New Schtuff

I am happy to inform you all that Ariel Vanderhorst, one of my friends from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has just started a new blog. Many of you are already familiar with Ariel's present "Bitter Sweet Life" blog. He is going to continue with the "Bitter Sweet Life" blog, but he wanted to start a new one that would focus primarily on things having to do with Christianity. If you have been as blessed with Ariel's creative and profound writing as I have you might want to check it out. You can access it by clicking here. As with any human being, I do not agree with everything that Ariel says, however his content is worthy of a hearing.

Also, be praying for my dad. He went in for surgery last night to get some kidney stones removed. They ended up having to stop the surgery because the stones were too large to take out of his kidney without the large possibility of causing uncontrollable bleeding. He has been on a hospital bed all night with a tube sticking out of his back. He should be having the surgery some time today. Pray that the doctors would be able to operate with precision and wisdom. Pray that the Lord would grant my dad a quick recovery--I guess this surgery is painful.

Also, continue praying for us. James is doing quite well, but is struggling with reflux again. Also, we meet with his neurologist this coming week to discuss the tests they took last week.

The Grind

I just wanted to give everyone who reads this blog a heads up. My brother Luke, his best friend Dallas, and I are starting a new blog called the "The Grind". I invite you all to come and take part in the discussion. The url for the site is theologicalbeans.blogspot.com.

Luke and Dallas are both cool guys. I trust that you will enjoy the conversation.

This does not mean that I will be stopping my Context is King blog. I will be writing on both blogs.

Hola! Me llamo Earl

We have a unanimous decision! From now on the moose shall be called Earl!

Big Hug Mug

Here are my two favorite coffee cups. The first is called the "Big Hug Mug." I am forever indebted to the Wingerd's for their kindness in giving this precious piece of porcelain to such an unworthy person as I. It is usually filled with coffee, but as you can see, it was full of hot chocolate when I took the pictures




This is my newest and funnest mug. Kristal got it for me as an early Christmas present (she cannot buy early presents--she gets too excited and gives them to me about 5 seconds after buying them). Moose are my favorite animals and so this mug has a special place in my heart. Also, the pottery is outstanding?


This is another picture of the Moose mug. I wanted to give you a full orbed perspective. Isn't she a bute?!! This mug has the ability to hold lots of yummy Dunkin donuts coffee. I think I am going to name my moose mug Earl. I just think that is a good Moose names. Anyone have any thoughts on this?



I just wanted to let you all know that Kristal is singing "O Stinky Bomb" to James right now. His feet smell awful--Even after we give him a bath--they are rancid. We call them his "stinky Pota-Toes" Anyway, "O Stinky Bomb" is sung to the tune of "O Christmas Tree." I love my wife--I love her goofiness.

Delectable!!!

I am right now eating a perfectly proportionate banana--just enough green to keep me pure--just enough yellow to keep me honest. What more could one ask for? I think I have found my personal breakfast utopia.

What's Wrong With You People!!!

What is up with the majority of people liking Bananas that are "yellow", and "yellow with brown spots"? Disgusting! My rule is this, "No green, No Banana is clean." Ok, so thats not my rule. Thats not the point though. The point is that any banana that loses all it's green luster is not worthy to be eaten and must thrown out. "That's the way I roll."

Holiday Dinner/Pot Luck Disasters

This morning Kristal and I were talking about the Thanksgiving dinner we know we are going to enjoy later today, and somehow the conversation morphed into a discussion on holiday/pot luck (or for those of you who are more theological than Jesus--pot providence--I can't even believe I stooped to your level) disasters. Now Kristal and I have only known each other for two and a half years, and have only been married for one and a half years and so am sure we wouldn't even know a holiday or pot luck disaster if it hit us in the face.

However, ours happened last fall (around this) time when Kristal was going through the throws of pregnistic (do you like the word--I take the credit for it) nausea. She was bad--literally, as soon as she would get up, she would throw up. We went to church and literally everything at the church pot luck was orange! Everything was orange! Do you want the menu?

-cheese and crackers
-macaroni and cheese
-sweet potatoes
-grilled cheese
-beef and carrot stew
-cantaloupe

Oh, and by the way, the only tasty thing was the cantaloupe and cheese and crackers. Needless to say, as soon as we got home Kristal threw up.

Show us up by telling your worst holiday/pot luck dinner stories. If you have more than one story go ahead and share both. I just have one rule--if your story is about a pot luck you are not welcome to call it a pot providence or a pot blessing.

New Poll

Time for a new poll. This is not as much a poll for fun as it is to see the beliefs of those who frequent here. After the poll is over I will provide a "brief" explanation of why I asked this question, and what the biblical answer is.

