Saturday, August 09, 2008
School
Well, I am officially registered for my classes at LBC that start August 29th. I will be taking Biblical Counseling Orientation and Developmental Issues Related to Counseling. A total of 6 credits. Please pray for me that I study well and learn what God has for me to learn.
Saturday, August 02, 2008
The Jesus I Never Knew
Quote from the Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey:
The more I studied Jesus, the more difficult it became to pigeonhole Him. He said little about the Roman occupation, the main topic of conversation among his countrymen, and yet he took up a whip to drive petty profiteers from the Jewish temple. He urged obedience to the Mosaic law while acquiring the reputation as a lawbreaker. He could be stabbed by sympathy for a stranger, yet turn on his best friend with the flinty rebuke, "Get behind me, Satan!" He had uncompromising views on rich men and loose women, yet both types enjoyed his company.
One day miracles seemed to flow out of Jesus; the next day his power was blocked by people's lack of faith. One day he talked in detail of the Second Coming; another, he knew neither the day nor hour. He fled from arrest at one point and marched inexorably toward it at another. He spoke eloquently about peacemaking, then told his disciples to procur swords. His extravagant claims about himself kept him at the center of controversy, but when he did something truly miraculous he tended to hush it up. As Walter Wink has said, if Jesus had never lived, we would not have been able to invent him.
The more I studied Jesus, the more difficult it became to pigeonhole Him. He said little about the Roman occupation, the main topic of conversation among his countrymen, and yet he took up a whip to drive petty profiteers from the Jewish temple. He urged obedience to the Mosaic law while acquiring the reputation as a lawbreaker. He could be stabbed by sympathy for a stranger, yet turn on his best friend with the flinty rebuke, "Get behind me, Satan!" He had uncompromising views on rich men and loose women, yet both types enjoyed his company.
One day miracles seemed to flow out of Jesus; the next day his power was blocked by people's lack of faith. One day he talked in detail of the Second Coming; another, he knew neither the day nor hour. He fled from arrest at one point and marched inexorably toward it at another. He spoke eloquently about peacemaking, then told his disciples to procur swords. His extravagant claims about himself kept him at the center of controversy, but when he did something truly miraculous he tended to hush it up. As Walter Wink has said, if Jesus had never lived, we would not have been able to invent him.
Flavors of New York City
Horse carraige ride through New York City
One of the many street artists
Ice Skating Rink at Rockefeller Plaza. During the summer it is a cafe.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
shartlesville demolition derby
Above: BeforeBelow: After
Above: Before
Below: After
I won my heat and placed fifth in the feature. My steering column completely broke and the axle broke on the passenger rear wheel. You can see the missing wheel on the second picture. Minus one tire and steering, my car decided it was done. : )
House painting
BeforeAfter
Before
After
Chris Redding, my friend Emily's husband did the painting. He did a great job, it looks awesome.
It is hard to tell in the pictures, the paint is a light gray.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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