Science Lesson

This afternoon we were watching a "How It's Made" episode on Discovery Channel about fluorescent tube lights. When the narrator described how the glass tubes were emptied of air and filled with gas, my son asked almost incredulously, "They fill it with gas?!"

He paused and then asked, "People gas?" (I can only imagine what kind of image that conjured up in his mind!) Then he went on to explain to me that there are two types of gas: car gas and people gas.

There's your science lesson. Got it?

I Don't Wanna Gain the Whole World and Lose My Soul

One of my favorite songs of late is TobyMac's newest single, Lose My Soul. I probably hear it at least once a day lately. It plays several times per day on The Message XM Radio station, and if that's not enough for me, I can always listen to it on my iPod! TobyMac is a hip-hop gospel recording artist, formerly of the popular (now defunct) Christian music group dc Talk. The tune is catchy, and whenever I sing along, I'm singing lyrics that represent my own thoughts and desires.

The first video embedded below is a comical dialogue between Toby and his "psychiatrist" (who is very reminiscent of the late Chris Farley of SNL fame) as they discuss the meaning behind the song. When you watch it, you'll laugh for sure!



To hear the song, you can watch this video below. You'll be humming it the rest of the day!

Up Next on My Reading List...

Here's a great video of Tim Keller at an "Authors@Google" consortium, promoting his newest book The Reason For God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism, which is also the book that is up next on my reading list. (In fact, I plan to read a little after I finish with this entry...) He's says some really thought-provoking stuff.