<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472</id><updated>2011-11-27T19:11:08.583-05:00</updated><category term='Vertical'/><category term='Southern Baptist Convention'/><category term='2009'/><category term='KBC'/><category term='Leadership'/><category term='Kentucky Baptist Convention'/><category term='BCM'/><category term='Church'/><category term='Joseph Dickens'/><category term='Baptist'/><category term='Brazil'/><category term='Baptist Campus Ministry'/><category term='Acts 1:8'/><category term='SBC'/><category term='Kelsie Witham'/><category term='Calvary'/><category term='Experience'/><category term='Christian'/><category term='2008'/><category term='Trip'/><category term='School'/><category term='Breanna Stone'/><title type='text'>thoughts...</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>55</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-8668603953795650642</id><published>2009-01-26T11:01:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-26T11:12:41.341-05:00</updated><title type='text'>TNL Fillers!</title><summary type='text'>I know I've been slacking off on the blogging lately... but I wanted to get a quick post out to let everyone know that the TNL Fillers will be uploaded to my YouTube channel every week (hopefully by Wednesday night.)  So... head on over and check them out and leave comments!  Comments are always good!  For those of you who don't know what a TNL is or what a Filler is... here's a quick synopsis.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/8668603953795650642/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=8668603953795650642' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/8668603953795650642'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/8668603953795650642'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2009/01/tnl-fillers.html' title='TNL Fillers!'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-3597146004858267658</id><published>2009-01-09T01:34:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-28T12:00:49.247-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Valkyrie</title><summary type='text'>I saw Valkyrie tonight.  Excellent movie, both film making quality and story.  A definite “purchaser” for me.  For those of you who don’t know… Valkyrie is a new film staring Tom Cruise.  It’s a true story about an uprising and assassination attempt by high-ranking soldiers against Adolf Hitler.  Now if you know your history, you know that this uprising obviously did not succeed and that Hitler </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/3597146004858267658/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=3597146004858267658' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/3597146004858267658'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/3597146004858267658'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-saw-valkyrie-tonight.html' title='Valkyrie'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/SWbxTAONDBI/AAAAAAAAAL8/H7fi4ZD3O7c/s72-c/valkyrie.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-5298892452600338191</id><published>2009-01-03T21:17:00.013-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-28T12:02:08.224-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Baptist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='School'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2009'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Joseph Dickens'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christian'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vertical'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Trip'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Calvary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Brazil'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Church'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='2008'/><title type='text'>the old has gone, and the new has come</title><summary type='text'>2008 is officially over.  I challenged the play, but the officials said that the memories of 08 are memories for good and it's time to move on.  Let's talk a minute about these memories...This time a year ago I was probably getting ready to start my second semester of my Senior year.  Oh what a year that was! By far, the best year of high school.  So many friendships and memories.  The CCS class </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/5298892452600338191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=5298892452600338191' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/5298892452600338191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/5298892452600338191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2009/01/old-has-gone-and-new-has-come.html' title='the old has gone, and the new has come'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-6305351161473997197</id><published>2008-12-31T19:00:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-28T12:02:29.098-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>I figured I should fall in line with the rest of the blogging world and end the year with a December 31st post.  I have so much I could say about the past year but I will keep it very brief, for if I began to explore the details of the last year this post may never end.  When I think over the past year there are two things that stand out far above all else in my mind. One, graduating high school </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/6305351161473997197/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=6305351161473997197' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/6305351161473997197'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/6305351161473997197'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-figured-i-should-fall-in-line-with.html' title=''/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-472776511643579626</id><published>2008-12-29T02:13:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-28T12:03:53.303-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Southern Baptist Convention'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SBC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Baptist Campus Ministry'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Leadership'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Joseph Dickens'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Acts 1:8'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Experience'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='KBC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='BCM'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Kentucky Baptist Convention'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Kelsie Witham'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Breanna Stone'/><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>It's probably about time that I tell you all about this... so here goes...  As you can probably tell from my previous posts, I've become very involved at the BCM (Baptist Campus Ministry) at Morehead.  