Mudshot Eyes Mudshot Eyes Mudshot Eyes is a reference to a biblical story from John 9 where Jesus uses mud to heal a man from blindness. This site is a place for reflections and queries on life with Christ, in his world. It is for Christ-followers or the Christ-curious. Articles
An Emmaus Road Trip
2008-05-31 01:02:00 If you’ve been unsuccessful in reaching us lately, it’s because Krista and I have been two weeks in Europe, half of which was a mission trip to Estonia where our friends Brian and Renee Alex are serving. I’ll write more about that in the next few days. For now I want to update you about ... More About: Trip , Road Trip , Road
Expelled? Anyone? Anyone?
2008-05-12 05:26:00 Last week, I saw Expelled , the new movie from Ben Stein. It has stirred up a mostly negative response from all sides. Here are a couple of quotes from recent reviews: Kenneth R. Miller, a biology professor at Brown University, was particularly harsh in his Op-Ed piece in the Boston Globe: “Expelled is a shoddy piece of propaganda ...
Two Hours and Four Minutes
2008-04-28 05:05:00 I finished the Country Music Half Marathon yesterday with a personal best time of 2:04:35. I was one of a ton of people from The Lampo Group who trained and ran, many for the first time, thanks to lots of motivation from our fearless leader, Dave Ramsey, who finished the half in 1:51. I was running ... More About: Minutes , Hours
The Shack - A Review (Part 2 of 2)
2008-04-25 03:36:00 “Jesus?” he whispered as his voice choked. “I feel so lost.” A hand reached out and squeezed his, and didn’t let go. “I know, Mack. But it’s not true. I am with you and I am not lost.” William P. Young’s book, The Shack is ultimately about the main character, Mack, discovering that ... More About: Review , Part
Stanley Cup Playoffs!
2008-04-21 06:17:00 [We interrupt our regularly scheduled blog article for a hockey post, regardless of those of you who ignore professional sports…] I had planned on posting the rest of The Shack review, but I had a diversion from our normal Sunday writing time today. Krista and I were surprised by two free tickets to the Nashville ... More About: Stanley Cup , Stanley Cup Playoffs , Playoffs , Stanley
The Shack - A Review (Part 1 of 2)
2008-04-14 04:59:00 (Minor spoilers ahead–depending on your definition of a “spoiler”) William Young is discovering that word of mouth can be a powerful thing. His new book, The Shack , has sold almost 400,000 copies after starting with only a $200 marketing budget. The book is growing in popularity, mostly due to the fact that it simply ... More About: Review , Part
A Happy Anniversary
2008-04-08 22:29:00 2 years. Loving. Growing. Believing. Trusting. Forgiving. Praying. Being One. More About: Anniversary , Happy , Happy Anniversary
I Could Have Been a Bible Story
2008-04-05 05:48:00 Ah, yes… the Holy Bible . The very mention of it stirs up a wide variety of responses. Some think of archaic language and dust-covered black leather, a book for another time. It’s an irrelevant set of religious writings that have some good advice, but no significant value for today. Others remember their Sunday School ... More About: Story , Bible story
The Anti-Curse
2008-03-21 21:31:00 Today’s post is by guest blogger Krista Barmer, a brilliant writer who happens to be my wife. ?You are the anti-curse. Death going in reverse.? ~ Derek Webb There?s an Asian woman who walks around our apartment complex when the weather is nice, like it was today, this first full day of Spring. In front of her, ... More About: Curse , Anti
Happy St. Patty?s Day!
2008-03-18 00:46:00 From a beam in the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. More About: Happy
The Applause We Hoped For
2008-03-12 01:14:00 “No one else can paint your portrait from an unobstructed view.” - J.J. Heller, singer and songwriter You will never come in contact with anyone who will completely accept you and approve of everything you do. This universal truth seems simple enough, but there is an inner drive within each of us to be accepted by ... More About: Applause
Faith Enough
2008-03-03 06:24:00 Our pastor preached a message on the first 12 verses of 2 Thessalonians this morning, but I couldn’t get past verse 3. We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly… The phrase that keeps jumping out at me is that their faith was “growing abundantly.” ... More About: Faith
Curious?
