Well, after a year hiatus, I think I’m going to begin a photoblog again. Last night out of boredom I was looking around for something to do and just happened upon some great templates to use in order to create a nice looking photoblog page layout…and since my server is now allowing unlimited databases on each account, I can open up another wordpress page and have a completely separate photo page. Back in the earlier days (2 years ago), finding templates or even people who had photoblogs was difficult, but now they are a dime a dozen with tons of resources to follow. Anyway, since I found something I’m happy with and I need something to do with my time, I guess it’ll time to start. So…check back soon for some new photos.
Archive for December, 2005
I’ve heard this phrase thrown around for years now: “He/She is a Christian” and I’ve always been quick to believe it, because, well…I had no reason not to. It’s only later that I can find out for myself if he or she truly is. This brings me to one of the questions at hand- what makes a Christian, a Christian. The simple Sunday School answer is just to say that a Christian is a person who believes in Christ. However, I can’t help but wonder if it really is that simple. If a person trusts in Christ as their Savior but then goes out for a drink, is he/she still a Christian? What about if they get drunk? What if that happens every week? When does a person shift from being a true believer to being a hypocrite? I don’t know the answer to this question. It is definitely not my job to judge others, that is for God and God alone (and am I ever glad it’s not my job!). On the other hand the Bible tells us that if we see others in the Church doing wrong that we should confront them. Therefore, I feel it’s my duty to do so as a Bible-believing man, but it seems that the line between love and judgement is far thinner than the line between the believer and the non.
It is a battle, like many other battles that come in the Christian life. I pray that God gives me peace.
I woke up yesterday morning in pure panic mode- “Christmas is next week! I haven’t bought anything!” You would think with Jen and I doing a Christmas show since October that we’d be thinking about such things, but to be honest, we just flat out haven’t. I mean, we knew it was coming…but it somehow managed to creep up on us despite having “Christmas” right in front of us. So…2 days of shopping later (online and otherwise) we’re almost done. I have just a few more things to pick up next week at the mall and hopefully by the time I get those purchased the rest of the flood will have arrived through the UPS/FedEx delivery man.
We’re planning to go home for Christmas Day…it will be a whirlwind trip, but I’m sure very much worth it. This may be the only time I’ll ever say this, but I’m really, REALLY hoping this isn’t a “white christmas”…otherwise we may be stuck in Nashville.
We were walking into work today when Jen spotted a patch of ice and said “Watch the ice…” The next thing I heard was the sound of my body (and camera) crashing onto the pavement. I was ok and at first I just thought it was my lens filter that took the brunt of it…but I was wrong. The entire lens is busted, probably beyond repair. The good news is that it’s a relatively cheap lens. The bad news is that it’s the second lens I’ve broken in a year…so i’m down to 2 working lenses. Oh well, could have been worse…could have been the camera itself…or a one of my bones!