I went to a private christian highschool.

I recently met up with a friend who also went to that highschool.

We had different experiences.

We talked at length about where life has taken us the last 10yrs, who we still have contact with etc.
He was telling me about one of our former classmates he still sees, this man knows how to party (and knows how to brag about it) Mon-Sat. And when Sunday rolls around he puts on his best suit and his best smile graces the church with his presence.

My friend has a pretty sour taste in his mouth regarding Christians, and I don't blame him.

As someone famous (I apologize for the name has escaped me now) said "I'd become a Christian if it weren't for all the Christians I know..."

The troubling things is the more he gets to know me, the more I may be solidifying that belief........

Why I like the Da Vinci Code...

First let me start off by saying that I have not read the book nor seen the movie and don't have any real plans to. I have no strong feelings either way about such activities and have remained pretty neutral about the subject.

Second, I think it is important to examine one's faith and understand where our beliefs lie. Many of us have been raised in the church and take most of what we hear at face value. The problem being that as we mature and are asked why we believe what we believe many of us are like a deer caught in headlights.

Which leads me to this.....
This last week I have watched several shows regarding the Da Vinci Code. First I watched Dateline as they were featuring a story about unlocking the clues behind the novel. I decided that it was worth watching 1. to see what the fuss was about and 2. to see if there really was a valuable claim to Christ producing offspring (and the big coverup that would follow)

I did not approach it from the standpoint of a Christian determined that nothing would shake her faith. But rather as a rational human examing evidence. What I watched was laughable.There was nothing, no historical proof. Only legends and myths.....
Tonight was an AE special that concluded there was no proof and one of the main storylines was made up by a modern day crazy French man who was hoping to become King.

So why do I like it?
Because it forces us to take a good look at our beliefs...the ones we hold dearly.... and ask ourselves how much truth there is in it. Because when confronted with such crazy concocted ideas I would hope we would be able to decifer fact from fiction.

I was discussing the movie with a friend who is not a christian and saying how most of it was speculation and myth and she replied "of course...it's fiction..."

It's fair to say that most rational people are alot smarter than we give them credit for.

Danea has battled RA all her life.
But from her crooked, scarred hands beauty, kindness, creativity, inspiration and generousity have poured forth.

It has definetly been a priviledge to be her friend (and cut her food :)

To one of the most amazing women I know!

So Terry, you think you can handle it?

You're not just getting a wife....you're getting 3 stepdaughters, 1 stepson-in-law, 6 stepgrandchildren, two dogs and a cat.

Welcome to the trailer park!!

I had to update my blog because my friend Rachelle was quite tired of reading about my taxes.
Here is a picture Rod took of the monster.....