Numbered Fun

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Random Acts of Fun

1. After a 7:30 am Saturday morning breakfast, we enjoyed a game of Disney Sorry. It was actually Anna's idea. We had played it last time she was over and had the same results. (I lost.)
2. Bella had been walked and given a bath, TV had grown boring, and Erin still wasn't awake (10:00 am), so we decided to grab my Star Wars coloring book.
3. Lunch consisted of Maccaroni and Cheese and with our belly's full, we made our way to the Mall of America. It was packed! We still don't know why. Anyway, the hour-long wait to get into the Build-A-Bear Workshop wasn't that bad. Anna was very patient and had already picked out her bear...err...poodle. She ended up naming her Sophie.
4. Three hours later we were all beat and ready to go home. So we picked up some Papa Murphy's pizza and decided to rent Curious George from our cable box. It was really good. It will definitely be a DVD that we'll own.
5. 8:00am Sunday morning we said our goodbye's to Anna and headed for the Viking/Packer game. J-Bone and Snake joined us for some tailgaiting. It was cold. I loved it. By the end we were all huddled up next the dwindling charcoal grill. (I won't go into the game for obvious reasons.) :(
6. That afternoon all 3 of us slept very soundly. I think Bella slept most of all.

—b

PS. Congratulations to the Houston Dynamo on winning the MLS cup on Sunday!



Tuesday, November 13th, 2006/Daniel chapters 7-9

GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
"O my God, incline Your ear and hear! Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city which is called by Your name; for we are not presenting our supplications before You on account of any merits of our own, but on account of Your great compassion." —Daniel 9:18

HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO MY LIFE?
When we worship God, when we pray, when we read His word, it's not because we are "good Christians" and it's not for our glory, it's for Him! It's because God loves us and wants to have a relationship with us. We don't deserve Him and yet we have unlimeted access to Him.

Copyright 2006, City Vision / John A. Mayer
You can purchase a copy of the CityView Report here.

BE IN PRAYER FOR:
WITCHCRAFT IN THE TWIN CITIES
There are an estimated 20,000 witches of all types who live in our metro area who meet in 179 different witch covens/groups. Many witches are drawn to the Twin Cities area because of the many lakes and rivers, which have spiritual significance to them.
• Lady Alexcia Coven, Plymouth

Coming Soon...

Doh!

I ran out of time today to post all of the pics I want so I'll do that tomorrow. :)

—b


Monday, November 13th, 2006/Daniel chapters 5 & 6

GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
"My God sent His angel and shut the lions' mouths and they have not harmed me, inasmuch as I was found innocent before Him; and also toward you, O king, I have committed no crime." —Daniel 6:22

HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO MY LIFE?
If someone were to ask you if you were innocent before God, could you say yes? More often than not, I don't think I could. Sure I know Christ died for my sins but what I'm asking is if you are "right" with God this second? More often than not, I don't think I could answer yes to that question. I sin, feel bad about it so I don't ask for forgiveness, then the next day will come and then I will ask Him for forgiveness. I need to always be in constant prayer with God. No matter if I'm having a "good day" or "bad day".

Copyright 2006, City Vision / John A. Mayer
You can purchase a copy of the CityView Report here.

BE IN PRAYER FOR:
WITCHCRAFT IN THE TWIN CITIES
There are an estimated 20,000 witches of all types who live in our metro area who meet in 179 different witch covens/groups. Many witches are drawn to the Twin Cities area because of the many lakes and rivers, which have spiritual significance to them.
• Ketraian Study Group for Witches, Minneapolis

Pack vs. Vikes

44-44-1

That is the all-time record when the Vikings and Packers play each other. I bring this up not only because Packer/Viking games always cause tension in the Eidsmoe household, but this year, we will be at the game. As an early Christmas present to each other, we were able to get tickets back before the NFL regular season even started.

