*yacketyyacketyyacketyyacketyyackyack*
i wanted to see if the kjv bible had a verse saying something along the lines of people just picking and choosing what they want to hear(ie not reading the entire bible to get the story).
but the best i could come up with was one of the verses below.
(and any verses which state that all of God's Words are truth and important, like Luke 4:4 and Psalm 12:6-7)
i'm not going to elaborate on the last verse i put up; i've said reasons why syria is of utmost importance rather than jerusalem during the beginning of the church, etc.
wanna shocker? look up "alexandria" in the bible and see if you find anything positive regarding that city.
and we all know christianity's attitude towards rome in the bible.
my "little" project of photocopying, cutting and pasting bible verses i like into the little diary i have's going along just fine; looks like in no time i'll be able to actually carry this thing around and start memorizing when i have nothing to do. of course, when i add more verses, i'll have to let it aerate during the night, so that the glue doesn't stick the pages together.
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hah, i think i belong in absk... (and not b/c i'm not korean)
but i'd rather do my stuff in msm.
it all has to do w/the body of christ IMO.
(my genetics lab partner who goes to absk was curious why i would go to msm; i even told her, outside of the whole korean thing, the way my personality is, i don't really fit in)
and i've said it b4.
"picking a church shouldn't be all about what they can give me; it should also be what i can give them."
and if a church lacks in a certain area... well... shouldn't what you do next be obvious?
if you're in a church which tends to concentrate on other stuff a LOT more... it makes you feel like a drop of red dye in an expansive ocean blue.
but in the immediate context, i can help influence the members in my cg, and really, that's good enough for me.
besides, if God wanted me to change a fellowship upside-down, he would've shown me the things he showed me in junior year, well, in freshman year of college.
seems to me how little priorities usa sports players place upon actually representing their country and winning it
back then, anybody in any pro sport would've signed up if given the chance. when the us dream team in bball was formed, every superstar signed up to play.
now, the attitude's not so out there.
and it's sad. really.
i'm of course, referring to the us baseball team. it's still a good team, and i admittedly don't know a lot about baseball in general. but i still get the sense that this team, like the us basketball team 2 years back, had a lot of people not choose to play.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Ezekiel 12:2
Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they [are] a rebellious
house.
1st Corinthians 1:27-28
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
{1:28} And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, [yea,] and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are
Acts 11:26
And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
*antioch is a city in syria, not israel*
For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Ezekiel 12:2
Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they [are] a rebellious
house.
1st Corinthians 1:27-28
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
{1:28} And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, [yea,] and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are
Acts 11:26
And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
*antioch is a city in syria, not israel*
this is funny:
"The Bobcats sell the first two seats on their bench, but referee Bill Kennedy apparently thought one of the men sitting in them was an assistant coach: He called him for a technical foul for criticizing the officiating. The foul was rescinded when Kennedy realized the remarks came from fan Skipper Beck, a part-owner of the Bobcats."
"The Bobcats sell the first two seats on their bench, but referee Bill Kennedy apparently thought one of the men sitting in them was an assistant coach: He called him for a technical foul for criticizing the officiating. The foul was rescinded when Kennedy realized the remarks came from fan Skipper Beck, a part-owner of the Bobcats."
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
i think i finally figured out how i'm going to use my moleskine(r) pocket diary
seeing how i was really relucant to actually write in it:
photocopy my favorite bible verses from my pocket kjv bible, then cut and paste them into the diary, so i can carry them with me whenever i want.
sometimes i wonder if my thoughts and beliefs make me one man standing against the rest of the world
and i wonder; how can i be sure what i believe is the absolute truth? seems almost nobody around me believes what i believe. they're open-minded enough to listen to me, but they wouldn't stake their lives on what i believe.
then i think; if what i believe is true, the evidence WILL be out there. and not as a drop of dye in an ocean, but rather salt in the dead sea. evidence from one man's mouth will back up the words that escape from another.
seeing how i was really relucant to actually write in it:
photocopy my favorite bible verses from my pocket kjv bible, then cut and paste them into the diary, so i can carry them with me whenever i want.
sometimes i wonder if my thoughts and beliefs make me one man standing against the rest of the world
and i wonder; how can i be sure what i believe is the absolute truth? seems almost nobody around me believes what i believe. they're open-minded enough to listen to me, but they wouldn't stake their lives on what i believe.
then i think; if what i believe is true, the evidence WILL be out there. and not as a drop of dye in an ocean, but rather salt in the dead sea. evidence from one man's mouth will back up the words that escape from another.