For those of you who may not know BCM's are organizations on college campuses that provide a place for believers to socialize, attend Bible studies, do fun activities, reach out to the campus, etc.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/472776511643579626/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=472776511643579626' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/472776511643579626'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/472776511643579626'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/12/its-probably-about-time-that-i-tell-you.html' title=''/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-3547063865556033040</id><published>2008-12-23T15:19:00.012-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-28T12:06:13.928-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>It's been a couple weeks since the last post... the semester ended, I'm home on break, and the Christmas hustle and bustle is in full swing.  Today I'd like to touch on a topic I haven't visited in a while: the tech world.  There's lots of news swirling around with Macworld coming up in just a couple weeks, and the Christmas wishlists are full of the latest gadgets on the market. First of all, </summary><link rel='enclosure' type='video/mp4' href='http://www.blogger.com/video-play.mp4?contentId=847ee8397b6cfa72&amp;type=video%2Fmp4' length='0'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/3547063865556033040/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=3547063865556033040' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/3547063865556033040'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/3547063865556033040'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/12/its-been-couple-weeks-since-last-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-550901485352811786</id><published>2008-12-07T19:42:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-04T00:39:39.844-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>We made a decision yesterday that we were going to climb the three mountain peaks across the street from campus before the end of the spring semester.  Today was peak number one.  We set off at about three this afternoon... we drove to the park and began the climb.  Now if you look at my last post, you'll see that yesterday there was snow on the ground here in Morehead... that snow was still on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/550901485352811786/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=550901485352811786' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/550901485352811786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/550901485352811786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/12/we-made-decision-yesterday-that-we-were.html' title=''/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/STxy5B0C8gI/AAAAAAAAAKg/SyD9P3nJIp0/s72-c/P1040107.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-8221315187980467631</id><published>2008-12-06T14:33:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-04T00:39:55.724-05:00</updated><title type='text'>snow in morehead!</title><summary type='text'>well, i woke up this morning and there was snow on the ground here in morehead!  this is the first real snowfall of the year!  i might be back later tonight with another post... but i'm not promising anything... so for now... enjoy the snow!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/8221315187980467631/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=8221315187980467631' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/8221315187980467631'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/8221315187980467631'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/12/snow-in-morehead.html' title='snow in morehead!'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/STt6ZPscylI/AAAAAAAAAJA/SQVKbYwyflk/s72-c/P1040082.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-8667979950302073405</id><published>2008-12-05T17:44:00.018-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-04T00:40:43.357-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>I've mentioned this before... but this past summer I had the privilege of leading the music along with my youth groups praise band at the youth section of ABWE's Missionary Enrichment Conference.  Our electric guitar player was unable to go, and through a few phone conversations, my youth pastor, who was speaking at the Conference, found out that one of the counselors, Mykal Bradley, played </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/8667979950302073405/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=8667979950302073405' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/8667979950302073405'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/8667979950302073405'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/12/ive-mentioned-this-before.html' title=''/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/STm8N3FRcqI/AAAAAAAAAIo/Sq_4OY8N7e4/s72-c/being+jo+francis.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-1737421680045846003</id><published>2008-12-05T14:59:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-05T14:59:02.486-05:00</updated><title type='text'>from my friends at the Remedies blog</title><summary type='text'>Send your own ElfYourself eCards</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/1737421680045846003/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=1737421680045846003' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/1737421680045846003'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/1737421680045846003'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/12/from-my-friends-at-remedies-blog.html' title='from my friends at the Remedies blog'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-2441877481640483891</id><published>2008-12-05T14:19:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-05T14:41:43.135-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Last night in Bible study we were talking about Philippians 2:12 where Paul tells the Philippians to "work out their salvation with fear and trembling."  We were discussing exactly what Paul meant by "with fear and trembling."  We all agreed that he didn't mean to literally be shaking with fear our whole lives as we live as Christians or that we have to work to attain and maintain salvation, but </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/2441877481640483891/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=2441877481640483891' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/2441877481640483891'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/2441877481640483891'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/12/last-night-in-bible-study-we-were.html' title=''/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-3952243110263370356</id><published>2008-11-01T21:08:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-11-01T21:09:42.297-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>this is what happens when it's two hours before the halloween dance and your walking through goodwill with some friends with no idea what you're going to be.