Although the football game will only cap off our weekend. Today at 4:00 we will be picking up Anna and she will be staying with us for the weekend. We don't know what we will do the entire time since their isn't any really good kids movies out now ;) but we'll have fun nevertheless. Besides, we have our secret weapon, Bella.

Enjoy your weekend and GO VIKINGS!

—b


Friday, November 10th, 2006/Ezekiel chapters 46-48

GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
I did read 3 more chapters last night but left my notebook at home. I finished the last 3 chapters of Ezekiel this morning (46-48) but it was like chapters 40-42.

Copyright 2006, City Vision / John A. Mayer
You can purchase a copy of the CityView Report here.

BE IN PRAYER FOR:
WITCHCRAFT IN THE TWIN CITIES
There are an estimated 20,000 witches of all types who live in our metro area who meet in 179 different witch covens/groups. Many witches are drawn to the Twin Cities area because of the many lakes and rivers, which have spiritual significance to them.
• Italian Paganism, Minneapolis

"Home Computer" 1974

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Vintage 1974

I stumbled upon this picture and thought it was pretty funny. Here is what the caption says since it is a little difficult to read:

Scientists from the RAND Corporation have created this model to illustrate how a "home computer" could look like in the year 2004. However the needed technology will not be econmically feasible for the average home. Also the scientist readily admit that the computer will require not yet invented technology to actally work, but 30 years from now scientific progress is expected to solve these problems. With teletype interface and the Fortran language, the computer will be easy to use.

Wow. For those of you who were alive 30 years ago...WELCOME TO THE FUTURE! :)

—b


Thursday, November 9th, 2006/Ezekiel chapters 40-42

GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
Well, I read my morning goal of 3 chapters and all three chapters talked a lot about measuring in cubits. Hmmm... So I'll read some more tonight. :)

Copyright 2006, City Vision / John A. Mayer
You can purchase a copy of the CityView Report here.

BE IN PRAYER FOR:
WITCHCRAFT IN THE TWIN CITIES
There are an estimated 20,000 witches of all types who live in our metro area who meet in 179 different witch covens/groups. Many witches are drawn to the Twin Cities area because of the many lakes and rivers, which have spiritual significance to them.
• I Dawn, Prior Lake

Ezekiel, Chapters 37-39

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006/Ezekiel chapters 37-39

GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
"Then they will know that I am the LORD their God because I made them go into exile among the nations, and then gathered them again to their own land; and I will leave none of them there any longer." —Ezekiel 39:28

HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO MY LIFE?
This is a "big picture" verse. God is in control. God was the one who exhiled Israel. God was the one who restored them. Through each phase (exhiled/restored) Israel should have know that God was in control. We too must remember that. Through the Good and bad. When things don't make sense and when all is right, remember God is in control!

Copyright 2006, City Vision / John A. Mayer
You can purchase a copy of the CityView Report here.

BE IN PRAYER FOR:
WITCHCRAFT IN THE TWIN CITIES
There are an estimated 20,000 witches of all types who live in our metro area who meet in 179 different witch covens/groups. Many witches are drawn to the Twin Cities area because of the many lakes and rivers, which have spiritual significance to them.
• Hyperborean Proto Demas of Hellenion, Minneapolis

Election 2006

Vote the Issues

Ideally we would all vote according to the issues and not just the political party we affiliate ourselves with. I've spent about an hour searching this morning for a website that would tell me who votes how on issues but have come up empty handed. The best site that I found is MNvoter.com. Unfortunately it doesn't give me all the information I want. And it is only for Minnesota. Who knows maybe other states have better sites than Minnesota does. Anyway, get out and vote! :)

—b

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006/Ezekiel chapters 34-36

GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
"Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for My holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you went."
—Ezekiel 36:22

HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO MY LIFE?
The fourth commandment says that we are not to take the Lord's name in vain. God's reputation is His name. It is perfect and holy. He will act to protect the reputation of His name. We must also respect His name. The casual use of "God " in our vocabulary is disrespectful to Him. In my personal opinion, it is the worst of the "swear" words.

