ComfortBetrays.com

Twitter

Apr 23rd, 2010 by Daniel

Twitter Archives From: http://www.twitter.com/danielsonline

Michael: “I’ve never had one of these before.” Leigh Anne: “What, a room?” Michael: “No, a bed.” -The Blind Side
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken… – King David in the Bible (Psalm 37:25)
@mijah haha I didn’t know they’d publish it there too. Enjoy that Wayne Grudem book–if I remember it’s over 1,000 pages & I never finished!
Thank you Moody Publishers & TMC… they mailed me a copy of MacArthur’s special edition book after printing my quote.
This is a kingdom born upside-down. This is a kingdom where the broken are crowned. – As I Lay Dying
“It seems our problems solve themselves when we look beyond us to those truly in hell.” – As I Lay Dying
picking my jaw back up off the floor after hearing the new As I Lay Dying album. I’m no expert but the drumming & lyrics are INSANELY good.
This little neighbor kid named mickie told me he liked my motorcycle then asked what my name was. Hah, it made me smile.
Girl waiting at stoplight front of me tossed trash out her window. I honked, she looked back & got nervous. Maybe it was my tinted helmet.
Adding another book to my reading list, a devotional by John MacArthur, and they published my quote in it, cool. http://comfortbetrays.com
Dinner at Andria’s Seafood in the Ventura harbor! http://twitpic.com/1mkpni
Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms out there. The influence you have on a young person’s life in this world is unmatched. We thank you.
My sister in the @scvsignal newspaper, graduating from The Master’s College http://twitpic.com/1map98
Stock market fail in progress.
I used to consider myself a patient person until I stopped using bad examples of other people to make up my own standard. Lots to work on.
Samaritan’s Purse responding to Nashville Tennessee flood damage & Salvation Army asking for donated items: http://www.comfortbetrays.com
Oops. I was going to call dad to ask if I should shut off my power before repairing a broken outlet, but… I found out the fun way. Haha.
Checking out Internet Explorer 9 and HTML5… the world wide web is going to change… innnnteresting.
Oh wow… here’s an interview with Ravi Zacharias about his new book, “Has Christianity Failed You?” http://tinyurl.com/2667eo5
The false sense of security from success: http://bit.ly/cU0PWC (from Tim Keller’s book Counterfeit Gods)
YES. War of Ages concert with Demon Hunter, May 23rd at the Key Club in LA. Been awhile since I’ve been to a metal show. This will be epic.
@ZebTheCalvinist yes that’d be nice. You may want to check out Logos Bible Software at www.Logos.com (for Mac, PC, iPad, iPhone, etc).
E-sword commentaries and the MacArthur Study Bible… I am a very rich man.
An interesting Boston Globe article by Stephen Prothero “Separate truths” about the religions of the world: http://www.comfortbetrays.com
Excited to study the Bible this morning! Thanks @Rick_Holland for the challenge yesterday. Always so much more in here for me to learn.
Children’s Hunger Fund and my church providing boxes of food for poor and needy families: http://comfortbetrays.com
Titus must be the first unborn baby on Twitter… and today might become his birthday! Follow @titusshay and pray for @thewifey & @shaycam
Woah… Read this WSJ book review for “Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy” (by Eric Metaxas, foreword Tim Keller) http://bit.ly/bIFlhA
All within us cries for life & permanence, and everything around us reminds us of mortality & change. – AW Tozer, Knowledge of the Holy
“God prospers me not to raise my standard of living but to raise my standard of giving.” – Randy Alcorn, in this book: http://amzn.to/9YsXWm
Karen & I finished the 10-session marriage dvd from Paul Tripp called “What Did You Expect?” & I highly recommend it. http://amzn.to/cq6TC2
What a day! Budget planning w/fiancé… pre-marriage counselling.. & teaching on the Mishnah, Gemara, Talmud, & Midrash from John MacArthur.
halfway thru “The Treasure Principle” by Randy Alcorn, & it’s really good. The audiobook was free & 2 friends recently recommended it to me.
just experienced his first Shwarma at an Israeli market.
Started reading Culture Shift by Al Mohler, jealous of my friends at T4G2010 (w/Mark Dever, Ligon Duncan, Mahaney, Piper, MacArthur, Sproul)
Anyone try the Opera Mini browser on the iPhone? I used to use opera before Google Chrome, IE, Safari, and Firefox…
Encouraging conversation & good tea at Peet’s Coffee with Derick from Texas. Thankful to have friends from such a variety of backgrounds.
My sister performing Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, and Bach at The Master’s College: http://twitpic.com/1enw1v
I’m looking at pictures of my little sisters serving people in the Dominican Republic and it’s making me want to go!
My whole life depends on easter & the resurrection. “If Christ hasnt been raised your faith is worthless; youre still in your sins” 1 Cor 15
As for forgiveness, I don’t argue with God about it. I just do it. And I sleep well at night. -Dr. Ed Wheat, The First Years of Forever
Anger against someone is a big waste of time. It doesn’t bother the other person, but it drains your own energy. You’re the loser. -Ed Wheat
“How you respond to correction will set the direction of your life.” – Rick Holland
Playing drums along with Hillsong United albums just doesn’t get old.
On lunch break reading Tactics by Gregory Koukl, foreword by Lee Strobel, endorsed by William Lane Craig, Justin Taylor, and JP Moreland…
Two of my younger sisters going into the Dominican Republic Friday to help the poor with material & spiritual needs. I’m excited for them.
For the last 5 years the pace of my life has been a hurricane. What I hadn’t known until now was what the eye of the storm would be like.
On the plane I read first 120pgs of Larry Burkett’s “The Complete Financial Guide for Young Couples” What a great book http://bit.ly/asolf6
Today Karen & I had the privilege of sitting down with author/speaker/pastor Gary Gilley (& Brian Gilley) to start off marriage counselling.
Olympic runner Eric Liddell, described by John MacArthur in The Power of Integrity: http://bit.ly/972mEB
My fiancée & I moved our wedding reception because Resolved conference is 6/26/2010 & speakers are @AlbertMohler @Rick_Holland & CJ Mahaney!
Months after reading Neil Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves to Death” I still can’t watch the news & not remember that book: http://bit.ly/9jNGma
