God created us to be with him.
Our sin separated us from God.
Sins cannot be removed by good deeds.
Paying the price for sin, Jesus died and rose again.
Everyone who trusts in him alone has eternal life.
Life that's eternal means we will be with Jesus forever.
What do you think about this? Truth, lie, or "Right Wing Jibberish"?
It maybe that I'm pushing 40 or that I'm finally getting a taste for a little Johnny. I remember hearing Johnny Cash on my Dad's record player when I was a kid. It sounded like really bad country music (twangy and hillbilly). But have you heard from him in the last couple of years? It really doesn't sound that bad..kinda' like Americana or something like that. My favorites now are "Hurt" - a cover from Nine Inch Nails, "Personal Jesus", "When the Man comes around", and the new one "God's gonna cut you down." There are some real deep (theological) thoughts in those songs. I guess it's coming with the age or something, there's just something about that raw, aged, voice of Johnny that rings out beyond all the thinly-written stuff out there these days. What are your thoughts on Johnny?
We've had a couple of days of really cold weather around here lately. And you know with cold weather comes car batteries failing. It never fails. It seems that those cold winter nights hit them real hard, especially if they are on thier last leg....like mine. Our '99 Explorer has been acting funny lately. Take for instance...my wife and I stopped at a local food place to get something to eat through the drive through (redundant, huh.). We got our food and decided to just eat our food in the parking lot in the car. While talking and eating, I forgot to turn off the lights (the car was turned off). After about 15 minutes or so, we finished and I decided to start up the car....nothing...just "click" "click" "click". The battery was dead. With it being late and all, there was no one in the parking lot, so I ran in to ask the manager to see if he had any jumper cables. During this time, my wife made a call to her parents who lived about 15 minutes or so away - my wife's dad was coming to jump our car. Just then the manager came out to jump our car. What would we do? Tell him that it was o.k., my father-in-law was coming or just let him do it. You got it. I let him jump it. But, then I started to feel bad that my father-in-law was coming all that way from his house. So....I turned off the car and turned the lights on to run down the battery again...you got it, again. My father-in-law arrived soon after that and jumped our car again. My wife and I will keep this our little secret. And yes, we got a new battery. Has something like this ever happened to you?
You know, I really like my iPod. Before I got one, I didn't want to be another "sellout" to Apple's huge media takeover of all things in portable music. Now, I do have a Mac at home, but to go and get one of those "media-hyped" things, that just wasn't for me. But you know...I love my iPod. I have the 2GB Nano with a cool black leather, hard case. And now, I've fallen into the iTunes world of Podcasts. Aren't those things too cool. I mean...I'm now in control of what I hear and where I hear it. I'm hooked. Now, I don't go around with those earbuds hanging out everywhere I go. I just listen in the car instead of just settling for AM Talk Radio (I know...the older you get it seems that AM TALK Radio becomes a vehicle to challenge the mind with worthless blabber). So, there you go...I love my iPod. And guess what? I'm diggin' the news about the new iPhone - Maybe in a couple of years after they get the bugs out. How do you use your iPod?
Had dinner tonight at McDonalds after basketball practice with my oldest son. He's 5 and wide-eyed about life. We talked over chicken nuggets, fries, and cokes. Good stuff. We joked about talking in Spanish. Seems he's learning it in Kindergarten now. I recognized some words he said, but I think he made up the others. Didn't matter though, he seemed to know what he was talking about. And get this...he dunked his chicken nuggest in ketchup. Yummy. When's the last time you've had dinner with your kids?
You know, the game last night was pretty predictible to me. Here you have two quarterbacks, one an "All American Boy" who has always come short of the "BIG RING", and the "Unsure-about-himself-newbie" who makes mistakes and has to rely on his team's defense to pull wins out of a hat. I did get a little excited though after the opening kick-off touchdown, I have to admit that. But after two interceptions (and one for a touchdown, mind you), I knew it would end up the way it did. I know that Chicago's media will rip Grossman a "new one" on his performance last night. What's up with Chicago's teams? Coming up short all the time - can we say "Cubbies". I did like the rain bit. Added some excitement to all the turnovers and such. The rain and wet field should have given the Bears an advantage, but I guess the Colts were just more hungry for the win. What did you think about the game?
The strangest thing...I've had this constant hum in my left ear. It started a couple of days ago. Actually, when it started in would go all day until I went to bed. When I woke up, it wasn't doing it. Today it didn't do it all day, except it started again this evening. Has this ever happened to do you before? It doesn't hurt - just this constant hum and only when I'm not talking. Crazy. Better go to the doctor, I guess.
Had a great job interview today. Everything seemed to click. He liked me and my designs. I liked where he was going in the interview. Have you ever had one of those interviews when you're thinking, "Hey, I might just get this job." Then...he gets to the end and mentions how much they are willing to spend on this position. Ha. You want to say, "yea, right." Way too low. How can that happen? Oh, well. A man has to feed his family. Maybe next time. Or....maybe they'll come back and offer me more. Who knows. Have you ever had an interview like that before?
If you have children, you know the ritual of bedtime. It can be short and sweet or long and drawn out. Take tonight for instance. The books are read. The covers are on (barely). And the eyes are beginning to close. All of a sudden...laughter. You know that simple yet disturbing noise. All is lost. Can I get control back? Is this a bad dream? Well, I wouldn't trade it for anything. Soon they will be too old to read to, tuck-in, and watch fall asleep. I want to savor these days. They are short. And I want to keep them as close as I possibly can.
Yes. I'm attempting to enter the wonderful world of blogging.
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