archshrk

2004

• Monday 20 | Praying through the Psalms

  So it’s been a month and I managed to read 5-a-day ONCE. Man I suck at this. I started over yesterday (which is the one day I managed to read last time) but in my defense (read: excuse) I was studying for my first licensing exam this past month so I devoted my spare reading [...]

• Friday 17 | Mozilla Firefox now supported!

  After finding out that Mozilla users could not see my blog (source code only) I contacted blogger.com help and worked out some solutions.The problem was that I named my blog file BSM instead of BSM.html The result was that any links to www.archshrk.com/bsm would not work if renamed to bsm.html and the internal links to [...]

• Wednesday 15 | FTC: National Do Not Call Registry Accepts Both Cell Phone and Home Phone Numbers

  “The Federal Trade Commission reminds consumers that the National Do Not Call Registry has accepted personal cell phone and home phone number registrations since it opened for consumer registrations in June 2003. There is no deadline to register a home or cell phone number on the Registry.
  To register a telephone number on the National Do [...]

• Tuesday 14 | Mozilla Fix

  I found out that people using Mozilla could not see my blogs correctly. After sending a short email to www.blogger.com, I learned that a file extension would fix the problem. What this means though, is that the old link may not be updating and so you’re not seeing the latest posts.UPDATE: Still working on [...]

• Tuesday 14 | Do Not Call – HOAX

  An email urging wireless customers to sign up their cell phones for a national “Do Not Call” list is currently circulating the Internet. The email urges customers to sign up before they begin receiving calls from telemarketers once a national directory of cell phone numbers is put in place

• Friday 10 | Zen and the Wisdom of Life

  1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me the hell alone.
  2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.
  3. It is always [...]

• Thursday 9 | BSM Goes AWOL

  So another lapse in posting has occurred and my many readers (both of them) have been hounding me for an update. The Ministry has been going strong but other responsibilities have kept me from posting lately. First, we finally broke our running streak. We started in January of 2003 and have not [...]

• Thursday 18 | 5-A-DAY

  I’ve heard of a great study method that I’m going to try to maintain. I like to refer to it as 5-a-day. Basically, there are 150 Psalms, if you read 5 per day, then you’ll finish in 30 days, right. But don’t read 5 in a row. What ever day you [...]

• Monday 15 | How do you study the word of God?

  So, how do you study the word of God? I’m curious what methods people use to study effectively. Do you randomly pick a book to read or do you look for a specific topic to study or do you just start at the begining and go from there?

• Monday 15 | Name Butcherers

  So the last few times I went to Rubio’s I just used my real name without any trouble. Today, I used Clyde which I was certain to see misspelled but Clide would be within reason.
  Clint on the other hand…what the heck is that all about? That’s not even close. Clint! [...]

• Monday 18 | Jennifer Government: NationStates | Archshrk

  I just signed up for Jennifer Government: NationStates a nation simulation game. You create your own country, fashioned after your own ideals, and care for its people. Either that or you deliberately torture them. It’s really up to you.
  The Theocracy of Archshrk is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its burgeoning Hamster population. Its hard-nosed [...]

• Saturday 18 | Rubio’s

  So I eat at Rubio’s a lot these days. That’s not such a big deal (unless you’re watching what you eat) Now Rubio’s is a fine restaurant. I like their food well enough and it’s not as ‘junky’ as some other places. I like their fish tacos and also the Burrito [...]

• Friday 17 | Topic today: Respect

  1 Timothy 2:2 – First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, godly and respectful in every way.Titus 2:7-8 – Show yourself in all respects a model of [...]

• Saturday 11 | DREADNOUGHT

  “I am perturbed. On the one hand I am disappointed with Bush. I am angry that his handling of post-war Iraq has been so terrible…On the other, he is doing well in terms of my conservative values. On the family, faith-based initiatives and God generally, Bush is awesome.” From Dreadnought Manifest
  I found this blog post [...]

• Thursday 9 | Rose Is Rose

  roseisrose.gifI usually enjoy this comic because its cute and harmless. This type of joke would usually only anger me because of the sexist attitude but now it just makes me sad.
  Eph 5:22-33Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is [...]

• Tuesday 7 | Reforming Marriage

  So I’m re-reading Reforming Marriage by Douglas Wilson. I’m really enjoying it and finding that I’m getting even more out of it now that I have some study questions to go with it. The questions are part of my pre-marital councelling and bring up a lot of biblical issues that secular counseling doesn’t. I think [...]