A few friends passed along offers for computer/programming jobs near Valencia, so to my friends who have knowledge & are searching, msg me.
John Piper recently posted an anti-retirement video… http://comfortbetrays.com
Microsoft Roadmap downtown LA, was the youngest there. Last time in the building was doing Sharepoint consulting. Ran into a TMC classmate!
@mrsacosta Yes @skilletmusic made it big (I recently heard at Bakersfield Condors hockey) & I was thinking back to drummer Lori’s bday party
Just heard “Reset” by @Mutemath on the Olympics, that was weird. I have their autographed Earthsuit poster next to me, and now look at them.
I came across a news article from the Bakersfield Californian about Andy’s near-fatal motorcycle accident: http://bit.ly/apKdH0
engagement photo shoot today with @shaycam – now watching a Paul Tripp marriage counselling dvd with Karen called “What Did You Expect?”
HTTP://WWW.BLEACHISALIVE.COM … Yes, the rock and roll of Bleach is coming back.
I’m getting run over by the book of Romans, it’s so intense. The Apostle Paul was a genius with logic. The more I read, the deeper it gets.
“I will sigh and with all creation groan, as I wait for hope to come for me.” – Brooke Fraser, the CS Lewis song. Video: http://bit.ly/TsHjf
Here’s Shay and his fans!!! @shaycam http://twitpic.com/12g2p2
If you’re tempted to compare America’s economic recession to the Great Depression, ask how much we spend on Valentine’s Day. [$17 Billion].
You’re in IT? Comprehension skills = required. (VMware vCenter’s VMotion on guest SAN w/thin provisioning ESX host datastore via iSCSI) AH!!
Thank you Lord, an unexpected check from the escrow company, they didn’t need the full deposit. Putting it towards the honeymoon. Yesss.
We dont yet realize the ramifications of Twitter technology; I can zoom in on people in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: http://twitpic.com/122na8
@ryandrake yes I guess it wasn’t obvious, so the abortion advocates kind of shot themselves in the foot by making such a big deal about it..
Nothin wrong with Tebow’s Focus on the Family pro-life superbowl ad; why were the critics screaming? Fear of people hearing the other side?
I have the best family, friends, and fiancée. Thank you all who made it such a great weekend.
watched Black Hawk Down tonight. (Karen likes war movies: how cool is that?!)
Determined sales guy: “Oh I’ll find out” when I didnt give up info. Him: “Who’s in charge?” Me: “I thought you were going to find that out?”
Our Paul Mitchell show department team had extra blankets… so they asked me if I wanted them for the homeless. Yes!
Discernment is not a matter of simply telling difference between right & wrong; rather, telling diff. between right & almost right -Spurgeon
Reading Al Mohler’s blog about popular book The Shack. He argues that yes it’s fiction, but where is our discernment? http://bit.ly/cbCtQi
was just 1st on scene for a car accident-everyone’s fine, helped calm down the girl, how is my life this eventful? http://twitpic.com/11as80
Man, the verse “You will know them by their love for each other” is so true of the group of Christians I meet with each week. So encouraging
Startin off the day with a Rockstar caffeine energy drink, curious about Google Chrome bookmark sync. Man I should be a rap artist. Okay no.
Looking over at my amazing fiancée, wondering how I get to marry such a beautiful woman… and she even made me dinner tonight!
It’s Groundhog Day and I’m having a Windows 7 party in my office, minus the food & diverse ethnic people: http://twitpic.com/1128hj
Keep up the good work, immune system. You’re much appreciated.
Within Temptation – “Our Solemn Hour” with the Metropole Orchestra & Pa’dam Choir. Now THAT is intense. http://bit.ly/oWoyi
endorses Vic Firth sticks, Ludwig drums and snares, Zildjian cymbals, Gibraltar double pedals and hardware, Remo heads, & good music!
I received The Magazine of Santa Clarita & browsed thru it. This city (& our culture) is obsessed with appearances. Not blaming. Just sayin.
“Which of you by worrying can add a single moment to your life?” – Jesus Christ (Luke 12:25)
I’m the happiest guy alive, officially engaged to Karen, the most beautiful & amazing woman on earth. Details soon.. http://daniel-karen.com
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” – King David from the Bible (Psalm 37:4)
@shanleyknox thanks, lots to consider after Haiti. Everyone check out this blog, 5 myths about helping Haiti -> http://sjoknox.blogspot.com
One miracle after another, all 26 orphans from Three Angels Haiti now safely in US & adopted. 2 arrived in Cali. Video: http://bit.ly/5nz30k
@AaronKlein the Haiti stuff is sad, but good things will come. @caseybolton thanks, I enjoy writing. @amyynash yes, & I plan to go sometime.
Am I the only one wishing I was in Haiti right now helping earthquake victims? The photos of dead people are killing me.
New blog, photos from the Haiti earthquake orphanage benefit concert (announced on radio!), & thoughts on Christianity: http://bit.ly/4IfLZT
WE RAISED $910 TONIGHT FOR HAITI! Thanks @JessPenner @JosiahJames for playing a benefit concert! Thanks @SCVSignal @khtsam1220 for helping!
@SCVSignal @khtsam1220 will u consider retweetng? Haiti benefit concert tonight, Santa Clarita 8-11pm 24422 Chestnut St http://bit.ly/5BN8Cz
Went to the Truth & Life conference this week at TMC, so good hearing Ligon Duncan, Philip DeCourcy. Next up Mark Dever addressing legalism.
Benefit concert for Haiti – Fri nite 1/15 in Santa Clarita from 8-11pm with @JosiahJames – Info & music here: http://bit.ly/2PmVZ
Setting up a Haiti relief benefit concert in Santa Clarita, maybe spread news via @ladailynews @SCVSignal @khtsam1220 @canyons Interested?
World Vision has been in Haiti 30 years, today they are rushing 18 tons of supplies to earthquake survivors: http://worldvision.org
Samaritan’s Purse has 100-bed hospital filled, running on generators; donate for medical, blankets etc: http://samaritanspurse.org #Haiti
Food for the Hungry providing water filters, flashlights, temp shelter in Haiti: http://fh.org Director flying to Port au Prince FYI @FH_ERU
Three Angels team preparing for Haiti after earthquake; need $ for medical, vehicle, security, satellite phone: http://threeangelshaiti.org
Update- Three Angels Orphanage Haiti: children safe (including Loralie, child Im sponsoring). Buildings damaged, deaths nearby. Pray. #Haiti
Eating my favorite candy, given to me by my beautiful girlfriend. I’m wondering how I ended up with someone THIS amazing.