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/3952243110263370356/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=3952243110263370356' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/3952243110263370356'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/3952243110263370356'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/11/this-is-what-happens-when-its-two-hours.html' title=''/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/SQz9zo6EPmI/AAAAAAAAAGg/rr3dGuXnUI0/s72-c/n560615341_2015549_6317.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-7446467790337051348</id><published>2008-10-30T18:08:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-30T18:08:17.921-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>I was talking with one of my friends yesterday through text about a band… Manchester Orchestra… they’re good.  Check ‘em out if you haven’t already heard them… and if you have, listen to them some more.  Anyway… so we we’re going back and forth about this band and maybe trying to see them in concert and out of no where my friend asks me this question.  He says, “When you were dating (previous </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/7446467790337051348/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=7446467790337051348' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/7446467790337051348'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/7446467790337051348'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-was-talking-with-one-of-my-friends.html' title=''/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-8013541201708750795</id><published>2008-10-24T15:43:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-24T15:43:06.920-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/8013541201708750795/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=8013541201708750795' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/8013541201708750795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/8013541201708750795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/10/blog-post_24.html' title=''/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-3663798859130898048</id><published>2008-10-20T15:42:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-20T16:26:24.048-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>so this morning i was doing my devotions for my discipleship program here at the BCM and part of the days devotion had me reading I Corinthians 13:4-6.  i saw this and automatically had the typical thought of any 'christian school/grown up in church' kid.  this thought went something like this, "oh, I Corinthians 13, that's the love chapter.  i've read this hundreds of times, why am i turning </summary><link 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src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-8013838969029403869</id><published>2008-10-14T02:42:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-14T02:46:37.568-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>this is ridiculous</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/8013838969029403869/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=8013838969029403869' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/8013838969029403869'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/8013838969029403869'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/10/this-is-ridiculous.html' title=''/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-1172299398992481477</id><published>2008-10-10T18:27:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T18:28:01.446-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>i’ve realized i need to amend my previous entry.  my last post had an underlying suggestion that i need to correct.  just  a few minutes ago i was reading chapter 8 in the book Blue Like Jazz by donald miller.  it was a great chapter.  he discussed the reasons people tend to stray from christianity to other ‘religions’ or away from spirituality all together.  he talked about how people try to 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src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-8119132792763035734</id><published>2008-10-10T00:21:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T00:47:35.321-04:00</updated><title type='text'>this week the trend</title><summary type='text'>trends are something that very much interest me.  we all follow them, whether we like it or not.  maybe not the most popular one, but a trend none the less.  what do you think when you hear the word 'trend'?  the first thing that pops into my head is clothes... fashion trends.  from bellbottoms to ripped jeans, trends come and go. now, right now you may be thinking i don't wear abacrombie or pop </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/8119132792763035734/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=8119132792763035734' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/8119132792763035734'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/8119132792763035734'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/10/this-week-trend.html' title='this week the trend'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-8435583463986763696</id><published>2008-10-09T11:41:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T11:41:38.329-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/8435583463986763696/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=8435583463986763696' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/8435583463986763696'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/8435583463986763696'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/10/blog-post_09.html' title=''/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-1993780164269791909</id><published>2008-10-08T15:49:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-08T16:13:52.684-04:00</updated><title type='text'>the awkward message</title><summary type='text'>well i've been in college for almost two months now and i'm loving every minute of it.  i've made lots of great friends and done a lot of fun stuff already... but that's not the point of this post....i've found a church down here i really like called Crosspoint Church and our pastor, Daniel Lucas, is the man.  he's funny and easy to listen to, but most importantly, he preaches the truth.  he's so</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/1993780164269791909/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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type='text'>watch this</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/1817471406018308045/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=1817471406018308045' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/1817471406018308045'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/1817471406018308045'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/10/watch-this.html' title='watch this'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-174610521016607355</id><published>2008-10-05T03:43:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-05T04:10:02.279-04:00</updated><title type='text'>late nights and politics</title><summary type='text'>so i had a discussion with mom last night about the upcoming election and politics.  