Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Theological question

If Jesus and Moses were on the edge of a lake, and they needed to get across in a hurry, would they walk across the surface, or part the lake and walk on the lake floor?

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At April 1, 2009 11:57:00 AM CDT, Blogger Matt and Lori Graber said...

Surface, of course, they don't have to wait for the water to part. Plus, God's ways are always better.

 

At April 1, 2009 10:09:00 PM CDT, Blogger Chris Sommovigo said...

They'd have to part the water ... Jesus could walk on water, but Moses couldn't. And Moses was a fat bastard, so no carrying that guy.

 

At April 1, 2009 10:25:00 PM CDT, Blogger stan said...

Arguments for water surface:

Shorter distance - straight line vs. curved lake bed

Jesus could extend the ability to walk on water to Moses - remember, he did it for Peter.

Arguments for lake bed:

Humble that he is, Jesus might let Moses let his ability shine brighter than his own.

Moses wouldn't necessarily have to part the whole lake in a corridor from one end to the other, just the area surrounding himself and Jesus; this would save time. Kind of a mini-part.


Keep going, this is fun.

 

At April 6, 2009 1:28:00 AM CDT, Blogger Jana Swartwood said...

My Jesus teleports.

Yeah, you read that correctly. See, I'm thinking about how Philip in the book of Acts talks to the Ethiopian and then the Spirit of God sweeps him away. And I'm also thinking that this event happened after both the parting of the Red Sea and the walking on water event. So, the way I see it, since these miracles of transportation keep getting progressively faster, either Jesus will teleport Himself and Moses wherever they're going, OR He will come up with something even faster - if it's even possible to transport oneself faster than teleportation already allows. Yep, that's my theory. At which point - who cares about the lake? :)

 

At April 6, 2009 10:12:00 AM CDT, Blogger stan said...

I think I'll have to agree with you on teleportation, Jana. There's actually a great example of teleportation across a body of water in John 6:16-21:

16 Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
17 and after getting into a boat, they started to cross the sea to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
18 The sea began to be stirred up because a strong wind was blowing.
19 Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat; and they were frightened.
20 But He said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."
21 So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

Yeah, Jesus would totally teleport them to the other side.

(note: I should have waited to post this comment until I was at an actual keyboard - it took a long time to type this on the iPhone!)

 

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Friday, February 27, 2009

Update (yawn, I know, more excuses, etc.)

The blog may seem dead right now, but I assure you, it's not. I'm just really busy every day and evening, and there just hasn't been much time for blogging. Plus, I've been playing with my new iPhone for the last few days, and I'm still in "discovery" mode with it.

For those of you who have been following along, I apologize. There will come a time when my schedule will shift back into a place where I can regularly blog again.

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At March 2, 2009 10:01:00 PM CST, Blogger Matt and Lori Graber said...

Heard on radio today that 60% of the phone internet access today is from the IPhone. Very popular. We don't have it yet, maybe next year....

 

At June 13, 2009 1:31:00 AM CDT, Blogger Katie said...

I never blog anymore... I just did a massive post. I've felt neglectful. All these other wonderful things like blackberries and iPhones and facebook distract me.

Do you like your iPhone? Now that the price is down I might buy one.

 

At June 13, 2009 6:43:00 AM CDT, Blogger stan said...

I really do like it, Katie. If you're thinking about getting one, you'll want to wait another week or so when the newest models are released. Even the cheapest ones should have a new operating system by then, and advanced hardware like an auto focus camera and a compass. I wouldn't say I regret not waiting for the new model, but I do kind of wish I could upgrade since I did just get mine in February. Oh well- this model still rocks!

 

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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Sorry

Sorry I've been so absent lately. I'll try to update soon

Friday, February 13, 2009

draw first: update tonight

I know I haven't been blogging in the last few weeks, and it's because of a drastic decrease in Internet usage, especially at work. But rest assured I am still getting up every morning before work to draw a little bit.

If I get some time tonight or tomorrow, I'll put up an update post with progress photos.

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At February 13, 2009 5:26:00 PM CST, Blogger Andrew Weaver said...

Drastic decrease because they cracked down on you? My work did the same. We've gone back to 1995 and it is not cool.

 

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Updated last night's post with video

Direct link to the post. I give it four out of four five stars.

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At February 6, 2009 9:46:00 PM CST, Blogger Matt and Lori Graber said...

Oh where...oh where...has Stan gone???????????

 

At February 8, 2009 1:20:00 AM CST, Blogger stan said...

Whoops...haven't been on here in a while. kind of hard when there's no more blogging from work. Also, a lot of the time has been spent reading and studying.

Still drawing every morning - but it's all been just pencil and the photo quality has been terrible. The Stanley Islands thing is still on hiatus while I draw this new thing. But then I run out of time to blog about it every morning, and then I kind of forget about it at night...

 

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draw first: 1/28/09

I tried to build on yesterday's new drawing, but I was just kind of blocked. No inspiration whatsoever. Also, I was distracted because I was also watching the early morning news to see if our company was closed due to weather (it wasn't). I hope that I can pick it back up tomorrow or scrap the isometric drawing in favor of something else. No photos today.

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At January 29, 2009 8:44:00 PM CST, Blogger Matt and Lori Graber said...

Ice pictures are artistic and creative.....

 

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I just knew those deep-fried mayonnaise fritters weren't the healthiest

A few weeks ago I had a blood screening done. Yesterday I got the results: High Cholesterol. As in, number-starts-with-a-2 high. So guess what. I have to eat healthier now.

I did find it a bit unusual that the number was as high as it was, because I have been using Smart Balance mayo and margarine for years now, and I’ve always had skim milk instead of 2% or whole milk. Still, I guess I have a lot of room for improvement. So I guess I’d better start making some changes. I just finished two slices of whole grain wheat bread for breakfast, and a container of fat-free yogurt (less than 5mg cholesterol). I’m still drinking only water. I’m taking this one meal at a time.

(By the way, I was only kidding about the deep-fried mayonnaise fritters. Yee-uck!)

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At January 29, 2009 8:43:00 PM CST, Blogger Matt and Lori Graber said...

Perhaps you will have to reconsider your baconized version of your blog? (Difficult, I know)

Our body does make it's own cholesterol (the liver). When we consume animal products, that's how we get additional cholesterol. There is good and bad cholesterol. LDL is bad, HDL is good. They should have provided you with the #'s of each, plus your triglycerides.

The main thing is you don't want your arteries clogging up with the fatty deposits.--That would be a bad thing.

I believe its a family thing, too, so, not totally your fault--it's in the genes....

 

At February 3, 2009 11:28:00 PM CST, Blogger Katie said...

Oh no! That's not good news. And the deep-fried mayo fritter thought almost made me hurl. YUCK is right! Stick to that salad instead of fries thing you had going for a while. I was always amazed you could pass up fries at McMenamins.

 

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