My ability to Photoshop
AI am in no way ever going to claim to be great at doing graphics. I have realised over the past few years where my skills really lie and graphics is not my speciality but i do love creating stuff and the fun you can have with photoshop is endless. Whether its creating funny shopped photos to creating logs or web designs photoshoping can only be classed as a truly AMAZING tool.
I would be lost with out it and that is why i am thankful for it – see a small gallery of some shopped items.
Thank you Jesus for my ability to design websites
During the season of Advent i wanted to try and be thankful for as much as i can on a daily basis so I’m gonna try and be thankful for at least one thing a day
My ability to design websites
Another one for a geekfest nomination. I started this website in 2004. I rember a couple of frineds had blogs and i thought it was a rather cool idea. I think it was my curious nature that drove me onwards to continuously imporrve it na dto get to the poimnt i am now where i can build and run entire websites on my own. I’m no pro and would never claim to be but i would say all the web stuff i have done has been a labour of love. I get huge enjoyment and a sense of achievement when i figure out how to do certain tasks.
Thank you Jesus for my ability to design websites
During the season of Advent i wanted to try and be thankful for as much as i can on a daily basis so I’m gonna try and be thankful for at least one thing a day
Philipians: 2 v1-11
So this morning i had yet another comment from another Christian on my “What Jesus Did” video on YouTube. Now I have no problem in people offering criticisms on my video content but i am starting to get a little irritated when other Christians start throwing down negative comments that neither help the cause of the video and bring down the overall view of Christians.
When i was not a christian one of the things that really hacked me off about Christians and made me think that the christian church was a complete joke was the fact that Christians are always arguing amongst themselves. Religion would always get in the way. Pride would get in the way. Now that i am a Christian i find myself really having to make an effort to not be lured in to a debate on theology when the outcome or the subject at hand really does not matter.
With this video I’ve had a few comments suggesting that I’m not giving Jesus enough respect, or that i’m not telling the entire gospel message, or that I’m belittling what my Saviour has done.
Ok.
People are entitled to their opinions and I am more than happy to discuss these matters and be challenged on my attitudes. In fact i welcome the challenge as i believe we constantly need to be re-evaluating our beliefs and why we believe them so that we can appreciate the gravity of why we became Christians in the first place.
HOWEVER!!!!!! – How, When & Where that is done is really important.
I wish these guys would consider sending me a private message with their concerns rather than starting a public debate in the comments threads thus solidifying the opinions of others who think the above – That Christianity is a joke cause Christians just cant agree on stuff.
I was keen for this film to spark a thought and if it makes people think further about Jesus then it is a success.
As I write this the number of views this vid has had on YouTube is: 16,604 – Not a huge number but when you think about the number of people who have watched this film that do not know Jesus. If this video made them think about Jesus for even a fleeting second during that day and then they remember this video at other times and think oh Him again…well them that makes the effort in making this video worth it.
I speak from experience here. When i was not a christian and i passed a church or saw something related to Jesus it would make me think. Not every occasion made me re-digest where i though my life was going or made me re-evaluate me belief system but on some occasions it did and i would remember fleeting moments where i had though about stuff. For the most part I was usually not interested and would not think about it. On alot of occasions i would feel threatened by it or unnerved or made to feel uncomfortable about it.
So I will respectfully take on board the criticisms and feedback form other concerned Christians but i do wish they would think twice as to who is also going to see their comments and how those comments will be interpreted by others who have not been lucky enough to have Jesus rock their world.
With that in mind i think the above verse comes in to play in the following respect: I want others to challenge me on this stuff. I want them to offer feedback and opinions. I want to be made to re-think.
I also want those doing so to be thinking just as hard about it as i do and will do and about how it will look to others who may be watching in the background.
Comments are more than welcome on this page!
oh and the video in question:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7td0agr7cg
My ability to play the guitar
This is a skill i have really neglected. There was a time i used to play every day and i had finger tips that were like asbestos. These days my guitars sits in the corner and gets picked up from time and the smae tunes get played on it. The thought of joining the band at chutrch has cerossed my mind once or twice but it scares the crapolla out of me also. I have always loved the idea of ruth and i being able to crack oout a tune opr two at the varuious Robinson parties.
