You ever have a project that took you over a year and a half to complete? Well I just finished one today at work. Rolled it out into "prod", and no problems yet. Yet. I think I'm going to celebrate. Let's see...I know, I'll post on my blog! Hooray!
In other news, I'm researching weight lifting equipment. 2 20lb dumbbells and bodyweight exercises just don't cut it when you want to get HYYYUUUUUGGGEEE! Which I don't, but it would be nice to be a little stronger and burn enough calories to lose this gut I'm carrying around.
And finally, it just can't be said enough how amazing God is. Being deep in a good Bible study gives you moments of clarity where you really see just how much we should be on our faces before Him in humble gratitude, and how little we ever are.
Have a good 2 weeks (I'm anticipating that's how long it will take for me to post again).
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Has it been long enough?
So, I've decided I'm not very good at this whole blogging stuff. In fact, the only reason why I'm posting right now is because I'm waiting for my loser brother to call me so we can conquer the galaxy. Yep, we've moved from conquering the planet (Civ 4) to conquering the galaxy in our new game, (stupid name alert) Sins of a Solar Empire. This latest distraction (forgive me WoW!) is a cross between Starcraft and Master of Orion, which means that it is awesome. But I'm not playing it right now. Because my brother has to put his kids to bed, or something, I'm not sure, but it wasn't THAT important.
Oh yeah, and my wife is a saucy wench. :D Muahahahahahaha!
Oh yeah, and my wife is a saucy wench. :D Muahahahahahaha!
Monday, February 9, 2009
A failure to communicate
I taught Precept tonight. Hebrews, chapter 1. It was a crazy week, but by the grace of God I finished my lesson and got a lesson plan ready before today. I get to class tonight, fighting off the nervous jitters, and start the lesson. Everything starts out ok, but as soon as I get to days four and five, I'm astonished. Days 4 and 5 were about the humanity of Christ, really, and were an in-depth study into the words "begotten" and "firstborn" in regards to Jesus. I start with the first questions, have people read scripture, and....nothing. Silence. Blank stares. Confused people. I feel like a failure!
I dismiss the panic setting in, and move on to the next questions. I explain stuff, ask questions....nothing. ARGGGHHH! No one is understanding. Moving on to "firstborn" and assuring everyone that I was also still struggling at this point, we go over more scripture and the greek meaning for the word "firstborn". At this point, I can sense people are starting to get frustrated, because they can tell from me that they should be coming to some conclusion, but they're not. And I'm thinking, "Lord, please help me!"
So we come to the end, and I share with them the payoff, the big conclusion statement. The whole room shifts. I can hear people's brains click. Their faces melt from confusion and irritation to sort of a spaced out, blank stare, because the wheels are moving. Hesitated questions start coming, to confirm what is going through their heads. I read the statement 2 more times, and promise to type it up and bring everyone a copy. PHEW!!! That was close! Thanks be to God, it wasn't a total loss tonight.
Now in case you were wondering, I'll go ahead and share with you the closing statement. It's a doosey, so be sure to sit down before you read it:
That while the divine nature made Jesus perfect, eternal, and uncreated, His flesh had to be made perfect, and was begotten fully at His resurrection (perfection), and that in both His divine and created being He is over all that is created and the first to be perfected.
I dismiss the panic setting in, and move on to the next questions. I explain stuff, ask questions....nothing. ARGGGHHH! No one is understanding. Moving on to "firstborn" and assuring everyone that I was also still struggling at this point, we go over more scripture and the greek meaning for the word "firstborn". At this point, I can sense people are starting to get frustrated, because they can tell from me that they should be coming to some conclusion, but they're not. And I'm thinking, "Lord, please help me!"
So we come to the end, and I share with them the payoff, the big conclusion statement. The whole room shifts. I can hear people's brains click. Their faces melt from confusion and irritation to sort of a spaced out, blank stare, because the wheels are moving. Hesitated questions start coming, to confirm what is going through their heads. I read the statement 2 more times, and promise to type it up and bring everyone a copy. PHEW!!! That was close! Thanks be to God, it wasn't a total loss tonight.
Now in case you were wondering, I'll go ahead and share with you the closing statement. It's a doosey, so be sure to sit down before you read it:
That while the divine nature made Jesus perfect, eternal, and uncreated, His flesh had to be made perfect, and was begotten fully at His resurrection (perfection), and that in both His divine and created being He is over all that is created and the first to be perfected.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Does he still live?
Yes. Yes I do.
So it's been a while since I posted. Let's see...my wife and kids have all had bouts of sickness, I started working out again (finally), I went back to work, and on Monday, I taught my first Precept class. It was really cool, everyone was so encouraging and positive, and it felt great being up there. Kind of confirmation for me to be doing this. I'll teach again next Monday and then also the following Monday, then I'll get a break for a week. I suppose that's nothing compared to if I get my own class, because then it'll just be me all the time!
I also just checked my email for the first time in about a week. My wife found something that apparently, she thinks I would like to have on my wall.
I LOLed.
Oh yeah, and I'm still awake right now because I was waiting for my brother to call me. He JUST called me. What a slacker :P. No playtime for you now, I need to go ni-nights.
So it's been a while since I posted. Let's see...my wife and kids have all had bouts of sickness, I started working out again (finally), I went back to work, and on Monday, I taught my first Precept class. It was really cool, everyone was so encouraging and positive, and it felt great being up there. Kind of confirmation for me to be doing this. I'll teach again next Monday and then also the following Monday, then I'll get a break for a week. I suppose that's nothing compared to if I get my own class, because then it'll just be me all the time!
I also just checked my email for the first time in about a week. My wife found something that apparently, she thinks I would like to have on my wall.
I LOLed.
Oh yeah, and I'm still awake right now because I was waiting for my brother to call me. He JUST called me. What a slacker :P. No playtime for you now, I need to go ni-nights.
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