Garrett's Mind

A little something I wrote...

Published on 2007-04-18 22:37:00

Here's something I wrote for my Discipleship class. It's a little long, but I think it might be worth your while. It was a "Lectio Divina" assignment and was probably one of the best assignments I've had yet this year! Here it is: I started this meditative reading of Ephesians 2 by getting myself comfortable, clearing my mind and spending some time in prayer asking God to speak to me through the Text. I began reading, but soon found myself analyzing the Text and trying to figure out what it was

School...

Published on 2007-01-11 00:36:00

I'm getting back into the swing of school and it's a little crazy to say the least. I'll blog when I can. That's about all I have to say for now.

PS3.... talk about the other extreme

Published on 2006-12-20 00:11:00

Check this out.This takes what my previous post on PS3 talked about to the other extreme. It made me smile and gave me some hope, though, and I hope it does the same for you.You can also check out onedollarplaystation3.com to learn more about this guy and why he's doing it.Technorati Tags: PS3, Charity, Giving

Longing

Published on 2006-12-19 15:35:00

Well, I'm back home from Wheaton... and being back has started me thinking about something: the homesickness/nostalgia phenomenon. I don't know why, but it's something that intrigues me. We talked about this a bit in my Intro to Christian Education class, and I've been continuing to mull it over for the last few days. I think the thing that I find most interesting about homesickness/nostalgia is that I believe it points to something more: our longing for Heaven.To some, this might seem like a st

Sheep or Goat?

Published on 2006-12-10 15:14:00

Reading my Bible today, I revisited some verses that are familiar to many. It's the passage in Matthew where Jesus is talking about judgment day and how the "Sheep" will be separated from the "Goats". I'll just let you read it for yourself:Matthew 25:31-46 (New International Version)The Sheep and the Goats 31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the pe

PS3... for $9,000?!?

Published on 2006-11-18 15:02:00

So if you haven't heard, the new Playstation 3 (PS3) is out. The retail price is $499 for the 20 GB version and $599 for the 60GB version. That's quite a bit more than I'd be willing to spend on a game system. But wait, it doesn't end there. Since these game systems are in such high demand, some very clever entrepreneurs have set out to make some money. They took the pains to wait in line for the 24+ hours it took to get one of the first PS3's. After they bought this precious system, they turned

Taking a New Direction...

Published on 2006-11-17 00:47:00

I've decided that I'm going to try taking this blog in a new/different direction than I originally intended. I'm going to be blogging from time to time and sharing my thoughts on the Christian response to various issues in our culture. Controversial: yes. Something that we shouldn't talk about: I don't think so. My point in these blogs isn't to try and offend anyone. I know that probably won't happen, but my intentions are not to go out and start attacking people for their views/actions. I'm hop

First Post

Published on 2006-11-15 23:45:00

I've decided to enter the world of blogging. I haven't really done this before, so these might suck at first, but hopefully I'll get the hang of it eventually. I'm posting on blogger through an extension to Firefox that I downloaded. I also connected my blog to Facebook so that it will automatically update and post my new blog entries as notes. I'm pretty proud of myself for setting all of this up, and I'm hoping to be able to blog at least once a week. I hope that blogging won't distract me too