2006-08-25

Flipper ain't so friendly

Be careful the next time you pet a dolphin at SeaWorld. Click HERE for the full story.

Never to Young to YouTube

Click HERE to read about a English man who has started using You Tube at the age of 78.

Technology is not just a young man's game!

Journaling: August 23rd - 30th

Wednesday August 23rd – Tuesday August 30th 2006

Scriptures to Read:
(read in each version. follow the breakdown from the message version)
Day 1: James 5.13-15
Day 2: James 5.16-18
Day 3: James 5.19-20
Day 4: Ephesians 6.18
Day 5: Philippians 4.6
Day 6: Revelations 8.3-4

Journaling Assignments:
Day 1 Journal your thoughts on some of the TV preachers who perform healing services. Do you believe in physical healings?
Day 2 Call someone you trust and confession your sins. Ask them to pray for you. Journal your thoughts.
Day 3 Today scripture reading comes after talk on prayer. Journal a list of friends who do not know Christ. Prayer over your list. Write down an idea of how you are going to show each person individually God’s love. (The do it)
Day 4 Listen to a worship album or sing some worship songs. As you sing pay attention to the lyrics. Use the song as an avenue for prayer. You can visit http://www.davidcrowderband.com/ or http://www.christomlin.com/ or www.268generation.com for worship music.
Day 5 Offer a massage to someone. As you massage their shoulders, or back, or hands, pray that God is able to relieve them from the burdens they carry. Journal thoughts and questions.
Day 6 Light a candle or some kind of incense (something legal). As the smoke rises use this as form of prayer and mediation. As you breathe in the smell of the incense imagine God giving His attention to you and your prayer. As you breathe out watch the smoke rise and offer your requests, concerns and joys through prayer. Journal thoughts and questions.

Journaling: August 16th - 23rd

Wednesday August 16th – Tuesday August 23rd 2006

Scriptures to Read:
(read in each version. follow the breakdown from the message version)
Day 1: James 4:13-17
Day 2: James 5:1-3
Day 3: James 5:4-6
Day 4: James 5:7-9
Day 5: James 5:10-11
Day 6: James 5:12

Journaling Assignments:
Day 1 Reread James 4:17, memorize this verse, spend the day meditating on this verse. Journal thoughts.
Day 2 Do some quick research on the internet and find out some info on our world’s poverty. Journal your notes as well as your comparative thoughts on today’s scriptures with your research.
Day 3 Read today’s scripture in light of yesterday’s scripture. Is James speaking to you? How can you help the poor? Research an organization that helps the poor and consider how you can get involved.
Day 4 Are you anticipating the return of Jesus? Go outside and lay down staring at the clouds. As you are laying down Meditate and Pray. Maranatha means “Come Lord Jesus”, uses this word as you meditate and pray.
Day 5 James encourages his readers to consider the prophets as examples of patience in sufferings. Create a list of Biblical examples as well as current examples for you to remember during times of suffering or struggle.
Day 6 Use your creativity and find an avenue to express Christ’s return. Music, video, write a narrative, draw, paint, sculpt, serve, tell, etc.

2006-08-09

Journaling: August 9th - 16

Wednesday August 9th – Tuesday August 16th 2006

Scriptures to Read:
(read in each version. follow the breakdown from the message version)
Day 1: James 3:13-16
Day 2: James 3:17-18
Day 3: James 4:1-3
Day 4: James 4:4-6
Day 5: James 4:7-10
Day 6: James 4:11-12

Thoughts to Journal:
Thursday August 10th 2 Questions to Journal: Who is wise among you? What do you think of Trevor’s constant “Make wise choices” statement?
Friday August 11th Skip lunch today and read and pray for your teachers, classmates, and your coming school year.
Saturday August 12th Write a friend an encouraging note. Buy a stamp and mail it to them.
Sunday August 13th Go to Church, journal your notes of the pastor’s sermon.
Monday August 14th Journal your thoughts and feelings from your first day back to school.
Tuesday August 15th Journal a description of how you feel after you sin without mentioning the specific sin.
Wednesday August 16th Rest

Every Jeopardy Answer and Question EVER!!