Copyright 2006, City Vision / John A. Mayer
You can purchase a copy of the CityView Report here.

BE IN PRAYER FOR:
WITCHCRAFT IN THE TWIN CITIES
There are an estimated 20,000 witches of all types who live in our metro area who meet in 179 different witch covens/groups. Many witches are drawn to the Twin Cities area because of the many lakes and rivers, which have spiritual significance to them.
• Hrafnsgardr Kindred, Minneapolis

Does This Sound Familiar?

Ahhh...Memories.

On my customized "My Yahoo!" page, I get an odd news section and one of the headlines was "Teen points BB pistol at the wrong car".

Thu Nov 2, 11:21 PM ET

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A teenager pointed his BB pistol at the wrong car. The car stopped and the two men inside pulled out their real .40-caliber Glock handguns. They were undercover police driving an unmarked car.

They ordered Ryon Shelton, 15, of Cedar Rapids, to drop his gun, police said.

"They thought it was a real gun," police Lt. Kenneth Washburn said. "He dropped the gun and attempted to run and was apprehended."

Shelton told officers he was "just playing around" and trying to scare people during the Halloween night incident, police said.

He was cited for assault while displaying a dangerous weapon and released to relatives, police said.

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Information from: The Gazette, http://www.gazetteonline.com/

Yep, I did this while in high school. I didn't point my cap gun at a cop car but someone did call us in and we had guns pulled on us. It's nice to see someone else who was as stupid as I was. ;)

—b


Friday, November 3rd, 2006/Ezekiel chapters 27-30

GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
"Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty;
You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor
I cast you to the ground;
I put you before kings,
That they may see you."
—Ezekiel 28:17

HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO MY LIFE?
Pride. We all have it. Some pride is a good thing. But when we exult ourselves, God hates it. This passage is referring to the city of Tyre and it's king. God endued up humbling Tyre by using Nebuchadnezzar to take it over and Tyre's king was killed. We need to remember to use what pride we do have for God's glory.

Copyright 2006, City Vision / John A. Mayer
You can purchase a copy of the CityView Report here.

BE IN PRAYER FOR:
WITCHCRAFT IN THE TWIN CITIES
There are an estimated 20,000 witches of all types who live in our metro area who meet in 179 different witch covens/groups. Many witches are drawn to the Twin Cities area because of the many lakes and rivers, which have spiritual significance to them.
• Gwynvyd Church of Wicca, Edina

Roadblock

Ughhh!!!
This morning I ran right into a roadblock. Not literally but spiritually.

I woke up an hour late for my daily Bible study this morning. Not a big deal but it put me in a rush nevertheless. Bella was taken out, fed and coffee was made with near-perfect use of time. Continuing in my break-neck speed, I said a very short and pathetic prayer and dove right in.

After finishing Ezekiel chapter 27...nothing. I didn't get anything outta it. Hmm...maybe it was just a bad chapter. So I continued on. Chapter 28 was completed and, yea, it was good but still nothing. I was kind of getting frustrated. What was going on?

So I put everything down and had a sincere prayer. The Lord made it obvious to me that I was having a Bible study with myself instead of Him. I was so concerned with trying to hurry up and get a few chapters read that I forgot why I spend time with my heavenly Father in the first place.

Every morning before I begin reading, I ask the Lord to reveal something to me from scripture. And every morning, numerous points and "ah ha's" jump out to me. Every morning, except for this one.

Idiot.

So many people much smarter than I have read the entire Bible and they felt the same thing I did after reading two chapters. Nothing. The difference between them and me is that I have the Holy Spirit working for me. He does the work. He shows me the "ah ha's". Without Him, the Bible is just a textbook.

So my encouragement to you is that if you are frustrated in your quiet time or having trouble starting a quiet time, ask for help. Ask the Lord for "ah ha's" to be revealed to you. He will.

