Transportation is very important for every American. Especially if that American plans on working. This is even more true if that American does not live close to his/her place of employment.
If you can't tell already (and you should be able to), I'm talking about myself. I had a vehicle once, a van. I made a mistake with that van and totaled it. It was an unfortunate mistake. Yet I have a God Who is always looking out for me. In my search for a vehicle to replace my van, I have come closer to my dad, and have rebuilt a broken relationship. I have found a chance to reach my dad while God is reaching him. He found me a Chevy Cavalier and everything that needs to be fixed on it is being fixed. My dad said "something" just told him to go look down this road for a car for me. I think I know Who that "Something" is.
I'm very excited about this car. It's around a '97, we're not exactly sure because we don't have the title just yet, and runs very well. All the major repair work that happens to Cavaliers at this stage is being completed for me and everything works in it. The best part is that the car is Bluebook valued at closer to $3,000 and we're buying it for $1,200. Not because it's that bad of a car, but because it was sold to the person selling it for cheap. I know that I couldn't have done this any better. I know that God's looking out for me.
Now on to the other reason I'm posting, to rant. Yes, rant. I'm actually surprised I don't have more rants posted yet, but it will happen; I'm pretty famous (locally maybe?) for my rants. Any way, on to the ranting.
Do you know any one is just dives into something head first without too much thought? I mean the ones who just really jump in there and throw caution completely to the wind? I know a few of those people; I am technically one of them. "Technically?" you ask? Yes, technically.
I don't simply jump into everything. I think a lot about many things before I do anything. Where I trip up is relationships. No, no, not dating, mind you. I'm not one of those people. You know the ones, right? Who define themselves by who they're dating? Well, rest assured, that is not me. However, I have rushed into situations of potential dating capacity.
My point is, I don't understand brashness with situations! I mean, seriously! Why do people just jump into everything? I see people get hurt more than anything else when they just dive right in. Don't get me wrong, I dive into things as well, but there is a thought process and I'm quick about it.
A friend of mine recently said to me, "Oh, you know me, I just jump into things without thinking about it." Why!? I mean, it hasn't help this person out so far, yet it continues! I always thought that if something isn't working out, you have to change. If it doesn't work, it's wrong. Yet, even though simply diving in has not yielded favorable results, people continue with it!
Don't get me wrong, I've been there. I've rushed into things before. It has never worked out for me, nor has it worked for any one I know. Yet I see people continue to do it.
What I'm trying to say is, THINK!!!! God gave us brains for a reason. I don't think it's wise of us to just throw that all away. I can't understand why we just take our thoughts and say, "Hey, I don't need these, they just keep me from doing the really stupid things in life." I want to scream at people sometimes. I'm not kidding. We have become very stupid creatures as the sin nature runs rampant in our society. We do things in a way that constantly gets us hurt, yet we still do it. I don't think I'll ever understand.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Write to Blog
Hello world and greetings from Internet Land. Today, I was looking at a blog that is maintained by an acquaintance of mine and noticed something, a "tag cloud." I'll assume that tag clouds are a normal feature of Word Press, for I have no experience with the service. However, Blogger doesn't even have the option. This was slightly disappointing to me because I like the organization of tag clouds, or weighted lists as they are also called. However, being an avid "Googler," (as some have coined the term) I simply searched for "Blogger Tag Cloud Widget". For those unfamiliar with a widget, it is simply a bit of HTML code (and sometimes Javascript) that performs a special function like counting how many times a site is visited and displaying that count, or providing a clock feature on the site.
I clicked on the first link I found, and lo-and-behold, I found exactly what I was looking for. I was excited because this new widget allowed me to play with the HTML code of my two blogs, which is something I was looking for excuse to do. However, I found the step-by-step instructions very easy to follow. Even someone with little to no knowledge of HTML use this information. Now, not only do I have a fun little widget on both my blogs, but it gives me an excuse to write, which one needs while busy with school work.
Now, even though this is a terrible change of pace, and one of the worst transitions I have done in some time, it is time for a change of gears. (Wow, that was a mouthful and a nightmare of a sentence!)
Many people who go to at least a mid-size college or university has most likely heard of "Brother" Jed. Jed is not the kind of man I would like to see preaching the Word of God. The man spends a lot of time spewing hate doctrine and very little time speaking Truth. Rather than speak the Truth that can be offensive, Jed is simply offensive. After listening to his usual "you're all going to Hell" speech, I grew restless.