i wouldn't call it an argument, more of a defense of different stances.  as we had this conversation i realized how uneducated i was when it comes to the realm of politics.  i thought i knew my fair share.  i thought i had a good grasp on my views.  i don't though.  i need to learn more.  i need to know what's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/174610521016607355/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=174610521016607355' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/174610521016607355'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/174610521016607355'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/10/late-nights-and-politics.html' title='late nights and politics'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-6815108388334799084</id><published>2008-10-02T14:49:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-05T03:43:14.759-04:00</updated><title type='text'>that picture...</title><summary type='text'>i logged on to the blog just to see if there we're any new comments or anything cause i haven't been on in a week or so.  i looked over at that picture on the right.  it was taken right in the heart of time square in nyc, one of the busiest places i've ever been.  it reminded me of all the lost needy people in the world.  they are out there... they are right here... everywhere... people without </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/6815108388334799084/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=6815108388334799084' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/6815108388334799084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/6815108388334799084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/10/that-picture.html' title='that picture...'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-3889756434924087854</id><published>2008-09-05T10:37:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-05T10:50:03.789-04:00</updated><title type='text'>A Mission Trip</title><summary type='text'>Just wanted to drop in real quick and let you all know that today at 4:00 myself along with several others from our BCM here at Morehead are leaving on a trip to Columbus, IN.  If you didn't know, Columbus was recently flooded and we're going to help clean up and minister to the people there.  Of course, we hope to get a lot of work done, but that isn't necessarily our main goal.  Our goal is to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/3889756434924087854/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=3889756434924087854' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/3889756434924087854'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/3889756434924087854'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/09/mission-trip.html' title='A Mission Trip'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-7777549297981526627</id><published>2008-08-28T18:49:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-28T18:55:03.802-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Doulos</title><summary type='text'>Well, I’m in college now.  Trying to adjust, get plugged in, and... do homework... but that’s a topic for later.  I’ve just got a quick thought from our Praise and Bible Study night we have here at the BCM.Philippians 1:1 says, “Paul and Timothy the servants of Jesus Christ...” That’s all the further i need to go for this.  The Greek word used there for ‘servants’ is ‘doulos’.  ‘Doulos’ means </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/7777549297981526627/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=7777549297981526627' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/7777549297981526627'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/7777549297981526627'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/08/doulos.html' title='Doulos'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-7404965434383520451</id><published>2008-07-26T02:16:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-26T02:44:45.011-04:00</updated><title type='text'>pointing to the Father...</title><summary type='text'>This is an entry I've been wanting to write for a long while but haven't been able to because I either haven't been keeping up with the blog or I've been catching up on stuff I'd wanted to talk about during the frequent down times when I didn't write... but finally I get to write it.Maybe this is something that's already common knowledge to everyone else that just never really hit me before, but </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/7404965434383520451/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=7404965434383520451' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/7404965434383520451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/7404965434383520451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/07/pointing-to-father.html' title='pointing to the Father...'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-1887473373087876027</id><published>2008-07-25T13:28:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-25T13:35:36.456-04:00</updated><title type='text'>My website!</title><summary type='text'>Hello all,Just wanted to take a minute to let you all know that my freelance website is up.  Yep, you heard right.  I'm jumping headfirst into the world of freelance videography.  Head over to the website and check it out.  I've got all kinds of info and 3 samples of my work already up, and there will be more to come in the near future.  Calvary class of '08... the Senior Trip Video is over there</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/1887473373087876027/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=1887473373087876027' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/1887473373087876027'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/1887473373087876027'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-website.html' title='My website!'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-5498483958681132965</id><published>2008-07-23T01:34:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-23T02:22:25.849-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Summer...</title><summary type='text'>I didn't lie... It's tuesday... just Tuesday almost a month later.  I'm really not very good at this blogging thing.  Have I mentioned that before?  Anyway... sorry once again.Let's jump right in shall we? God has been doing a lot in my life this summer!  It's been absolutely amazing.  No doubt the best summer of my life!  It started on June 5th... Brasil tirp (I like spelling Brasil with an "s" </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/5498483958681132965/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=5498483958681132965' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/5498483958681132965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/5498483958681132965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/07/summer.html' title='Summer...'