—b

Ezekiel, Chapters 24-26

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006/Ezekiel chapters 24-26

GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
"'Thus Ezekiel will be a sign to you; according to all that he has done you will do; when it comes, then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.'" —Ezekiel 24:24

HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO MY LIFE?
The Lord used Ezekiel not only as a prophet but also as how the people of Jerusalem should act. Exekiel set a good example of how to live. Even when extreme hardship came (being exhiled and the death of his wife) Exekiel obeyed God. It's easy to obey the Lord during the easy times but imagine what kind of example we could set during the difficult ones!

Copyright 2006, City Vision / John A. Mayer
You can purchase a copy of the CityView Report here.

BE IN PRAYER FOR:
WITCHCRAFT IN THE TWIN CITIES
There are an estimated 20,000 witches of all types who live in our metro area who meet in 179 different witch covens/groups. Many witches are drawn to the Twin Cities area because of the many lakes and rivers, which have spiritual significance to them.
• Grove of the Enchanted Unicorn, Minneapolis

Aunt Opy—Update

A few of you have requested updates on Aunt Opy's health. This excerpt is from an email Erin received on Friday:

I had a bone marrow biopsy yesterday and will have a kidney biopsy next Friday. Bone marrow was done to help determine if my bone marrow can withstand another round of cytoxin chemotherapy. My blood counts for both red and white are both already low and the chemo would only knock them lower. Of course this chemo is the best treatment and it did work last time. Our van died and we had to purchase another one so we are dealing with that too. Would have cost $6000 it fix and it was only worth $2500 so we junked it. Lots going on now. Glad that God is in control because we would really be in trouble.
Talk to you soon. Love, Aunt Opy

Thanks to everyone for your prayers!!!

—b

A Pet Filled Halloween

Well, what can I say? I hate it when people dress up their pets. Yes I used the word hate. But my wife sent me an email with 31 poor animals who have to suffer the wrath of stupid humans. So what do I do? I'm basically promoting the practice by posting these.

(Sigh)

I guess if you can't beat 'em—join 'em. ;) The following are just a few of the 31 that I found amusing. (Don't worry, you won't find Bella dressed up anywhere.)

—b

If you would like to see all 31, let me know and I'll forward you the email.







Monday, October 30th, 2006/Ezekiel chapters 20 & 21

GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
"I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one." —Ezekiel 22:30

HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO MY LIFE?
Those of us who belong to Christ are called to intercede (pray) for others. Not just fellow Christians, but those who are still slaves to sin. Being today is Halloween, please pray for those in cults/sects/witch groups. Pray that the Lord would soften thier hearts and seek truth. What a powerful testimony it would be if a former cult member would speak Christ to those still lost in witch craft!

Copyright 2006, City Vision / John A. Mayer
You can purchase a copy of the CityView Report here.

BE IN PRAYER FOR:
WITCHCRAFT IN THE TWIN CITIES
There are an estimated 20,000 witches of all types who live in our metro area who meet in 179 different witch covens/groups. Many witches are drawn to the Twin Cities area because of the many lakes and rivers, which have spiritual significance to them.
• Grove of Celtic Woods, Minneapolis

Baptism

Baptism.

It's funny how one simple word can cause so much division, especially among the church. Even trying to find an official definition is near impossible. I bring this up because I was baptized Sunday morning. For some of you, red flags are quickly being hoisted and others are raising the green kind.

Why I decided to get baptized.
This is something I have wrestled with ever since the topic first came up between Erin and I four years ago. My immediate answer: "I have already been baptized, I don't need to do it again."

Here was my list of objections:

• —> I have already been baptized.

• —> Why should I have to get baptized just to become a member of a church. I'm a Christian. That's all that matters.

• —> Being baptized a second time is declaring that infant baptizm is wrong or dosen't count.

