tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155300442011-07-07T20:47:04.600-04:00The sounding board is the part of a string instrument (like a piano) that transmits the vibrations of the strings to the air, greatly increasing the loudness of sound over that of a string alone. It is also a generic name for a group of people bouncing ideas off of each other. This blog gives me a chance to “sound” things out loud and I hope I will be amplified by our interaction.Dan Underwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08774941125498213115noreply@blogger.comBlogger2121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15530044.post-7723370487633435412010-06-25T20:52:00.000-04:002010-06-25T20:52:48.941-04:00

Thank God It's Friday is the usual understanding of these four letters.  However, a new meaning for the acronym TGIF has just come to my attention.  It was created by Leonard Sweet to describe the world we live in today: Twitter Google Iphone Facebook As I have prepared for my sermon this week, I have been thinking about the "stuff" in my life.  Most of it revolves around these things, though I

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It's about time I wrote something here.  I have finally graduated from seminary and have begun working as an Associate Minister at Vineville Methodist!  So far, I am loving it and feeling the weight of the responsibility of this position.  I am looking forward to participating as a minister in my first baptisms, communion, and weddings in the next few weeks. Isaiah is now a year old and is

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So, I finished the video of Isaiah's baptism a little earlier than I thought I'd be able to, so enjoy this bonus to video week. Isaiah was baptized on October 25, 2009 at Hope Springs Community Church in Lexington, KY. Both sets of grandparents were present as well as our good friends the Vandenbergh's and the Norrod's (Paul did the video - thanks Paul!!!).

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Every day this week (ok - four days, but a week sounds better), I have set up a video to be posted on my blog of my son. Enjoy #1.

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"Faith is conviction of truth, one so deep that, far from believing without knowing, faith always seeks knowledge. It is always willing to face the evidence, entertain doubt, and inquire as far as truth may lead it" (19).Dykstra, Craig. Growing in the Life of Faith (2nd Edition). Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2005.What a wonderful expression of our faith. So often Christians are

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Many months ago, I posted "prayer for children." I ended up not finishing this project for two reasons: time & I made it too difficult, trying to fit everything into one prayer. Through the past three months, rather than putting pen to paper, I just began singing acapello prayers to Isaiah and this song developed out of it. If I can find a way to sing it and record it, I'll post it here (I'm very

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Here are some great thoughts on the WHY of missions. The author, Dr. Tennent, is the President of Asbury Theological Seminary (that school I attend)…"Lesslie Newbigin has pointed out that in the New Testament we witness not the burden of obeying a command, but rather a vast “explosion of joy.”[1] Jürgen Moltmann described it as the joyous invitation to all peoples to come to a “feast without end.

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I hope you enjoy these pictures of our family adventures over the past month or so.

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On October 25, Isaiah was baptized at Hope Springs Community Church (where we attend in Lexington, KY). He didn't cry when the water was placed on his head, just grunted a little. What a wonderful experience of God's grace through this sacrament and the community of believers surrounding us. Isaiah's grandparents made it for the service as well. (a video will follow).

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Asbury Theological Seminary, the grad school I am attending, had the most graduates enter the ordained ministry in the United Methodist Church out of any seminary. Congratulations to us for providing so many trained elders and deacons!See the article here.

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So, for post #200 (wow!), here's a little encouragement for families with kids.Families that play board games with their kids weekly "helped improve the children’s concentration, social interaction and co-operation with siblings. It also boosted their patience, concentration, teamwork, sharing, social interaction, communication, sportsmanship, critical thinking skills, maths and spelling" (http:

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Isaiah has started smiling over the past week. Here's a couple of great shots of him making his parents go gaga over him.This week I have faced some inner struggles that has kept me up at night and ashamed I'm not past these same old temptations. But seeing Isaiah's smile has reminded me that: "His anger is but for a moment,His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night,But a shout

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As I was going back through my journal today, I came across a quote I found interesting and challenging. It's from a while back, but still relevant to me today."We are not defined by what we surrender, but whatever we hold on to - because what we hold on to, holds on to us." - JD Walt (Sermon: Jan. 10, 2009)

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Summer is going well. Two classes, children's ministry, and getting to know my wonderful son (enjoy the pics).