Monday, February 27, 2006
i find it strange that nobody else but me seemed to notice that canaan remodded their church before i came back by adding a "jesus fish" design to the front of the church.
i'm specifically talking about the 2 small trees in front of the main church building, behind the handicapped parking spots.
you see, they added some small shrubery to surround each of those trees; those tiny plants are enclosed off by 2 intersecting brown sticks, causing a resemblance of the "ioxye" fish, like the ones seen on the backs of cars.
i'm specifically talking about the 2 small trees in front of the main church building, behind the handicapped parking spots.
you see, they added some small shrubery to surround each of those trees; those tiny plants are enclosed off by 2 intersecting brown sticks, causing a resemblance of the "ioxye" fish, like the ones seen on the backs of cars.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Ok trying out this Blogger-on-MS-Word thing
Ok, trying out this Blogger-on-MS-Word thing. With a couple of random posts on my mind.
I’m trying to understand why the heck Isaiah Thomas is going through all these stupid trades(the latest being getting the Franchise), and I’ve come down to only 1 viable conclusion:
Isaiah Thomas wants to give Larry Brown a heart attack.
Getting him, so that he can force a trade for a better player doesn’t really work out. Who are you going to trade these shoot-first, pass-later, I-don’t-wanna-defend players to? ARE you going to be able to trade them?
How To "Write" a Term Paper
Y’kno, the sad part is that the above is totally true of not just how people write papers in college, but study for midterms. How the hell did I study much better in high school?
This sounds crazy, but I believe football gives a MUCH better exercise workout than basketball.
Despite the fact that basketball is considered good aerobic exercise and football is not.But only at the non-professional level. Like recreationally. Or like on Turkey Bowl.
Because everytime I play football, I get tired. Everytime I play basketball, I do not feel the same amount of burn(not that I don’t get tired, but I really don’t feel like the air is sucked outta me). And I’m one of those people who believe you HAVE to play defense HARD and crash the boards everytime if you want to win. I’m not saying bball sucks; love it more than football(though I love football a lot too).
I used to wonder why this is so; now I don’t; lemme try to explain what I think’s going on.
1. There are a LOT more wide receivers who play this game when you’re playing it at a non-professional level.
Let’s face it; how many times have you played football and had 60% of your guys play as offensive linemen? Even a designated runningback is pushing the envelope. And how many defensive linemen? Get the picture? The majority of you guys on offense are playing like you’re T.O. and the majority of you guys on defense are playing like you’re Tim Brown. Only 1 guy is not playing WR on offense consistently, and that is the QB.
And we all know what wide receivers like to do; run until you get open.
2. There’s a lot more open space to do what you want as a wide receiver than a perimeter player can do in basketball.
BIG, BIG point. That’s why often you hear stuff like “1-on-1 coverage” when it comes to dissecting the defensive weaknesses of a football team. That field is so big, that you’ll NEVER be able to contain your man all the time; defense is basically reacting to your opponent, not creating the situation, and with a big playing space to do it with, you’re going to have your way; if you have a 1-on-1 situation, eventually he’s going to get open. That’s why good defensive football teams know how to zone defend their field better, and blitz aggressively.
With basketball, there’s a limit to how far out and around the person you’re guarding can go. So you’re going to be running around a lot less. Even if he can jack up 3s like nobody’s business. Even if they got rid of the 24 second shot clock, and *arguably* got rid of the half court violation, there is a limit to where he can end up. It’s a lot more probable for you to go 1-on-1 on an opponent in basketball if you’re playing defense and come out on top. The only way for this to be possible is if your opponent could literally shoot from anywhere, and they got rid of the half court violation.
