You're driving a bus that is leaving on a trip from Pennsylvania and ending in New York. To start off with, there were 32 passengers on the bus. At the next bus stop, 11 people get off and 9 people get on. At the next bus stop, 2 people get off and 2 people get on. At the next bus stop, 12 people get on and 16 people get off. At the next bus stop, 5 people get on and 3 people get off. What color are the bus driver's eyes?
By the way Deb if you are reading this weekend, I was watching a music video and thought of that proverb you put on the end of your emails. If you click on
S.B.They don't understand, under my videos you will see what I mean.
Saturday, 5 May 2007
Saturday's Sucks
Just dragged myself out of bed, so feel like I did not get enough sleep. Work to do so I can get off early.
Why do we not hear God when he speaks. I believe he speaks to us all the time, now if that is that case, why don't I do what he says or why don't I hear him. My guess here...two things...one is I am never still enough to take the time to listen to hear what he is saying. I know if he wanted to he could knock me down like Paul off his horse, but for the moment chooses to do so gently. The bigger issue I think is the sin in my life that he has to get through to reach me. I have all this other stuff going on in my head that has become more of what I want to do than to listen to what God has to say.
Riddle to come later. :)
Why do we not hear God when he speaks. I believe he speaks to us all the time, now if that is that case, why don't I do what he says or why don't I hear him. My guess here...two things...one is I am never still enough to take the time to listen to hear what he is saying. I know if he wanted to he could knock me down like Paul off his horse, but for the moment chooses to do so gently. The bigger issue I think is the sin in my life that he has to get through to reach me. I have all this other stuff going on in my head that has become more of what I want to do than to listen to what God has to say.
Riddle to come later. :)
Friday, 4 May 2007
Trifle Trivia, etc
Oops forgot today's trivia in earlier post. The answer to yesterday's trivia was the taxi driver was walking, therefore no need to give him a ticket :) Today's riddle - What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
I am going to be experimenting with my blog template so let me know what you think. If you like the new or the old..
Hey Su-ann do you want me to add you to my friends list of blogs.
I am going to be experimenting with my blog template so let me know what you think. If you like the new or the old..
Hey Su-ann do you want me to add you to my friends list of blogs.
Friday's Function
I have come to think that my blogging here and your responses are like being in a small group. With not going to church at this time (NO Deb - but thanks ;)~ ) it is a good way to get some feedback on other people's thoughts on stuff I think about or am going through. Hmmm, maybe this is the church of the future...the computer has become to us like television in the 50's and 60's. One more thing to perhaps pull us away from Christ. When you think of the tribes in Africa or the poor in India who don't have the technology that we do it is maybe "easier" to follow Christ because there is less to take us away from Him. I can only speak for myself...hmmm now where is that remote!!! Easy to joke about stuff like this but for me it is sooooo true. I find it very hard to "Be Still", especially when it comes for time with God.
Was wondering again about purpose in life. I believe that God gave each of us a purpose in this life...aside from raising our children or tending to married life or single life or our jobs/careers. Still makes me think of Pharaoh's purpose Grrrrrrrr. If we have kids, does our life revolve around them (it shouldn't) IMO (in my opinion), nor around our spouse or jobs. We chose to gt married or to be single or to have kids or the jobs we have...it does not mean it is God's choice necessarily of all the choices we made. There is something much greater than the things I have listed there. Something for each of us, which may be and is most likely different than the other persons. When I think of life just kind of passing me by day by day, I really feel I am missing the BIG picture. I don't believe that God put us on earth for some 70 years to just eat, sleep, and work. He does not call us all to be Billy Graham, but He does call us to seek him, wait on him, and be still. Something I need to get back to. Will let you know how it goes.
Was wondering again about purpose in life. I believe that God gave each of us a purpose in this life...aside from raising our children or tending to married life or single life or our jobs/careers. Still makes me think of Pharaoh's purpose Grrrrrrrr. If we have kids, does our life revolve around them (it shouldn't) IMO (in my opinion), nor around our spouse or jobs. We chose to gt married or to be single or to have kids or the jobs we have...it does not mean it is God's choice necessarily of all the choices we made. There is something much greater than the things I have listed there. Something for each of us, which may be and is most likely different than the other persons. When I think of life just kind of passing me by day by day, I really feel I am missing the BIG picture. I don't believe that God put us on earth for some 70 years to just eat, sleep, and work. He does not call us all to be Billy Graham, but He does call us to seek him, wait on him, and be still. Something I need to get back to. Will let you know how it goes.
Thursday, 3 May 2007
Thursday's Theme
Up a little early this morning. Had a dream about John that woke me up.
Well it has been two whole days adding fruit to my menu. I have not completely cut out my old menu, have so far just cut down. Tonight we are going to Milky way..mmmmmm triple tornado...creature of habit...that is what I always get...goes great with a Tim's coffee.
