A Good Friday Prayer
O Christ, Lamb of God, slain for the sin of the whole world, with penitent heart I come to Your cross, pleading for mercy and forgiveness. My sins--and they are many--have added to the burden of Your suffering and have nailed You to the accursed tree. For me You tasted the agony of the utter darkness that I might not perish, . . .
My Personality...
Things were a little slow tonight in Mission Control, so I wandered over hereto take a Personality Test. Generally, I hate this sort of thing, but if you know me at all, you'll realize this is pretty scarily correct:
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One of the Most Profound Things I Heard Today...Part 2
Referring to students of theology arriving at seminary:
"When they arrive at the university, they know everything. In their second year of study they become aware of some things that they do not know. At the close of their last year of study they are convinced that they know nothing at all." From C.F.W Walther, . . .
Go, Endeavour! Go!
At 1:28 am (EDT) today the shuttle Endeavour lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and made a safe, flawless, and beautiful ascent to space. Within the hour, the Mission Control Center in Houston, Texas, gave Endeavour a ‘Go for orbital ops,’ meaning that all essential tasks to turn the shuttle from a rocket ship to a space ship had . . .
Salvation Unto Us Has Come
For starters, I cannot believe how busy the past few weeks have been! It seems I came off of working STS-122 and never stopped in preparation for STS-123. I am the lead from our group for this flight, and the compressed schedule has kept me more than gainfully employed...but onto more lofty things...
One of the joys (and . . .
Why I've Not Been Blogging...
The last two weeks have been exceedingly busy due to my involvement working the STS-122/1E Space Shuttle mission. My small part in the EVA (i.e. spacewalk) world allows me to see, experience, and participate in some of the most exciting aspects of human spaceflight...in short, I have one of the coolest jobs in the world.
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Amusement (6 Feb)
It's been awhile since we've taken a walk on the lighter side of things, and after finding this jewel of a YouTube special, I can wait no longer...I've always been amused by celebrities making fun of other celebrities, including themselves, but this treasure is somebody else poking some light-hearted fun at celebrities, saying the . . .
