I've decided to keep an online journal where I enter in any thoughts I have during times with God, or from teachings or songs or other stuff. That way I'll be able to sort and search thoughts months and years down the road, also it's a motivator to really be writing stuff down that I'm learning.

I'll definitely still be using this blog (the one you're reading) for fun links, news, and other stuff. But for the more, I don't know, spiritual stuff I'll be using this Vox page, so go ahead and bookmark / Bloglines it if you feel like it:

The John Journal

This last weekend we went to "Calling All Nations", an all-day worship concert in the Olympia Stadium with tons and tons of different bands like Delirious, Noel Richards, Matt Redman, Graham Kendrick, Brian Doerksen, etc. etc.

It was really a great time, there were about 25,000 people there, probably about 80% of them under 30. The whole thing was ever so slightly Pentecostal, just enough to notice but not so much as to be totally weird. ;)


The funniest thing that happened was Joshua' reaction to when a wave was going around the stadium. He'd look all astounded when the wave passed us, and then 5-10 seconds after it was further along the stadium, he'd raise his hands and go "yaaay!". He did that every single time the wave passed us, it was very funny.



Here's a picture of him really getting into it - notice where everyone is looking: that's where the wave was at that point. ;)

Can't remember if I blogged this or not, if I did, it's worth a reminder - an on-the-fly web translator into silly languages like Valley Girl:

Crapola Web Translator

Like, totally try out the Valley Girl version of CNN, it's, like, totally rad!

This is a great commentary on the incredibly horrid Zidane foul during the World Cup Final - the author really sums it up the way I feel about it: Guardian Unlimited Sport | Columnists | Zizou's legacy snuffed out.

Here's the replay of what happened:



Man, talk about "disqualifying yourself for the prize" (1 Cor 9:24-27) - Zidane was 10 minutes from a glorious retirement. And he chucked it all away. Dude, that is so disheartening.

Anyone interested in a very concise, sensible look at the whole Creation / Evolution / Young Earth / Old Earth / Intelligent Design deal in regards to what the Bible has to say about it and how we should approach the topic as Christians, here's a great article by Mark Driscoll which I find very rounded out, fair, and chock full of references and reading materials.
Answers to Common Creation Questions | TheResurgence

Here's a fun little site to test how fast you can type. I usually get roughly 90-100 wpm with 3-4 mistakes. Best I ever did was like 120 wpm or something. How about you guys?

See how fast you can type!

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Edit: Forgot to give credit for this one. Found the link on the awesome Lifehacker web site.