2008-02-25 03:58:00 On any given weekend, Krista and I will be out on a date and she will hear those fateful words: “I’m taking a shortcut.” Unfortunately, my shortcuts aren’t always short, and sometimes they require a complete U-turn to retrace my steps. However, the reason I know a few shortcuts is because I can’t stand ... More About: Curious
History Class is History
2008-02-18 04:18:00 Readers of this blog are going to have to find their history fix elsewhere. Though I enjoy reading about history, I have discovered that writing about it succinctly is like trying to describe occupants of a moving train while I’m still in the station. So I’m bailing on my attempt to write about ... More About: History , Class
Augustine?s Problem, and Mine
2008-01-31 05:50:00 “As I ‘roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart,’ all my lack was laid before you.” - Augustine , from The Confessions of Augustine When I think of the great saints of early church history, I rarely imagine a person who was perplexed with the meaning of life. The tendency is to assume that the ... More About: Problem , Mine
History Stories
2008-01-20 09:02:00 History is crucial for understanding not only the life of Jesus, but also the entire biblical message. A good deal of the Old Testament is historical narrative. The Bible tells the story of God’s revelation in the life and history of the people of God. Without that story, it is impossible ... More About: History , Stories
This Blog Has Moved
2008-01-02 00:45:00 I’ve transitioned back to a self-hosted blog so you will no longer see posts here. The permanent address for Mudshot Eyes is: http://mudshoteyes.com - Blog http://mudshoteyes.com/feed - RSS Feed Please make changes to your bookmarks and blogrolls. All previous posts and comments have been exported to the new host. Thanks for reading! ...
2007: A Look Back
2008-01-01 04:14:00 The New Year celebration is my favorite time of year. I love the feeling of a fresh start and the excitement of reaching for new or resurrected goals. However, before moving on to 2008, I want to take inventory of the kind of year 2007 has been. Looking back isn’t something you want to ... More About: Back
2007: A Look Back
2008-01-01 04:10:00 The New Year celebration is my favorite time of year. I love the feeling of a fresh start and the excitement of reaching for new or resurrected goals. However, before moving on to 2008, I want to take inventory of the kind of year 2007 has been. Looking back isn’t something you want to ... More About: Back
Lavish Christmas
2007-12-25 10:09:00 “We’ve become too polite. We don’t laugh and cry with God. We’ve forgotten the excitement of the Good News. What greater sign of the extraordinary, lavish, marvelous love of God than the incarnation! God so loved the world and all of us in it that God himself came to live with us as one ... More About: Christmas
Lavish Christmas
2007-12-25 08:09:00 “We’ve become too polite. We don’t laugh and cry with God. We’ve forgotten the excitement of the Good News. What greater sign of the extraordinary, lavish, marvelous love of God than the incarnation! God so loved the world and all of us in it that God himself came to live with us as one ... More About: Christmas
Christmas Crankiness
2007-12-24 03:37:00 “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” In spite of the song sung every Christmas season about how wonderful Christmas is, I have mixed feelings. One one hand, I enjoy the nostalgic feelings that come along with all the decor, the food, and the music. It reminds me of the oblivious days of ...
Christmas Crankiness
2007-12-24 03:29:00 “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” In spite of the song sung every Christmas season about how wonderful Christmas is, I have mixed feelings. One one hand, I enjoy the nostalgic feelings that come along with all the decor, the food, and the music. It reminds me of the oblivious days of ... More About: Cran
Stealing Christmas from the Rich
2007-12-17 06:27:00 An acquaintance of mine recently made a decision to shift his whole way of looking at Christmas . He decided that it was foolish to spend $500 on trinkets, socks, and CDs as gifts for friends and family who needed no such things. Instead, he is taking the money he would have spent on ... More About: Rich , Stealing
Stealing Christmas from the Rich
2007-12-17 06:27:00 An acquaintance of mine recently made a decision to shift his whole way of looking at Christmas . He decided that it was foolish to spend $500 on trinkets, socks, and CDs as gifts for friends and family who needed no such things. Instead, he is taking the money he would have spent on ... More About: Rich , Stealing
The ?Why? of Discipline
2007-12-10 07:30:00 I began training last week for another half-marathon (last year’s full marathon was special, but I’m going to keep it sane this year). As I laid out my training schedule, I’m trying to carve 20 minutes off of my best time. This will require a level of discipline that I’ve not achieved in ... More About: Discipline
The ?Why? of Discipline
2007-12-10 07:30:00 I began training last week for another half-marathon (last year’s full marathon was special, but I’m going to keep it sane this year). As I laid out my training schedule, I’m trying to carve 20 minutes off of my best time. This will require a level of discipline that I’ve not achieved in ... More About: Discipline
Pullman Needs a New Compass
2007-12-03 05:24:00 When Krista and I heard that certain Christian groups were boycotting The Golden Compass , it made us want to go see it. But after reading more about it, there is room for caution. If you are planning on going to see the movie, which is based on the first book in a trilogy ...
Pullman Needs a New Compass
2007-12-03 05:24:00 When Krista and I heard that certain Christian groups were boycotting The Golden Compass , it made us want to go see it. But after reading more about it, there is room for caution. If you are planning on going to see the movie, which is based on the first book in a trilogy ... More About: Pull , Needs
Beautiful Birthday
More articles from this author:2007-11-29 07:29:00 Happy Birthday , Krista! Today is your golden birthday! Not that you needed any reminding over the past few weeks as you looked forward to celebrating. In fact, this is one of the things I love most about you: your propensity for celebrating life in all its moments. Whether it be a memory, ... More About: Beautiful 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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