live your own life" because youre away now and nothing is really holding you back. well let me go ahead and get things straight because thats a load of crap. the truth is God bought you at a price. of all the away at college lessons to be learned, that by far is the most important one. [Emphasis mine]

I just had to post this excerpt. I wish more students would "get" this early on in their post-high school lives.

And the rest of Kevin's post is great (and hilarious!). He's an awesome guy.

This is cool.

I can’t describe it any better than The Blind Beggar does:

The very useful idea behind The Miniature Earth is to reduce the world’s population to a community of only 100 people, while keeping statistics the same. The effect enables us to see the differences on our planet with clarity, and perhaps consider how our actions impact humanity.

It is only a few minutes long and well worth a look. Praying you will, in the project’s final words, “Appreciate what you have. And do your best for a better world.”

Do you ever watch Extreme Home Makeover?

We watch it sometimes. I really like it – what a heartwarming show! And they are doing some real, if somewhat extravagant, good for people.

Tonight the show was about them building a home for a family who had lost their father. Their father was a pastor.

I was so impressed with the respect that Extreme Home Makeover gave to the faith of this family. It was beautiful.