Thinking Green – The New Religion “intellectual elites are not so secular as they believe themselves to be.” – Al Mohler – http://ow.ly/VySV
I have a hard time remembering all the things I should remember & a hard time forgetting all the things that I was supposed to forget. -mwy
“…but little they know it’s so hard to find one rich man in ten with a satisfied mind.” – Johnny Cash
“Impure deeds always come from impure thoughts.” – from @Rick_Holland this morning.
I find it ironic that those who cry “tolerance & love!” often say the cruelest & most absurd things to those who disagree.
@penholdr Yes it’s bold considering they’re past 600,000 myspace friends… @schistose I heard them thru HM Magazine & Cornerstone Festival
Enjoying some new Number One Gun, Flyleaf’s latest, old-school Evanescence (pre-Fallen), Blindside… and taking your requests. Anyone?
This is the power of Twitter on my iPhone as shown by the Echofon app’s Google map of tweets by location. Scary? http://twitpic.com/x821t
currently in Las Vegas for a connecting plane flight. How come the people at the slot machines are never smiling like in the commercials?
Realization: I just bought my 1st home. Crazy, long escrow closed! Next comes the responsiblity of being faithful with it.
New blog post on ComfortBetrays.com – Warm blankets & hot chocolate for the homeless: http://bit.ly/thehomeless
“The view is better farther up and the journey is not one for the feet but for the heart.” – reading AW Tozer at Starbucks
Article on Francis Schaeffer by Time Magazine in 1960. If you hadn’t heard of him, here’s a start: http://bit.ly/4pGk8S
@mbthomas thanks for the heads up, I noticed some opposing views on Twitter. Sadly, a little truth mixed in can make us blindly follow.
Interesting, Malcom Gladwell in “Outliers” makes the case that we aren’t as personally responsible for our success as we’d like to think.
“Am I lost or just less found? Hope is coming for me.” – Brooke Fraser, from her CS Lewis song
“Good Christian fear, for sinners here, the silent Word is pleading. This, this is Christ the king whom shepherds guard and angels sing.”
This is a faithful saying & worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. -1 Tim 1:15
@gmacek Thanks for the compliment on the blog–I’ll post more soon. (I have a lot of fragmented thoughts that I haven’t yet published).
twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved. hallelujah, grace like rain falls down on me.
“We need to remember that we already are some sort of example to others. The question is, what kind?” – Stuart Scott
Just invited 200 facebook friends to No Greater Love. Looking forward to @NGLMovie releasing 1st 15 mins of the film.
Ouch. How is it the first time I get stung by a bee while riding a motorcycle, it happens in the middle of December? Must be the economy.
Engrish, as seen at an unnamed fast food place in Santa Clarita, California: http://twitpic.com/u3dsf
Uhhh… @shaycam took a photo of my head next to our Paul Mitchell display models. http://twitpic.com/u26uj
Paul Mitchell is an amazing company to work for. They gave us nice Christmas gifts today. And I dont normally receive Silver Patron Tequila.
The depravity of the human heart is at once the most intellectually resisted yet most empirically verifiable reality. – Malcolm Muggeridge
“I’d rather be called weak than die thinking I was strong.” – Tim Lambesis, As I Lay Dying
It’s my goal in life to someday go shoot nature & science video footage like this or Planet Earth: http://tiny.cc/GsUEl
I used to wonder where you are. These days I can’t find where you’re not. – Aaron Weiss, mewithoutyou
DENTIST FAIL. My appointment was at 10am. Haha. http://twitpic.com/sty9q
Our greatest fear as indviduals & as a church should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that dont really matter. -Kizziar
http://twitpic.com/si7cv – Such a good night handing these out with hot chocolate to the homeless on Skid Row. That’s just half the blankets
here’s @forestry during tonights show in Simi Valley, performing Oh Come Emmanuel, O Holy Night, What Child is This http://twitpic.com/sdn3w
Last time there were like 30 of us watching @JosiahJames but tonight in Simi Valley a couple hundred: http://twitpic.com/sdet4
11:06 PM Dec 5th, 2009 via Echofon
WHAT?! Drum off during @Forestry Christmas concert? That was just incredible. Of the like 90 bands I’ve seen lin ast yrs, that was near top
Wrapping 100,000 presents with 3,000 others for Childrens Hunger Fund… #isupportCHF http://twitpic.com/s9pu9
Karen & I are getting to know a great family from church, and hold me to this: I’m going to adopt a kid someday, as they did from Vietnam.
Yesss… Giving out hot chocolate to the homeless Sunday night downtown LA. Thanks to all that have donated blankets (need them by Sunday).
Looking forward to this Christmas concert (Bakersfield tonight; Simi Valley tmrw) details: myspace.com/FutureOfForestry Want to come?
Christmas gift packing for Children’s Hunger Fund (families in need) tomorrow morning in Chatsworth, I’ll see some of you there!
7:42 AM Dec 4th, 2009 via Echofon
Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry currently in need of mac & cheese, soup cans, tuna cans, soap bars. scvfoodpantry.org. Lets help them out!
A nice bike ride down the 405 to our Beverly Hills office, lunch at Morton’s Steakhouse with Dell & Symantec, then Jim’s mini-tour of LA.
“If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice.” – Neil Peart
“Today you must excel at filtering the world.” – Helpful article on how to thrive in a world of excess access: http://bit.ly/8t8m4e
Giving Google Wave a try thanks to @FollowingPhil, who wants an invite? Consider it my Cyber Monday gift to you, so Google can run your life
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. -WT Purkiser (RT @josiahmartin)
Just skimmed thru 250+ blog posts from those I follow, thanks to Google Reader. The short & long term benefits of reading are very worth it.
New & recommended book, cd, movie, blog, video clip, concert, and more: http://tiny.cc/C3Uvg Enjoy!
Legislation can only force compliance. It can never produce the love necessary to change an attitude. – Ravi Zacharias
Delbanco traces 3 phases of American civilization looking @ fundamental hope of each era, he names in sequence “God, Nation, & Self” -Keller
“By giving up his power & serving, he became the most influential man who ever lived.” Jesus, described by Tim Keller, in Counterfeit Gods.
The movie “Up,” chocolate shakes, and the new Switchfoot album; what a great night with my sweet girlfriend! =]

