well, i was partially right about who would win the 3 pt contest...
i had guessed to eugene that chauncey and dirk would be the finalists (1 out of 2)
dunk contest was KINDA impressive i guess... but there was some holes...
i think josh smith deceived the crowd by having that tape get put down beyond the free throw line. i know you know what i was thinking when i saw that; OMG he's going to take off from there! if he did do that though, it would've been 50. instead, he got an unimpressive 41.
and does anybody else feel that andre iguodala should've won that dunk contest? i mean, i know a lotta ppl were pulling for nate robinson, spud webb and all.
not to say nate didn't have some good stuff. loved it when he took off over spud webb. and his 1st dunk was good too. his last dunk would've been awesome, if he actually started from the place he originally wanted to do it from, and got it WITHOUT 14 TRIES!
but man, aiII's brilliance with the ai to ai was great. and the behind the back was awesome too. there were actually a LOTTA behind-the-backs this year.
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Thursday, February 16, 2006
NBA.com: Grizzlies Turn Up Defense to Top Kings
i watched part of this game, mainly the last 6 minutes of the game or so.
grizzlies played a superb defensive effort. there are in fact, the last time i checked, the leader in lowest fg% allowed. with a lotta great role players who can really contest your offense like eddie jones(miami really shouldn't have given up this guy; i considered him a phenomenal defensive player and decent spot-up 3 pt shooter), bobby jackson, mike miller, shane, etc. they're a good team.
i think kings did not really play good defense(those it didn't flat-out suck); there were a couple of open 3 pt shots down the stretch that the grizzlies took that just couldn't make; they prob were that tired from rejecting all those kings shots. on the other hand, almost every shot the kings took had like 2 guys on them and from the perimeter.
if you watched the game, you would've understood why i hate the kings announcers. giving the grizzlies defense no credit but rather "kings are not making their shots, bad offense, blah blah" and then sitting in silence without ANY commentary whenever kings got a shot blocked and the ball is turned over(game was a close one). there's more other things that they did, but i guess you would've had to watch(and listen) to understand.
btw(been meaning to say this since the trade went down, but never had time), artest is a good pick-up for the kings, but i consider that the kings will not become an elite team defense-wise just because of artest. remember when the kings had this guy named "doug christie?" supposedly was one of the best perimeter defenders in the league. that didn't make sacramento a great defensive team, did it? and if you consider that they would, then you've had to factor in more good role players on that team that left, like bobby jackson(one of my fave ex-king players). not to mention with a frontcourt of peja, cwebb and divac, you were just ASKING to be pick-n-rolled to death. indiana, for instance, is a tremendous defensive team, but that is because all 5 guys have talent on that end, want to play it, and are all getting at you for all 48 minutes. ditto w/san antonio and detroit, and this year, memphis.
i watched part of this game, mainly the last 6 minutes of the game or so.
grizzlies played a superb defensive effort. there are in fact, the last time i checked, the leader in lowest fg% allowed. with a lotta great role players who can really contest your offense like eddie jones(miami really shouldn't have given up this guy; i considered him a phenomenal defensive player and decent spot-up 3 pt shooter), bobby jackson, mike miller, shane, etc. they're a good team.
i think kings did not really play good defense(those it didn't flat-out suck); there were a couple of open 3 pt shots down the stretch that the grizzlies took that just couldn't make; they prob were that tired from rejecting all those kings shots. on the other hand, almost every shot the kings took had like 2 guys on them and from the perimeter.
if you watched the game, you would've understood why i hate the kings announcers. giving the grizzlies defense no credit but rather "kings are not making their shots, bad offense, blah blah" and then sitting in silence without ANY commentary whenever kings got a shot blocked and the ball is turned over(game was a close one). there's more other things that they did, but i guess you would've had to watch(and listen) to understand.
btw(been meaning to say this since the trade went down, but never had time), artest is a good pick-up for the kings, but i consider that the kings will not become an elite team defense-wise just because of artest. remember when the kings had this guy named "doug christie?" supposedly was one of the best perimeter defenders in the league. that didn't make sacramento a great defensive team, did it? and if you consider that they would, then you've had to factor in more good role players on that team that left, like bobby jackson(one of my fave ex-king players). not to mention with a frontcourt of peja, cwebb and divac, you were just ASKING to be pick-n-rolled to death. indiana, for instance, is a tremendous defensive team, but that is because all 5 guys have talent on that end, want to play it, and are all getting at you for all 48 minutes. ditto w/san antonio and detroit, and this year, memphis.
to answer whether or not fear is allowed in the bible
we all know about verses which state we should fear the LORD.
but then there's Revelations 21:6-8(the word "fearful" is found in verse 8):
6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
(i bolded the word on purpose; it's not italicized in the kjv)
(and this is the proclamation Jesus makes near the end of Revelations, after he has judged the entire world and is preparing to present New Jerusalem to his people)
now, looking up NOAH webster's definition of fearful:
"Fearful
FE'ARFUL, a.