• —> The BGC (Baptist General Conference) wants me to declare my allegiance to them. To be batized as a baptist and not as lutheran.

• —> It's a slap in the face to my parents who had me baptized.

Here is how I answered them:

• —> First off, I needed to pray and seek God for the answers. I had made baptism all about me. It isn't about us at all. As with everything in life, it's about God! After all, everything we do should be to God's glory and not our own.

• —> Using the concordance in the back of my Bible, I looked up every reference it had to baptism. The one main theme I kept finding was "repent and be baptized". Over and over again.

• —> I am a Christian. I admit I belong to Christ. I don't think anyone would dispute that. But I did not repent when I was baptized. If anyone didn't need to be baptized, it was Jesus. And even He was baptized.
  

• —> So do I think infant baptism is wrong now that I have been baptized as an adult? No. But God really impressed it upon my heart to follow His command as another act of obeying Him. This was something I needed to do (I felt) to further my walk with Him.

• —> I haven't declared my allegiance to the BGC. I haven't declared my allegiance to Lutherans. I've declared my allegiance to Christ. I didn't get baptized for anyone or any organization. I got baptized for me. I need to put my relationship with Christ first and foremost no matter what anyone thinks or believes.

• —> I love my parents. They know that (at least I think they do). ;) This wasn't an act against them. In fact, it had nothing to do with them. This was between me and my heavenly Father.

• —> Last but not least, if I was completely honest with myself, I didn't want to be humbled. And for me, being humbled was a big part of being baptized as an adult.

So there you go. Agree with me or not. I love the Lord. Do I get special bonus points for being baptized as an adult? Nope. It's just an another way I can obey Him and show my heavenly Father that I love Him.

—b

Monday, October 30th, 2006/Ezekiel chapters 20 & 21

GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
"So I resolved to pour out My wrath on them, to accomplish My anger against them in the wilderness. But I withdrew My hand and acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out." —Ezekiel 20:21b-22

HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO MY LIFE?
The Lord will never go back on His promises. He had promised the Israelites Israel while delivering them from Egypt. Before they could reach the land God promised them, They were committing acts of "evil" against God. The needed to be punished. God was able to punish them (40 years in the wilderness) while keeping His promise (Israel).

Copyright 2006, City Vision / John A. Mayer
You can purchase a copy of the CityView Report here.

BE IN PRAYER FOR:
WITCHCRAFT IN THE TWIN CITIES
There are an estimated 20,000 witches of all types who live in our metro area who meet in 179 different witch covens/groups. Many witches are drawn to the Twin Cities area because of the many lakes and rivers, which have spiritual significance to them.
• Grove of Avalon—Henge of Keltria, Minneapolis Branch—Minneapolis

Urbana 2006—Update

you have a calling...but it isn't here.

Well, it's official. Erin and I will NOT be driving to St. Louis the day after Christmas. We will NOT be attending the Urbana conference December 27-30.

Why Not?
Short answer: Money. Long answer: After weighing out the cost of travel, renting a van, hotel, shipping cost, and Urbana related fees, it wouldn't be worth going. That's not even adding to the fact that STEM desparately needs to update their display. That would be an added expense of oh about $1,000-$2,000.

What Happened Between Then and Now?
We were told of several late fees that needed to be paid since we missed registration deadlines. And that's only if they would let us in since we were trying to register so late. Huhhh? Arika and Erin scoured the Urbana website looking for the dates of when the registration ended. Nothing. Even after calling Urbana's people and telling them they couldn't find the advertising deadlines online, the response was "well, I know it's there, but I don't know where". Ok.

So What Now?
Well, we are dissapointed but it was a smart move outta STEM to pull the plug. And for us, it's back to our normal Christmas vacation plans. I don't know what those are but Erin does and that's all that matters. ;)

—b

OOPS! On Monday I had told you Erin and I would be going to Urbana. Anyway, instead of creating a new post I just modified that one. Unfortunately I saved over Monday's post. Oh well.