Closing out a crazy Friday with a little Lynard Skynard, The Outlaws, and .38 Special… southern rock makes me just love being a drummer.
The saying “If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything.” is a little cheesy & vague by itself, but it makes a good point.
Thank you grandpa and all of the Veterans who have served this country. We appreciate you and all of the sacrifices made.
Cleaning scareware off a laptop. You ask why malware, spyware & viruses exist? Theres $ in it for the programmers. DNS hijack + AdSense = $$
<img src=”../FridayAfternoon.jpg“ alt=”Daniel is excited!” width=”100%” href=”javascript:onClick(HappyThemeMusic); margin-right=”VERY YES”/>
Recommended music preview: Switchfoot “Free” coming out Nov. 10: http://tinyurl.com/ydmwwkc “Inside this shell there’s a prison cell”… wow
Humility is not to think higher or lower of myself but to think less often about myself.
Serious, specific, convicting, yet encouraging words this morning from @Rick_Holland – wow, lots to work on with what it means to be a man
Two free tickets up for grabs for a Phil Wickham concert in Santa Clarita tonight, let me know if you want them!
When was the last time you had uninterrupted conversation with anyone? No phones, txt msgs, to-do lists running thru your mind -Francis Chan
@ibexdr I just picked up Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller after profound stuff in Reason For God. He knows his stuff, tackling hard questions.
How ironic, last night I finished “The End of Reason: A Response to the New Atheists” (Ravi Zacharias) & top twitter topic is “No God” =)
Technological advance without virtue in the technician is the nuclear button in the hands of a madman. – Ravi Zacharias, “The End of Reason”
What do people mean when they say `I am not afraid of God because I know He is good’? Have they never even been to a dentist? -CS Lewis
RT @shaycam: Where was Kanye when they handed Obama that Nobel Prize?-”Obama is pretty good, but Beyonce has the best peace of all time!”
Today Google changed their logo to a barcode to mark its invention, so I used a scanner to read it. It said: “Google.”
“Our loves are not rightly ordered.” – St. Augustine
Merely having an open mind is nothing. The object of opening the mind, as of the mouth, is to shut it again on somethng solid. GK Chesterton
one word: MATISYAHU.
It’s been 8 yrs since planes hit the pentagon & the world trade center? And the suicide bombers just keep coming. It’s a dark world.
Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained. -CS Lewis
We are all kings and queens of our own online empires, or so it would seem.
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?” – Jesus, in Luke 6… ouch. So simple to see but so hard for me to live out. #
We are all kings and queens of our own online empires, or so it would seem. #
Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained. -CS Lewis #
It’s been 8 yrs since planes hit the pentagon & the world trade center? And the suicide bombers just keep coming. It’s a dark world. #

