Ultramarathoners

You think you're intense? Check out these guys. I can barely run two miles without having to stop, but Sam Thompson ran the whole Appalachian trail over 99 days (2,175 miles). I guess that's what it takes to get a North Face sponsorship!

A call to hope

I’ve always loved benedictions. My pastor in the church where I grew up was exceptionally good at benedictions, and they were usually my favorite part of the service (and not because they marked the end!) I looked up “benediction” and found out it comes from the Latin “bene” (meaning “well”) and “dicere” (meaning “to speak”). Rev. Joseph E. Lowery gave the benediction at the presidential inauguration on Tuesday, and I found it an excellent call to faith and unity. His words remind us that while America may have come a long way, this is a process that is far from over. Just yesterday I read about a documentary about the de-segregating of a high school prom in Mississippi. When I read the first line of the article, I automatically thought this event occurred around 50 years ago. I was shocked when I read on and discovered it happened LAST YEAR. Worldviews don’t change just because of the passage of a law, and Lowery’s words are just as timely today as they were when he worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The full text of Lowery’s benediction can be found here. Picture courtesy of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Come visit us!

Hey everyone! Southwest Airlines is having a great sale right now on flights to and from Seattle, so now would be an EXCELLENT time to buy tickets and visit the Emerald City! See here for the Southwest sale. You have to book by tomorrow, January 22, and the flights must occur between February 3 and May 31. Come on, you know you want a vacation...

The rest is history

We are taking part in history. I hope I can look back in 50 years and recall with clarity the importance of today. Live blogging on the inauguration at The New York Times.

(Photo courtesy of The New York Times)

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I swear they didn't pay me to write this.