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-2019322086113501555</id><published>2008-06-29T12:58:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-29T13:05:01.076-04:00</updated><title type='text'>way to long</title><summary type='text'>Well hello to the faithful few. It seems like this happens a lot, but I am going to once again apologize for the lack of blogging over the past couple months. The life of a person at the end of their senior year gets pretty busy and forgetfulness doesn't help either... but you can expect me to be back with a blog of decent length on Tuesday or Wednesday.  I've gotta run for now but hopefully I'll</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/2019322086113501555/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=2019322086113501555' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/2019322086113501555'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/2019322086113501555'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/06/way-to-long.html' title='way to long'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-587480741573322255</id><published>2008-05-11T20:50:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-11T21:17:34.867-04:00</updated><title type='text'>iPhoto '08</title><summary type='text'>Just installed iLife '08 on my MacBook Pro and I got a chance to play around with the new iPhoto a little bit today.  Love it!  Simply the addition of Events greatly improved this program.  Events are a new way to organize your photos.  It's kind of like creating a folder to store your  photos in, only it's all built in to iPhoto.  When I used iPhoto '06 i used the album feature to organize my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/587480741573322255/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=587480741573322255' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/587480741573322255'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/587480741573322255'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/05/iphoto-08.html' title='iPhoto &apos;08'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-3084476153193130214</id><published>2008-04-29T19:58:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-29T19:58:57.691-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Thoughts TV</title><summary type='text'>Check out my new UStream show. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/3084476153193130214/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=3084476153193130214' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/3084476153193130214'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/3084476153193130214'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/04/thoughts-tv.html' title='Thoughts TV'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-7429006940716929264</id><published>2008-04-26T23:15:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-13T15:09:04.687-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm back</title><summary type='text'>Well... I'm back... As I said before, It's been absolutely too long since I've had a chance to post here, and there's so much I could talk about. I made a couple changes to the blog, out with the old, in with the new, hope you like the new look!Funny thing, after I finished the post yesterday I headed over to the jsquared podcast blog to see if they had updated, and it just so happened that a new</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/7429006940716929264/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=7429006940716929264' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/7429006940716929264'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/7429006940716929264'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/04/im-back.html' title='I&apos;m back'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-8984605198884634843</id><published>2008-04-25T12:28:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-25T12:52:38.996-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Catching Up &amp; Jott</title><summary type='text'>It's been a while... Sorry about that.  Hopefully I'll be back on in a few days with some recent thoughts I've had, but for now I've got a quick review.  Jott is a free web based voice recognition tool.  Basically, this is how it works... first you sign up for a free account at jott.com.  Then, it will ask you to verify your email address.  Simply check your email and click the link to verify.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/8984605198884634843/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=8984605198884634843' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/8984605198884634843'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/8984605198884634843'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/04/catching-up-jott.html' title='Catching Up &amp; Jott'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-4428789008374774345</id><published>2008-03-02T15:51:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-02T15:57:40.989-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Vantage Point</title><summary type='text'>What up?  So I just saw Vantage Point last night and I absolutely loved it.  EXCELLENT!  Great story line, great original "story-telling" method, good perfomances, just an all around  great movie!  Basic plot:  The President of the United States is shot at a global anti-terrorism rally in Spain.  We (the audience) see the event take place from different peoples vantage points (a Secret Service </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/4428789008374774345/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=4428789008374774345' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/4428789008374774345'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/4428789008374774345'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/03/vantage-point.html' title='Vantage Point'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/R8sUhsOhRNI/AAAAAAAAAB0/ui1ZCLdln1I/s72-c/vantage_point.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-7966708230051577461</id><published>2008-02-27T22:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-29T12:34:21.393-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Divine Day</title><summary type='text'>Here's another new band I just heard of.  Divine Day is a young band based out of the Cincinnati area.  Their self-proclaimed influences are the likes of John Mayer and Maroon 5 and I have to say I can hear a similar sound.  Check them out on MySpace and go see them compete in the finals of the Battle of the Bands at the Underground on March 8th.Divine Day on Myspace</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/7966708230051577461/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=7966708230051577461' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/7966708230051577461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/7966708230051577461'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/02/divine-day.html' title='Divine Day'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/R8YyQgtXvfI/AAAAAAAAABs/kH3AwFl3h1s/s72-c/topbanner_BOTB_finals_3.