I need all my "reader friends" (I assume most reading this blog are Christians - but you know what happens when you assume), to imagine for a moment that you are not a Christian. Here are some questions I want to pick your brains with and hear your answers...you go first Su-ann you are always one of the early bird readers :):) Feel free to pick and choose if there are too many. Maybe you can think of some questions here also. I would love to hear them too.
What motivates you to do good?
What goals do you have?
What do you want to accomplish ?
What to you is the bottom line in your life (ie: family, money, work, fame, retire before 50, etc)?
Lets say you pick money or fame...if you have everything by the time you are 50 everything you wanted (ie you are famous and you have a few million in the bank) Now what? If you were to die when you are 51...all that you have attained as far as you are concerned is gone...you leave your money to whoever you want so they can spend it however they want.
If you are much older (ballpark figure 70's and up) do you think a lot about dying and what happens after that? Just to add thought to this - I am thinking that if someone is in their later years are you thinking the same things you were when you were 30, 40, 50 years younger that you will live forever or that you will someday think about God? I have been curious about that matter for sometime. Now answers those questions in your current state of Christianity :)
Having somewhat answered these questions for myself, I must admit I have thought about joining the other side for awhile and "live life to the fullest", but the thing that scares me the most is that once I have tasted the other side, I may not want to come back to this side, or may not live long enough to get back. This is an everyday struggle for me. Like it says in Hebrews 4:7, I'll let you read that one.
Yesterday's trivia answer - They have a Sister and they are triplets! Good job Su-ann.
Todays riddle - There are 2 cops parked along a one-way street looking for traffic violations. They spot a taxi driver going in the wrong direction, yet they do nothing. Why? (5 points) Even I got this one so it must be easy.
Well it has been two whole days adding fruit to my menu. I have not completely cut out my old menu, have so far just cut down. Tonight we are going to Milky way..mmmmmm triple tornado...creature of habit...that is what I always get...goes great with a Tim's coffee.
I need all my "reader friends" (I assume most reading this blog are Christians - but you know what happens when you assume), to imagine for a moment that you are not a Christian. Here are some questions I want to pick your brains with and hear your answers...you go first Su-ann you are always one of the early bird readers :):) Feel free to pick and choose if there are too many. Maybe you can think of some questions here also. I would love to hear them too.
What motivates you to do good?
What goals do you have?
What do you want to accomplish ?
What to you is the bottom line in your life (ie: family, money, work, fame, retire before 50, etc)?
Lets say you pick money or fame...if you have everything by the time you are 50 everything you wanted (ie you are famous and you have a few million in the bank) Now what? If you were to die when you are 51...all that you have attained as far as you are concerned is gone...you leave your money to whoever you want so they can spend it however they want.
If you are much older (ballpark figure 70's and up) do you think a lot about dying and what happens after that? Just to add thought to this - I am thinking that if someone is in their later years are you thinking the same things you were when you were 30, 40, 50 years younger that you will live forever or that you will someday think about God? I have been curious about that matter for sometime. Now answers those questions in your current state of Christianity :)
Having somewhat answered these questions for myself, I must admit I have thought about joining the other side for awhile and "live life to the fullest", but the thing that scares me the most is that once I have tasted the other side, I may not want to come back to this side, or may not live long enough to get back. This is an everyday struggle for me. Like it says in Hebrews 4:7, I'll let you read that one.
Yesterday's trivia answer - They have a Sister and they are triplets! Good job Su-ann.
Todays riddle - There are 2 cops parked along a one-way street looking for traffic violations. They spot a taxi driver going in the wrong direction, yet they do nothing. Why? (5 points) Even I got this one so it must be easy.
Wednesday, 2 May 2007
Wednesday's Worriment
Well I have come to the conclusion (re: Pharaoh's hardened heart) that he hardened it first - See Ex. 8:15, 8:32 and 9:34. Then in Ex. 11:10 God hardened his heart and his officials. I have to conclude this, otherwise to me it would be like finding out unequivocally that Christ did not rise from the dead. If either of these (God hardening Pharaoh's heart before he hardened it himself or if Christ never rose from the dead) then I would be a pretty sad case to believe as a Christian. The latter (Christ's resurrection) is the foundation for the Christian belief. See 1Cor. 15:17.
On the other (Pharaoh), if God hardened it before Pharaoh hardened it how could I possibly believe in a God such as this. Where would free will come in if that were the case. If God is a loving God then he would not abandon us, except where we come to that point of no return (I believe there is a point of no return). Does someone remember where that scripture passage is? I am not sure where it is.
5 points if you find it.
