http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13400716/posts/summaryWed, 16 Aug 2006 22:23:42 +0000http://briankharmon.combkharmon@gmail.com (Brian Harmon)15http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13400716/posts/summary/115576686016850398Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:17:00 +00002006-08-16T17:21:00.194-05:00I've changed from Blogger to WordPress. The new address for rss feeds is: http://briankharmon.com/feed/ http://briankharmon.com/2006/08/please-update-your-rss-and-atom-feeds.htmlbkharmon@gmail.com (Brian Harmon)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13400716/posts/summary/115135651673719296Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:07:00 +00002006-06-26T16:15:16.760-05:00My MINI was due for an oil change. I wanted to be sure to get it done, since we're going on a Big Trip on Saturday. In the past, I had to drive to Memphis for all service to the car, since the warranty required that service be done at a MINI dealership. But that's all over now, so I was going to get my oil changed here in Little Rock. But apparently, nobody carries the oil filter for a MINI.http://briankharmon.com/2006/06/kind-of-annoyed-at-mini.htmlbkharmon@gmail.com (Brian Harmon)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13400716/posts/summary/115135393108560444Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:15:00 +00002006-06-26T15:32:11.103-05:00Our Gospel reading on Sunday was Mark 4:35 - 5:20. In that reading, Jesus calms a storm on the Sea of Galillee, and then heals a man who was possessed by many demons. After both miracles, people are afraid of Jesus. In her sermon, Bean shared this poem, "Maybe", by Mary Oliver: Sweet Jesus, talking his melancholy madness, stood up in the boat and the sea lay down, silky and sorryhttp://briankharmon.com/2006/06/maybe.htmlbkharmon@gmail.com (Brian Harmon)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13400716/posts/summary/114935471565140567Sat, 03 Jun 2006 16:54:00 +00002006-06-03T12:11:55.670-05:00 Hmmm. Tomorrow is Pentecost. And my last entry here was posted on Holy Saturday. That means that it's been FIFTY DAYS since I posted anything here. Sorry, Mom! (I figure you're the only one who is still checking.) So, I guess I'd better say something, or else change the subtitle of the blog... Let's see. Speaking of Pentecost, I'll be reading the Gospel in Greek during worship tomorrow. http://briankharmon.com/2006/06/50-days.htmlbkharmon@gmail.com (Brian Harmon)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13400716/posts/summary/114514663221215966Sun, 16 Apr 2006 00:14:00 +00002006-04-15T19:17:12.226-05:00I'm ready to go to the Easter Vigil, but a quick note before I head out: David and I went kite-flying this afternoon. It was very pleasant - not too hot, a nice breeze, the smell of grass, and the tug of the line. A fun way to spend an hour or two. But since I had my face pointed to the sky the whole time, my whole head is now as pink as an Easter egg! :) Happy Easter.http://briankharmon.com/2006/04/just-in-time-for-easter.htmlbkharmon@gmail.com (Brian Harmon)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13400716/posts/summary/114425426771467389Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:55:00 +00002006-04-06T10:27:12.780-05:00(Yes, I know that the picture is of daffodils, not azaleas. I took this picture this year at the Wye Mountain Daffodil Festival. I don't actually have an azalea picture at the moment. How unfortunate for you.) When I was in high school, in addition to not practicing the trombone, I took a trip with the band to some high school band competition. The bus was too small to accomodate everyone, so Ihttp://briankharmon.com/2006/04/apology-to-mrs-simonor-wow-look-at-all.htmlbkharmon@gmail.com (Brian Harmon)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13400716/posts/summary/114356380958465510Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:26:00 +00002006-03-30T10:37:36.566-06:00Mike Cope's blog has an account (and a long discussion in the comments) about the Soulforce Equality Ride, which recently visited Abilene Christian University. It sounds like ACU did a great job of welcoming the riders, and it seems that some really good discussion and mutual sharing occurred. Both sides seem to have been blessed by the encounter. This is a huge contrast from the reaction thathttp://briankharmon.com/2006/03/four-things-i-wish-non-gay-christians.htmlbkharmon@gmail.com (Brian Harmon)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13400716/posts/summary/114141133935777833Fri, 