August 25th, 2008 › Uncategorized › jared › 3 comments ›
It’s been a long summer, and there is reason to believe maybe next year will be longer than the last…
Sorry about the blatant plaigarism of the Counting Crows there, but it expresses well what i intend to say.
This summer has been full of personal work projects as well as some school work (yeah I forgot that Greek and Hebrew are things I need to stay on top of). So with everything else going on I have been bad at updating this blog. I hope to do a bit better as the school year rolls around and I am forced to think more about myself, my education, and my spiritual life than I have this summer. For the most part this summer has been about earning money and spending time with my family.
Its been great though. I forgot what it was like to hang out with my kids over the last two years, and we have done some fun outings this summer. The St Louis Zoo has dinosaurs which truly amazed my 3 year old who reminds me alot of his dad at that age. I wanted to be an archeologist at his age, since he is already much smarter than myself, he accurately wants to be a paleontologist - He learned that one on his own by the way.
I just went down and got my classes all set for the fall semester. you can get a glimpse of what I will be learning (and contribute if you want) by visiting my amazon wishlist. No pressure, but I always think it is fun to see what folks will be reading, so feel free to have a look.
So here I am, kicking off a new school year with a new post on this blog. It will be a goal to update it weekly this time around with either reflective, or fun or just annoying posts. So if you are new here, feel free to subscribe. (look up there at the top right)
Most of my blogging takes place over at my professional blog - TheBloggersDesktop where I talk about internet marketing and similar things. This simply isn’t the place for that, but if that is your cup of tea feel free to watch that one as well.
I wanted to take a moment and post a sermon I gave last night. It was a bit short, we were having communion, as well as hearing from some visiting folks who have been ministering in South Africa. It was really fun to sing songs in Swahili! It is always a neat experience to be reminded that there are some faithful folks in places other than America (More faithful sometimes- GASP!)
Enjoy the sermon if you want, and please feel free to engage me on it in the comments. I would love to know what you think!
April 17th, 2008 › life › jared › 3 comments ›
I remember when a person could say - “i’m hacked off” and it meant something.
I remember when only the cool kids could afford parachute pants.
I remember when mc hammer had money.
I remember when the new kids on the block were a band.
I remember max headroom.
I remember the pet shop boys.
I remember when Michael Jackson was stinkin’ awesome!
wow - I’m an old fart
April 1st, 2008 › in the news, redemption › jared › 1 comment ›
It was sad really. Last night, my lovely wife and I were watching 20/20, or dateline, or one of those other mindless shows. One of the stories was about people who had chosen to have themselves cryogenically frozen. The hope is that one day, whatever killed them, will be treatable. At that point they will be revived and healed.
There was a range of people being interviewed. We learned from one couple, that their desire was to be together forever, and this was the way they hoped to accomplish that. We discovered that these people had set up trust funds which if left for a hundred years could make them multi millionaires when they wake up. Which is probably a good thing considering inflation ad the cost of medical care.
We saw large stainless steel coffins which maintained a constant -325 degrees and housed the remains of four individuals.
Despite all this, the most disturbing image we saw was when a family was interviewed. The whole family was going to be frozen (at a rate of 75,000 per person) there were the parents and three children ranging from possibly 8 to 12. One girl was asked, “why do you want to be frozen?” her answer? “its better than having no hope at all.”
No hope? What do you mean? The only hope in death that this young girl has is that one day she will be able to be thawed out and restored to life in a tragically diseased flesh in a suffering and hurting world??? That is her only hope.
We live in a society where people’s greatest hope is to be frozen so that one day they can live. Their greatest hope is to live. Wow! It happens that I have a greater hope. That I will live in the world the way it was always supposed to be, and then I will never die.
That’s my only hope.
March 27th, 2008 › in the news, theology › jared › no comments ›
This summer in Europe Physicists will be searching for God! Actually, they will be searching for the final answer which will make sense of everything else. Newsweek has an interesting interview with the lead Scientist.
Reading this is kind of sad. Someone so intent on disbelief, that human beings only meaning in life is what they make for themselves. Science attempts to explain alot of things, but it can never explain pain, suffering and death.
Not really - Read the article, and I would love to hear your thoughts - Will Physicists Find God?– Newsweek.com
February 25th, 2008 › blogging, fun, thoughts › jared › no comments ›
The story you are about to read is a fictional tale created as an entry in the list-o-rama contest from snap.com. Is shows off the diversity of potential uses for snapshots. I hope you are entertained. You can read more about the contest and join at this page. Read more…
February 15th, 2008 › family › jared › 1 comment ›
You might think that I am linking to this post on my wife’s blog to show you how cool I am. Wrong. I am showing you how cool she is! I can was humbled when I read this. She is so great… take a look, but remember its easy to be that guy for this girl.
February 15th, 2008 › Uncategorized › jared › no comments ›
Wow! What next? a new old wife? A new business is starting up by delivering a cloned dog to its old? owner next year. Thoughts?
Dog Cloning Becomes Business
February 6th, 2008 › injustice, redemption, theology › jared › no comments ›
Not really of course. But my friend Hemant not being a Christian quotes people who have a twisted view of what the Bible says about homosexuality. Its sad really. Ted is a sinner, like all of us. His particular brand of of sexual sin happens to be homosexuality, and he is under the discipline of the church and seeking healing for this sin in his life. Read more…
January 30th, 2008 › in the news › jared › 1 comment ›
This is an unbelievable story! Could be a joke.
Truemors :: Puppy Chews Off Paralyzed Man’s Toes
January 29th, 2008 › blogging, fun, stories › jared › 2 comments ›
Funny story. Last week I had to fly down to Charlotte to pick up a moving truck for a friend. Being the health conscious person I am, I took my liter Nalgene bottle full of water with me to the airport thinking, “I can stay hydrated on my trip.” Read more…
