Monthly Archives: April 2009

The Transformation: Day 5

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Jaybrams

I had a post written about the origins and purpose of evil, but my thoughts on it are really incomplete at this point to the degree of irresponsibility, so instead I’ll just talk about my fatness again. Today starts day … Continue reading →

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Transformation: Day 1

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Jaybrams

Sunday was the first day of the transformation I am in the process of going through. My first goal is to completely kill Dr. Pepper from my life. So far… so good. My morning Dr. Pepper was replaced with CranRaspberry … Continue reading →

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Space for Prayer

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Jaybrams

Recently I read through Charles Bello’s Prayer as a Place. One of the side-concepts that the book stresses is the idea that we do not need to add religious activity to our life, we simply need to create space to … Continue reading →

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The Final Countdown

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Jaybrams

Two of the guys I hang out with on a regular basis have lost over 20lbs each… For school, I had to record a sermon and I swear it looks like i’m lugging around a basketball in my shirt… Although … Continue reading →

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A Positive Story

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Jaybrams

In an effort to share good stories rather than just tackle issues without examples, i present to you Carlos Whittaker. Los gave $5 to a homeless man… Good job, buddy.

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Someone Once Said…

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Jaybrams

One man’s blessing is often another’s burden. Actually I just googled it and couldn’t find anything like that, so maybe “someone” is me, but i’m sure the sentiment is out there in some form or another. It’s certainly not a … Continue reading →

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Finally! Baby Evelynn Pics

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Jaybrams

Sorry for the delay… These are just the ones from our camera, more from my phone and my sister’s camera coming eventually. (if you want to see them in a non-slide show format, click the bottom corner of the slide … Continue reading →

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GTD on Good Friday: Google and Lists

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Jaybrams

There is a whole slew of peeps that have read and are tryiing to implement Getting Things Done concepts into their lives… You may or may not be one of them, but I’ve started finding ways to slowly build up  … Continue reading →

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Mistaken Lyrics: Dani California

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Jaybrams

(click play and then read) It’s not that difficult to mistake many of the Red Hot Chili Peppers lyrics especially if you only hear the song occassionaly over the air waves like myself (i.e. – i like them but I … Continue reading →

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