1. Affected by fear; feeling pain in expectation of evil; apprehensive with solicitude; afraid. I am fearful of the consequences of rash conduct. Hence,
2. Timid; timorous; wanting courage.
What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted?
Deu 20.
3. Terrible; impressing fear; frightful; dreadful.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Heb 10.
4. Awful; to be reverenced.
O Lord, who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises? Exo 15.
That thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, Jehovah, thy God. Deu 28."
looking up the word "fear" especially the 6th definition, which relates to the kjv's usage of the term:
"Fear
FEAR, n. [See the Verb.]
1. A painful emotion or passion excited by an expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger. Fear expresses less apprehension than dread, and dread less than terror and fright. The force of this passion, beginning with the most moderate degree, may be thus expressed, fear, dread, terror, fright. Fear is accompanied with a desire to avoid or ward off the expected evil. Fear is an uneasiness of mind, upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us.
Fear is the passion of our nature which excites us to provide for our security, on the approach of evil.
2. Anxiety; solicitude.
The principal fear was for the holy temple.
3. The cause of fear.
Thy angel becomes a fear.
4. The object of fear.
Except the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me. Gen 31.
5. Something set or hung up to terrify wild animals, by its color or noise. Isa 24. Jer 48.
6. In scripture, fear is used to express a filial or a slavish passion. In good men, the fear of God is a holy awe or reverence of God and his laws, which springs from a just view and real love of the divine character, leading the subjects of it to hate and shun every thing that can offend such a holy being, and inclining them to aim at perfect obedience. This is filial fear.
I will put my fear in their hearts. Jer 32.
Slavish fear is the effect or consequence of guilt; it is the painful apprehension of merited punishment. Rom 8.
The love of God casteth out fear. 1 John 4.
7. The worship of God.
I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Psa 34.
8. The law and word of God.
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever. Psa 19.
9. Reverence; respect; due regard.
Render to all their dues; fear to whom fear. Rom 13.
FEAR, v.t. [L. vereor.]
1. To feel a painful apprehension of some impending evil; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotions of alarm or solicitude. We fear the approach of an enemy or of a storm. We have reason to fear the punishment of our sins.
I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. Psa 23.
2. To reverence; to have a reverential awe; to venerate.
This do, and live: for I fear God. Gen 42.
3. To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach by fear, or by a scarecrow. [This seems to be the primary meaning, but now obsolete.]
We must not make a scarecrow of the law, setting it up to fear the birds of prey.
FEAR, v.i. To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtility, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 2 Cor 11.
Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. Gen 15.
FEAR, n. A companion. [Not in use. See Peer.]"
The conclusion, thus, is simple: God dislikes fear; fear that is relative to our fate. This is different from the fear that we should show towards God. The reason is simple; fear is inherently tied to unbelief or a lack of faith.
i personally smirk a little more knowing God does not want us to fear anything but him.
like inwardly you should be saying at every situation you fall into "WHAT! HUH?"
NO FEAR.
we all know about verses which state we should fear the LORD.
but then there's Revelations 21:6-8(the word "fearful" is found in verse 8):
6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
(i bolded the word on purpose; it's not italicized in the kjv)
(and this is the proclamation Jesus makes near the end of Revelations, after he has judged the entire world and is preparing to present New Jerusalem to his people)
now, looking up NOAH webster's definition of fearful:
"Fearful
FE'ARFUL, a.
1. Affected by fear; feeling pain in expectation of evil; apprehensive with solicitude; afraid. I am fearful of the consequences of rash conduct. Hence,
2. Timid; timorous; wanting courage.
What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted?
Deu 20.
3. Terrible; impressing fear; frightful; dreadful.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Heb 10.
4. Awful; to be reverenced.
O Lord, who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises? Exo 15.
That thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, Jehovah, thy God. Deu 28."
looking up the word "fear" especially the 6th definition, which relates to the kjv's usage of the term:
"Fear
FEAR, n. [See the Verb.]
1. A painful emotion or passion excited by an expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger. Fear expresses less apprehension than dread, and dread less than terror and fright. The force of this passion, beginning with the most moderate degree, may be thus expressed, fear, dread, terror, fright. Fear is accompanied with a desire to avoid or ward off the expected evil. Fear is an uneasiness of mind, upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us.
