Archive for June, 2008

The Fruit of the Spirit

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  There is no law against such things.  And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.  If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.  […]

Amigurumi

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

I’ve fallen in love with these cute little critters.  Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting and crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures.  Today, I’m providing links to some free patterns.  Please share some of your links with me. chick/baby bird squid tree frog tiny turtle manta ray tiny angelfish hummingbirds Bumble the Bee […]

Tax Stimulus Check

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Two days ago I received a notice that we are going to be receiving a tax stimulus check of $1,200.  I’m wondering why they are wasting so much money sending out these notices.  They could have just sent the check instead of the notice.  I’m thinking we as a country could come a lot closer […]

Travel To Safe Cities

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Mercer’s gives us some highlights from their 2008 Quality of Living survey.  The five safest cities worldwide are: Luxembourg (1st) Bern, Switzerland (tied for 2nd) Geneva, Switzerland (tied for 2nd) Helsinki, Finland (tied for 2nd) Zurich, Switzerland (tied for 2nd) I’ve spent a fair amount of time working in Helsinki for a former job and I never once […]

Blood Bath At the Temple Door

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

I’ve been reading a book with some really bloody scenes.  I just read Leviticus, chapters 1 through 4.  I’ve read through the Old Testament before, but so many more things are catching my eye this time.  Previously, when I thought about the burnt offerings and sacrifices, I just never thought about all that blood.  Ironic, […]

Writing About Writing

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

That’s what I’m doing and that’s what Stephen King did.  I just finished reading On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.  This book is a combination of memoir and instruction manual.  In other words, it’s very entertaining.  It’s divided into four sections, the first of which is C.V.  It’s not really an autobiography, although it […]

Thank You, Money Smart Life

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Talk about reading something really good today.  I won $50 in Ben’s reader survey over at Money Smart Life.  He’s having this survey so that his topics can be geared towards the reader’s needs.  It’s neither a long nor complicated survey and is anonymous.  There will be another $50 awarded, so go on over to Money […]

Movin’ On Up

Monday, June 16th, 2008

I’m movin’ on up, but not to the east side.  Sunny Island Breezes is moving up in the Technorati ratings.  When I started keeping track of these ratings on May 6th, my little island was rated at 1,951,826.  As of today, it’s now in the six digits at 608,266.  I’ve finally got a piece of […]

Exposing Darwinism’s Weakest Link

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

Exposing Darwinism’s Weakest Link: Why Evolution Can’t Explain Human Existence by Kenneth Poppe It’s June 15th, time for the Non~FIRST blog tour! Every 15th, we will featuring an author and his/her latest non~fiction book’s FIRST chapter! The feature author is: Kenneth Poppe and his book:   Exposing Darwinism’s Weakest Link: Why Evolution Can’t Explain Human […]

You Hypocrite

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

He also told them a parable: “Can a blind person guide a blind person?  Will not both fall into a pit?  A disciple is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully qualified will be like the teacher.  Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, but do not notice the log […]