A Magic Trick!!

How did Jimmy get the knife through the butter dish? Go ahead try it yourself. If you succeed I will find you a rusty old lawn mower at the Salisbury Dump Mall!

7 Random Facts About Jimmy Snowden

Seven Random Facts About Me:

1. Everyone, including my teachers, called me "Lumpy" and different variations of it (Lump, Lumpster, and my personal favorite Lumpy Gravy) until I graduated high school. Some of my relatives still call me Lumpy.
2. My second toe is way longer than my big toe
3. When I was young I used to pee out the hole in screen in our second story window
4. God told me to shut up one day as a 4 year old when I was talking to myself while peacocking the baseball in my front yard (literally, I heard an audible).
5. I never ate my boogers (not even once, it grossed me out), but I did attempt my own booger collection
6. As a young boy I always coveted a pair of spider-man undies--my parents always bought me boring undies.
7. I gag every morning when I brush my tongue with my toothbrush (honestly, anyone got a remedy?)

I was driven to post this upon reading Ariel's challenge, "If you think your random facts can compete with mine, which I seriously, seriously doubt, trot 'em out and link 'em in the comments. I dare you."
I had to take the challenge.
Anyone got any fun random facts?

Rocky III in Spanish!!!

Friday night Kristal and I watched the last 3o min of the classic "Rocky III" on the Spanish Channel (yep, that's right--Date night! All you men who need ideas, come to me). Just to let you know, it was just as good in Spanish as it was in English. I think this should be the litmus test for manly movies. You know a movie is just for men if you can watch it in Spanish with just as much pleasure as you can in English.
Rocky's redone Spanish voice was pretty funny, as was his Spanish speaking opponent--Mr. T.
Although the Latino's have ruined the great drama of Rocky III for those who don't know Spanish, they cannot ruin the fighting. Although I didn't understand a word that Mr. T said, I saw him grit his teeth, stare down Rocky, land a few good body shoots, and I think I heard a "stupido" once or twice. Sorry Spanish Channel--if you want your channel to be completely useless to us stupid Americans, you are going to have start playing movies that arn't so manly!

Time for a New Poll!!!

I was surprised to see hot chocolate win the last poll. I thought for sure that it would have either been coffee or espresso/cappuccinno. This poll thing has sort of become the highlight of my life over the past few weeks (just kidding). If anyone wants to express themselves about why they choose what they do you can leave comments on this post.

Pickles Won!

Maybe I am a geek, but I thought the pickles/relish poll was quite fun. I figured that pickles would win, but not by such a landslide. I wonder how much money I could make if I sold these findings to George Barna and his geeky statisticians. I would like to start a new poll, but i need to think of something cool and exhilirating first. Anyways, I guess this makes me an official geek--can't win em all.

That's The Spot!

Today Kristal and I went to the Hopkinton Fair. We had a wonderful day. We saw many exciting things, including a cow who apparently liked the feel of a cool breeze upon his behind!

Busy Busy

As you have probably noticed, I have not posted in a while. School is keeping me pretty busy. I will most likely not post all that frequently during the semester. I will post some of the papers I write for class, but not much else.
I do want to recommend that you check in every now and then because I will post, but not too frequently.
Also, check out www.brianregan.com
He is my favorite comedian, and he is very clean. When you go to his website click on the "experience brian" tag and you can hear some of his free online skits. They are really funny. He also has a Cd and a DVD for sale.
Please pray for me this semester. Pray that God would draw me close to Himself. Also pray for Kristal and I that we might find a good church. Thanks

My Introduction to the World of Blogging

I have a few words for those few precious moments (people) who might be interested in keeping updated on my latest thoughts.

First of all, i want you to know that I have not been all that good about being super consistent about these types of things.

Second, not everything in this blog will be theological or biblical in nature, although most everything I write will be biblical or theological in nature.

Third, much of what I write will be offensive to most people. I do not enjoy offending people, but I am more concerned about being faithful to God and His word, than I am about protecting the emotions of men. The Word of God, when read correctly, is very offensive.

Fourth, my goal in writing this blog is threefold: 1. I write so that God may be Glorified, 2. I write so that Christians might better understand the Bible, 3. I write so that Sinners might be convinced of their need for Christ. Please feel free to comment on my blogs.

Fifth, please feel free to ask questions. Please feel free to disagree with me. Don't be afraid to bring your disagreements up. We do not become more conformed to the Word of God when we act like we agree with everyone on everything, rather we become more conformed to the Word of God when we challenge each other and work together to come to a better understanding of what is true.

Enjoy the blog and engage in learning with me!!!