You know you live in Southern California when your office building smells like smoke but no one’s actually concerned! #
I’m officially an uncle to James and Amy’s baby boy #
Listening to the new Imogen Heap album, Ellipse… #
Sometimes I need to cut out or really limit the flow of irrellevant information pouring into my life, demanding my attention. #
I heard there’s been over 2,000 firefighters staying here in Santa Clarita for the Station Fire… seen so many trucks, even from Utah today #
“Use money and love people, and don’t ever get the two mixed up.” – Dr. RW Mackey, my business management class prof at The Master’s College #

Tarantino’s new film last night… and now District 9 tonight at Pacific in Bakersfield… #
involuntarily tested the full capabilities of the motorcycle brakes this weekend. [ride alert & paranoid, or don't ride]. #
“I’m growing fond of broken people, as I see that I am one of them” -MuteMath’s new Armistice album ($8 on Amazon) #
AMD stock jumped up 10% this morning. So I sold every share… #

“When the book first came out, it was ahead of its time & people didn’t understand it’s reach” -Amusing Ourselves to Death, 1985, Neil Postman#
is excited! Sunday mornings are the best. Bring on the challenges and opportunities of a new week. #
Dear @FoxNews, please stop sensationalizing and dramatizing your website headlines. Just report the news. Thanks. #
will never see news the same after Neil Postman’s research on America converting to an image-centered culture starting in the 1890s… Wow. #
DrudgeReport headline says 40% of Twitter posts are ‘pointless babble’ (article on Breitbart). Wake up people, it’s higher than 40%! #
Dear prostitutes following me on Twitter: I’d love to be a friend, but I won’t be using your services, & porn destroys lives. Sincerely, Dan #
Dear @CNN, you seriously have a “CNN Truth Squad” for you to determine what the facts are for us? #
…For what use is there in praying, if you will only hear what you want to hear? – “The Sound of Truth” by As I Lay Dying / Tim Lambesis #

