I like analogies. I think Donald Miller does too because his book “Searching for God Knows What” is full of them. Miller compares our lives to being stuck in a lifeboat with a bunch of people vying for survival. He also ponders what an alien would think of humanity if it visited earth. Most of his analogies are hilarious and witty but also well thought out and insightful glimpses into life and faith. Analogies however can only go so far and sometimes it seems Miller gives his analogies too much authority. Either way the analogies still make you look at life from a fresh and often funny perspective.

I also liked “Searching for God Knows What” because Miller is honest. He relives events from his youth and college days with transparency and openness. I got the sense that Miller wasn’t trying to hide anything while writing or make himself out to be a hero. Miller often makes a point at the expense of his reputation by telling a story that pokes fun at himself. Miller brings you along his life journey with his honesty and reflects on the lessons he learned along the way. For people who have been hurt by or burned out from the organized religion of “Christianity”, Miller’s book offers a new perspective. It could almost be compared to finally sitting in the front seats of a roller coaster after several rides sitting behind the smelly big person who is holding their hands in the air the entire ride. Like I said analogies can only go so far. And trust me Miller’s analogies are much better than mine. Thank you to Thomas Nelson for sending me a complementary copy of “Searching for God Knows What” for my review.

Will the world end in 2012? It’s a question many people are asking these days. I wanted to know if it was true and what had convinced so many people that the world would end so soon. So when I found a book titled “Will the World End in 2012? A Christian Guide to the Question Everyone’s Asking” I eagerly picked it up hoping it would provide some insight and clarity into all the hyped up myths. Raymond C. Hundley, the author of the aptly titled “Will the World End in 2012?” does exactly that.
Writing in everyday language, Hundley discusses ten of the doomsday predictions and the probability of each of them happening, one prediction per chapter. It appears Hundley has done his research and documented his findings scrupulously. Hundley presents facts and dates well and still makes the book readable and captivating. The author states his own opinion at the end of each chapter often in a skeptical yet unbiased approach. Some “end of the world” theories Hundley discredits entirely while other doomsday predictions seem much more probable. Even though Hundley is writing from a Christian perspective his observations throughout most of the book come across as unbiased. The final chapter in the book focuses on preparing for the end of the world should it come. Hundley provides the reader with reason for hope even if the world comes to a destructive demise in 2012.
Thank you to Thomas Nelson for sending me a complementary copy of "Will the World End in 2012? A Christian Guide to the Question Everyone's Asking" for my review.

Just seeing if this thing still works

surfs up in b-town

So I apologize to anyone who ever checks this, I havn't posted in a while. It's been pretty busy this last little while, with school, coaching and playing hockey working and coaching football has started too. I have also been trying to take a break from using my computer all the time to only when I need it. So if I don't post again in a long time well, thats were I'm at. I am still alive and loving life and the end of school is in sight. But I am trying not to look to the end but live in the here and now. Although I can't help but take a little peak here and there.

I found this penny the other day. Not that anyone cares but me being a bit of a history guy I thought it was kind of neat. I mean think about it, this penny was around during the depression, when a penny could buy you a motorbike... well maybe not but at least a stick of chewing gum. Speaking of motorbikes, I saw the first one out yesterday and I would be out too if i didn't have so much homework and it wasn't minus 10 today.

a frozen lake, broken doors, and a beautiful day

Well it's been pretty busy lately with hockey and homework but it's good. Last weekend my uncle and his family, my dad, my brother and I went to the cabin to check things out and do some kite boarding. We flew down in my uncle's otter, a big bush plane that, can almost take off in the same distance as a helicopter. Well not quite, but I was definately surprised at how soon after he pushed the throttle the wheels lifted off, definately not more than 4 or 5 seconds.

Once we got out there we quickly realized that the boathouse and cabin had been broken into. But after a quick inspection, it seemed that the thieves didn't really take anything except some fish hooks. We don't keep a lot of valubles in either place, but there definatley were some things that were worth more than fish hooks. And it didn't bother me so much that they took stuff, but just that somebody would go to somebody's cabin and smash the doors in. I guess nobody is invisible even if your in the middle of nowhere.

My uncle forgot the pump for the kites, so we couldn't do that. We had lunch/supper and fixed the doors, and by the time we were done that it was starting to get dark so we packed up the plane. Funny thing when we tried to leave the skis had frozen to the snow and my uncle gave it full power but we didn't budge. After a few trys I was ready to jump out the door and try to pry them free with a 2x4 or pour a cup of hot water on them (bad idea). Just as I started to open the door the skis broke free and we were off. The take off was just as quick as on the way in and pretty soon we were airborn over the barren blanket of endless trees and ice, flying towards an orange horizon and home. Wow God's creation is amazing!

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Well I had to take this video off the bottom of the blog because apparently it was screwing things up. I wanted to keep it on here so here it is. I think I made it about four years ago so hopefully that explains that first part there.... yeah. And apparently this blog is still screwing up, so I will have to try something else.