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.:. onething 2007 Promo .:.

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:59:49 GMT

I was wondering if IHOP had put details about onething 2007 up on their website, and look what I found.

The onething 2007 website provides more details.

.:. Being Misunderstood .:.

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:01:04 GMT

Being passionate, especially about making sure everything run smoothly and well, and being intense in general is a good but interesting combination to have...

Wanting to see things done your way is something to work through...

.:. What An Eventful Day (A Lesson In God's Timing) .:.

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:51:57 GMT

I have seriously no idea how I am writing this entry let alone still awake... But, today is a story about God's timing through all your circumstances... so, it is God, or is it just odd?

I woke up at 6 AM - I'm trying to get into the habit of waking up this early regularly each day to build into a routine. Anyways, I woke up and started doing random things when I decided to go back to sleep (which completely is a bad thing because you'll just go back to sleep - I'm sure we can all attest to personal experience). Anyways, I wake up panicking because the security alarm beeps, and I start getting up figuring I was already behind schedule.

Here are some "timing" events that happened today:

Walking into Six Flags just as it was opening (running late to Jackson Outlets, running around quickly through the outlets - I forgot that I tend to shop with an in-and-out mentality)
Getting a fanny pack at the only location available in Six Flags (riding Superman first with my pockets stuffed with everything I brought in [keys, wallet, cell phone, Palm, gum, pen], walking by two brothers that had lost a cell phone on the ride on my way off the ride)
Running into J and crew at the picnic area as I was walking into the area (wandering Six Flags lost, not hearing my cell phone since the phone was encased in a case in my fanny pack)
Riding all the other rides on the other half and walking back towards Kingda Ka and getting a call saying they were done (not wanting to ride El Toro again because I had already ridden it, wandering the other half of the park, Batman and Robin ride being closed down sometime when I was on that half since that ride was open after lunch)
Running late at Six Flags and driving straight to the beach (a quicker and more direct path from Six Flags although I did miss a rendezvous point/time; so, people were waiting there?)
Calling and getting calls on directions to the beach as I'm leaving Six Flags
Driving much slower on the way back from Belmar (having to go to the bathroom, pulling off onto a random exit off Route 18 in the middle of nowhere, driving a while and not seeing anything, turning onto Route 9, getting pulled into a DWI checkpoint, getting a call saying that someone thought I was pulled over, getting told by the police officer not to be on the cell phone at the same time I was driving, getting back onto Route 18, noticing there was a police car parked in the median not perpendicular to the flow of traffic, calling back and hearing that someone thought I was pulled over for speeding right by Route 9 and Route 18 - which was were the DWI checkpoint was - I wouldn't be surprised if that police car I saw was the one pulling people over on Route 18, jamming the brakes to slow down from 65+ to 50)

.:. June 30th Uprising Youth Service Starting @ 6 PM .:.

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:34:34 GMT

FYI... the HIC Uprising Youth service on June 30, 2007 will start at 6 PM as opposed to the traditional 7 PM start... please spread the word...

God bless!

.:. God Loves You More Than You Can Imagine .:.

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:20:57 GMT

God loves you more than you can imagine...

.:. Today's Interpretation of F .:.

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:32:18 GMT

Did anyone notice how only females interpreted for F today (Sunday, June 10, 2007) at HIC's service?

.:. What's Standing Between You and Jesus? .:.

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:10:19 GMT

There's a gap between you and Jesus, and it's filled with things that prevent you from drawing near to Him. Is it time to let those things go, whether that be your shame, your view of God, your hurt, your possessions, your relationships, etc., to yearn for the Kingdom?

These thoughts brought to you by another message that V put up on her audio Xanga. The messenger talks as he's Matthew/Levi and shares about the parable of the hidden treasure (Matthew 13:44) and the sermon on the mount. It's really well delivered and struck my heart.

Now, it's time to live it out.

.:. Microsoft AutoUpdate Is No Longer My Friend .:.

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:24:33 GMT

So, I was auto-updating my Microsoft Office on my Powerbook earlier today. I figured it was all good until I realized the installer didn't finish installing. Later, I tried to launch Word, but I couldn't because I think the AutoUpdater reinstalls Office every time.

So, not finishing the install means I no longer have Microsoft Office on my Powerbook until I can find the install CDs (which I think I didn't back up since the install files don't come on a CD format for the Mac or for the way that I got Office).

Lesson of the day: Sometimes, it's bad to religiously update software...
Lesson of the day: If you have Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac, DO NOT install the most recent auto-update.

[EDIT: I found quite a relevant article to this situation. I was actually using my Powerbook while Microsoft Office was updating, and an article on TUAW suggests there are "the dangers of updating: [; so,] don't do anything while optimizing." So, be careful, and when you're updating anything on your Powerbook, "wait a full day until after the update is released, then installing the update clean (with no other applications running), letting it finish, and then rebooting," according to the article.

.:. Wanna Listen to onething or nothing 2006? .:.

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 01:59:03 GMT

Since V decided to put up the MP3s of the two of the best sessions from onething or nothing 2006 onto her Xanga, I've decided to share them with you (rather the audio V uploaded to her Xanga).

Jennifer Roberts' message on "The Ravished Heart of God" (from Song of Solomon 4:9)

Mike Bickle's message on "Cultivating The Oil of Intimacy" (from Matthew 25)

The other message that I really liked from onething or nothing 2006 is Mike Pilavachi's message on "The Ministry of Worship."

This is legit because International House of Prayer's (IHOP's) copyright policy on all teaching is that all the teaching can be copied freely.

My thoughts on onething or nothing 2006 later...

.:. Seeking DVD Copying "Wisdom" on Mac .:.

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 03:26:17 GMT

Does anyone have any advice or instructions on how to copy a DVD using my Mac Powerbook G4?

Thanks!

This is legit, and I'm not going around pirating DVDs...

[Edit: I just used Disk Utility to make images of the DVDs, and burn them. If you want details, ask!]