Now that I have seen, I am responsible – “Albertine” by Brooke Fraser, video: http://bit.ly/PGZoD
(click HQ version) #
As we’ve gotten more open minded, we’ve gotten more closed hearted. – quoted in a lecture from Ravi Zacharias #
We accuse others to excuse ourselves. We are such fools as to dream that we are better because others are worse… – Charles Spurgeon #
The 100 most often misspelled words in English:http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/misspelled.html …and “ignorance” is one of them =) #
looking to borrow a cajon… anyone? And if you know what that is, 3 gold stars for you! =) Or… is it time for a trip to Guitar Center? #
New mutemath song “Backfire” off the upcoming Armistice cd:http://myspace.com/mutemath Thanks Darren King for years of drumming inspiration #

Perfect night for a BBQ to feed some smiling faces down at the Bresee Center in LA! http://twitpic.com/cc2j9 #
Excited to be getting the drum parts down on the new songs we’re playing tomorrow! Yessss. #
Five words cost Zacharias forty weeks’ silence. Many are sorry they spoke, but few ever mourn that they held their tongue. -Charles Spurgeon #
Who do I think I am, really? … In the words of Aaron Weiss from mewithoutyou, “I need more grace than I thought.” #

ddone of Jess Penner’s songs from the Days Inn commercial can be downloaded free… it’s pop rock… she’s cool, so enjoy! http://bit.ly/TgaqO

9:53 PM Jul 27th from web

Updates: Kevinsrecovery.com (bicycle accident, SCV) & Andy: carepages.com/carepages/updatesandprayersforandy (motorcycle wreck, Bakersfield)

8:08 AM Jul 27th from web

arrived this morning in Long Beach from Catalina Island & Ensenada MX, worked in Santa Clarita, now driving thru Bakersfield to Yosemite!

6:10 PM Jul 24th from TwitterFon

“These things are not strange, Small One, though they are beyond our senses.” – Out of the Silent Planet by CS Lewis

7:50 PM Jul 18th from web

listening to an Erwin McManus lecture on the way to a derek jennings / the ashtray life concert in Ventura… ironic? hah.

7:39 PM Jul 17th from TwitterFon

Where the eye is focused, there imagination finds its raw material. The right focus must be won at immense cost & discipline. Ravi Zacharias

7:03 AM Jul 17th from web

“Character is what a man is in the dark.” – Dwight L. Moody

6:25 AM Jul 16th from TwitterFon

Wherever you are — be all there. – Jim Elliot

6:50 AM Jul 15th from TwitterFon

It has been said that our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, but only empties today of its strength -Charles Spurgeon

6:54 AM Jul 14th from web

A good example is far better than a good precept. – Dwight L. Moody

12:46 PM Jul 13th from web

“Public Enemies” – interesting movie… brings up some good questions. I enjoy analyzing things… and see analyzing as a must…

10:56 PM Jul 11th from TwitterFon

The Internet: it’s a cool place to visit. I wouldn’t want to live there, though.

12:04 PM Jul 10th from TwitterFon

had a great time hanging out with the homeless guys at veterans memorial park in Newhall tonight. Looking forward to going back.

9:47 PM Jul 7th from web

http://twitpic.com/9h4rz – Death Cab for Cutie with the LA Philharmonic & Sarah & Tegan at the Hollywood Bowl

11:05 PM Jul 5th from TwitPic

likes watching little kids enjoy fireworks, they get so excited!

10:15 PM Jul 4th from TwitterFon

wow @mrsacosta its weird getting instant news on twitter, no published stories yet. someone else tweeted about the jet crash in tehachapi

2:23 PM Jul 4th from web

An uneventful Independence Day-no mortars inside pinatas, blowtorches to light bottle rockets, or remote control cars w/ fireworks attached.

12:31 PM Jul 4th from web

http://twitpic.com/9ac7b – @josiahjames at Antioch in Newhall, sounded really good, and his new album is well-produced

10:57 AM Jul 4th from TwitPic

http://twitpic.com/9a30h – @sarahsaturday last night in Newhall, i think she made that backdrop herself

9:56 AM Jul 4th from TwitPic

@jesspenner yes his group sounded great tonight, I recognized him from one of Andrea Hamilton’s shows at a coffee place in Burbank

11:33 PM Jul 3rd from web in reply to jesspenner

at Antioch in Newhall enjoying some live music from Johnny Strat, Josiah James, and Gardening Not Architecture… I wanna play another show.

