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Name: ben
Gender: Male
Interests: wife...son...Jesus...Bible...soccer...movies...listening to and playing music...books...reading and writing poetry...intercultural dialogue...outdoors...indoors...games: board, card and video...family...guitar...people in general...the deeper life...discussion...questioning the flow and normalcy of life...
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Expertise: not sure yet...
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Member Since:
4/5/2005
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| to nobody in particular: ...within my circle of xanga friends, i think it has gone the way of the laser-disc... 84sheepdog.blogspot.com----- ..."you learn something new every day"... ...today, i learned: 'tis easier to ignore than to deny... ...let's just say that there are "beggars" that try and dupe English-speaking tourists in big tourism areas of Berlin with their young kids by their side -- it is a scam... | | |
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...here's a video from when i was gone, and Sarah and her sister went to the zoo with Travis and Hannah...
...i don't know why the dumb thing won't center... ----- ..."you learn something new everyday"... ...today, i learned: it wasn't until 1841 that the term "dinosaur" was coined and being used, and there are now over 600 known dinosaurs that existed... ...we went to the Museum of Natural History this morning -- it's just a few blocks from our house... ...enjoyed it a lot -- interesting... ...so, yeah, i learned a lot of new things today... | | |
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...this week and next, we're watching and taking care of our friend's dog, Amos...
...so far, it's been alright...
...i don't miss having a dog, though...
...i don't mind pets, but i find that they are more of a luxury...
...and not every luxury suits everybody...
...i mean, i'm not sure if EVERY guy would like their own urinal in their dream house, but i know i would...
...but i guess it depends on the pet...
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..."you learn something new every day"...
...today, i learned: the trailer for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button does a good job of luring me to want to see it...
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...man, tonight i'm fairly tired...
...i'm not sure if even a marathon of "Sledge Hammer!" could keep me awake this evening...
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..."you learn something new every day"...
...today, i learned: don't be fooled -- deodorant DOES taste as bad as you would think...
...no stories accompanying this one...
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...i've decided that i believe the following...
...God is, at every moment, wanting to see individuals come closer to Himself, no matter where they are in their relationship to Him -- whether they know Him well or not, whether they question His existence or not -- but His desire is for each person to move closer and closer to Him...
...He doesn't want to push anybody away, or see them move further from Himself...
...therefore, what should my intention be?...
...do i live my life and find opportunities where i try and "lead others to Christ", or just live in a way that brings me and others closer to God?...
...shouldn't that be my goal -- to live a life for God, wanting to come closer and closer to Him, while at the same time, live an intentional life that interacts with others in a fashion that encourages their
journey/race/trudge/wandering/walk/resistance/trek/waltz to move closer to God?...
...this makes sense to me...
...why should i try and do the Holy Spirit's job -- awakening spiritual eyes to grasp Truth?...
...i don't see this as a perspective that fails in personal responsibility, but merely enhances the focus on intentional living and spiritual-realm awareness...
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...and from yesterday, i learned: whenever i say i am going to do something and i have good intentions on doing it, and if it doesn't affect anyone personally and/or negatively, i may not do it
...i learned this yesterday, in that, last night was the first night of my "you learn something new every day" experiment, and i didn't do it -- oops...
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