One year I lost 30 lbs in 12 weeks. A handful of people at work said I couldn’t do it. They started teasing me that there was no way I could lose that much weight. So finally I said, “look. You can laugh all you want. That’s fine. I don’t blame you. 30 lbs is a lot to lose and I probably won’t make it. But if you want to give me shit, you have to bet me I can’t do it.” Before I knew it I had over a thousand dollars in bets. Shit with a capitol S. Now…
Last night I saw Cloud Atlas. It was hard to do because I have heard the book is so good. But I have enjoyed Game of Thrones after watching the show on HBO, so I thought why not? The movie was OK but it occurred to me that it could have been better if it was longer. Which is an odd thing to say. The movie is already pushing 3 hours, which is suicide in the movie world. But think on this: how stupid would it have been for someone to try to make a 2 or three hour movie…
In a sermon, our pastor criticized online dating. But our church doesn’t offer anything to help single people meet. I don’t know what they expect people to do. I am not about to start hitting on girls during service after meeting them once. Who wants their worship service to turn into a hookup scene? But if not if not that then what? I just don’t think our church has really thought it through. I love their equipping classes and think they could really do something interesting with those. What if they had equipping classes for singles? Maybe a 12 week…
One of my favorite apps is Evernote. It is pretty simple. It is a note taking program that syncs across multiple devices. You should probably have some critical information at your fingertips at all times. Bank account numbers. Medical histories. Flight information. Birthdays of family members. Maybe even social security numbers of family members. Passwords. For a long time I have hesitated to tell people I use Evernote for passwords, but now with two-step verification, it would be almost impossible for someone to break into my account. Not only would they need my password, they would either need to use…
This week we studied Luke 3 and 4. There was one passage I was particularly excited about. Luke 4:16-21. And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, "The Sprit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to…
A friend of the family had the good sense to go around the house and take some pictures of the house the way mom had it before anything was changed. These are my dad’s favorites. They are simple pictures but my mom put a lot into making this house look just right. Some of the things in the house they have had since I was little. Oddly, the pictures of the things, being the way they were, might mean more to me than the actual things themselves.
My good friend Draper was united in the Holy Ma-wedge with his good friend and now life long roommate with benefits (among other joys). It was a great time. And while I am here to talk about the wedding, I might as well show a few pics and tell a few stories. And not just the wedding. There was a bachelor party and a rehearsal dinner. All kinds of fun was had. <iframe src=”https://vine.co/v/hOqO6YtZ2Xu/embed/simple” width=”480″ height=”480″ frameborder=”0″></iframe><script async src=”//platform.vine.co/static/scripts/embed.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
Champions of Hope took Steven, Edgar and I to see a Rangers game. Unfortunately the Twins won, but it was a lot of fun. It was a really hot day. I was told later it got up to 106 but I think that might be an exaggeration. I think there were about two dozen of us. The final score of the game was 4 – 2. Thanks to the Rangers for the tickets!
Beware. Rant to follow. Here is why I am cancelling Amazon Prime. Last year I got Amazon Prime. There were two reasons. Let me clue you in, Amazon. The shipping alone isn’t enough. You would have to buy a ton for that to make sense. But you throw in a Netflix like service. Well. Now you’re talking. Today I was checking my bank account and I got hit with $85.52. Would have been nice to get a warning email. But of course if they had done that, I might have cancelled. If I order something I get three emails. But…
I don't go to a prosperity gospel church. My pastor and most pastors speak out, like this writer, against prosperity gospel preachers. I don't think anyone really takes them seriously. It's like Westboro Baptist Church. Freaks. No one is really like that. It's like the lottery. It's such an idiotic proposition you wonder what idiot is actually out there playing it then you find out its your mom or friend who says, "well someone has to win." Jesus isn't going to make you rich. The lotto isn't going to make you rich. And neither is God. Just saying.