Friday, October 27th, 2006

GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
Go to bed earlier and don't stay up to watch the end of the World Series.

Priceless Fruit...

...in the form of Crayons.

Yesterday, Erin and I received one of our favorite gifts of all-time: a "family" picture drawn by my 5 year old cousin Anna. It (along with several other smaller pieces of artwork) was folded and stuffed in an envelope. The only words included in the envelope was "Erin, Anna, Bella, and Bernt" written again and again in 5 year old penmanship.

I absolutely love it! We don't have kids yet, but I can only imagine this as a small glimpse of the priceless fruit of parenting. Any Picasso or Van Gough wouldn't compare to how much this small piece means to us.

I've also been shown a very convicting message. Priorities. We haven't seen Anna in over a month. Yes we've been busy, but has our busyness been more important than hanging out with Anna? Apparently so.

Yes work is important. But I need to remember that investing time into a life that God loves is more important. Anna's love for us is priceless fruit. We couldn't buy it. We had to invest time into it. If we can be one more vessel for God's love, what more important thing could we do?

So what am I going to do with this lesson? First off, thank you mom and dad for investing in my life. I'm your fruit. Second, after work today, I'm calling Anna and thanking her for her love in Crayon form and setting up a time to hang out with her again.

Thank you Lord for life's lessons...even the bittersweet ones.

—b


Wednesday, October 25th, 2006/Ezekiel chapters 7-9

GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
'They will fling their silver into the streets and their gold will become an abhorrent thing; their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetite nor can they fill their stomachs, for their iniquity has become an occasion of stumbling.' —Ezekiel 7:19

HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO MY LIFE?
It's ironic how the stuff we work so hard for (money) will not save us in our most desparate time of need. But the free gift of salvation from God will save us. So we need to ask ourselves on a daily basis, what's worth more to me, money or God?

Copyright 2006, City Vision / John A. Mayer
You can purchase a copy of the CityView Report here.

BE IN PRAYER FOR:
WITCHCRAFT IN THE TWIN CITIES
There are an estimated 20,000 witches of all types who live in our metro area who meet in 179 different witch covens/groups. Many witches are drawn to the Twin Cities area because of the many lakes and rivers, which have spiritual significance to them.
• Gardnerian Wicca—Windsinger Coven, St. Louis Park

Aunt Opy

Special Prayer Request

The following is an excert from an email from Erin's aunt Ruth Ann (Opy). I hope she doesn't mind me sharing it.

I don't know how much your parents have shared about what is going on with me. My kidneys are shutting down again like they were doing when Erin was born. I am having a kidney ultrasound done tomorrow to rule out a few things like a kidney stone, blockage or cancer. The doctor feels that the lupus is shutting them down again. A kidney biopsy will probably follow shortly. Thanks for your prayers. Take care. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Love you both, Aunt Opy

Please add her to your prayer list. I will give you updates to see how the Lord answers us.

—b


Tuesday, October 24th, 2006/Ezekiel chapters 4-6

GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
"Then those of you who escape will remember Me among the nations to which they will be carried captive, how I have been hurt by their adulterous hearts which turned away from Me, and by their eyes which played the harlot after their idols;" —Ezekiel 6:9a

HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO MY LIFE?
Sometimes it can be so easy to think that God can be so uncaring, cold, and callous. But here is one passage which explains that God is "hurt" when we turn awway from Him to worship something other than Him. How do we know that God loves us? The creator of everything does care if we love Him.

Copyright 2006, City Vision / John A. Mayer
You can purchase a copy of the CityView Report here.

