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Thursday,
May
20th,
2010
Since Abigail is out of town for the next couple of days, I’m going to spend some time redesigning the blog. It will take a few days so please bear with me and be patient as I work on all of this.
In the mean time, here is a video of two squirrels fighting:
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As we were winding things down the other day, Adele drew this photo using the touch screen capabilities on the iPad… Steve Jobs would be proud. 
Starting tomorrow at Church we’ll be in the book of Judges. It’s not really a “fun” book to go through… I mean, there is murder, suicide, and God essentially isn’t happy the majority of the time. That being said, there are a couple of reasons why I want us to be in this book over the summer.
1. It’s an OT book and often times the OT is largely ignored by teachers despite it being larger than the NT.
2. I want you to see Jesus in the OT… since He is The Revelation for us. What I mean by this is that we have the gift of grace and understanding because of Him. We have application and implications of Scriptures because of Jesus. So, while we have things that we learn and hear from the Holy Spirit, they will in the end bear witness about Jesus.
3. It’s a longer book, and it’s difficult in my estimation to truck through a lengthy book and maintain your attention during the school year, so we’ll bore you over the summer instead.
4. The application is fitting. There is something about learning from others mistakes that help us make the most of our time here on tins side of eternity.. I’m not saying that we can read of these stories and avoid any hardships, but I am saying that we can learn from these men and women.
So join us this Sunday as we begin our series in the book of Judges: the tragedy of our hearts. (in another post, I’ll explain the subtitle to the series)
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I found this cartoon and I thought it was fitting to all those graduating from college. I did not draw this cartoon, nor did I create it… I took it from this website.
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Monday,
May
10th,
2010
The other night, the Pershalls invited us over to hang out for a while. Trust me, everything is an adjustment when you add a child to the mix… but we don’t want to be a family that stops living life because of a child rather a family that integrates our child into our everyday life. I may regret saying that, but it’s how we feel. We can’t always be home by 7PM – sometimes we’re out and about.
It is nice to live in the same neighborhood with friends that an unscheduled meeting can take place and it’s not a big deal. We’re thankful for our friends! During our time together, we took a second and Abby took a picture of me holding Adele. Here it is!
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Here’s a quick video Abigail captured of Adele with a little treat at the end… enjoy:
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I was asked this question in regards to the iPad and its use in comparison to the iPhone:
hey criner, im thinking about getting an iPad…i have an iPhone, so do i really need an iPad?
Honestly, there are a lot of people thinking about ditching their iPhones in preference for the iPad…. I’ve actually contemplated it. But while the iPhone and iPad do similar things, they really serve two different purposes. One is a phone; one is device designed for productivity on the go. This is also true despite the fact that they run the same operating system.
As I said in this blog post, if you don’t have laptop, the iPad is a beautiful machine. I’ve used it to type several papers, blog posts, taken notes for meetings, then able to watch a movie. I couldn’t do those things on an iPhone… nor would I want to. The point is that it’s proving over and over how it is a great tool, and one I find using throughout the day.
This being said, if you already have a laptop, then you don’t “need” an iPad. But, it does make a great compliment to your desktop PC. I have found it to be a great piece of technology and not just for consumption. In fact, if you think the iPad is only for consuming media, you’re mistaken. That would be just like saying the iPhone is only for making phone calls. Hope that helps!
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Monday,
May
3rd,
2010
Psalm 119:9-16 reads:
9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
10 With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
11 I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
12 Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes!
13 With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth.
14 In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.
16 I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.
You know those moments that you reread a few verses that as a young man you read and they carry just as much weight in your heart now as the did then? The verses above are that for me. These verses take me back to me being in high school and really trying to figure out who I was and who I wanted to be. These verses gave me the place to set my life on… a bedrock if you will.
It’s amazing how these verses creep back into my life at just the right time. It’s amazing that they mean just as much to me today as they did then. So many of us become caught up with wanting new revelations of what God is doing; of where the Holy Spirit is leading; of how Jesus is going to be exalted. When maybe, just maybe we need to be reminded of old ones. You know, the ones that are our bedrock.
These are some of those verses for me. Really. In those hours of struggling for purity, this passage was spoken over me, “…by guarding it according to your word…” That’s rich friend. This is a passage of hope for me. It’s a call to hold onto what God has said in His word to me, to us, and for us.
So, this passage is filled with a challenge to action, but filled with promise and hope. It’s a glorious reminder to me, and maybe it will be for you.
What are some bedrock passages for you? Share in the comments section.
[BTW - this post was entirely typed on my iPad... ha!]
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