3. Also, in basketball, even if you catch the ball, you still need to shoot it into the hoop.
That is a huge difference, because in football, as a WR, if you catch the football, you did your job; granted, you’d like to catch it in the end zone, but part of the job in football is advancing the line of scrimmage, and if you catch the ball in any fashion as long as it’s forward, you did your job.
Basketball does not give you points for making a good pass. Therefore, you can still do your thing on defense even if they caught the ball in deep. Or hit an open man at the perimeter. The ball still has to go through that orange loopy thingy.
So there you have why I think this way. Basically, it boils down to “it’s much harder to cover on defense.” Cause once the qb says “hike,” basically everybody and anybody is running around like crazy.
I will concede though, that perhaps I may get more tired during football than basketball b/c my legs seem to be more red muscle than white muscle; lemme detract from my rant to explain this. For those of you non-science ppl, in simple terms, there are 3 types of muscle in your body; white, red, and cardiac. White muscles are anaerobic; they require no oxygen, can move VERY fast, but tire out QUICKLY. People who have more of these muscles in their legs can burn you on 100 m sprints, but die in mile runs and marathons. Red muscles are aerobic; they require oxygen; they tend to move VERY slowly, but they don’t tire out. I believe I have more of these in my legs; I SUCKED running short sprits in jr high and high school. But I was a monster in mile runs are arguably cross-country; I think I would consistently end up near the leader of the pack; best mile run in jr high was 6:20. And then there’s cardiac muscle; this is the ultimate; it’s ridiculously fast, and NEVER tires. Sadly, this muscle is only confined to your heart.
I say this because people with more red muscle in their legs SUCK at doing liners. I felt like I wanted to throw up(literally) after I did my 1st liners in high school. And non-professional football is basically that; a lot harder liners than basketball. But I guess for the people who have more white muscle in their legs, they may feel the opposite what I feel.
I’m trying to understand why the heck Isaiah Thomas is going through all these stupid trades(the latest being getting the Franchise), and I’ve come down to only 1 viable conclusion:
Isaiah Thomas wants to give Larry Brown a heart attack.
Getting him, so that he can force a trade for a better player doesn’t really work out. Who are you going to trade these shoot-first, pass-later, I-don’t-wanna-defend players to? ARE you going to be able to trade them?
How To "Write" a Term Paper
Y’kno, the sad part is that the above is totally true of not just how people write papers in college, but study for midterms. How the hell did I study much better in high school?
This sounds crazy, but I believe football gives a MUCH better exercise workout than basketball.
Despite the fact that basketball is considered good aerobic exercise and football is not.But only at the non-professional level. Like recreationally. Or like on Turkey Bowl.
Because everytime I play football, I get tired. Everytime I play basketball, I do not feel the same amount of burn(not that I don’t get tired, but I really don’t feel like the air is sucked outta me). And I’m one of those people who believe you HAVE to play defense HARD and crash the boards everytime if you want to win. I’m not saying bball sucks; love it more than football(though I love football a lot too).
I used to wonder why this is so; now I don’t; lemme try to explain what I think’s going on.
1. There are a LOT more wide receivers who play this game when you’re playing it at a non-professional level.
Let’s face it; how many times have you played football and had 60% of your guys play as offensive linemen? Even a designated runningback is pushing the envelope. And how many defensive linemen? Get the picture? The majority of you guys on offense are playing like you’re T.O. and the majority of you guys on defense are playing like you’re Tim Brown. Only 1 guy is not playing WR on offense consistently, and that is the QB.
And we all know what wide receivers like to do; run until you get open.
2. There’s a lot more open space to do what you want as a wide receiver than a perimeter player can do in basketball.
BIG, BIG point. That’s why often you hear stuff like “1-on-1 coverage” when it comes to dissecting the defensive weaknesses of a football team. That field is so big, that you’ll NEVER be able to contain your man all the time; defense is basically reacting to your opponent, not creating the situation, and with a big playing space to do it with, you’re going to have your way; if you have a 1-on-1 situation, eventually he’s going to get open. That’s why good defensive football teams know how to zone defend their field better, and blitz aggressively.
