About a week ago, some friends mentioned that they would like to start a Bible study on the gospel of John. We haven’t begun yet, but I thought I’d get a head start and post my own personal reflections here. It’s just so much easier to understand the Bible when you put your thoughts down [...]
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John Chapter 1
Posted in Spirituality on July 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Finding God’s Will
Posted in Spirituality on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(Copied from Stand to Reason Blog)
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Kevin DeYoung’s new book Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God’s Will is an impressive book in how it profoundly boils down a significant and tricky subject into a short, pithy handbook. Regular STR readers will note that DeYoung’s take on the topic coincides with ours and Greg’s [...]
Foot Clan Ninjas & SHUT UP ALREADY!!!
Posted in Awesomeness, Miscellaneous, Spirituality on March 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Obviously in this post I’m going to talk about two things. The first topic is: THE FOOT CLAN.
Several months ago, while surfing craigslist, I found a casting call for a movie being filmed here in Austin. The movie is a spin off from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It follows a character called Casey Jones as [...]
Africa
Posted in Spirituality on September 3, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’ve been incredibly depressed lately.
Maybe I’m just being over dramatic. After all, I’m pretty sure a large part of my depression stems from me not having a job. Most people work. It allows them to survive, but it also keeps their minds occupied. I’ve been trying to get work for some time now, but with [...]
Taking Offense at Jesus
Posted in Spirituality on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I read a verse today that got me thinking. Matthew 11:6 – “Blessed is he who does not take offense at Me.”
The reason that got me thinking was because I’ve heard a lot of people talk about how “Jesus offended a lot of people.” Usually they’re referring to religious hypocrites and stuffed shirt types. But [...]
THE TOWER OF BABEL by Ryan Davidson
Posted in Friends, Spirituality on July 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ryan Davidson is a close friend of mine from back in the Jr. High days. He keeps an awesome blog with great insights into politics and religion. He recently wrote this post, which I liked so much that I wanted to share it with you. More of Ryan’s work can be found here.
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I’ve been mulling [...]
Make EVERYTHING Epic!
Posted in Awesomeness, Miscellaneous, Spirituality on July 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today, try to make the small things awesome. Sometimes we get so focused on the huge issues in our lives that we forget about all the small things that make life wonderful. So today, when you’re going through life, try to focus on all the little details. Look up at the [...]
For Sex, Press “A” Repeatedly
Posted in Spirituality, Video Games on May 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Note: No link in this article leads to anything of a pornographic or violent nature. Most links are to Wikipedia articles.
Individual video games have had their controversial moments, mostly due to negative associations made by the press. But no series of games has screamed, “Conservative religious activists HATE ME!” louder than Grand Theft Auto.
Until a [...]
Cool Website
Posted in Miscellaneous, Spirituality on May 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My brother showed me this website. It’s pretty cool. You set it as your home page, and every time you open a new window, you get a scripture randomly chosen from a group of really good ones.
A GOOD START
I love this story!
Posted in Spirituality on April 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Guys, this could seriously be one of my favorite stories in the entire Bible. It’s 2 Kings 6:8-23. Basically the Arameans figure out that Elisha is a prophet, and that he can predict the movements of their army. They decide to capture Elisha, but the Lord strikes them with blindness. Elisha meets them and leads [...]
