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Day’s Verse:
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:1
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I have never stated clearly and categorically on this blog my position regarding the creationist/evolution situation. This is partly because although I express strong opinions here, this particular topic tends to really raise hackles among Christians who feel threatened or angry at other Christians who believe “the wrong thing.” The other part has to do with my knowledge that whatever I write somebody will remain unconvinced; in this debate, faith often takes greater presidence than logic as Christians become defensive about the power of God. Let me put my position this way: since God is omnipotent He can use any force in heaven or in the universe; evolution cannot challenge His power. Continue Reading >>

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Day’s Verse:
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12
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INFJ, a “slightly expressed introvert, slightly expressed ituitive personality, moderately expressed feeling personality, distinctively expressed judging personality.” I just consider the little test thing wonderfully tactful in describing the “judging” part. Here’s an interesting description of INFJs. Ian is an ISTJ, although he says he should be an ISTP. Continue Reading >>

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Day’s Verse:
Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16
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Dear Price Chopper,

I am sorry to say that if you weren’t the only grocery store within reasonable walking distance of my apartment, I would spurn you like the plague. Don’t think I’m an unreasonable person, though. I have reasons for my statement. Consider:

1. You raised the price of Italian Bread from $0.99 to $1.39 completely unnecessarily. Then, to add insult to injury, you started slicing said bread, which ruins the charm of Italian Bread entirely.
2. You suddenly stopped carrying Las Palmas Enchilada sauce, which is as everybody knows the only enchilada sauce worth using, and now charge $2.50 for a microscopic can of crap-o enchilada sauce. Plus, the crap-o sauce cans are of a size that requires use of at least 3 cans to make appropriately saucy enchiladas.
3. Your employees’ intelligence ranges on the high end from paramecia to the low end, somewhere in the range of horse apples.
4. Your food is vastly overpriced, a fact you hide by giving “Price Chopper AdvantEdge bonuses” that lower the prices back to normal.
5. Your produce is rarely as fresh as you claim and apples always cost $1.29/lb.
6. You are sleazy.

For these reasons, I believe that you deserve to be bought out with junk bonds and sold off piecemeal to the lowest bidder. Then your disgruntled “customers,” most of whom frequent your establishment for the same reason I do, could commandeer crowbars, jackhammers, and bulldozers to take every one of your slimy grocery stores apart brick by brick. Continue Reading >>

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Day’s Verse:
Christ was faithful as a Son over His house–whose house we are if we hold fast our confidence…
Hebrews 3:6
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It’s kind of obscene, but today’s picture (click to see the whole thing) is actually our roommate Luke’s intellectual property. Blame the joke on him, although I confess I did draw it. If you don’t get it, click here (this is also cool but has nothing to do with snails). If you still don’t get it leave a comment and I’ll explain in small words.

I had an amazingly busy day today, for all it was Wednesday. For those of you who are unaware of the fact, I have no class on Wednesday and as a result usually do homework and take my time about it. Also we often have a labor-intensive dinner such as lasagna since I have time to prepare on Wednesdays. Abnormally, today got crazy about 1:00 in the afternoon, when I accompanied Ian to campus so I could check my mailbox. Had it been empty, I would have just gone back to the apartment and kept reading about arachnids. However, two exciting and unanticipated objects came out in my hand from that mystical little cubbyhole. First, a brand new Leatherman replacing the one I mailed back to the Leatherman Tool Group a couple weeks ago. Its scissors had broken and I decided to take them up on the lifetime warranty each knife comes with. I am very satisfied with their service and would strongly recommend that if you want a Swiss Army Knife type pocket knife, you buy a Leatherman. Ian and I also have matching Squirts on our keys. Continue Reading >>

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Day’s Verse:
For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted.
Hebrews 2:18
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Temptations abound in the world. Sometimes I wish I could just retreat to a bubble of safety and goodness rather like a snail pulling back into its shell. Then I realize college is a bubble of safety and goodness compared to the company-eat-rookie real world, and I quake at the thought of graduating.

But temptations still abound, even in this bubblicious college campus. For example: Temptation 1: I always feel the temptation not to eat. I feel disgusted with myself for eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner with the greatest of joi de vivre; then I feel disgusted for feeling disgusted because in my mind I know eating is a good thing. Then I think, No I should only eat twice a day like Ian and Luke. But I give in to the temptation of a bowl of granola for breakfast or sandwich and banana for lunch, and feel disgusted afresh. The hard part is to give in to the temptation of healthy food, and not to the temptation of starvation. Continue Reading >>

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Day’s Verse:
He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power.
Hebrews 1:3
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I wish I had a fur coat as luxurious as our dog’s. She looks a lot warmer and fuzzier than I’ll feel when I go outside today. Only I don’t get snow and ice accumulating between my toe pads either, so life has its trade-offs.

Although many generous schools cancel class for President’s Day, but WPI is hardnosed about its policies and drags its students and professors in every day possible. As if President’s Day wasn’t enough to cancel class for, this new snowstorm really should have put a stop to classes (although in all honesty it is hardly a storm; more of a snow flutter). Continue Reading >>

Quick update: we’ve got syndication! You can now enjoy my blog through a RSS feed reader or an Atom feed. If I did it wrong, let me know and I will try and fix it. This stuff still confuses me mightily.

– KF –