They are dorks. What’s wrong with them? These people grab onto the idea of God and come to church because they want to be accepted. Great. Good. But why, then, do they become the loudest, most obnoxious, scariest ones? They turn me off, and I’m already in the “club.”
Casino Design
I found this very interesting. A post on a different blog talks about the design techniques used by architects and casino owners to influence the gamblers in different ways. Check it out.
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An Evening with Donald Miller
Don’t worry – he was gentle.
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Homosexuality
The more I hear so called qualified Christian organizations talk about homosexuality and its place in the Bible, the more I doubt that many are equipped to make statements concerning the issue.
On the one hand, there are plenty of “Christians” (more than I like to think about) who decide that homosexuals are damned by God and going to hell. The other group lands far from the fence, creating groups like The Gay/Straight Alliance to accept and encourage those turning to homosexual lifestyles.
Which is Biblically accurate?
On the Pledge
This post was published in Issue 1 of The Huntingtonian on September 21st, 2006.
Please rise to recite the pledge of alleigance.
I refuse.
On Institutions
Interesting philosophical idea presented to me (and others) today by a very smart man: institutions, no matter what goal(s) they are founded on, will ultimately turn and make self preservation their primary goal.
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Don’t See Crank
Snatch. Transporter. Transporter 2.
All good movies. What happened, Jason? Why did you have to go and make me look so bad in front of my friends? I vouched for your movie, I brought all kinds of people to see you and pay your salary. And you screwed me, Jason. I don’t think we can see each other anymore.
Windows Live Mail
When I first received notice of the existence of Windows Live Mail (as it interrupted my normal Hotmail session to tell me) I was somewhat excited. The way the idea was presented, it was going to be a step up. Forget lousy Hotmail, this is Windows Live Mail. It looked shiny. It sounded cool.
I hate it.
Snakes on a Plane
I first saw a preview for this ridiculous movie in the theatre before X3. While it was close to being the best part of my time in the theatre, it left me wondering: what is the story behind this movie?
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Church Visiting
Over the summer I discovered I would have the opportunity to work at Aboite Lutheran Church with my main focus being in marketing. I took this opportunity (as an excuse, really) to visit larger churces in the area – most of whom I have admired in some way or another for some time.
