Don’t fret about it. Today is the beginning of nuclear war, and your mortgage company will likely not be around tomorrow.
(In case you manage to read this after 9/12/06, here is a shot of the page: nuclear war starts (screenshot)
Fun: We have been to a number of playgrounds that use this new equipment. Very fun stuff!
Huh?: It seems that kids are taking advantage of the fact that our high-pitch hearing decreases as we get older. Here is the ringtone, and here is the NYTimes article about the source and uses.
Fast life: Apparently there is a button combination that makes an elevator rocket non-stop to the floor of your choosing.
Yesterday morning I caught some comments about an interview that had just taken place on 860AM. Bob Miller had spoken with someone regarding an article in the New York Times about pedophilia, and was very adamant about getting folks to read the articles. I read them both, and indeed, the material is downright chilling. There is a lot of information that causes concern in the two-part series, but this statement struck me:
Pointers on ways to get close to children were frequent topics [on pedophilia discussion boards]. One man posted an Internet “help wanted” advertisement from a single mother seeking an overnight baby sitter for her 4-year-old daughter; another recommended shopping at weekend estate sales, since plenty of bored minors showed up accompanying inattentive parents. (emphasis added)
“Christ did not die for any upon condition, if they do believe, but he died for all God’s elect, that they should believe.”
John Owen
Just read an article tonight that referenced this site: http://www.zillow.com.
Is that cool, or what?
I have been relatively busy lately revamping the site. This current site is only about half of what we have online, with our pictures at another address. And the style you see here is the “out of the box” style for Movable Type. Embarrassing to say the least.
Tagged: And that is the full reason I have not yet replied to PlasticMind’s tagging of me yet. It is coming soon, Jesse, I promise!
Ouch: Another great post from Tim.
Music:
Slap guitar
Comparisons: Ingrid provides an interesting comparison between two churches she recently visited. Church 1 and Church 2.
Hey sis — happy anniversary!
1. If I walk into your store, there is at least a slim chance that I might buy something. Pretend I really am there to buy something. Make eye contact with me. Pretend you are glad to see me, and want to help, even if you are a sales manager and know one of your sales reps will actually be helping me.
2. If I tell you I am looking for a reason not to go to a competitor, give me one or tell me you have none.
3. If you are a sales manager and are letting your rep handle the potential sale, do not leave and immediately call your manager to laugh at the customer who just walked into your store and asked for a reason not to go to a competitor.
4. If you are the sales manager’s manager, do not call the sales rep who is working with me and mockingly pretend you are a customer “looking for a reason not to go to [competitor].”
5. If you are a sales rep working with me, do not answer the phone unless you know it is God or the President. If you do feel the need to answer the phone, at least say “Please excuse me for a moment.”
6. If I decide not to purchase anything because I want to check the competitor anyway, do not whine. Say something like “here is my card, I would love to discuss their prices to see if we can do better.”
Most Grampie very generously purchased a new playground for the kids this weekend. He has been wanting to do this for over a year now, and we finally had the back yard to a point that allowed us to add it. Thank you, Most Grampie!
Grampy helped Saturday, and we got most of it completed. I finished the rest last night, and should be able to post pictures soon. It has already seen plenty of use, by our kids and many of the neighbor’s kids.
I must say that Sunray (Rainbow) sure has their act together. I had no missing parts, and the instructions and DVD were clear and useful. Once we figured out the organization of the parts, things went pretty smoothly.
We do not understand our fallen state. In fact, we cannot understand it.
Our sin is of such grave offence to God’s holiness that it is beyond the ability of our finite, fallen minds to comprehend.
Here is a stunning thought: eternal Hell is the only just punishment for us. Eternal Hell. Eternal flame. Eternal separation from God. Eternal torment. This is a just punishment for our sin. God could simply destroy the unrepentant sinner, but that is apparently not sufficient punishment. In meditating on that thought for a few moments, we may barely catch the smallest glimpse of how seriously God takes sin.
It is one thing to think, casually or not, that we really even begin to understand that God had to send Christ if we were to have any hope. It is fully another thing to think that Christ’s death changed God’s attitude toward sin. He sees sin the same today as He did when Christ hung on the cross, and He had to turn His back on the One who became sin for us. He turned His back on His own Son, with whom He existed in perfect harmony in “eternity past.”
And to think that He offers His grace so freely. How can we suggest that we have any part in salvation? How can we think we can do a single thing to appease a holy and righteous God?