• Tuesday 7 | Ministry – When and Where we Meet

  “Thursday 6:30pm Burrito’s & Socks – This ministry makes burritos and often purchases new socks and then takes them around to the homeless. Our desire is to be the hands and feet of the gospel and consistently meeting real needs.”So I haven’t posted lately, but things have been busy. First, we had a memorial [...]

• Thursday 2 | Spot The Fake Smile

  This experiment is designed to test whether you can spot the difference between a fake smile and a real one It has 20 questions and should take you 10 minutes It is based on research by Professor Paul Ekman, a psychologist at the University of California We will not pass on your personal details to [...]

• Thursday 2 | SETI Fiction: They’re Made Out Of Meat

  Someone over at Inktank Forums suggested this as a good read. I’m glad they did. Very funny story. Here’s a sample…

  “They actually do talk, then. They use words, ideas, concepts?”“Oh, yes. Except they do it with meat.”“I thought you just told me they used radio.”“They do, but what do you think is [...]

• Monday 23 | Fundraising Raffle Information

  A friend asked me to help promote this so here ya go…
  “How much will this cost and what can I win?? Each ticket will be $5 (US dollars). You can buy AS MANY TICKETS AS YOU LIKE. Remember, the more tickets you buy, the more chance you have at winning, and the more TIMES you [...]

• Sunday 22 | Long Live Retro Gaming!

  This is a pretty good article by a friend of mine. Reminded me of my youth when I would play Hunt the Wumpus on my Texas Instruments TI99/4A. Ah, the memories [enters daydream state]why don’t you read the article and play the game, then clean your room and go outside to play.

• Friday 6 | Losing the Lost

  This will be brief. This past Thursday, we went out like always. We even had Drew with us this week which was good. When we arrived in El Cajon, Vanessa was there waiting for us with the whole gang. She tells us she had an announcement which turned out not to [...]

• Thursday 5 | What do you view is the wife’s position in the household?

  InkTank Community -> Should Women be Allowed to Preach?
  Sorry if this is something you disagree with, but I must be true to what I’m told in God’s Word (the bible). I do not expect non-christians to understand, let alone agree with, what I’m explaining here, but your comments (when civil) are welcome. I need to [...]

• Saturday 31 | There I Find Delight: Psalm 119:1-8

  “Yet how can I expect to obey commands which I have not committed to my heart and mind?”
  These are very true words. I often find myself wishing I had spent my time, my day, my life worshiping and serving the Lord, yet I only seem to think about this as I go to bed [...]

• Saturday 31 | Should Women be allowed to Preach?

  1 Timothy 2:11-12 11 A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness. 12 But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. 13 For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve.

  Should a woman be allowed to be a deacon(ess) or [...]

• Thursday 29 | Which Something Positive character are you?

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• Tuesday 27 | What Pre-1985 Video Game Character Am I

  Since the last one worked so well…I am a Gauntlet Adventurer.I strive to improve my living conditions by hoarding gold, food, and sometimes keys and potions. I love adventure, fighting, and particularly winning – especially when there’s a prize at stake. I occasionally get lost inside buildings and can’t find the exit. I need food [...]

• Tuesday 27 | Which Class of Federation Starship are you?

  Since I find myself doing these things and then having nowhere to post them, I figure lets just waste some space (no pun intended) here
  You are a Steamrunner-class Destroyer, Starfleet’sprodigal black sheep. You are unique in yourown right. Your unconventional attitudesurprises all. Skeptics will find that youralternative methods of dealing with things [...]

• Saturday 24 | Check these babies out

  This is a random blog so if you found your way here you may be looking for something to actually read.  Try Burrito/Sock Ministry or Serving San Diego (my two legitimate blogs)

• Thursday 22 | No Patience

  Sometimes (almost always) I have little to no patience when dealing with someone so lost they can’t even argue in a straight line. These are the guys who mis-quote scripture, take things out of context or just run around in verbal circles. They are so committed to living for their own [...]

• Sunday 18 | To Whom Do We Preach pt2

  So this post is not directly realted to pt1 but they were part of the same train of thought when I started my earlier post. The point I wanted to get to was to whom do we preach. I’m not asking who we should preach the gospel to but rather who is hearing it. This [...]

