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Open Again!!!
I have been completely consumed by life lately and haven’t been able to update my blog. Things will be slowing down a bit so I am opening up the blog again! I will have some new posts this week and possibly even unveil a new design.
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The Best Church Program Ever!!!
Do me a favor and keep watching until 1′ 52″. Breakin’ it down!!!!
And yes…it’s real!!!
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In Awe of God
I am reading Crazy Love by Francis Chan and it is really challenging me to spend some time meditating on who God is. Chan is laying the foundation for examining God’s love for us by looking at God’s creation and how vast it is.
One reason I love traveling to different parts of the world is that is broadens my view of the world and my place in it. It is so easy to get caught up in an extremely narrow view of what the world is like. This video takes it even further and examines our place in the galaxies of God’s creation. I am in awe at the vastness of His creation!
Let’s Be Friends
Well, they finally let me in! (See previous story here.)
I am now on Facebook. If you are already there, I’d love to be your friend!
If not, create a profile and start. Trust me, you will like it! It is a great way to find old friends and keep up with everyone.
Now I Feel Old
Michael Jackson turns 50 today.
Train Up A Child
The kids and I went out to dinner last night with my parents. When I got home I went upstairs and looked at the kids’ computer and saw this.
Allie has apparently learned how to use Outlook. Complete with the schedule for the evening and even a workout planned for later in the week!
What’s In A Name
I have seen a few instances recently of policy decisions gone bad. And both related to last names.
I finally decided to sign up for Facebook last week. Unfortunately, as I tried to sign up I got a message that said, “Our automatic signup process has rejected your name.” What!!! Apparently, my last name has some inference of drug use. Facebook can’t have that, so they have a policy of no usernames with the word “high”. As of writing this post, I still haven’t been allowed to open a Facebook account.
Another policy decision gone wrong is from the American Family Association. They have a Christian news outlet website called OneNewsNow.com. They decided to automatically review all of the AP news articles that are published on their website and replace the word “gay” with “homosexual”. Here is the result of that decision.
This article is about American sprinter Tyson Homosexual, formerly known as Tyson Gay.
Come on people…it’s only a name!
Olympic Lowlights
Here is my take on the last few days of the Olympics.
Gymnastics - Callers flooded Sports Talk radio this week talking about Gymnastics. Specifically the scoring. These Tim Daggett fueled complaints are filling the airwaves and living rooms across America. The problem is, I and the rest of America haven’t watched gymnastics in exactly 4 years, and yet everyone is acting like we are suddenly current on the International Gymnastics Code of Points. I know nothing about it, so I can’t complain. Congratulations ladies on your well deserved medals!
Usain Bolt – One word…UNBELIEVABLE! Literally. I hate to sound so cynical, but I doubt that his performance is chemically unaided. The last man that separated himself like that in the 100M was Ben Johnson and his cheating was revealed before the Olympics were even over! Don’t be surprised if he breaks the 200M world record as well. He is destroying the field and doing so while jogging!
Does God Want Your Tithe?
I read a story last week of a man who won $6 million in the lottery and tithed $600,000 of his winnings to his local church. What makes this story unique is that his church refused to accept the money! The church didn’t give a reason for their refusal, but I can only presume that they don’t agree with his participation in the lottery and that was the driving force behind their decision. (You can read the story here.)
Tithing is done out of a personal relationship with Christ. It is what the Bible instructs us to do by giving the first fruits back to Him. It is God’s provision anyway, we are just giving His portion back to Him. The local church is just the appointed steward of this money.
Should the church be in a position to prohibit us from obedience?
I don’t think so. This man is obeying what the Holy Spirit has led him to do and the church is refusing to participate.
