Crazy Love by Francis Chan - Chapter 1 - Stop Praying

I started "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan...incredible book, and I am only in the first chapter. (http://www.crazylovebook.com/index.html)

Here is what I got out of it:

When you see the word "God", what comes to mind? Is it just a word, or are you taken aback? Is there an awe factor?

Stop praying. Too often we come to God and ask him to fix our problems. Everything was created by Him and for Him. The Creator of the universe, and the many galaxies that exist within...do you just listen? Do you ever just come and sit before God and let the Creator speak to you? Do you ever just sit and think of Him? His holiness, His righteousness, His eternity?

Me: It's been a while since I sat in awe of God...my analytical mind wants to try and comprehend all that He is, I try to make sense of God. I come to him with my issues, my circumstances, and sometimes ultimatums.

"May Isaiah's cry become our own: 'Woe is me, we are a people of unclean lips.' Perhaps you need to take a breath after thinking about the God who made galaxies and caterpillars. The One who sits enthroned and eternally praised...If your not staggered, go to Isaiah 6 and Revelation 4..."

Off to read, and meditate.

Google Chrome OS Laptop CR-48 Review and Thoughts

Earlier this month Google announced a pilot program to test their new Chrome OS. I signed up and was surprised when my laptop arrived. After using the CR-48 Chrome OS laptop I thought I'd share my experience thus far.

First Impressions

Setting up the new laptop couldn't be easier. Sign in with your Google account, that's all there is to it. My extensions, theme, and other settings were automatically synced with my account. Now if we could only have this kind of setup on other Windows and Macs. Keyboard shortcuts has taken some getting used to. I often have to refer to the ctrl-alt-/ guide.

With the basically instant on advantage, I find myself picking this laptop up often to do quick searches, check twitter, and the like.

After Extended Use

After using the laptop for a while, there are a few things that can be improved.

First off, Netflix support. Netflix uses Silverlight plug-in for online streaming, which is not currently supported on Chrome OS and there is no way to install Moonlight or similar plugins.

Another issue I found is trying to use multiple Google accounts. Google claims their engineers have used Chrome OS full-time and other businesses could do the same, so I thought I'd put this to the test. My first obstacle was trying to log into my work's Google Apps account. I enabled multiple account sign-on, however, this doesn't work as expected because you use your Google account with Chrome OS. It kept signing me out of my work account while logged into my laptop with my personal account. The only solution I found was to log out of the laptop, then create and back into the OS using my work credentials, however, this solution is not ideal.

I use Google Reader to subscribe and listen to netcasts (podcasts), which I often listen to while working. If logged into my work account, I either have to manually visit those sites to listen to the netcasts I want to listen to, or re-configure my "work" Google Reader and subscribe to those netcasts. The issue with setting Google Reader with my "work" account is that I have to manually keep track of the ones I have listened and updating my personal account to keep it inline with my work account.

Conclusion

While still in the works, Chrome OS does have some advantages. I know of some people who could benefit from this type of OS given some improvements, which will happen over time.

Continue to check back to hear more of my thoughts and challenges with Chrome OS.

Blog Information and Goal

Well, after several months of thought and debating, I have decided to start a blog related to mostly tech. I often get questions from friends and family regarding things like what AV software do I recommend, how to do such and such, etc. This blog is a one-stop how-to and recommendations for those friends and family members (as well as the general public).

I will include my opinions, comments on news and products, tutorials, and other reviews and comments.

Enjoy.

Morning, Mourning...Praying!

I had some thoughts to write this morning...regarding theology and Scripture, but now, feel those are but unimportant in compared to what has taken place. Yesterday morning, for many of us, began like any other morning, and yet, for some, well, for some it was unlike any other day...

I extend my prayers to Virginia Tech students, staff, and faculty...I cannot image what they are going through...the pain and sorrow...I pray for them all....I mourn with them....

(I also feel it important to note, that yes, things could have been done differently, and it is easy to say that now, but school security were acting in the spare of the moment, without much time to really think about their actions...let's not be too critical...remember that we have more information now than they had at the time)

On a less serious note, and a now a time to shift to theology, which is yet still important...

I have been studying the creation account in Genesis and ask:

Is it possible for the Bible and Science to coexist without conflict? Can we use science to help show that creation needs a Supreme Being to create this world? Must the two conflict?

I also ask, is the age of the Earth young or old? Science says old, and yet we can derive from the Bible a young Earth?

On a more humorous note, Bishop James Ussher supposedly used geneologies in the Bible to determine the exact day and time the Earth was created and concluded the following:

"Heaven and Earth, Centre and substance were made in the same instant of time and clouds full of water and man were created by the Trinity on the 26th of October 4004 B.C. at 9:00 in the Morning."

Bishop James Ussher, 1664

Anyway, so what do you guys think? What do you believe? I know this really is not important for faith, but I do want to know. I want to find a point at which Science and Christianity can coexist and be used for the Glory of God!! I want science to point to God! As I believe it should and can...I just haven't figured out how yet.....

Morning....Mourning....Praying....

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AntiChrist lives in Houston

I saw this on a friend's xanga, and thought it be important to point it out for others to see...a man in Houston claims to be the second coming of Christ!!!

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=local&id=5097386

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GDMIfZemy2E



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