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To celebrate Shannon Blosser's upcoming wedding, we decided to head out to Applebee's Park to watch the Lexington Legends take on the Savannah Sand Gnats. During the game we embarrassed Shannon and ourselves thoroughly, won $50 in a three-legged race, took in a fireworks show, and had a great time. Congrats Shannon!

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About 9 months ago I entered this "event" into Outlook, which syncs with my phone. So, as I looked at my phone this morning, I saw a notice that "Baby Danjo due" tomorrow. Woo-woo!!! If only he'll obey my 9 month old command! I've found that the waiting is not difficult for me (he'll come when he's ready), but it is in watching Joanna deal with these hard days of pregnancy. So, I'm anxious

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We had a blast eating fried chicken, corn on the cob, watermelon, homemade 'slaw, and slinging a frisbee around. We'll miss Kevin and Brandon as they have graduated and are moving on to new places and jobs. Congrats guys!!

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If we are denied our conjugal rights, maybe we should take a page out of this guy's book.umm.... that'll get you hurt. or a life abstentia.

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Joanna and I travelled to Louisville on Friday night, got up the next morning and visited the Zoo, followed by the Louisville Slugger Museum, and topped it all off by watching Thunder Over Louisville.

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"Just as our flesh is covered by clothing, and our blood is covered by our flesh, so are we, soul and body, covered and enclosed by the goodness of God. Yet, the clothing and the flesh will pass away, but the goodness of God will always remain and will remain closer to us than our own flesh. "God only desires that our soul cling to him with all of its strength, in particular, that it clings to

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EQUALS (=)Fuzzy pics and a Great Time!Somehow we managed not to get couples & kids in the same pics, so none of these represent families (sorry).The Family Descriptions:Kevin, Rebecca, and Cavender = Family 1Brandon & Kelli = Family 2Dan & Joanna (and Isaiah) = Family 3Move your mouse over the pictures to see a description of each photo.By the way- I have other not so flattering photos, so there

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“For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thess. 5:9, NASB). What an amazing truth about the character of God. This is in the context of Paul writing about those who have died, specifically their current and future state. Even in death, wrath is not the goal, but salvation through Jesus - something wonderful and glorious - is the

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One of my projects for my Spiritual Formation class includes writing a prayer-poem/song for Isaiah (our son due to be born in June).For those of you with your own children...For those of you who know kids that you care about...What do you pray for them?I'd like advice not only for this project, but for myself as a father.

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just read a great post over at "Children's Ministry and Culture." I came up against the same problem that Larry writes about in my time doing youth ministry. Mainly that parents have difficulty accepting their children having deep relationships with ungodly kids. There were two concerns that parents in my youth ministry expressed (rightly?/wrongly?): 1) physical harm, gangs were an issue in the

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Here's my bracket for this year. Clemson and Mississippi St. have already let me down.I still have hope in UNC and Duke to go pretty far. Long live the ACC!Who do you like this year?

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Here is a model of Herod's Temple (the Temple in Jerusalem during Jesus' time) done by a farmer in his 70's taking over 30 years to be built.It's pretty impressive on many levels.

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2001 Mazda Tribute LX111,000 milesV6 & 6 Disc CD PlayerSunroofAnd it's mine (ummm... ours)

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Lately I've been praying a certain prayer a lot:Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.It speaks to me in my business, in my failures, in my doubts, in my needs. It reminds me I am only human and not fully in control. It reminds me that Jesus is God, that he is in control and that I can trust him.Do you have any prayers that you pray often?

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"Christianity is not about publishing books!"This was a statement from a friend at my church as we were discussing environmental issues, church life, and other deep ideas.Now, don't get me wrong, I'm a seminary student - so there's a natural love of books built into me.However, I sometimes wonder if we as Christians build people up too much who publish (inter?)nationally (books, music, sermons).

