Vengeance is having a videotape planted in your soul that cannot be turned off. It plays the painful scene over and over again inside your mind. It hooks you into its instant replays. And each time it replays, you feel the clap of pain again. To forgive is to put down your 50-pound pack after a 10-mile climb up a mountain. To forgive is to fall into a chair after a 15-mile marathon. To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. To forgive is to reach back into your hurting past and recreate it in your memory so that you can begin again. To forgive is to dance to the beat of God’s forgiving heart. It is to ride the crest of love’s strongest wave. Our only escape from history’s cruel unfairness, our only passage to the future’s creative possibilities, is the miracle of forgiving.
Dr. Lewis Smedes, Fuller Seminary : “The Power of Forgivness”
You’ve all heard of child prodigies. Some crazy kid with mad piano skills or a kid who’s memorized Pi to the umpteenth million decimal point. Well they can all step aside. This kid is going to leave them all wanting to be like him.
This was shown to me a couple of years ago by my friend Justin. It’s a cool video showing the effects of sound waves moving across a plane covered in sand. The noise can get a little annoying about mid-way through, but the visual is still really neat. Enjoy.
So this is going to be my one reoccuring post topic. Every Wednesday I will offer, for your viewing pleasure, a video. Most of them will be humorous in content; some will be shocking; all will be awesome. Read more »
One of the many hats I wear as the youth director at FUMC Euless is one of a vending machine manager. That’s right. How many TCU grads do you know of that can sport their own vending machine key? Not many; that’s for sure.
Anyway, I’ve tried my best to put stuff in the machine that people would actually like and would buy before it expires. I’ve noticed that certain things sell better than others (people love Welch’s Fruit Snacks). I’ve tried the healthy route (energy/nutrition bars) and the typical non-healthy traditional route (snickers & potato chips). It is my observation thus far that people still like the traditional vending machine fare as opposed to the healthy route.
So, if you wanted to buy something out of a vending machine what would you be most inclined to purchase? Lend me your suggestions. I’m due for a Sams’ Trip in the near future and will use what you tell me as an aid in my quest for the world’s best vending machine selection.
Why isn’t it that professional football teams make music videos laced with innuendo? Try and watch this without laughing. I’m willing to bet that it is almost impossible.
Mark your calendars. The Toadies are realising their much anticipated third studio album, No Deliverance. Being from North Central Texas and a fan of rock music I have an inborn love of the Toadies. The Judge has some comments of his own on this inborn love here.
They are also touring before the album releases, but unfortunately the show in Fort Worth sold out in 45 minutes. If that doesn’t speak volumes to how insanely popular they are in this area I don’t know what would. Would it be far-fetched to say that they are the most loved local band in the Dallas/Fort Worth area? Not necessarily most popular on a national level, but I would say that as far as local love goes they would win.
All of that aside. August 19. No Deliverance. The Toadies.
I received this little jewel in my indox late last week. I think it’s pretty. Big props to Josh over at Redcowboy.
The meaning behind the logo is pretty basic, but (in my belief) very important. No, it’s not a bear paw of some sort. It is three people. Individuals. Unique. They are different yet they are all a part of one body. The church/Christ being that body. That body is a body of love, hence the heart. Simple yet effective. It’s my style.
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