BE IN PRAYER FOR:
WITCHCRAFT IN THE TWIN CITIES
There are an estimated 20,000 witches of all types who live in our metro area who meet in 179 different witch covens/groups. Many witches are drawn to the Twin Cities area because of the many lakes and rivers, which have spiritual significance to them.
• Four Winds Coven, Minneapolis

BEing Designed 2.0

Well, as you can see, I've been having difficulties with the blog. And being that I'm now in year two of posting online, I figured why not give it a new look. So you'll be noticing a few more changes to it but for the most part this is what it will look like.

Also, I'm hoping I'll be able to start posting pictures again. It has been really frustrating lately trying to do that. I've notice I'm not the only one with a blogger account experience technical difficulties. Blogger has been slowly working on upgrading their systems as well so who knows how long this "look" will last.

Thanks for continuing to stop by. I'm thinking I'll be back to normal posting anyday now!

—b

P.S. If you want to make your own "web 2.0" logo, click here. It's kinda fun. All you do is type what ever you want and the program makes it.

Jeremiah, Chapters 22–24

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006/Jeremiah chapters 22-24

GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
"The anger of the LORD will not turn back
Until He has performed and carried out the purposes of His heart;
In the last days you will clearly understand it."
—Jeremiah 23:20

HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO MY LIFE?
The Lord's anger has a purpose. Unlike we who get angry and lose our temper only to have to apologize later, God has a reason for His controlled anger. One way to avoid some of God's wrath (as numerous examples in the Old Testament have shown) is to truely repent and turn away from our sins.

Copyright 2006, City Vision / John A. Mayer
You can purchase a copy of the CityView Report here.

BE IN PRAYER FOR:
WITCHCRAFT IN THE TWIN CITIES
There are an estimated 20,000 witches of all types who live in our metro area who meet in 179 different witch covens/groups. Many witches are drawn to the Twin Cities area because of the many lakes and rivers, which have spiritual significance to them.
• Community Circle, St. Paul

"It is Finished"

"It is Finished!"

The famous words of Christ as He gave up His Spirit is the first phrase that came to mind after the last PDF file completed it's FTP transfer. (Sorry, I'm reverting to nerd words.) Obviously I'm not trying to compare this magazine's completion with Jesus dying for our sins, but it sure did feel good to get this thing done!

For those of you who have the now out of print, limited collector's editions Mission Maker 2005 and 2006, this one will be a (hopefully) welcomed change. It has a "different" and "lighter" feel to it. It's great working with another designer (Dena) so it isn't just my designs. Dena brings a refreshing female touch to the "grungy and heavy" look that I seem to dominate with.

Here are a few sneek-peek pages:

NOTE: (Well, I've been done with this post since this morning but I can't seem to post any more pictures. It looks like a problem with Blogger's server.) Maybe by tomorrow I'll be able to post 'em.)

—b


Monday, October 9th, 2006/Jeremiah chapters 18-21

GOD'S MESSAGE FOR ME TODAY
'For My people have forgotten Me,
They burn incense to worthless gods
And they have stumbled from their ways,
From the ancient paths,
To walk in bypaths,
Not on a highway,
—Jeremiah 18:15

HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO MY LIFE?
The Lord will "make our paths straight" that we may follow Him and obey Him. He isn't going to try and deceive us. But we get into trouble when we deviate from the tried and true path (ancient paths) and try our own way (bypaths). We need to trust the Lord in that He knows what He is doing.

Copyright 2006, City Vision / John A. Mayer
You can purchase a copy of the CityView Report here.

BE IN PRAYER FOR:
WITCHCRAFT IN THE TWIN CITIES
There are an estimated 20,000 witches of all types who live in our metro area who meet in 179 different witch covens/groups. Many witches are drawn to the Twin Cities area because of the many lakes and rivers, which have spiritual significance to them.
• Coffee Cauldron, St. Paul

Mission Maker Suicide

Due to circumstances beyond my control, design and production of Mission Maker Magazine is 1 month behind schedule. I will be back to regular posting at the end of September. (That is if I haven't died due to lack of sleep.) ;)

I would definitely appreciate your prayers.

—b