Category Archive for 'Randomness'

.: My Hero…

The live acoustic version of “My Hero” by the Foo Fighters from 2006 is legit:: I referenced another song about a hero of mine last week… I think it’s a question worth asking and a question worth your consideration:: Who are some of your heroes? (Dear Lurking Readers:: don’t be shy… many of you are [...]

Nolan Ryan did it again. The Hall of Fame inductee and winner of 324 career MLB games has won the ownership of the Texas Rangers. I’m sure Mark Cuban would have been a fine owner of my FIRST PLACE Texas Rangers… but there’s no way that I would have preferred Cuban over Nolan Ryan and [...]

I am the father of two young men. A realization hit me yesterday… Ryland Von (my oldest son) will be starting his first year of school at the end of this month. That seems utterly and completely impossible. My oldest son is about to be sitting in a classroom, and a cafeteria. Only a few [...]

.: Ryland is FOUR…

My oldest son, Ryland Von Weaver, turns four years old tomorrow. In honor of his 4th birthday, here are a few of my favorite photos of my Chico and I. (::WARNING:: You may fall in love with this kid…)

.: Relentless Effort…

We tell ourselves that skill is the precious resource and effort is the commodity. It’s the other way around. Effort can trump ability… because relentless effort is in fact something rarer than the ability to engage in some finely tuned act of motor coordination. + Malcolm Gladwell A close friend of mine forwarded me an [...]

“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” + President Harry S. Truman Here are some books that I have read so far this summer:: Irresistable Revolution (Shane Claiborne) The Emotionally Healthy Church (Peter Scazzero) The Life of the Soul (Samuel H. Miller) Simply Christian (N.T. Wright) Here are books that are next [...]

.: FREEdom:: Walk On…

There is this tiny, tiny little band from Dublin, Ireland that is known as U2. A friend of mine let me borrow his Joshua Tree album my sophomore year of college, and I have been hooked on their tunes ever since. There are several songs in U2′s catalog that are among my “go to jams”… [...]

NOTE:: The following information is for general and pastoral guidance and should not be taken as legal advice. State and county requirements can change. The following info regarding marriages in the State of Maryland is effective:: June 2010 This weekend, I will have the honor of performing my first marriage ceremony as the Lead Pastor/Planter [...]

Miss the USA vs England match last Saturday? Catch the LEGO highlights! This is greatness… ………………………… //rweaver//

.: Bleach is Alive…

Bleach is Alive? (check this out… CLICK HERE) Bleach is Alive… That’s exactly what I just discovered. One of my favorite bands is in the studio recording a brand-stinkin-new album that will release at some point in 2010. This is a band that I saw almost a dozen times between 1997 and 2002… before they [...]