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-7182286078556873600</id><published>2008-02-21T22:13:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-29T12:33:25.960-05:00</updated><title type='text'>OneRepublic</title><summary type='text'>I recently discovered a young band... OneRepubic.  They have a really cool unique sound.  They are probably most known for their song "Apologize" that they recorded with Timbaland.  Check them out:onerepublic.netMyspace   Blogged with Flock</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/7182286078556873600/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=7182286078556873600' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/7182286078556873600'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/7182286078556873600'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/02/onerepublic.html' title='OneRepublic'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-5351724721639231697</id><published>2008-02-20T23:12:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-29T12:35:42.525-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Cloverfield</title><summary type='text'>-SPOILER WARNING-Ok so... I know I told some people that I was going to write a review on this movie a long time ago... and I didn't lie... it just took me a while.  Sorry about that.  Anyway...So I went to see "Cloverfield" shortly after it opened.  I'd seen the previews for this movie and I was really excited about it!  It looked sweet.  The CGI looked amazing and the movie just looked like it </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/5351724721639231697/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=5351724721639231697' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/5351724721639231697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/5351724721639231697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/02/cloverfield.html' title='Cloverfield'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-5558828449772875570</id><published>2008-02-06T22:34:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-06T22:34:20.614-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Catching Up</title><summary type='text'>Wow... It's been a while since I've written anything.  I've missed it.  A lot has happened since then, so I thought I'd take a couple minutes and catch up.  First, in reference to my last blog, I got the August Rush soundtrack and it's excellent.  I never found that iTunes gift card though... that's disappointing.  Anyway, the cd is great. It's everything I expected.  Also in the way of music, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/5558828449772875570/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=5558828449772875570' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/5558828449772875570'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/5558828449772875570'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/02/catching-up.html' title='Catching Up'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-1007297595520399648</id><published>2008-01-07T22:54:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-29T12:36:54.240-05:00</updated><title type='text'>August Rush Movie Review</title><summary type='text'>I saw August Rush Friday night and I was extremely impressed.  This movie is great!  Freddie Highmore (The Golden Compass &amp; HBO's "A Good Year") was excellent as the star of the film.  On top of the solid storyline and excellent acting (also Robin Williams, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, &amp; Terrence Howard) the music in this film floored me.  Grant it, the boy music prodigy August Rush wasn't</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/1007297595520399648/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=1007297595520399648' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/1007297595520399648'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/1007297595520399648'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/01/august-rush-movie-review.html' title='August Rush Movie Review'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-793969873562412080</id><published>2008-01-06T23:07:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-06T23:09:23.612-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Craziness...</title><summary type='text'>Life's seemed kinda weird lately.  I don't really know why.  It's been great... things have been going really well... but it's just been kinda confusing... mixed emotions and stuff.  It's been a while since I've written about something serious and I've missed it.  I've realized that it really helps me to write out my thoughts, to "think out loud" if you will.  It helps me sort things out and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/793969873562412080/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=793969873562412080' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/793969873562412080'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/793969873562412080'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2008/01/craziness.html' title='Craziness...'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-4037307870818890419</id><published>2007-12-29T23:45:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-02T22:14:11.740-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Guitar skills...</title><summary type='text'>I was just introduced by a friend to a guitarist named Andy Mckee.  This guy is ridiculous!  As far as I know all his stuff is acoustic.  I watched him play on YouTube and was absolutely stunned.  I wonder how many hours he's practiced...Check it out... _        http://tinyurl.com/2wa9j8           Blogged with Flock</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/4037307870818890419/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=4037307870818890419' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/4037307870818890419'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/4037307870818890419'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2007/12/guitar-skills.html' title='Guitar skills...'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-3894247331222052217</id><published>2007-12-25T17:53:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-29T12:39:12.228-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Merry Christmas!!!</title><summary type='text'>MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours!!! It's been a great holiday season for me so far, I hope yours is going well also!  I've been spending some great time with family and enjoying some truly excellent food. How's your Christmas been?  Any interesting stories, great memories, or new beautiful gifts?  Leave a comment and let me know!I've got one thing I'd like to talk about today in the world of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/3894247331222052217/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=3894247331222052217' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/3894247331222052217'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/3894247331222052217'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2007/12/merry-christmas.html' title='Merry Christmas!!!'