I am really thankful that i can have moments of playing alone or just with ruth. It has a great calming effect on me when i play. dunno if it does the same to Ruth or not but that’s something to ask her…
Thank you Jesus for my guitar skills
During the season of Advent i wanted to try and be thankful for as much as i can on a daily basis so I’m gonna try and be thankful for at least one thing a day
I’m sitting on the couch watching day time TV and along with that comes the daytime TV advertising. The above website was advertised with a great positive message. Here’s the idea:
If you have a bill to pay but your pay cheque has not come through yet to pay the bill then this site will give you a small load to pay that bill.
It souds pretty innocent except for the fact that the small print pn the screen stated a ludcrious APR percentage:
APR: 2356%
That is absolutely ridiculous! Can anyone spot the organisation trying to take advantage of people in a desperate situation and completely screwing them in the process!!!!
Having done the CAP money course this just stinks and i would advise anyone finding themselves ever in this situation considering an option like this or looking at the option of consolidating their debts to STOP & THINK! Go check out the CAP website instead.
Even at this time in your life you were a style icon – for the “special” people!
I have a brilliant brother. it’s his birthday today. I want you all to know how ace he is.
Like all big brothers he has had a real knack for being a pain in the backside. Be it from stealing food to throwing smelly trainers at me but through all of that he is a guy a deeply respect and i love dearly.
He is:
- a Great film maker
- a talented musician
- great with people
- brilliantly professional
- gifted with a great sense of humour
- good looking (not as gorgeous as me though – obviously)
- kind heart
- strong willed
- intelligent (sometimes – heh)
- loyal
- adventurous
- fun
- a little bit geeky
- loving
- and among so many others: a brilliant big brother
HAPPY BRITHDAY BRO – I LOVE U MAN!
Thank you Jesus for my Bro
During the season of Advent i wanted to try and be thankful for as much as i can on a daily basis so I’m gonna try and be thankful for at least one thing a day
Our Xbox 360
Much like the previous post about computers – this is a geek out affair. Microsoft did an amazing thing in producing the xbox and then the 360. They have collectively probably killed many many valuable brain cells but they have also provided many hours of entertainment and fun and good times battering the crap out of friends on the screen.
Thank you Jesus for my xbox
During the season of Advent i wanted to try and be thankful for as much as i can on a daily basis so I’m gonna try and be thankful for at least one thing a day
The Internet
I am old enough to remember not having a technology we all heavily rely on. I remember my parents telling me stories of when they didn’t have a telephone and it was an epic task to go use a phone. I remember when email didn’t even exist let alone the full scope and wonderment that has become the web as we know it.
From being able to do our food shop on-line to booking holidays to watching funny videos and yes, lets even give it up for the tacky comedy emails that gets sent by that one friend constantly – The internet is something we should all be thankful for.
Thank you Jesus for the interweb!
During the season of Advent i wanted to try and be thankful for as much as i can on a daily basis so I’m gonna try and be thankful for at least one thing a day
It feels like only days since we got the car back from the last in incident when those chaps tore a hole in the door and then this morning as we pulled out of a motorway services car park we got Rear-Ended. The chap was very nice and simple about it – it was a straight up incident so we pulled over and exchanged details. I took some snaps and we were done in about 3 mins.
Such a faff to sort out though!
Bikes
Anyone who knows me reasonably well knows that i was once a mentalist bike riding nutta! I would throw myself down silly steep hills and use gravity as an accelerator and sometimes my face as a brake. I’d launch myself off of large piles of dirt in search of the perfect smooth take-off and try styling it up mid air before usually crashing in a crumpled grinning heap.
I don’t ride as much as i’d like to these days. London really put a downer on that. It’s not exactly full of inspiring places to ride and i didn’t have a car before i lost my real passion for it. Now i sometimes pootle out on my rig and enjoy a gentle ride.
I still looove riding and hope to get fit again and ride had again once more.
Thank you Jesus for Bikes!
During the season of Advent i wanted to try and be thankful for as much as i can on a daily basis so I’m gonna try and be thankful for at least one thing a day
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
These two guys really are a pair of genius’s. I am truly amazed at the decadent creations they have come up with and Half Baked is my fav!!!!
Thank you Jesus for Ben & Jerry! Yum!
During the season of Advent i wanted to try and be thankful for as much as i can on a daily basis so I’m gonna try and be thankful for at least one thing a day
Holidays
I don’t think anyone can say they are not grateful for holidays. And by “holidays” i mean when you get time off from the usual rigmarole of your day(s)
Thank you Jesus for Holidays – WOOP!
During the season of Advent i wanted to try and be thankful for as much as i can on a daily basis so I’m gonna try and be thankful for at least one thing a day