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I've been thinking about this post for a while and as baseball is about to get kicked back in to gear, I thought it would be appropriate to post this now. I'd love some feedback from music aficionado's and baseball statisticians to let me know where I'm wrong.Since I recently bought a few albums (is it still appropriate to call them albums since we've gone to the digital age?) last week and have

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Kentucky had a bad ice storm recently and we got some interesting/good shots from it. We also lost our crab-apple tree that was in our front yard to ice. Strangely enough, it didn't make very much noise when it fell, unlike all the others that cracked and snapped all around us. There was just a small amount of creaking and I actually thought Joanna was walking down our hallway for a moment

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After a couple of comments on my previous post, just wanted to clarify - it is a boy & we did know, this is just a repost of older pics plus some new ones.

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I'd love to hear your feedback on the following news story titled: Spirituality, Not Religion, Makes Kids Happy .This seems to pick up on the war between spirituality and religion. Institutions are distrusted, while the "personal aspects ... (meaning and value in one's own life) and communal aspects (quality and depth of inter-personal relationships)" are valued.My thought is that I would hope

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I've posted pics of our baby before, but Joanna had to return to the ultrasound technician because during the 2nd trip, the lady did not get all the "shots" that are required. So, we have more pictures. The slideshow below combines all three trips - you should be able to tell the difference by the captions. Enjoy! (sorry, no name yet.)

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These are pictures from my birthday, mainly the ones of me receiving Georgia Tech basketball tickets (from my wife - she's AWESOME) are the interesting ones. My facial expressions say it all.These are pictures from the Georgia Tech game. My dad and I went together and was a great time to bond, experience a shared passion, and eat at the Varsity.

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sorry, no original music here, you'll have to visit mandy's page for that...However, I have finally spent my iTunes gift cards and thought I would share the results with you. Though I originally said I had $20 in GC's, I actually had $30, so I got a little more than I had hoped for.Three Full Albums: Derek Trucks Band "Already Free", Third Day's "Revelation", and Ashley Monroe and Trent Dabbs

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It's been a long time coming, but I've given my blog a small overhaul including a name change (thanks for all the tips Josh) and layout. So, click on over if you use a feed and check out the revamped site and change the name on your feed reader.Welcome to The Sounding Board.

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http://youdecide.hubblesite.org/Where do you want to look in the universe?Me? I voted for Star-Forming Region: NGC 6634[finally an election where don't get broken promises and slander]

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As I'm trying to choose a name for our son, things like this make it more and more difficult. What if I choose a name that leads my son down a delinquent path? I can't do anything about the last (see below), but I can with the first. I guess I need to go with popular names and stay away from "Alec, Ernest, Ivan, Kareem, and Malcolm."Names, while not defining us, do affect us relationally and

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I love reading news headlines because of the funny phrases that are unintentional (see to the left - the last headline semi-highlighted). Joanna and I played a game the other day called Man Bites Dog with our friends Chris and Liz. Basically we created headlines like the one to the left and laughed pretty hard... Good times.[link to the full article]

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,482084,00.htmlUnfortunately, if you walk faster than a granny on crutches, you will probably be safe from the law...

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I've got $20 in itunes gift cards from Christmas...What should I purchase? What are the best cd's you've listened to lately?On his blog, Jake recommended the Derek Truck's Band "Already Free" album.What other suggestions are out there?I normally lean towards rock and southern rock styles of music in both "Christian" (hmmm... what does that mean) and "secular" realms.

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Would you give up your present situation to do this job? What would you do to get it? Fox had an article about it here. I'm also curious how much looks will play into this (the promoters claim not at all... I'm thinking there will be a model-type hired in the end). 200 people applied within the first day. You'd better hurry and get your 60 second video in because the deadline is February 22.

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70% Visit Going to Seminary for seminary tips and advice.

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This article was a great summary of the UM church and it's beginnings to translate faith into a postmodern world. Yes, that word is overused and misunderstood, but the fact remains that our culture is transitioning (possibly already transitioned) from where it was even 10 years ago. How will we be incarnational (i.e. Christ-like) to the world around us?One interesting specific solution is texting

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I took this personality quiz (full disclosure: which is a promotion for a book that I'm not promoting and haven't read- the quiz just looked cool). Anyway, read the bottom line of the results below, then go and take it an let me know what your response was!ht: kid inspiration

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It's a boy!!! The arrow points to the "outside appendage." (That's how the ultrasound technician told us... little weird, let me tell you.) We are excited and now scrambling to find the right boy name. We'll post more as we know more.