9:58 PM Jul 3rd from TwitterFon

An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered. – G.K. Chesterton

10:00 AM Jul 3rd from web

It is not pain that has driven the West into emptiness; it has been the drowning of meaning in the oceans of our pleasures. – Ravi Zacharias

9:01 PM Jul 1st from web

Is that a big fire burning north of Santa Clarita / Castaic? Lots of smoke, must be the hills along the grapevine

5:17 PM Jul 1st from TwitterFon

To a man on a mntn road by nite, a glimpse of the nxt 3 ft of road may matter more than a vision of the horizn -CS Lewis to Sheldon Vanauken

12:20 PM Jul 1st from TwitterFon

Dear Sir: In response to your article, ‘What’s wrong with the world,’—I Am. Yours Truly, G.K. Chesterton

1:30 PM Jun 30th from web

“We have a right to believe whatever we want, but not everything we believe is right.” -Ravi Zacharias

7:15 AM Jun 30th from TwitterFon

“Beginning well is a momentary thing; finishing well is a lifelong thing.” – Ravi Zacharias

12:42 PM Jun 29th from web

@nowhere_now thanks, thats what i bought…heard about it years ago & it starts by describing Cornerstone Festival that I did a roadtrip to

7:40 PM Jun 28th from web in reply to nowhere_now

Have a good book suggestion? I just ordered from Amazon: Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman, 1 from Timothy Keller, & Andrew Beaujon

7:06 PM Jun 28th from web

tuning up the drum set, practicing for tomorrow, and enjoying some wild southern rock (the new album from Maylene & the Sons of Disaster)…

3:21 PM Jun 27th from web

“If you love [only] those who love u, what benefit is that?…if you do good to [only] those who do good to u, what benefit is that?” -Jesus

9:33 AM Jun 26th from web

Everyone’s talking about deaths, but no one’s thinking about dying.

7:52 PM Jun 25th from web

@followingphil & @jimbopm just pinpointed the house michael jackson was staying at, using google earth, based on the news helicopter’s view.

3:48 PM Jun 25th from TwitterFon

Norton Internet Security popup dialog box question: “What do you want to do?” My choices are: “Yes” or “No”.. gotta love antivirus software!

2:55 PM Jun 25th from web

just had the weirdest dream. Where does my mind come up with these things? The human mind is amazingly complex… as is entire human body.

6:57 AM Jun 23rd from TwitterFon

oh WOW, new song from August Burns Red is just brutal: http://myspace.com/augustbu… – I love how energetic good metal music can be.

8:24 PM Jun 22nd from web

“Those who know don’t talk & those who talk don’t know.” -Lao Tzu in the Tao Te Ching… quoted in mewithoutYou lyrics.

10:08 PM Jun 21st from TwitterFon

laughing; realized 1st thing I tested in new google Persian translator was “all your base are belong to us”..time to go watch Leeroy Jenkins

4:03 PM Jun 19th from web

RT @rissadanielle “Disappointment is universal, but not uniform…your greatest disapntmnts reveal true treasures of your heart” ~Paul Tripp

7:43 AM Jun 19th from TwitterFon

@mrsacosta yes i’m curious to hear what Skillet does next–though the change between their recents haven’t been as drastic as early stuff

11:33 PM Jun 18th from web in reply to mrsacosta

is looking for new music! & very excited about the upcoming from August Burns Red, Mutemath, Showbread, Neon Horse, & Oh Sleeper… others?!

11:11 PM Jun 18th from web

@Rick_Holland I agree about that iphone 3.0 functionality; just now updated mine and wondering why apple didn’t initially include it…

11:54 PM Jun 17th from TwitterFon in reply to Rick_Holland

@mrsacosta pretty fascinating what’s going on over there in iran, the use of the internet really is messing up the censorship attempts!

11:48 PM Jun 17th from TwitterFon in reply to mrsacosta

@bethanydillon that sounds so good right now! Not to mention I was already hungry.

11:41 PM Jun 17th from TwitterFon in reply to bethanydillon

looking forward to the mewithoutYou concert saturday nite with @jared_johnson at the El Rey Theater in los angeles… aaron weiss is genius.

9:15 PM Jun 17th from web

“Close” only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.

7:56 AM Jun 16th from TwitterFon

drove 200 miles after dinner last night and successfully escaped the busy city life =)

11:17 PM Jun 13th from TwitterFon

Just passed 2 separate wrecks on the 99 north – a rolled truck and burned up semi. I’m telling you Fridays are dangerous days on the road!

6:33 PM Jun 12th from TwitterFon

going to sleep early with the screen door open and a fire in the fireplace. looking forward to camping in the Sequoias on saturday…

9:48 PM Jun 10th from TwitterFon

just finished “A Grief Observed” by C.S. Lewis, and found it mentally refreshing… next on the reading list is “The Abolition of Man.”

10:40 PM Jun 7th from web

is at Dodgers Stadium, EPIC win, wow…

10:33 PM Jun 5th from TwitterFon

Insanely long but beneficial day of leadership training at the Luxe Hotel in Brentwood.

