I just got back from
Jun 29, 2003 Uncategorized
I just got back from a week at Kenyon College at the “Velocity” conference. We had a blast. This place reminded me of Harry Potter big time. Huge old buildings and all. In fact, in the place we ate, there were bats flying around inside one day! Anyway, I will get some pictures up very soon.
Right now, I am in Miami. I was home for about 3 hours before I had to take off again. Kite and I went to pick up our cheap ole rental car yesterday and they were out of them! So they had to give us a free upgrade to a convertible Mustang! Life is good.
So Grace was watching the
Jun 20, 2003 Uncategorized
So Grace was watching the Dove Awards tonight while I was forced to watch it because I was too lazy to leave my comfy spot on the couch. The fact that Steven Curtis Chapman and Michael W Smith were nominated for artists of the year for the millionth time (with Smith winning) was bad enough. Then they had to perform “Friends” by MWS. I literally wanted to kick a hole in my TV…literally. If I didn’t have shows I am addicted to, I probably would have. Come on, Gospel Music Association! No wonder no one outside of your little nepitistic bunch takes you seriously. I know I am a music snob, but this was just ridiculous.
I will admit, I am
Jun 14, 2003 Uncategorized
I will admit, I am no big fan of summer. I like Fall, then Spring, then Winter, then Summer. I get a lot of crap about this, so I thought I would give you a few reasons why summer sucks.
- Sunburn (I’m Finnish, do I need to say more?)
- Sweat. It’s just plain icky.
- My black car. Really smart, Noel, really smart.
- Humidity. Give me a sauna any day. Dry heat = tolerable. Wet heat = hell.
- Prickly heat.
Alright. That’s enough. Now, though summer is horrible in a great many aspects, it is cool (nice word, eh?) in a few. I feel I should be fair and list these. But I won’t be fair. I’ll just list one: Motorcycles. I don’t have one (nor do I plan to…survival of my marriage, etc.), but I love seeing them around. Especially Harley’s. That’s a cool reason to love Riverview. We have quite a few bikers that come around. Here are a few bikes from last week. Note the silver one. Almost nothing on it is standard! Very cool. Even the grips are chrome. It even has Nitrous.
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Well, I’m an uncle
Jun 13, 2003 Uncategorized
Well, I’m an uncle again. My sister Heidi and her hubby Patrick just had their second girl. Here are the vitals:
Her name is SARENNA KATHERINE KELLEY.
8lb 10oz
19 inches long
Born on 6/10/03 @ 1:56pm
This Christ study is getting
Jun 5, 2003 Uncategorized
This Christ study is getting meaty because I am cruising through Hebrews right now. Here some more:
- He is a priest forever in the line of Melchizedek.
- He is the High Priest over all the good things that have come.
- He has entered that great, perfect sanctuary in heaven.
- He offered Himself to God as a perfect sacrifice for our sins.
- He died to set all who are invited free from the penalty of the sins they had committed under the first covenant.
- He has entered heaven to appear before God as our advocate.
- He did not go into an earthly place of worship, because that is just a copy of the real Temple in heaven.
- He died only once as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people.
- He will come again not to deal with our sins again, but to bring salvation to all those who are eagerly waiting for Him.
- We are made holy by the sacrifice of His body once and for all.
- He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
I have been very negligent
Jun 4, 2003 Uncategorized
I have been very negligent at posting here. Everyday, I think about it, but my schedule has been insane. Anyhoo, here are the latest things I read about Christ today…
- He can give us grace, mercy, and peace.
- We can live in the faith and love we have in Him.
- He was a man born into King David’s family.
- He was raised from the dead.
- Salvation comes by trusting in Him.
- When He appears to set up His Kingdom, He will judge the living and the dead.
- We should work to bring others to Him.
- Because of what He did, God generously poured out the Spirit on us.
- He is in charge of God’s entire household (we are the household).
- If we are faithful to the end, we will share in all that belongs to Him.
- He did not exalt Himself to become the High Priest, He was chosen by God.
