“It’s my money, and I need it now,” he screams while watching tv. “It’s my money, and I want it now,” another man yells out his window “It’s my money, and I want it now,” she says to the world out her balcony window. No, this is not kids screaming for their allowance. Not a trust fund baby, calling out for [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 27, 2008
Aaron’s Random Thoughts: July 28, 2008
I think I may try to make this a semi-regular blog. I often have thoughts that I would like to blog about, but do not have time or the energy to spend on a well-written blog. Other times I just simply do not have enough to craft a full blog, so here are Aaron’s random [...]
July 23, 2008
The Joker and Satan
Heather and I, finally, went to see The Dark Knight last night. I say finally like the movie has been out a while, while only at less than a week, but in comparison to the millions who watched the movie before me, it seemed like a while. I was as excited about this movie has [...]
July 18, 2008
Please Return your Carts
I haven’t ranted in a while, so here we go. Today on my way home from work, I stopped by our local Kroger to get some groceries. I pull into the parking lot, and I see a space near the front ready for me to park, as I begin to pull in what do I [...]
July 11, 2008
Why People don’t like Christians
Let me say this, I believe that the recognition of our sinfulness is essential to our relationship with God. It is imperative for us to see ourselves in relationship to a holy God. This reflection on our own life lets us identify with Paul when he says, “For there is no distinction, since all have sinned and [...]
July 9, 2008
Empowered to be Perfect
I am taking The Theology of John Wesley this week and thought that I would share this paper that I wrote on Christian perfection. It was supposed to be a more personal reflection on it as well as an analysis of it, so here you go: enjoy.
Our culture is fascinated with perfection. We were [...]
July 4, 2008
My Great Uncle Irvin
We often lose sight of the person behind the camera. When we look at pictures later, we might forget that they were there. When we watch a home movie of ourselves as kids, doing something silly (like singing an incredibly long set of Beach Boys songs), we are focused on the same one that the [...]