This website is an archieve of every Jeopardy answer and questions from all 22 seasons. Amazing!
I like to test my knowledge against Ken Jennings from season 21.

-T-

2006-08-03

Scout Honor?















Thin Mints thief? Girl Scout leader charged
Woman accused of stealing $5,000 of troop’s cookie dough


Do you think she'll earn a badge for this?
-T-

Journaling: Wednesday August 2nd - 8th

Scriptures to Read:
(read in each version. follow the breakdown from the message version)
Day 1: James 3:1-2
Day 2: James 3:3-5
Day 3: James 3:5-6
Day 4: James 3:7-10
Day 5: James 3:10-12
Day 6: Matthew 7:15-23

Thoughts to Journal:
Day 1: Who was your favorite teacher and why?
Day 2: Today’s reading uses a couple of word pictures to describe the power of the tongue. Can you think of some similar examples?
Day 3: Today’s reading uses the example of a small spark to describe the power of the tongue. Light a candle and meditate on today’s reading while you watch the flame. Journal your thoughts.
Day 4: Today’s reading talks about how sometimes we are two-faced when we speak. Journal an example from your life when this is true. How does this make you feel about yourself?
Day 5: Spend the day speak only what builds others up or spend a day in silence. Journal your struggles and blessings.
Day 6: Google “pruning” and take some notes as to how and why (and what if you don’t know what “pruning” is).

"Human" Beat Boxes

This is fun. It's too bad I don't have any real talent or else I might make some incredible music with this site.

Chick HERE

Bluff or No Bluff

This site test you on random trivia questions. You can compare your scores against others. Interesting.

Click HERE

If Your Ever This Bored


ILLEGAL, VIOLENT TEEN FIGHT CLUBS FACE POLICE CRACKDOWN.

If you are ever this bored that beating someone else or being beaten sounds like the only thing that will satisfy, please talk to me. I can guarantee that there is more to this life. I find this to be incredibly sad.

Pipe Cleaner Dancing

This is just too cool not to share. I have literally wasted too much time on this.
Make sure you turn on your speakers because the music is great.

Click HERE

2006-08-01

Abraham Notes


Part of this week's journaling experience was to wikipedia or google Abraham and take some notes. I know, I know...homework. Anyways, below are some of my notes taken. Feel free to add some of yours as well.

-T-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham

Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Bahá'í Faith are sometimes referred to as the "Abrahamic religions", because of the role Abraham plays in their holy books and beliefs. In the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, Abraham is described as a patriarch blessed by God (the Jewish people called him "Father Abraham"), and promised great things. Jews and Christians consider him father of the people of Israel through his son Isaac; Muslims regard him as the father of the Arabs through his son Ishmael. In Christian belief, Abraham is a model of faith, and his intention to obey God by offering up Isaac is seen as a foreshadowing of God's offering of his son, Jesus. In Islam, Abraham obeyed God by offering up Ishmael and is considered to be one of the most important prophets sent by God. In the Bahá'í Faith, Bahá'u'lláh, its founder, is said to be a descendant of Abraham through his wife Keturah; Bahá'ís see Abraham as a Manifestation of God.

The traditional view in Christianity is that the chief promise made to Abraham in Genesis 12 is that through Abraham's seed, all the people of earth would be blessed. Notwithstanding this, John the Baptist specifically taught that merely being of Abraham's seed was no guarantee of salvation. The promise in Genesis is considered to have been fulfilled through Abraham's seed, Jesus. It is also a consequence of this promise that Christianity is open to people of all races and not limited to Jews.

Dumb Criminals

Ohio Bar Waitress Asks for ID, Gets Her Stolen Driver's License Back
I give the give the girl some credit for thinking something was wrong when the waitress took a minute...but that's it. Click on the headline for full story.
-T-