03 Mar 2006 18:38:00 +00002006-03-03T12:46:06.680-06:00Greg Kendall-Ball has asked people to post funny or tragic stories from their time at Harding University. He promised that extra points would be awarded if the story involved fire, so I posted this story. I decided to post it here, too, since I haven't written anything in a while. Read it and weep for my youthful stupidity. ___________________________________ One night my roommate (name http://briankharmon.com/2006/03/harding-memories.htmlbkharmon@gmail.com (Brian Harmon)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13400716/posts/summary/114012898572512176Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:26:00 +00002006-02-16T16:29:45.756-06:00"Inclusivity" is a buzzword in some circles that really turns some people off. There's a good post and discussion about what "inclusive" really means over at The Propaganda Box.http://briankharmon.com/2006/02/inclusivity.htmlbkharmon@gmail.com (Brian Harmon)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13400716/posts/summary/113941849249786451Wed, 08 Feb 2006 16:55:00 +00002006-02-08T11:15:58.393-06:00Sweet! Occasionally we have guest instrumentalists at church. I've just learned that this Sunday the Meshugga Klezmer Band will be there. "Klezmer" is a type of traditional Jewish music involving accordions and clarinets. Apparently one of our parishioners is a member of the band. But what's also cool is: another member of the band is Peter Miller, a famous Jewish Little Rock lawyer. He's http://briankharmon.com/2006/02/accordions-at-church.htmlbkharmon@gmail.com (Brian Harmon)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13400716/posts/summary/113924413230045752Mon, 06 Feb 2006 16:39:00 +00002006-02-06T10:42:12.330-06:00In general, I think Andrew Sullivan has been saying some good things about this whole mess about the Danish cartoons and the ensuing riots. (You might have to scroll down quite a bit. He's had several posts about it.)http://briankharmon.com/2006/02/anybody-know-where-i-can-buy-some.htmlbkharmon@gmail.com (Brian Harmon)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13400716/posts/summary/113866335060248771Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:37:00 +00002006-01-30T18:25:55.433-06:00Most of the time I was in Chicago, I was in a drab, ugly office building, working late. However, occasionally I did get to do/see something cool. Here is a partial list of some good stuff I experienced in Chicago: Good eats. I know I should have branched out and gone to more places. But my lunchtime staples were Chipotle, Potbelly Sandwich Works, and Cosi. Yum. I wish we had those places inhttp://briankharmon.com/2006/01/goodbye-chicago.htmlbkharmon@gmail.com (Brian Harmon)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13400716/posts/summary/113830226751775659Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:59:00 +00002006-01-26T13:09:31.236-06:00Without looking it up, please tell me whether or not you know the meaning of the following word: pericope I'm afraid that only seminary-type people will know it. "Pericope" figures prominently in a website project I'm working on. But if hardly anyone knows what it means, then maybe using it is a bad idea... Thanks!http://briankharmon.com/2006/01/quick-question.htmlbkharmon@gmail.com (Brian Harmon)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13400716/posts/summary/113813949214657654Tue, 24 Jan 2006 21:49:00 +00002006-01-24T15:51:32.170-06:00I'm still alive. I haven't posted anything for a while, because I've been busy traveling for work, and being sick. I feel like a new post might be coming along soon, though, especially since I just heard that I'll be done traveling to Chicago at the end of this week. So, to the one or two of you who are still checking this site: I'm almost back! :)http://briankharmon.com/2006/01/im-still-alive.htmlbkharmon@gmail.com (Brian Harmon)http://www.blogger.com/feeds/13400716/posts/summary/113224117995612657Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:16:00 +00002005-11-17T09:26:20.010-06:00 Wind chill this morning in Chicago: 1° Fahrenheit. I would not complain if this were the dead of winter. I would tell myself, "Self, we are in the dead of winter! It should come as no surprise that your ears are frozen and are in danger of falling off." But this is the middle of November, for goodness' sake! Of course, I also complain when it is 100°+ in Little Rock during the "summer." I http://briankharmon.com/2005/11/um-can-you-tell-me-again-why-people.htmlbkharmon@gmail.com (Brian Harmon)