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Tomorrow morning at 8am, I'll be finished with my classes for this semester. I'll turn in my papers for my Genesis class and Pastoral Crisis Intervention class and have a load off. I've tried to be less stressed this semester and not be the perfectionist that I usually am - and succeeded until this past week and a half, preparing, studying, testing, and writing papers. I'm getting to a more

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Joanna is 13 weeks pregnant (that means the first week in June there will be a "baby DanJo" crying and sleeping).And Joanna hasn't had any nausea yet, though she is extremely tired! I have found myself "sympathy eating"... or at least that's my excuse for eating bigger lately.****A big thank you to Chris and Liz for helping us with the video to tell our parents (y'all are awesome friends)!

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Thanks Rebecca for tagging me... now I'm it! The Rules:1. Link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog.2. Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself.3. Tag 7 random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs.4. Let each person know that they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.Fact 1- Yellow is my favorite color, but I've always

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Enjoy these and other pictures on my picasa pagehttp://picasaweb.google.com/danunderwood0727/YellowLeaves#! A slideshow will be added to the upper right hand corner of this blog shortly (blogger usually requires a one-day delay before adding it).

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Driving brings out the worst in me.Sunday, I drove down to Georgia for an important meeting.I hadn't even been driving an hour when I came up on a traffic jam around mile marker 60 on I-75 (still in KY). For three hours I sat still, no movement other than moving forward about 10 feet whenever a car would get tired of waiting and cross the median to go back north. During that time I rotated

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I have one "stupid human trick" (however, there are lots of stupid things I've done that I can tell you about). Here it is:Yes, I am touching my pinky to the back of my hand. I used to be able to do all four fingers (minus the thumb), but now it hurts too bad because of lack of practice. Is there any way this could lead to a scholarship or notoriety (maybe Guinness Book of World Records)?This is

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Who I am is more than what I do.It's a mantra that has become popular in the past few years, that I agree with, and yet, somehow have found myself not listening to this advice. I describe myself to people as a student or custodian, or more recently a children's minister. Is this bad? No, it is part of who I am. But, when people ask how I'm doing, I normally talk about these things first - and I

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35.5 miles per gallonCreated by The Car Connection

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A few weeks ago, I helped organize a church picnic which turned out to be a success. Food was eaten, fellowship was had, and in the kids vs. adults kickball game - I came out fighting:Wait, before you go and report me to the church staff committee for being a little too serious about a game with kids... I was on the kids team. Hey, the adults had it coming!!Here's a few pics of some friends of

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I'm embarrassed. I was checking blogs today and happened to see one that had an "app" that showed their friend's blogs latest updates... and mine read "I-75 Fun" 2 months ago. Wow! It's been a long time. A lot's been going on.Where to start?I've had a job change... I'm no longer a custodian (I no longer have to clean toilets daily... yes!!!). I'm still a student (for 2 more years), but now I

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After a fun time at my in-laws, we traveled down to Warner Robins to visit my side of the family for a couple days. However, as we were approaching mile marker 186, shortly after Exit 185 ("to Gray"), I had to hang up on my dad because an awful noise and rumbling scared us to death. Apparantly, after 5 years, all tires are considered "in need of being replaced" because the body of the tire (i.e.

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... well, if you consider wisconsin far away. It is for us as we hadn't seen our neice, and she was born almost 3 years ago (though we did see a few of her siblings last summer). Joanna's side of the family was in full force at her parent's house the first weekend in August. Here are the many pictures we took during this time in Powder Springs, GA.Top Row - From Left to Right: Nicholas, Zachariah

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[Many more pictures of these two outings are on the upper right side of my blog]After the wonderful cookout the previous day, my family traveled to Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park, which is the site of the last battle of the Revolutionary War (Daniel Boone's son was killed there) and a museum holding mastadon bones and information about this battle. I am holding a mastadon tooth next to

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Due to some technical issues with Blogger, I haven't been able to update every day like I wanted to, but rest assured, I am back on track [and even have an extra days worth of pictures now...].On July 27, my parents came into town and we invited Chris and Liz Logan (and Aurora) to come over and meet, eat, and play. Thanks to the Vodicka's, we were also able to enjoy the weather outside by

