Yesterday, January 3rd, was J.R.R. Tolkien's birthday. Still love LOTR.

I was going to do a thread, but that's turned into a piece. Just as well, there seems to have been a surprising amount of controversy over this #film. So watch this space.

I had a great time in Thailand

Idea of the Day: Children Need High-Quality Early Childhood Education americanprogress.org/issues/ideas/2…

Garden Ranch Baptist Church teaches English and the Bible to Chinese people every Monday night from 9 to midnight

Tomorrow at Garden Ranch we will be discussing building community and deeper relationships.

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Prophet, Martyr, Spy is the story of a man who stood up to an evil government and paid the ultimate price. Good read.

Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state a necessary evil - Thomas Paine

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