With basketball, there’s a limit to how far out and around the person you’re guarding can go. So you’re going to be running around a lot less. Even if he can jack up 3s like nobody’s business. Even if they got rid of the 24 second shot clock, and *arguably* got rid of the half court violation, there is a limit to where he can end up. It’s a lot more probable for you to go 1-on-1 on an opponent in basketball if you’re playing defense and come out on top. The only way for this to be possible is if your opponent could literally shoot from anywhere, and they got rid of the half court violation.
3. Also, in basketball, even if you catch the ball, you still need to shoot it into the hoop.
That is a huge difference, because in football, as a WR, if you catch the football, you did your job; granted, you’d like to catch it in the end zone, but part of the job in football is advancing the line of scrimmage, and if you catch the ball in any fashion as long as it’s forward, you did your job.
Basketball does not give you points for making a good pass. Therefore, you can still do your thing on defense even if they caught the ball in deep. Or hit an open man at the perimeter. The ball still has to go through that orange loopy thingy.
So there you have why I think this way. Basically, it boils down to “it’s much harder to cover on defense.” Cause once the qb says “hike,” basically everybody and anybody is running around like crazy.
I will concede though, that perhaps I may get more tired during football than basketball b/c my legs seem to be more red muscle than white muscle; lemme detract from my rant to explain this. For those of you non-science ppl, in simple terms, there are 3 types of muscle in your body; white, red, and cardiac. White muscles are anaerobic; they require no oxygen, can move VERY fast, but tire out QUICKLY. People who have more of these muscles in their legs can burn you on 100 m sprints, but die in mile runs and marathons. Red muscles are aerobic; they require oxygen; they tend to move VERY slowly, but they don’t tire out. I believe I have more of these in my legs; I SUCKED running short sprits in jr high and high school. But I was a monster in mile runs are arguably cross-country; I think I would consistently end up near the leader of the pack; best mile run in jr high was 6:20. And then there’s cardiac muscle; this is the ultimate; it’s ridiculously fast, and NEVER tires. Sadly, this muscle is only confined to your heart.
I say this because people with more red muscle in their legs SUCK at doing liners. I felt like I wanted to throw up(literally) after I did my 1st liners in high school. And non-professional football is basically that; a lot harder liners than basketball. But I guess for the people who have more white muscle in their legs, they may feel the opposite what I feel.
Gamasutra - Soapbox - "World of Warcraft Teaches the Wrong Things"
btw, blogger > xanga... there's just so much more versatility in using blogger now, it's absurd.
the lastest innovation from the google guys?(they made blooger): being able to publish what you wrote in ms word to your blog.
btw, blogger > xanga... there's just so much more versatility in using blogger now, it's absurd.
the lastest innovation from the google guys?(they made blooger): being able to publish what you wrote in ms word to your blog.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Monday, February 20, 2006
i remember one the things bob told me before during a lesson was that he'd rather be blessed by God than used by him
and somehow that made it into my bible study lesson that i gave last week.
strange eh?
this cracked me up
one of the guys in msm jason came outta nowhere with something like this while we were eating at the barbeque today:
do you know that there's all these korean guys in korea getting married and get all these messed-up looking kids, and it's cause they married these girls which look very pretty, but it's all due to plastic surgery?
and most ppl responded by going "what the?" i was dying with laughter when i heard that.
oh yea; in classic guys fashion, the barbeque done today by the guy leaders(myself included) forgot to bring utensils, plates, and napkins to the barbeque. classic.
fyi, jerm if you're reading this, matt in msm plays w.o.w. too. maybe brian yoon as well. just found that out today.
i played mike park tekken 5 on friday
either way, i die;
that is, either i spend more time studying tekken, and usually screw the time i have to study over, or spend not enough time, and then lose games i shouldn't because i can't do simple stuff like backdash into sidestep into combo starter consistently.
and somehow that made it into my bible study lesson that i gave last week.