8:26 PM Jun 4th from TwitterFon

heard an interesting thought on atheism about not believing in god… posted it on http://comfortbetrays.com if you’re curious

10:01 PM Jun 1st from web

Someone gave me a thank you kiss after they asked for some money and I bought them lunch at the In N Out on Sunset Blvd yesterday.

8:05 AM Jun 1st from web

So killing late-term abortionist Tiller was how you dealt with those you disagree with? Disgusting, immature response. Wake up, people.

10:17 PM May 31st from web

Reality LA in Hollywood… Excited to hear Tim Chaddick

12:13 PM May 31st from web

to my friends interested in trading on the stock market, heres 3 free trades on scottrade.com by entering the referall code: LHLI2783.

2:02 PM May 30th from web

House-searching. Why? Because playing the custom made USA maple Ludwig drum set doesn’t fly in an apartment. Time for a sound-proof room.

10:08 AM May 30th from TwitterFon

Last wk was 25th anniversary of Francis Schaeffer’s death–This guy was SERIOUSLY ahead of his time understanding and engaging the culture.

9:25 PM May 28th from TwitterFon

Preview of new microsoft search engine Bing, rival to google, at http://decisionengine.com (decisionengine.com)…

10:18 AM May 28th from TwitterFon

Power outage in Stevenson Ranch / Santa Clarita

9:02 PM May 27th from TwitterFon

finished another CS Lewis book called The Problem of Pain, confronting the issue of why suffering exists. This guy was a genius.

5:45 PM May 26th from TwitterFon

successfully winning the personal war on information overload thanks to a deactivated facebook account, no TV, & a peaceful, productive day.

5:52 PM May 25th from TwitterFon

Adam Pasion from Briertone, live music with art show tonight, downtown Bakersfield

12:28 PM May 22nd from TwitterFon

back from sushi at kabuki, now for putting windows 7 on the iMac via parallels… (or via fusion?).

1:59 PM May 20th from TwitterFon

picked up the new mewithoutYou album at bestbuy for $10, haven’t heard lyrics this intriguing in a long time, wow. GET IT.

6:25 PM May 19th from TwitterFon

last week’s investment in oil had a fun day in the stock market today

6:14 PM May 18th from TwitterFon

listening to LeftRightLeftRightLeft (free Coldplay live album).

9:38 AM May 17th from TwitterFon

is following Al Mohler on twitter… This guy is intense!

11:26 PM May 14th from TwitterFon

Had a dream last night where I was fighting giant spiders, then watching friends drown in buses that drove off a cliff into a river!

9:59 AM May 14th from TwitterFon

New metzeler tires on the Suzuki Sv650, and noticing a lot more motorcycles in Santa Clarita this time of year.

2:59 PM May 13th from TwitterFon

Went to Coral Tree Cafe but was closed… can’t beat yesterday’s lunch with Dell & VMware at Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Woodland Hills.

8:53 PM May 12th from TwitterFon

Seems like yesterday was visiting Eric in the hospital… recovered from broken neck, now an EMT: http://tinyurl.com/cajkq4

3:55 PM Apr 28th from web

watching Slumdog Millionaire

9:53 PM Apr 27th from TwitterFon

Don’t you love it when the president of your company calls you right as you’re stuffing a chocolate cookie in your mouth?! Hahaha.

12:32 PM Apr 27th from TwitterFon

wow… had 2 & half hour dinner with John MacArthur tonight, shocked to hear the simple facts about the Mark Driscoll song of solomon issue

10:36 PM Apr 23rd from web

thinks it’s great when little kids smile and wave at him on the motorcycle!

8:15 AM Apr 23rd from TwitterFon

Update about sunday night’s trip to the streets of downtown LA: http://comfortbetrays.com

1:44 AM Apr 22nd from TwitterFon

Am I strange for going to both Golden Spoon locations in santa clarita on the same night?

10:17 PM Apr 21st from TwitterFon

thinking about seeing the movie “earth” that’s in theaters wednesday, based on the Planet Earth series, anyone else?

11:43 PM Apr 20th from TwitterFon

You know how sometimes the truth of something just smacks you in the face? And you step back, but it just smacks you again? Yeah.

6:37 PM Apr 19th from web

learns a lot of things by the trial and error method.

11:50 PM Apr 18th from TwitterFon

All doubts, however skeptical and cynical they may seem, are really a set of alternate beliefs. – Timothy Keller

7:17 AM Jul 31st from web

Just Say No has become America’s most urgent slogan at the very moment Why Not? has become most publicly unanswerable question. – Os Guiness

8:00 AM Jul 29th from web

one of Jess Penner’s songs from the Days Inn commercial can be downloaded free… it’s pop rock… she’s cool, so enjoy! http://bit.ly/TgaqO