"Where is your love at Jed?" I asked him. Here was no real reply. Brother Jed spend the next several minutes calling down what I would say in reply to his questions. I told him he needed to preach in love. He ask me what love was. We (a girl in the crowd spoke up) gave him 1 Corinthians 13 for an answer. When I said he needed love in what he said, his reply was "Yeah, come to our Bible Study, we'll have s'mores and a 'hippie love fest.'" This man clearly has little to no foundation in the Truth of God's Word. He also spent a good amount of time trying to break down my character and basically "call me out." For instance, I pulled out my Bible (the own I use a lot of the time at any rate) and he said, "He carries his Bible, which is a good sign, a good start."
What Jed fully sees is that there is Wrath from God for the unbeliever. What Jed sees is Condemnation. However, Jed fails to realize that Jesus' message wasn't Condemnation, but Salvation. Jed believes he is sinless (which the Bible clearly states that only Jesus was without sin) and fails to see that what he is doing is wrong. The Bible tells believers to flee sexual immorality among other things. If we are made sinless, why would we need to flee something that wouldn't affect us? It's simple, we are not sinless, but freed from sin and are no longer slaves to it.
Other claims made by Jed are:
I clicked on the first link I found, and lo-and-behold, I found exactly what I was looking for. I was excited because this new widget allowed me to play with the HTML code of my two blogs, which is something I was looking for excuse to do. However, I found the step-by-step instructions very easy to follow. Even someone with little to no knowledge of HTML use this information. Now, not only do I have a fun little widget on both my blogs, but it gives me an excuse to write, which one needs while busy with school work.
Now, even though this is a terrible change of pace, and one of the worst transitions I have done in some time, it is time for a change of gears. (Wow, that was a mouthful and a nightmare of a sentence!)
Many people who go to at least a mid-size college or university has most likely heard of "Brother" Jed. Jed is not the kind of man I would like to see preaching the Word of God. The man spends a lot of time spewing hate doctrine and very little time speaking Truth. Rather than speak the Truth that can be offensive, Jed is simply offensive. After listening to his usual "you're all going to Hell" speech, I grew restless.
"Where is your love at Jed?" I asked him. Here was no real reply. Brother Jed spend the next several minutes calling down what I would say in reply to his questions. I told him he needed to preach in love. He ask me what love was. We (a girl in the crowd spoke up) gave him 1 Corinthians 13 for an answer. When I said he needed love in what he said, his reply was "Yeah, come to our Bible Study, we'll have s'mores and a 'hippie love fest.'" This man clearly has little to no foundation in the Truth of God's Word. He also spent a good amount of time trying to break down my character and basically "call me out." For instance, I pulled out my Bible (the own I use a lot of the time at any rate) and he said, "He carries his Bible, which is a good sign, a good start."
What Jed fully sees is that there is Wrath from God for the unbeliever. What Jed sees is Condemnation. However, Jed fails to realize that Jesus' message wasn't Condemnation, but Salvation. Jed believes he is sinless (which the Bible clearly states that only Jesus was without sin) and fails to see that what he is doing is wrong. The Bible tells believers to flee sexual immorality among other things. If we are made sinless, why would we need to flee something that wouldn't affect us? It's simple, we are not sinless, but freed from sin and are no longer slaves to it.
Other claims made by Jed are:
- His wife's "two offices are in the kitchen and in the bedroom"
- College "boys" should go into the military to become men, and are not really men if they haven't killed someone
- God's Wrath is His Love (a contradiction the Bible does not support)
- Kissing is "shameful" and will always lead, ultimately, to premarital sex (also not a Biblical idea)
- If you listen to rock music of any kind, you are going to Hell
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Blogging in the Wee Hours (I Really Need to Stop)
It's past 2:00 am and I am still awake. It's not because I'm unable to sleep, nor is it that I don't want to sleep. I, for some reason I cannot fathom, decided to stay up and play with my Firefox Web Browser a bit. I really enjoy customizing my Firefox, and that's what I'm doing up. Now, someone may read this and say, no you're not, you're up posting to your blog. Well, actually, both are true. I'm trying out this Scribe Fire add-on that I've seen while perusing the various additions Firefox has to offer.
Now, many people will ask, why are you now using a blog editor in Firefox? Well, for one, I look at web sites while I blog, usually because they have relevance to my post. Scribe Fire lets me look at a site and post to my blog without tabbing over. Also, I love customization, and Firefox lets me do that. Also, I am trying to pursue authorship. I want to be a writer. I know that God has called me to education, and I know that He has given me some ability to write, so I hope that He will allow me to write as an author. I feel this is a step in that direction.
Now, many people will ask, why are you now using a blog editor in Firefox? Well, for one, I look at web sites while I blog, usually because they have relevance to my post. Scribe Fire lets me look at a site and post to my blog without tabbing over. Also, I love customization, and Firefox lets me do that. Also, I am trying to pursue authorship. I want to be a writer. I know that God has called me to education, and I know that He has given me some ability to write, so I hope that He will allow me to write as an author. I feel this is a step in that direction.
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