strange eh?
this cracked me up
one of the guys in msm jason came outta nowhere with something like this while we were eating at the barbeque today:
do you know that there's all these korean guys in korea getting married and get all these messed-up looking kids, and it's cause they married these girls which look very pretty, but it's all due to plastic surgery?
and most ppl responded by going "what the?" i was dying with laughter when i heard that.
oh yea; in classic guys fashion, the barbeque done today by the guy leaders(myself included) forgot to bring utensils, plates, and napkins to the barbeque. classic.
fyi, jerm if you're reading this, matt in msm plays w.o.w. too. maybe brian yoon as well. just found that out today.
i played mike park tekken 5 on friday
either way, i die;
that is, either i spend more time studying tekken, and usually screw the time i have to study over, or spend not enough time, and then lose games i shouldn't because i can't do simple stuff like backdash into sidestep into combo starter consistently.
Sunday, February 19, 2006
east over the west
*in other news, i ACTUALLY watched olympic curling on msnbc; i wasn't watching to make fun of it, but the rules still confuse me a little; i guess it's a little like "darts on ice," where you're not always aiming to hit the bullseye, but a specific area in order to get a specific score. and you can knock your opponent's rocks out of the bullseye. but supposedly you get penalized if you knock some of yours. all the funniness from the game comes from watching those 2 guys sweep the floor in front of the rock trying to stop/slow it down. but otherwise, it really is darts on ice. strangely enough, the game was team usa vs team great britain*
but as for the nba all-star game...
all i gots to say is this...
the east would not have come back and gotten a win unless they played team ball and defense.
i said beforehand that i would like to see how good the east could get if saunders put all 4 pistons in and bosh and let them play. he put in pierce, but the effect was essentially the same. closed the gap, then made with a commanding lead. again, team offense, hard defense.
ykno, the strange part is that if dumars chose bosh over darko, we mightve seen 5 pistons play. then again, they mightve just chosen 4 again; remember that they didn't choose tayshaun, who's very incredible.
the 2 consecutive blocks by ben wallace got me up on the 2nd one. (i actually tuned in pretty late, so this was one of the few highlights i actually saw)
lebron and wade had some good brilliance. i really liked lebron's putback.
and vince carter should be ashamed of missing that reverse alley-oop from ai off the glass.
i'll end this post w/something i remember reading on espn:
the international team(most of the west all-stars are not usa ppl) would easily beat the americans(most of the east all-stars). but the pistons would beat the international team.
*in other news, i ACTUALLY watched olympic curling on msnbc; i wasn't watching to make fun of it, but the rules still confuse me a little; i guess it's a little like "darts on ice," where you're not always aiming to hit the bullseye, but a specific area in order to get a specific score. and you can knock your opponent's rocks out of the bullseye. but supposedly you get penalized if you knock some of yours. all the funniness from the game comes from watching those 2 guys sweep the floor in front of the rock trying to stop/slow it down. but otherwise, it really is darts on ice. strangely enough, the game was team usa vs team great britain*
but as for the nba all-star game...
all i gots to say is this...
the east would not have come back and gotten a win unless they played team ball and defense.
i said beforehand that i would like to see how good the east could get if saunders put all 4 pistons in and bosh and let them play. he put in pierce, but the effect was essentially the same. closed the gap, then made with a commanding lead. again, team offense, hard defense.
ykno, the strange part is that if dumars chose bosh over darko, we mightve seen 5 pistons play. then again, they mightve just chosen 4 again; remember that they didn't choose tayshaun, who's very incredible.
the 2 consecutive blocks by ben wallace got me up on the 2nd one. (i actually tuned in pretty late, so this was one of the few highlights i actually saw)
lebron and wade had some good brilliance. i really liked lebron's putback.
and vince carter should be ashamed of missing that reverse alley-oop from ai off the glass.
i'll end this post w/something i remember reading on espn:
the international team(most of the west all-stars are not usa ppl) would easily beat the americans(most of the east all-stars). but the pistons would beat the international team.
Saturday, February 18, 2006
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.
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.
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
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