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Since I have been very busy with Hebrew, work, traveling to GA to see family, and in general doing many things... I have neglected the faithful readers of my blog. For the next week, I will be posting pictures every day (6 days, the 7th is rest) to let you know what has been going on in my life. First up, Joanna and I had our anniversary at the end of last month (July 27th) and we celebrated on

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For the first installment of the Underwood Standard Version (USV), I present Gen. 22:1-3. I start this off jokingly because I have a much greater respect for the teams and committees who have worked hard to present faithful translations of the Scriptures. While I think I have done a great job on these three verses, please do not take my word as gospel (haha)... Enjoy my "final project" from my

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We have some great (& crazy) friends! (and a pretty cool new living space)

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We moved from our apartment last weekend into a duplex across town (Wilmore, KY). Here's a look at our new place.So go ahead and turn the audio on your speakers off, because there is none. This is basically for geeks like me who just wanted to see what our apartment would look like. They won't be on YouTube getting any awards, so this is the only place you can see movies this bad.

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Did you know...The average janitor uses an estimated 28 gallons of chemicals per year, weighing234 pounds. Hazardous ingredients comprise about 25% of the total, or 58pounds. The cost for these products is estimated as $250 per worker, whichis only about 1% of the annual salary of $20,000 typically earned by that sameworker. [Church Risk Management Journal, May 2008]Two points:I definitely

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Take some time today to make a bubble! This is a neat way to be connected with others around the world in prayer!

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Change.Two important things have come about this week for Joanna and myself:1- we will have to move from our apartment complex because it will be torn down sometime after October 1. We've found a nice duplex to move into (it actually has a kitchen and a coat closet). Unfortunately, the rent will be more and we will certainly miss our Broadhurst friends. We'll post before and after photos as

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don't judge the following by my lame title... UPDATE 06/21/08: I forgot to say - ht Jake for this! Here's a great way to turn something not fun into something... well, fun!Wordle - It creates a word cloud from any set of words you put in. I chose my final essay* from my UM Theology class. From this set of words, it creates an image like the one below, of which the words increase in size based on

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I've had a fairly crisis-free life. I'm not saying I haven't experienced pain or death of people close to me, I have. But, most, if not all were due to "normal life experiences." This has led to a "here and now" type of thinking, because of the prominantly good life. Lately, I have noticed some small and large things that have changed this thinking to an anticipation of heaven. Some of these

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During the break of my UM Theology class today, a classmate and I stole the couch from the hallway and replaced it for 3 of the desks in the back of our classroom. This brought a little laughter and jesting before we jumped back into the discussion for the language of God ("he," "she," "mother," "father," etc).Is it sad that this is the extent of my rebellion in life? But, we are comfortable...

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"Death has replaced sex as the subject too obscene for polite society" -Guthrie.Do you agree?

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It's like watching your grandma play with Chuck Berry! She rocks!!!

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So, it's been a long time since I've written here. I'll get back on the wagon this week. I have one more final to study for (Old Testament on Wednesday)! It's been a busy semester (I count time as semesters right now) and I'm having to re-learn how to prioritize my time. I don't feel like I've done a good job of that these past few months: I haven't taken care of my own health, spent enough

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I thought I'd repost something my friend Kelly put up several weeks ago, as the time is now drawing near!Ben Stein's new movie "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" (on Intelligent Design) is coming out this week: Friday, April 18. Check out more at http://www.expelledthemovie.com/playground.php

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One of the group assignments for my Doctrine class is to make a short video about "The Destiny of the Unevangelized" (there are four different views that we must present creatively). Our group decided to create a cheesy soap-opera alled "Destiny," which centers around a dead guy. Somehow, I got volunteered for the fun role of being in the coffin. They actually closed it up on me and it's too

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Thought this was just odd enough to be worthy of a picture post on my blog! (watch your speed out there...)[See more pics from my natural bridge trip with my parents on my flickr badge on the right side-bar!]

