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nuts 'n bolts: the anticipation of things to come

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A journey through the mind of a sojourner in life. Wednesday, February 10, 2010. The anticipation of things to come. No baby yet. While Vancouverites have been counting down the days until Friday, Susan and I have been counting down towards a different sort of event. Five days away from the "official" due date, and all we have to show for it is one enlarged belly and a house full of baby supplies. What began nine months ago as a tiny seed. Be an easy way of life), but it has undoubtedly and always. Been ...

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nuts 'n bolts: joy.

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A journey through the mind of a sojourner in life. Saturday, February 27, 2010. The moment came, and the moment passed. It was a moment filled with pain, anxiety, expectation, relief. And when the moment ended, all that remained was joy - a moment filled with immense joy. Caleb Allan Mitchell Kok came into this world in the middle of a Monday afternoon with a strong, healthy cry of freedom. Music to our ears. Posted by Matthew Kok. What a beautiful little bundle. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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nuts 'n bolts: 2012.

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A journey through the mind of a sojourner in life. Tuesday, January 03, 2012. The champagne has been uncorked, the ball has dropped. 2012. Another year over, a new one just begun. It's been just under two years since I last posted anything on my blog, but over the past few days a couple of people have mentioned that I should get back into writing. A two year writer's block is quite a feat to overcome, so you'll have to bear with the poor grammar, incomplete sentences and lack of focus. Lake Erie, Ontario...

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nuts 'n bolts: What if Susan Boyle Couldn't Sing?

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A journey through the mind of a sojourner in life. Wednesday, April 22, 2009. What if Susan Boyle Couldn't Sing? By now we've all heard the story, we've all seen the video, and if we're the sort of person, we've cried the tears. But, as Dennis Palumbo asks in The Huffington Post. What if Susan Boyle Couldn't Sing? What a great question. That if she couldn't sing so well, we were correct. To judge her on that basis? How is it that I- that we- have gotten to a point where looks are all. The road to the hor...

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nuts 'n bolts: thoughts on God [unfinished]

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A journey through the mind of a sojourner in life. Saturday, January 30, 2010. Thoughts on God [unfinished]. A couple of weeks ago, I finished reading the book god is not great. By Christopher Hitchens. Out of its reading, I have concluded this: It is near impossible to discuss faith with a person who holds strictly to science and reason. I imagine such a conversation going something like this:. Well, the Bible says.". I don't believe in the Bible.". Then Jesus said.". Jesus never existed.". Without the ...

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nuts 'n bolts: March 2014

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A journey through the mind of a sojourner in life. Sunday, March 30, 2014. The first time I even heard that the movie Noah. Was coming out in theatres was in a stadium packed with Christians. What better venue to promote a movie based on a Biblical person than to those who know the story best? On top of that, what better way to make money off a movie than by having the MCs at an event encourage everyone in the room to go see it (and bring your non-Christian friends! How's the song go? So someone who is d...

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nuts 'n bolts: thoughts on God [pt. two]*

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A journey through the mind of a sojourner in life. Monday, March 22, 2010. Thoughts on God [pt. two]*. My biggest issue with atheism / anti-theism concerns its assumption that humans are the pinnacle of the natural world. Oddly enough, I also battle against my own anti-atheism concerning this point. Here's why: Christianity also. Good Christians like to emphasis that, of all creatures God created, only mankind was made in His. History has proven one thing to be true: when a human (or group of like-minded...

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nuts 'n bolts: seeds [cont'd]

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A journey through the mind of a sojourner in life. Wednesday, May 06, 2009. Now I know there are scientific and biological reasons for plants growing and sprouting the way they do. Our beans and our onions are doing this, but my naivetée in the science of plant growth renders me astounded by the fact that actual plants are sprouting out of what were once tiny seeds. I sleep and rise night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; I know not how. What is right but in believing. Posted by Matthew Kok.

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nuts 'n bolts: We had a bird, briefly. (Or, the misadventures of Sweets)

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A journey through the mind of a sojourner in life. Tuesday, July 07, 2009. We had a bird, briefly. Or, the misadventures of Sweets. We had a bird, briefly. To Sweets, a poem:. Oh little bird Sweets,. How bitter did you tweet. You were a beautiful hue:. White and turquoisy,. Til you got stuck to some glue. Your feathers ruffled,. And your colours muffled. So back to your friends you go. Tweet little budgie,. A party for you they will throw. Posted by Matthew Kok. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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nuts 'n bolts: Oh, lympics.

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A journey through the mind of a sojourner in life. Thursday, January 07, 2010. The west coast winter we are experiencing this year is a far cry from last year's weather. Not a day goes by around here that the words olympics. Last week was a picture of some guy hanging an Olympic banner on downtown light posts. The photo generated so much excitement amongst us 7am commuters, it was palatable. There are other words that cross my eyes and flow past my ears, too. Protest. I am not against protests, don't get...