I remember at church they used to always tell us that for every $1 we donated to Speed The Light, four people came to know Jesus.
I always thought that was kinda weird. Putting a price on people's souls. Back then a person's soul could be drafted onto God's team for a mere quarter.
But then sometime last year they were talking about Speed The Light again, and said that for every $1 we gave, one person came to know God.
Wow, the price of souls are going up worse than the price of gas!
Then last week I heard that for every $3 we give to Speed The Light, one person comes to know God.
So, if that info is right, our souls are now worth 12 times what they were a few years ago!
Pretty crazy, huh?
You hear the sarcasm, right?
I hope no one gets offended by this.
It's just an observation.
Not even necessarily to prove a point or anything.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
favorite moment of 2007.
“Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does Nature, because in her inventions, nothing is lacking and nothing is superfluous.”- Leonardo da Vinci
When I woke up today I was looking back on 2007, and thinking about what events stood out in my mind. I decided my favorite moment of 2007 happened in Guyana, South America on July 21st. We were just about ready to leave the jungle, and I was standing on the dock looking out at all the trees. It was pouring down rain, just as you would expect in the rainforest. I think that's when it hit me where I was. It was one of the most beautiful moments in my life. It may not sound that significant, but it was to me. It's times like those, out in nature, when I feel most at peace.
Happy 2008 everybody.
When I woke up today I was looking back on 2007, and thinking about what events stood out in my mind. I decided my favorite moment of 2007 happened in Guyana, South America on July 21st. We were just about ready to leave the jungle, and I was standing on the dock looking out at all the trees. It was pouring down rain, just as you would expect in the rainforest. I think that's when it hit me where I was. It was one of the most beautiful moments in my life. It may not sound that significant, but it was to me. It's times like those, out in nature, when I feel most at peace.
Happy 2008 everybody.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
first post.
I've had a blogspot for quite a while now, but could never think of anything to blog about. So I always ended up starting blogs, messing around with them and making them look cool, then just deleting them because I had nothing to write about!
But yesterday I was thinking about it, and I think I'd be more motivated to write if I had an audience. So I'm letting everyone know this blog is here, so maybe I'll be more motivated to write.
I really have no idea what this blog is going to be about. I've just had that title "Keep your chin up as you untangle God" in my head for quite a while now. It's a line from the Sleeping At Last song Careful Hands (which you can listen to down below). That's what I've been trying to do these past few months. Keep my chin up as I untangle God and His ways. Thinking about my faith is overwhelming at times. There are so many things I don't understand. It's easy to get discouraged, but I'm trying not to let that happen.
I'll probably write about my faith quite a bit. Stuff that confuses me about God and Christianity, and the things I'm learning about God each and every day.
But if that doesn't work out, or I run out of stuff to write about, then this may just turn into a photoblog. I'm planning on posting a photo with each post. It may be a photo I've taken, or one from Flickr I find particularly intriguing.
Feel free to comment on my blog (by clicking on the link at the end of the post where it tells you how many comments it has), or even tell your friends about it if you find it interesting. :)
Today's photo is of my dog Jesse. I took it at around 4, a few hours after the snow had let up.
Oh and if you ever want more info on any of the photos I post, you can always just click on it, go down to "additional information" and click on "more properties". That will tell you what type of camera the picture was taken with, what time it was taken, whether or not the flash was used, what settings the camera was on, etc. ;-)
But yesterday I was thinking about it, and I think I'd be more motivated to write if I had an audience. So I'm letting everyone know this blog is here, so maybe I'll be more motivated to write.
I really have no idea what this blog is going to be about. I've just had that title "Keep your chin up as you untangle God" in my head for quite a while now. It's a line from the Sleeping At Last song Careful Hands (which you can listen to down below). That's what I've been trying to do these past few months. Keep my chin up as I untangle God and His ways. Thinking about my faith is overwhelming at times. There are so many things I don't understand. It's easy to get discouraged, but I'm trying not to let that happen.
I'll probably write about my faith quite a bit. Stuff that confuses me about God and Christianity, and the things I'm learning about God each and every day.
But if that doesn't work out, or I run out of stuff to write about, then this may just turn into a photoblog. I'm planning on posting a photo with each post. It may be a photo I've taken, or one from Flickr I find particularly intriguing.
Feel free to comment on my blog (by clicking on the link at the end of the post where it tells you how many comments it has), or even tell your friends about it if you find it interesting. :)
Today's photo is of my dog Jesse. I took it at around 4, a few hours after the snow had let up.
Oh and if you ever want more info on any of the photos I post, you can always just click on it, go down to "additional information" and click on "more properties". That will tell you what type of camera the picture was taken with, what time it was taken, whether or not the flash was used, what settings the camera was on, etc. ;-)
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