Okay, so this blog will be a little different than my usual... but I thought I'd get a little "geek" on you :). In this technology-flooded world we live in, every day seems to introduce some new way to accomplish a task that you previously would have handled in a different, less efficient manner. The new solutions generally enable you to get the job done faster, more conveniently, easier, etc. Example... we used to have big books of CDs that we'd put in the car, then dig through them (while driving) to switch CDs in our Discman, which of course had the tape cassette adapter hooked up to run it through the car speakers. Now, we use iPods and put all of our CDs on one small object giving easy access to your favorite music whenever and wherever you want!

Now, we are starting to also see changes with book reading. With the Kindle and the iPad, people are moving towards digital books with many built in features that you'd never get from the paper version... search features, built in dictionary, etc. Not only do you have this for regular books, but also for the most important book... the Bible.

I was recently a part of a discussion where I heard some disturbing comments. This person struggles with their belief in God for various reasons, one of which is the gifts that God gives to each one of us. Basically, they felt shafted because their gift wasn't good enough in their opinion. They didn't understand why God would give one person a better set of gifts than someone else. The problem is that his understanding of spiritual gifts was way off.

Today I am writing about something that has really been weighing on my heart lately. It's not a fun topic to discuss, but something that I hope people will read, then take it to further thought, prayer, and on to life application.

When we get together with friends, or any group of people really, we all try to have a good time. We like to laugh... we like to make others laugh... we like to feel accepted. Unfortunately, often times we go too far... we cross the line... we say or do things that a Christian has no business saying or doing. We have our filter turned off and allow things to get through that should not. I told you this wouldn't be a fun topic :), but stay with me...

Throughout my life, I have seen God show Himself faithful over and over again. I saw it growing up in a pastor's home... God was always faithful to provide... faithful to heal... faithful to answer our prayers. Since Kelly and I have been married, we have experienced the same thing. Through the majority of our married life, we struggled financially and have really just begun to move forward in that in the last couple of years. Although we often wondered how everything was going to get paid, one way or another, God always brought us what we needed. We didn't have an abundance, but we always had enough to make it.