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-6738140821646613493</id><published>2007-12-22T00:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-29T12:45:22.745-05:00</updated><title type='text'>National Treasure: Book of Secrets Review</title><summary type='text'>Well, after a little bit of down time, I’m back up on the blog with some different stuff.  As I mentioned in the last post, I’m going to start posting some “thoughts” on some more things… news, movies, tech, whatever. Just saw National Treasure: Book of Secrets tonight.  I must say I was pleasantly surprised.  The title itself and the trailer had me thinking they should’ve stopped with the first </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/6738140821646613493/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=6738140821646613493' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/6738140821646613493'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/6738140821646613493'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2007/12/national-treasure-book-of-secrets.html' title='National Treasure: Book of Secrets Review'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/R2ykq8R0_FI/AAAAAAAAABk/m9_-LKJaEKI/s72-c/1183763.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-6102070406968518237</id><published>2007-12-16T01:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-16T01:04:14.087-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Blog news...</title><summary type='text'>So I've decided to start including some news and other interesting things on my blog.  It's basically just going to be a place for my thoughts to be out there for you to read.  Hopefully you all will find some of this stuff interesting and profitable.  I'd love to get some feedback!~joseph</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/6102070406968518237/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=6102070406968518237' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/6102070406968518237'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/6102070406968518237'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2007/12/blog-news.html' title='Blog news...'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-4886676806033047115</id><published>2007-12-13T23:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-13T23:19:23.039-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A believer.</title><summary type='text'>II Corinthians 6:3-10"3We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, 4 but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, 5 beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; 6 by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love; 7 by truthful speech, and the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/4886676806033047115/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=4886676806033047115' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/4886676806033047115'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/4886676806033047115'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2007/12/believer.html' title='A believer.'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-7000740869787737506</id><published>2007-11-25T22:43:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-25T22:43:55.173-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Whatever you do...</title><summary type='text'>Just another quick thought from my quite time…“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.”This command in Colossians 3:23 is huge!  Basically what this verse is saying is that in anything and everything you do, you must (it’s imperative… a command) do it “as for the Lord.”  Just thinking about this alone makes me realize how important each decision is.  EVERYTHING I do I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/7000740869787737506/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=7000740869787737506' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/7000740869787737506'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/7000740869787737506'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2007/11/whatever-you-do.html' title='Whatever you do...'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-31211972977971727</id><published>2007-11-20T22:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-20T22:51:15.742-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Alive!</title><summary type='text'>In my recent study of God’s Word I came to Colossians 2:13 which in my ESV Bible reads,“And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,”I love the phrasing of this verse.  It’s so blunt.  You can’t miss the truth that it presents.  “And YOU who were DEAD…”  It’s us, human beings that have made</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/31211972977971727/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=31211972977971727' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/31211972977971727'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/31211972977971727'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2007/11/alive.html' title='Alive!'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-2207700539427708129</id><published>2007-11-18T00:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-18T14:49:01.291-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Yesu (A World Vision Child)</title><summary type='text'>It’s funny how God time’s things.  Thursday night I was at family bookstore when a completely foreign thought occurred to me.  I was standing at the counter as we were checking out when a stack of World Vision child sponsorship folders caught my eye. World Vision is a ministry that reaches out to poverty stricken cultures all around the world.  Through individual child sponsorship World Vision </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/2207700539427708129/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=2207700539427708129' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/2207700539427708129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/2207700539427708129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2007/11/yesu-world-vision-child.html' title='Yesu (A World Vision Child)'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-4093271706708625189</id><published>2007-11-04T23:02:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-04T23:05:40.324-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Provision...</title><summary type='text'>“But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh…” Romans 13:14I just finished reading a couple of Puckett’s posts and they really got me thinking.  He was talking about what living the “Christian life” in today’s world really looks like.  (For those of you on Facebook check out his notes: “Here I Stand” and “Priorities, Rights, and more…”)Anyway, I’d already been thinking </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/4093271706708625189/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=4093271706708625189' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/4093271706708625189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/4093271706708625189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2007/11/provision.html' title='Provision...'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-5143937442026132607</id><published>2007-10-23T22:59:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-23T22:59:57.183-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Marks of the True Christian</title><summary type='text'>“Marks of the True Christian”… probably something I should know… I’ve been going through a sort of drought in my quite time lately… it’s been a time where the words on the page seemed to be nothing more than just that… “words on a page.”  However, last night I opened my ESV Bible to the book of Romans and a heading caught my eye.  Just before Romans 12:9 I found the heading, “Marks of the True </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/5143937442026132607/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=5143937442026132607' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/5143937442026132607'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/5143937442026132607'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2007/10/marks-of-true-christian.html' title='Marks of the True Christian'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-1221430520190100808</id><published>2007-09-10T23:21:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2007-09-10T23:36:46.179-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Relying...</title><summary type='text'>First of all, I want to apologize to any of you reading for taking so long to get a new post out…  The past few days haven’t been the best for me… lots of stress, lots of confusion, and lots of anger…  A series of events starting a few weeks ago has continued and increased throughout the past weeks and finally climaxed over this past weekend…  These events have been very stressful and frustrating</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/1221430520190100808/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=1221430520190100808' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/1221430520190100808'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/1221430520190100808'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2007/09/relying.html' title='Relying...'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-5530348499184096532</id><published>2007-08-27T20:52:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-08-27T21:37:24.289-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The Real Church...</title><summary type='text'>Just a couple quick thoughts on Acts 2:42-47.  This passage comes just after Peter's sermon at Pentecost and describes the way the church was at the beginning, just after the coming of the Holy Spirit.  This passage describes a different church than what most Christians are used to today.  It describes a church focused on community and relationship.  Most of us today only see our local body two </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/5530348499184096532/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=5530348499184096532' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/5530348499184096532'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/5530348499184096532'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2007/08/real-church.html' title='The Real Church...'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-5733611221799776715</id><published>2007-08-20T00:10:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-08-20T19:09:29.070-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Faith... in all times.</title><summary type='text'>Everyone knows the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego... but in case not... a quick recap.  In the book of Daniel three men are commanded to bow down to a statue made by King Nebuchadnezzar.  If they refuse, they are to be thrown into a furnace to be killed.  Being that they are men of faith, they refuse to bow down and are thus brought before the king to receive their punishment.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/5733611221799776715/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=5733611221799776715' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/5733611221799776715'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/5733611221799776715'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2007/08/faith-in-all-times.html' title='Faith... in all times.'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-9187724766605980472</id><published>2007-08-14T01:14:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-08-27T21:39:38.297-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The Stars and gazing...</title><summary type='text'>People always like to see amazing wonders, whether it be the Grand Canyon, Mt. Everest, and eclipse... or as it was tonight... a meteor shower.  As I was laying on a deck chair on my deck at 12:30am gazing at the stars on this pleasently clear night in Northern Kentucky waiting for the meteor  shower that was supposed to occor (which I ended up missing due to the sad fact of gazing in the wrong </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/9187724766605980472/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=9187724766605980472' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/9187724766605980472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/9187724766605980472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2007/08/stars-and-gazing.html' title='The Stars and gazing...'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120706620099398472.post-5000751107685784933</id><published>2007-08-14T00:50:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-08-14T01:05:52.324-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome</title><summary type='text'>Well, I've been contemplating this creation of a personal blog for a while and I've finally decided that blog creation was the way to go.  These entries could go in so many different directions but the general point of this blog is to share "epiphanies" about life, God, worship etc.  However, it could also branch out to things such as a daily journal or even advertisement for things such as... </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/feeds/5000751107685784933/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=120706620099398472&amp;postID=5000751107685784933' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/5000751107685784933'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/120706620099398472/posts/default/5000751107685784933'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://col117.blogspot.com/2007/08/welcome.html' title='Welcome'/><author><name>Joseph</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5XLu00ZW1NU/S5gCrd8PIzI/AAAAAAAAAQs/pRQ8MhcK0ck/S220/xl2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