On a somewhat lighter note....as you know from earlier blogs this is one of my "pet" peeves. Click on this link http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/04/20/hawaii.hotels.pampered.ap/index.html
and read on...pet lovers will enjoy it...the rest of us ...well for me my blood is boiling...but I need to worry about me...not about the others. I will explain more another time.
Today's trivia...oops answer to yesterday's trivia...Bill was right Sheryl ...10 points for him. The answer was roam (buffaloes, cell phones and nomads). Okay today's trivia...Who is my favorite (j/k I don't have faves)...
Here is the riddle....
Doctor says to lawyer We were born on the same year, month, day, and minute. We were born in the same hospital, hospital room and we have the same 2 parents. We are not twins and we have no brothers. Explain this. 20 points awaits :)
On the other (Pharaoh), if God hardened it before Pharaoh hardened it how could I possibly believe in a God such as this. Where would free will come in if that were the case. If God is a loving God then he would not abandon us, except where we come to that point of no return (I believe there is a point of no return). Does someone remember where that scripture passage is? I am not sure where it is.
5 points if you find it.
On a somewhat lighter note....as you know from earlier blogs this is one of my "pet" peeves. Click on this link http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/04/20/hawaii.hotels.pampered.ap/index.html
and read on...pet lovers will enjoy it...the rest of us ...well for me my blood is boiling...but I need to worry about me...not about the others. I will explain more another time.
Today's trivia...oops answer to yesterday's trivia...Bill was right Sheryl ...10 points for him. The answer was roam (buffaloes, cell phones and nomads). Okay today's trivia...Who is my favorite (j/k I don't have faves)...
Here is the riddle....
Doctor says to lawyer We were born on the same year, month, day, and minute. We were born in the same hospital, hospital room and we have the same 2 parents. We are not twins and we have no brothers. Explain this. 20 points awaits :)
Tuesday, 1 May 2007
Tuesday's Thought
I have this really wonderful story to tell you today. This is just an amazing story....oops, wait, I have told this once before, no wait, maybe three or four times ;):):)...(Insert Homer Simpson laughter here). It is one thing to stir the pot but way more fun when you stir someone elses, taste the spoon and stir again :):):):)
Well after reading and blogging a bit about Romans 7 and then 8...I discovered chapter 9... This was not a fun chapter to read...in fact I read parts of it twice, because I was getting pretty p'od with verses 14-21 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans%209:14-24;&version=31;)
This is definitely going to take some extra looking into. I guess the part that irritates me the most is when it talks about Pharaoh in vrs 17 & 18 .... 17..."For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: "I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. 18Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden."
As I read this I am thinking that he didn't have (pardon the pun) a snowballs chance in hell. The only conclusion I could think of is for Pharaoh and people like him, that only God knows that they are at that point where they have hardened their hearts themselves to the point where they will never turn to God. That's pretty sketchy, but I have not checked it out enough. I wonder how this one slid by me in Bible College. I await your expertise on this one and I hope it makes you think too. Can you imagine if you were Pharaoh and doomed right off the bat?
On to yesterday's trivia answer - guess it should have been deemed impossible so I will make them easier from now on, besides I was just stirring the pot one more time, just for Sheryl. :)~ If you read the comments after yesterdays blog you would have all seen the answer and of course said, "I knew that." On September 20th 2005 my hours at work went from 6:30-3:00 to 7:30-4:00 and I am still not bitter....hmmmm
Today's trivia - What do the following have in common - Buffaloes, Cellular Phones, Nomads. Answer tomorrow.
Well after reading and blogging a bit about Romans 7 and then 8...I discovered chapter 9... This was not a fun chapter to read...in fact I read parts of it twice, because I was getting pretty p'od with verses 14-21 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=romans%209:14-24;&version=31;)
This is definitely going to take some extra looking into. I guess the part that irritates me the most is when it talks about Pharaoh in vrs 17 & 18 .... 17..."For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: "I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. 18Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden."
As I read this I am thinking that he didn't have (pardon the pun) a snowballs chance in hell. The only conclusion I could think of is for Pharaoh and people like him, that only God knows that they are at that point where they have hardened their hearts themselves to the point where they will never turn to God. That's pretty sketchy, but I have not checked it out enough. I wonder how this one slid by me in Bible College. I await your expertise on this one and I hope it makes you think too. Can you imagine if you were Pharaoh and doomed right off the bat?
On to yesterday's trivia answer - guess it should have been deemed impossible so I will make them easier from now on, besides I was just stirring the pot one more time, just for Sheryl. :)~ If you read the comments after yesterdays blog you would have all seen the answer and of course said, "I knew that." On September 20th 2005 my hours at work went from 6:30-3:00 to 7:30-4:00 and I am still not bitter....hmmmm
Today's trivia - What do the following have in common - Buffaloes, Cellular Phones, Nomads. Answer tomorrow.
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