Luke 24:4 And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. 5 Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen!
USPS Madness
Something Weird has happened at the United States Post Office.
Strange times I live in…
Ramblings of a Home Seller
With our move to Lubbock coming at the end of April, selling our home in Dallas has become a HIGH PRIORITY! I can’t afford to pay a mortgage on a house in Dallas and Lubbock, so with three weeks to go I’m putting on the full court press. I’ve dropped my real estate agent, and I’m now a ‘For Sell By Owner’ home seller.
I’ve plunged the price pretty low, and listed it with Craigslists.com hoping to get some attention. Hopefully I can get someone looking to get a great deal and soon. In three weeks, I’ve dropped my asking price over $8k and at this point would be happy to find a home buyer that would assume the mortgage with my 5.75% rate.
Now all the ‘stepping out in faith’ talk is really be tested.
Sex God Review
A few weeks ago I finished Rob Bell’s new book, Sex God. I’d made some reference to the title being misstated, and I still stand by that. When I first picked up the book in early March, I thought it was going to be about sex, and the biblical thoughts concerning sex. The book is indeed about sex, but not entirely. The book is primarily about relationships. Relationships with our spouse, those we love, and most importantly about our relationship with God’s Son, Jesus Christ.
I really loved Rob Bell’s first book, Velvet Elvis. This book is not as great as Velvet Elvis, but it is still a very, very good book. Where Velvet Elvis kind of broke some new theological thoughts into the mainstream, there is very little in Sex God that I have not heard at various different encounters in my life. So in many ways this book doesn’t measure up to the standard that Bell set with his first book.
I will say that this book is equally a great read for those having sex with their married partners, and those seeking the one to whom share a lifetime of sex with. It is a book I would recommend for those in an engagement period before marriage, because it is really great at explaining all the ramifications of relationships. And trust me, life has shown us all on the great planet earth that there are many great and bad repercussions that accompany the relationships we start with others.
If I was a nerd and gave Sex God a star rating, I’d give it 4 out of 5 stars. I guess this makes me a nerd. Somebody please call home and tell my wife. She’ll need a few hours to prepare for this news before I see her this evening.
Opening Day Not To Be
For every year of my son’s life, we’ve attended the Texas Ranger’s opening day baseball game. I’m a huge baseball fan, and there is nothing quite like the excitement of Opening Day. We will both dress up in our Ranger jersey’s, buy some sunglasses, pack a bag full of fruit snacks, juice boxes and peanuts, and hit the ball field. Once we get past the super scary jet fly-over; Ryan is usually great. Great, meaning we make it to the 7th inning stretch before heading home.
Well, this year I was going to take Dylan along for the ride as well. A great Father-Son-Son baseball event. But this year I pulled a goof, and we’re not going. I usually get an email early in March giving me a pass code to purchase tickets early. (I get this early opportunity because I often take groups from our church to games during the summer.) This year the spam filter was my downfall. The email was trapped, and by the time I realized it was approaching opening day the whole game was completely sold out! Of course I can pay $150 for three tickets on eBay; but that isn’t gonna happen. Not on my budget.
I’ve never felt so heart-broken about anything so silly in all my life. We’ll try and attend at least one game before we leave for Lubbock; but it just won’t be the same.
