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I was thinking recently and decided I wanted to add a section to my website to blog about issues of church and faith. It's interesting to consider what role the Internet might have in the lives of today's and tomorrow's young people -- could it be a catalyst for encouraging kids to explore and share their faith?
Jules Verne
March 30, 2008
It has been fun to read about the Jules Verne spacecraft developed by the ESA. It's a cargo ferrying spacecraft designed to dock with the ISS autonomously.
After just finishing a book on unit testing, it's fascinating to read about some of the design that went into the atonomous docking software, not only in terms of software, but also the human processes that monitor the atonomous software and intervene if there are problems. Sounds like a wonderfully interesting application of software, testing, processes, etc.
To quote one part of the article:
Cameras on the station's exterior captured several views of Jules Verne during Saturday's demonstrations. The 40,000-pound spacecraft appeared as a gleaming star above the Earth's limb.
"For the flight control team, the sight of the ATV thrusters firing was particularly exciting and brought the whole thing to life," Chesson said. "It was fantastic to be reunited with Jules Verne and to see it performing so perfectly, which is very promising for the days to come."
I enjoy imagining what it would be like to be a part of the flight control team. These people, whether they're designing rovers that get catapulted millions of miles to Mars, or cargo ferrying autonomous docking spacecraft... what an emotionally charged moment to see this thing you've created, alive and well and acting with a little bit of its own will.
I think in that moment, we share a little bit more in common with our Heavenly Father, and we can imagine His joy when he sees His creation acting out His good intention.
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Larry hits 100March 16, 2008
A member of Meredith and I's small group at church will reach his 100th blood donation this June, and is inviting 100 friends to join him in June to celebrate his achievement. Nice work Larry! I've often thought that giving blood would make for a great thing to do with church friends. Needtobreathe
March 16, 2008
One of the really nice features of iTunes is that when you're purchasing music, you can see what people who bought that album also bought. It ends up being a great way to discover new music.
It has been a couple of years since I've probed for new music, and as I was buying Jon Foreman's latest efforts, Fall and Winter, I followed a link to a band called Needtobreathe.
After sampling a few of their songs, I was sold, and bought their album The Heat. My favorite so far is Signature of Divine:
Yahweh, Yahweh
Great is your glory
You go before me
Oh we sing
Holy, holy!
You're ever lovely
So above me
Yahweh
What a great sound!
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