Fear is the passion of our nature which excites us to provide for our security, on the approach of evil.
2. Anxiety; solicitude.
The principal fear was for the holy temple.
3. The cause of fear.
Thy angel becomes a fear.
4. The object of fear.
Except the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me. Gen 31.
5. Something set or hung up to terrify wild animals, by its color or noise. Isa 24. Jer 48.
6. In scripture, fear is used to express a filial or a slavish passion. In good men, the fear of God is a holy awe or reverence of God and his laws, which springs from a just view and real love of the divine character, leading the subjects of it to hate and shun every thing that can offend such a holy being, and inclining them to aim at perfect obedience. This is filial fear.
I will put my fear in their hearts. Jer 32.
Slavish fear is the effect or consequence of guilt; it is the painful apprehension of merited punishment. Rom 8.
The love of God casteth out fear. 1 John 4.
7. The worship of God.
I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Psa 34.
8. The law and word of God.
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever. Psa 19.
9. Reverence; respect; due regard.
Render to all their dues; fear to whom fear. Rom 13.
FEAR, v.t. [L. vereor.]
1. To feel a painful apprehension of some impending evil; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotions of alarm or solicitude. We fear the approach of an enemy or of a storm. We have reason to fear the punishment of our sins.
I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. Psa 23.
2. To reverence; to have a reverential awe; to venerate.
This do, and live: for I fear God. Gen 42.
3. To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach by fear, or by a scarecrow. [This seems to be the primary meaning, but now obsolete.]
We must not make a scarecrow of the law, setting it up to fear the birds of prey.
FEAR, v.i. To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtility, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 2 Cor 11.
Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. Gen 15.
FEAR, n. A companion. [Not in use. See Peer.]"
The conclusion, thus, is simple: God dislikes fear; fear that is relative to our fate. This is different from the fear that we should show towards God. The reason is simple; fear is inherently tied to unbelief or a lack of faith.
i personally smirk a little more knowing God does not want us to fear anything but him.
like inwardly you should be saying at every situation you fall into "WHAT! HUH?"
NO FEAR.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
great...
just when i think i've got the hang of burning/recording to a cd-r, and realize my portable cd player can also play cd-rw's which have .mp3's and .wmv's on them, i get some cd-rw's from fry's annnnd...
i think i have just created my 1st 2 coasters. because when i load the cd's, they take forever to load, and when they do, it shows no usage at all total space available is 33 mb(100%). yes, two.
this sucks...
anyone wanna play frisbee with me?
just when i think i've got the hang of burning/recording to a cd-r, and realize my portable cd player can also play cd-rw's which have .mp3's and .wmv's on them, i get some cd-rw's from fry's annnnd...
i think i have just created my 1st 2 coasters. because when i load the cd's, they take forever to load, and when they do, it shows no usage at all total space available is 33 mb(100%). yes, two.
this sucks...
anyone wanna play frisbee with me?
Monday, February 13, 2006
and tomorrow's valentine's day
does it really matter?
i don't care...
there'll no doubt be a lotta singles who are somehow depressed because this is supposed to be a day where love is abound in the air. and being too influenced by society, they end up sullen when they realize they can't fit in.
don't count me amongst them.
i'm not saying single over being a couple anyday of the week; i aint catholic.
but my attitude is this...
if i find a mate sometime before i die and we mesh, great.
if i don't, cool as well.
guy-girl relationships are so overrated in modern-day society because a God-less nation has nowhere else to pour their love into.
does it really matter?
i don't care...
there'll no doubt be a lotta singles who are somehow depressed because this is supposed to be a day where love is abound in the air. and being too influenced by society, they end up sullen when they realize they can't fit in.
don't count me amongst them.
i'm not saying single over being a couple anyday of the week; i aint catholic.
but my attitude is this...
if i find a mate sometime before i die and we mesh, great.
if i don't, cool as well.
guy-girl relationships are so overrated in modern-day society because a God-less nation has nowhere else to pour their love into.
Sunday, February 12, 2006
e-Sword - the Sword of the LORD with an electronic edge
"Noah Webster once wrote, "Education is useless without the Bible." That's why his first dictionary is the only one available today that defines every word in the original language and its biblical usage. Compare Webster's definitions of words like "marriage" and "education" with those found in modern dictionaries and see the difference for yourself!"
"Noah Webster once wrote, "Education is useless without the Bible." That's why his first dictionary is the only one available today that defines every word in the original language and its biblical usage. Compare Webster's definitions of words like "marriage" and "education" with those found in modern dictionaries and see the difference for yourself!"
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