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I was given this idiom as advice from several people for leading worship (1st time in over 2 years). Good advice, but my experience was more like riding a tricycle on the interstate going in the wrong direction. There were some sudden stops and loud noises and bad-words-going-through-my-head. Musically (both voice and guitar), things went well. The set-list was: You Never Let Go (Matt Redman),

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without relationship..."We have educated ourselves into imbecility." -Malcolm Muggeridge (as heard in a sermon by Ravi Zacharias)I hope and pray that seminary will not end like this for me. My goal is that education will result in deeper relationship with God and greater desire of service for His kingdom. So far that's working out well.

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"Death entered through one man's obedienceLife is restored through one man's obedience""Sin came through the temptation of a womanSalvation came through one born of a woman""The enemy conquered humanity by tasting of a treeChrist conquered the enemy by bearing suffering on a tree"(Anselm, Cur Deus Homo)"In short, since neither as God alone could he feel death, nor as man alone could he overcome

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In a chapel service today, we saw a reenactment of the Last Supper. All the monologues ended with the question "Is it I, Lord?" in response to Jesus' statement that one of the 12 would betray him. We were left with the question of our role in the death of Jesus... and communion. As Jesus reached out with His own body and blood even to someone who might betray Him.Many years ago, I wrote a song

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For one of my classes (Basic Christian Doctrine), we were assigned to respond to fictional John and Mary Smith's doubts about God and His goodness because of their son's paralysis from a football injury. It's a little lengthy, and not written in dialogue style, like my friend Chris did (go read his - it's great), which would be a more natural form of interaction of this type for me. However,

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I received this in the mail last week. Notice the "title" before my name. Now, I do hope to have that in the near future (2 years), but I'm not there yet. Just wanting to clear the air. However, it was a little exciting...

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Our seminary put on a couples retreat this weekend that was amazing! It was held at the DoubleTree Hilton Guest Suites Lexington (it had a whirlpool style tub, fridge, and everything!!). We began the retreat by eating out with three other couples at Carraba's. Then, we had ballroom dancing lessons, where we re-learned the basic steps of the swing and the waltz. At the end of the lessons, the

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My wife is trying to compile a list of the best books ever written (classics and more recent ones) and read those she has not read before. What would you recommend? What are those high school books that really stuck out in your mind? And what would you say is the #1 book of all time? (pretend "The Bible" doesn't count)

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I've never thought I've been too attached to things, but as I have just sold my second love (see pictures below) I feel a little bit of loss. My first words to Joanna after it walked out the door, was that I needed a little alone time (I was only half-joking). When I finalized the deal through email last night, I had this "uh-oh" moment where I briefly felt I had done something stupid. I still

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HowManyOfMe.comThere are357people with my namein the U.S.A.How many have your name? And statistically, Daniel is the 16th most common name in America... cool.

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My two favorite times of the year combine for about a month...BaseballCollege HoopsAre there times of the year that you get excited about? Why?

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Usually, I celebrate the [Christian] season of Lent. However, this year it began sooner than I expected and I didn't think through how I wanted to observe this meaningful and special time of the Christian Year. So, instead of doing something half-cocked, I have been asking myself the following question each morning: "How do I need to die to myself today?" (Colossians 3:5) Adding to my thinking

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Thanks to all the bloggers who recently posted for the first time in a long time (you know who you are)... you make me feel better about myself and not alone in the blogosphere.So, to start off the new year of blogging I thought I'd give a shout out to the person who is making life possible for me at the moment (quite literally actually). Since I am in seminary full time, I am only working a

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It's a Christmas Easter Lily (created out of space necessity, not out of design). Interesting to put two different "birth" symbols of Christ together... wish I could claim it as foresight.

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Hanging out with a small group of fellow apartment people after our Christmas "Apartment Tour" Party. I was really full afterwards (i.e. no pic of me).Kelly, Brandon, Leanne, & KelDanessa & CoreyBen, Melissa, Brian & Melanie

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Everyone should listen to this podcast:Under iTunes, search for "Saint Benedict's Table" and then choose the episode titled "Priest and a Rabbi: How we read the Old Testament."The audio quality isn't great, but the subject material is ten times over worth the minor frustrations of crackles and rustles. I don't know much about the background other than the host is an Anglican minister and the

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