Hollywood: What about us?
I watch TV and enjoy it... at least I did. I am totally behind the writers and so have waited patiently. What I don't understand is why it's ok to keep the TV season as if it was being "re-joined already in progress". As in tough luck. Sorry you were bored to death for a couple of months but we won't be bringing your favorite show back and if we do it will only be a few episodes. Don't worry we'll bring them back in the fall... you know after the Olympics are over.
This all makes me wonder if I can sue the television networks for failing to entertain?
Why Church
Does anyone know why we have Church? I know one answer is our parents went. Really, there must be a reason. I believe we come together to worship. On the other hand... whener two or more are gathered in his name, they praise him... right? So then why Church?
In the past year, my family has been blesses by our Church family. We've had some trying times, especially the last few months. Our friends have been HUGE in our lives. They have feed us, cleaned our house, stepped up to teach, produced another great year of VBS and even taken my wife nd I out for a 'mental health night'. I haven't even mentioned the help with taking care of our children.
What a better testament could we have than friends like these? I can't imagine. How would we have these friends if not for Church? This brings me to my only conclusion for 'why Church'. It is the relationships.
We build each other up, protect one another and even clean the toilet of someone who needs it. I often hear how my Church doesn't do enough outreach or enough benevolence or a hundred other things the church doesn't do or provide. Let's not forget the one thing it does provide that is bigger than all of those. It provides each of us the opportunity to 'love one another'. If you choose to truely take part in it, you are family.
Ask A Ninja: Least Favorite
I see this Guy as Trey.. but it's not.
A Ninja's Least Favorite
Farewell September
Another month nearly gone. I was reminded last week (again) that I haven't posted in some time.
It occured to me this morning that I have done a dis-service to the Crowley Church of Christ. They changed their sign some time ago, but I never updated my blog to reflect this. It appears that they are waiting for me to give them the press that my blog provides them. They have also nearly missed all of September. So today I changed my blog.
I hope the folks at Crowley Church of Christ can forgive me...
PVR Greatness or Curse?
We got a PVR (DVR/ Tivo like device) a few years ago. My first thought was how great it was to not have to worry about finding a blank VCR tape when I recorded a show. Truth was most shows were not worthy of such attention from me. It was always a hassle. Over the year I have learned to appreciate it much much more. I love to pause.. go do something.. and return where I was.
In the last year I have noticed the PVR has given me some type of affliction. I have a type of 'jump-back syndrome'. In my head I feel like everthing should be able to jump back 5 seconds. This all started in the car. I change radio stations a lot. I wwould hear the end of a weather forcast and reach out to the radio to 'jump back'. I don't have the ability to do this with my radio. It is a side effect of my PVR illness. At one point I started thinking about how I could develope this idea into a product. I soon realized that, unlike my TV PVR, I didn't want to jump back on the station I was listening to but any station I may turn it to. That is a very different problem. For now it is just a frustration.
Last night at Church, we attended a dinner. Some people spoke. Most of it was quite humorous. I turned to look at something going on and missed what was said and immediately thought how can I jump back to hear the joke. Basically this has entered my life as something I think about often.
Do you think God does this when we do something funny?
Fame, Glory or Downright Shame?
I got a fever... And the only prescription is more cowbell!
Is the Devil on the Phone?
Tuesday Night at VBS rehearsal was very good. We had a circle prayer time to re-unite and energize the group. During the prayer at least four cell phones went off. One was on vibrate but being next to them I heard it. I talked with my wife afterward to get her take on it. Did she think it detracted from the prayer. She said something I found a very refreshing way to see it. She said she pictures the devil on the other end of the phone. Cell phones give him another way to try to interrupt our talking with God. Since it never stopped the prayer he loses. She said it reminds her of how he is always trying to come between us and God.
Obviously since I know how many times it happened, it did distract me. On the other hand it didn't really have any effect on the groups as a whole. In fact I felt the entire group was uplifted through the prayer and me especially.
Another one the devil couldn't win!