• Sunday 18 | To Whom Do We Preach pt1

  It’s been a while but I have a good reason…I suck at writing. But more than that, I couldn’t make it July 1st so I didn’t have anything to say. After that, I just wasn’t inspired to share anything. That sometimes happens, but I should probably write anyway lest I let it [...]

• Thursday 15 | Hosting my own blog

  If this post works then I am successfully hosting my own blog. I may move my blogs to my site if this works so that I can have greater control over ads.

• Monday 12 | There I Find Delight

  There I Find Delight is a blog by a wonderful friend of mine who’s writing skills are far better than what you find here. I hope you visit and bookmark her site, it’s well worth it. I plan on making it part of my regular routine and look forward to reading more.

• Wednesday 30 | A few words from our friend

  Last week we had a guest helping us with the BSM. I asked her to jot down some thoughts afterward to share with you here. She is here visiting her son for a couple of weeks.
  “Took my nice long walk with the Lord Thursday morning. Walking and talking things over, I was sharing my burdens [...]

• Friday 11 | Anthony and Vanessa

  Please pray for our friends Anthony and Vanessa in New Jersey. Many of you may know Vanessa from the Burrito Sock Ministry. She brought her 3 children and sister’s 3 children to Kaleo and we even had a birthday party in the park for her youngest boy.We learned that her husband Anthony had [...]

• Tuesday 8 | He meant it for good

  Mark 43 “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it. 5 Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had [...]

• Tuesday 1 | ‘Thank You’ to the Denver crew

  I wanted to give a big thanks to the Denver crew for helping out this past Thursday even thought they were on their Senior vacation. I’m sure we didn’t compare to Disneyland’s California Adventure or Mission Beach but your presence was greatly appreciated. In the past I’ve been feeling discouraged by the limited involvement we’ve [...]

• Friday 21 | Kicked out of the Garden

  There are so many things I am thankful for, JG (PhotoJulia), Kaleo, my job, family, getting kicked out of the Garden of Eden…Yes, I am thankful for getting kicked out of the Garden. Sure it was probably the most beautiful place on Earth, plenty of food to eat, running around naked without a care [...]

• Friday 21 | New Testament Deacon

  A short essay on Alexander Strauch’s The New Testament Deacon: The Church’s Minister of Mercy

  When I began reading this book, I had now idea what a Deacon was supposed to be and therefore had no idea there was a question about it. Having read the book, I see why Alexander Strauch calls them “Ministers [...]

• Friday 21 | Welcome to my writings page

  This BLOG will be for my more formal writings mostly associated with my leadership training at Kaleo. Anything I write that is more than the ramblings of a stressed out servant of the Lord will go here. This is where my papers on the books I’m reading will go with the occasional rambling [...]

• Friday 21 | Encouraging words

  This is a response to my last post “When things get messy” that I recieved from my ‘courting partner’ (JG)“I will be praying for you and the volunteers that come on Thursday nights. I thanked God last night that Vanessa thought of you instead of having her kids endangered or on the streets. God was [...]

• Thursday 20 | When things get messy

  Please pray for me as I am having struggles with our efforts in the Burrito Sock Ministry (BSM. Pastor David talks about how things will get messy as we grow and I fear it’s starting to get messy. I don’t want this to become a burden or to start resenting/dreading Thursday nights. [...]

• Tuesday 18 | A time to pray

  I’ve had some time to pray about this ministry and plan to do a lot more. I realized I wasn’t putting my faith in Christ like I should. I was trying to handle it all on my own. One change lately is that we are now funded by Kaleo. Originally, I [...]

• Tuesday 18 | Now I can phone it in…

  Well, maybe not exactly ‘phone it in’ but now I can email new posts to the Burrito and Sock Ministry BLOG. This is mostly useful when I want to post an update without having to login (like when I’m away from my own computer) Of, course this is only true if it works. [...]

• Friday 30 | It’s been a while

  Well, it’s been a while since I first posted, but the Ministry continues. Participation seems to have increased a little bit but contributions are still a little low. I’m not sure how to best get people involved, but it’s not good for the three of us to keep shelling out the funds for [...]

• Monday 16 | And so it begins

  Greetings and Salutations.This is the first blog report for the Burrito/Sock Ministry. Actually, it’s just the test run of the program but it will have to do for now.