Archive for December, 2005
Not Just Ships in a Bottle…
December 13th, 2005 | Comments Off | Posted in » Just For Fun...
You’ve gotta admit, this is quite cool: Harry Eng Puzzle List (things in bottles). Amazing stuff.
Christmas Classics, Performed by Bunnies
December 12th, 2005 | Comments Off | Posted in » Just For Fun...
Gotta love these Christmas classics, condensed to 30 seconds and performed by bunnies (produced by the folks over at angryalien.com):
They’ve got two of my favorites… It’s a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story.
What Good?
December 12th, 2005 | 1 Comment | Posted in » Devotions / Bible Studies
Mark 8:34-37
34Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? 37Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
Does Jesus know how to ask convicting questions or what?
It’s so easy to get caught up in the things of this world: work, school, recreational activities, family… you name it. We spend so much time doing things to benefit ourselves, but what are we doing for Jesus?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that finding ways to enjoy this life is a bad thing — it’s just that this life is not everything. God created each one of us with souls, souls that will live on eternally, long after this life on earth is over. So I ask you, what are you doing that makes an eternal difference? Have you secured your eternal destination through faith in Christ? If so, what are you doing for Jesus (not to earn the salvation already given you, but out of love for Christ and in appreciation of the gift of salvation)?
It’s pretty clear from Scripture what Jesus wants us to do: “take up [your] cross, and follow me.” Don’t allow the things of earth to be your sole focus. Keep your eyes on Jesus, and make a difference for Him each day. No, it’s not easy, but what else can you do that will reap eternal rewards?
Our Christmas Tree
December 10th, 2005 | 6 Comments | Posted in » Pictures
I feel like I’m back in high school posting this… you know… “all the cool kids are doing it… maybe I should too…”
Anyway, I couldn’t think of anything profound to post this morning (if you can call anything I post profound), and this blog really needed some pictures in it… so here’s our Christmas tree.
Where Would Jesus Shop?
December 9th, 2005 | 3 Comments | Posted in » In the News...
I get so sick of this kind of baloney (no, that’s not the first word that came to mind)….
Wal-Mart critics ask: Where would Jesus shop? – MSNBC.com
I’m not sure there’s anything that really irritates me more than people trying to exploit Christianity for political or commercial causes.
An Onosecond…
December 7th, 2005 | Comments Off | Posted in » My Life / Family
Yes, that title says “onosecond”… in case you’re not familiar with the term, it’s an “unword” meaning, “the length of time one spends between pressing the send button on a message and realizing that they shouldn’t have sent it” (pronounced “OH NO SECOND”).
There’s another definition that I think is just as applicable (since it’s a made-up word, I guess I can make up a definition)… “the length of time one spends between saying something and realizing how stupid it was to say it”.
Where am I going with this? You got it… I experienced an onosecond tonight.
When I got home tonight, I noticed fresh footprints in the snow to our door. After getting warmed up a bit (it is COLD here today), I asked my wife if we had a visitor on this snowy December day. Turns out, the UPS guy delivered the Christmas present my wife had planned to give me. Well… my three year old son was close by during this conversation, and we involved him in it (he loves to tell me about his day). My wife asked him if we got a present for daddy today… she asked him if he helped wrap it… and as I asked him questions and talked about it with him, an onosecond came to pass.
I asked… “Can you tell me what my present is?”
You got it… in that onosecond… as my wife exclaimed, “NO! DON’T TELL!” and I realized what I had asked and tried to say something to prevent a response… he blurted it out.
Now… you’ve gotta love the honesty of little kids, but for once… I wish we hadn’t taught him so well. Quite frankly, I thought he understood the concept of keeping gifts secret (he and I had done some Christmas shopping for my wife this weekend, I emphasized “Don’t tell Mommy” many times then, and he has done a great job keeping the secret). Anyway… I expected a stern “NO, SILLY DADDY!” or something similarly cute. Unfortunately… that moment was doomed to be an onosecond.
So… yes, I now know what my Christmas present is… a fact of which I’m very much ashamed.
Anyway… a word to the wise: if you really don’t want an answer from a child, DON’T ASK!
Closed on Christmas?
December 7th, 2005 | 1 Comment | Posted in » In the News...
So… Christmas is on Sunday this year. Are you planning on going to church to celebrate and remember the birth of our Savior, Jesus?
Not if you attend some churches… they’re closed on Christmas.
Now, I’m all for celebrating holidays with family… that’s certainly a good thing. But what better way to celebrate Christmas than to worship our Lord together with not only your family, but your extended family of Christian brothers and sisters?