Wygle Wide Web

A quiet field journal of digital archaeology. Reconstructing a life from 25+ years of digital traces, with occasional help from ChatGPT when things get weird or surprising.

  • From The Stackhouse Filibuster Episode of The West Wing

    Josh: I’m going to Port Saint Lucie, which may not mean anything to you, but happens to be the spring training home of the… C.J.: New York Jets. Yes, you’ve told me. Josh, you can watch basketball on T.V. Josh: Yes, except the New York Knicks are a basketball team, the New York Jets are…

  • I am using Ping to update Yammer and Twitter at the same time. I’m not going to use it all the time though. BOOM-BIP!

  • “The finest art of communication is not the ability to express your thoughts and ideas: it is the ability to understand the thoughts and ideas of your kids.” – Tedd Tripp

  • When we manipulate the behavior the real need isn’t addressed, we’re giving them a false basis for ethics, the heart is wrongly trained, the gospel will not be central, and it shows the idol of our heart. And, of course, the gospel will not be central.

  • The primary place to learn a biblical world view is not church, the church is there to equip, it’s not school, VBS, or summer camp, no matter how great these things are. The primary place to learn a biblical world view is the home, it’s the place of fathers and mothers. Tedd Tripp at the…

  • Writer’s block is your friend. It’s your unconscious mind telling you that what you just wrote or are about to write is wrong—you don’t believe in it or care about it, and so you can’t stand the thought of writing it. Go back and reinvent the story, which may involve throwing out everything you’ve written…

  • You exercise authority as God’s agent. You may not direct your children for your own agenda or convenience. You must direct your children on God’s behalf for their good Tedd Tripp, Shepherding a Child’s Heart (p. xix)

  • ltxufiubse067fv9m9lrbxddo1 What Wonderus Love is This? by Red Letter This is an amazing version of this song. I’ve listened to it pretty much over and over all day.

  • We need less family ministries if families are doing ministry Andrew Pack (campus admin at Mars Hill’s Lake City campus).

  • I love drinking really good beer out of my PBR glass.

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