tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89450162011-11-27T19:31:26.102-05:00As the scene begins, our hero, Jeff, begins his journey of life. The events that follow, and the plethora of emotions that ensue, are described herein. Here lies the ode to the average man trying to be so much more than average.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.comBlogger6011100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-28299698383928267502010-10-27T15:08:00.000-04:002010-10-27T15:08:15.532-04:00

Hi folks. In my previous post, I mentioned that I had created a new personal website for myself. Because this included buying some webspace of my own, I figured that it was a good idea to move my blog over as well. So, I've added a redirect to the blog here so that most likely, you won't even be reading this post. If you are, however, please head on over to disjointedthinking.jeffhughes.ca for

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For the past few days, I've been hard at work creating a personal website for myself. It's sort of like a portfolio, but a little more flexible than just that. I wanted a place to tie together everything that I do online into one spot. So, in lieu of an "official" announcement, here is my new personal website. It's still somewhat of a work in progress, but for about two days of work, I think it

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This past weekend was Thanksgiving up here in Canada, which for me was pleasantly spent at my aunt and uncle's place. They let me sleep on the couch and fed me delicious food, and got some of the family together for Thanksgiving dinner. On the whole, it was great, other than the fact that I was tired pretty much the whole time. I'm not even sure why. But of course, Thanksgiving is always a time

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There is no consensus among atheists about the proper way to treat religion. Prominent atheists such as Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens don't seem to give any credence to any form of religion, thinking that we'd be better off if we just got rid of it entirely. However, not all atheists think this way, and some either see some value in religion or else just feel it best to leave the whole

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I've been in Vancouver visiting my parents for a little over a week now. I flew over a week ago Thursday and then spent some time with them. My sister also arrived this past Friday, so we are going to be doing some family stuff and whatnot. It should be good. They just recently packed up and moved to Vancouver, so this is the first time either of us have been in their new place. Of course,

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I have apparently crossed a milestone in my life. I am now at the age where all my friends seem to be getting married. I'm not entirely sure why. I just keep seeing notifications on my Facebook feed about people getting engaged or married and even having children. These are people my age, and even a couple years younger, getting married. I'm only 22 - I thought that was supposed to be young! Now

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Every once in a while, I do something rash. I do something so reckless and unpredictable that I even frighten myself. This has recently happened again: I just got Twitter. Oh my, how could you, Jeff? Well, despite my objections to the watering down of human communication to 140 characters, I was finally worn down and persuaded by a number of people mentioning the cool things happening on it. I

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Now that I've finally got my honours thesis proposal finished and handed in, I finally have some time to sit back and relax. Well, except that I have to work on studying for the GRE. So perhaps not so much relaxing. But at any rate, I'm taking a break from that, so I'll write something here instead. Maybe it will help my vocabulary skills for the verbal section of the GRE. The more loquacious I

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Boy, things have been pretty busy the past couple of weeks. I've had to do some group work to create a presentation, which we all presented yesterday; I've of course had other school work, like reading and such, to do; I've been working away on my honours thesis, developing a methodology for my upcoming experiment; I've been trying to find a place to live for next term; and I've been looking at

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Well, in the past week I've packed up all my things, moved 500 kilometres back home, unpacked stuff, gone through all the remaining stuff I have at home, repacked everything, put it all in a van, and then moved another 50 kilometres and unloaded and unpacked everything again. I guess you could say it's been an exhausting week. Now I'm back at school for another term, though, which I'm pretty

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I don't have a lot to say today. I have other stuff I need to be doing, so I'll try my best to keep it short. But I've been thinking a bit more about moral obligations, helping the poor, and making a more just society. It's been causing me to think about what I want to do after graduation. My plan for the past little while has been to go to graduate school for social psychology, with the eventual

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-71438059569283875282010-03-22T20:59:00.000-04:002010-03-22T20:59:42.959-04:00

Time has flown by way too quickly. I didn't realize it had been so long since my last update! But at any rate, I fully meant to write something here much earlier; I just didn't have anything to say. Work has been going fine, but it's nothing to get excited about. Mostly it involves crunching numbers and doing data analysis, and then writing up and editing papers. So while I enjoy it, it's not

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-73264620662545155042010-01-29T23:39:00.001-05:002010-01-29T23:39:58.311-05:00

Well, it's been almost a month since my last update. It's hard to believe that time has gone by that fast. I've been busy with stuff here and there, but I like the pace things are at right now - not too quick that it drains me, but just quick enough to keep time going by.At any rate, I have a few scattered thoughts, none of which are all that significant, but hey, when is anything I say

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Another day, another decade. Tonight is, of course, New Year's Eve, and at the stroke of midnight, we'll be ushering in another year, and indeed, another decade. This day, over the past few years, has always been a day of reflection for me, as I'm sure it is for many others. A few years back, I started an annual tradition of writing a letter to my future self, one year down the road. It all

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As I'm sure is obvious from some of my recent posts, I've been thinking a lot about moral obligations as well as economic systems. Right now, I'm very dissatisfied with capitalism as it stands today. It has turned our culture into an obsessive consumerism. It does much to perpetuate poverty and oppression. It forces people to, in effect, continually sell themselves and their labour in order to

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I just realized a few minutes ago that I haven't ranted about my Psychology of Religion class yet (...on here anyway). And it definitely deserves some ranting.So I'm taking this class this term - Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. And despite what you might infer from the title, it is not located within the Psychology department. Instead, it's cross-listed under both the Religious Studies

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There is another side to this issue of moral obligations that I did not bring up in my previous entry. It's the idea of impossibility. In essence, it's fairly straight-forward that you cannot be obligated to do something that is impossible for you to do. For instance, I cannot be morally obligated to go back in time and save John F. Kennedy from being shot. If, at some point, we do create a time

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For the past few weeks or so, I've been thinking about and working through an issue that I've had in my head. When on the bus, or when walking to and from class, I kind of stare off into the distance, contemplating this issue. It's likely not one that most people pay too much attention to. But it's something I think is important to resolve. It's the issue of moral obligations - what are our

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I think it's time for a rant. There's something that pastors and other Christians tend to say that bugs me. It's the idea that "this world is hurting and lost." During my years as a Christian, I must have heard this countless times. If I had a nickel for every time I heard it, I'd be a millionaire, I'm sure. But why does this get repeated so often? When was the last time these people looked

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Well, today's my birthday. Hooray! That's right; 22 years ago today, I burst forth into the world - probably with a lot of crying and screaming. But here I am, 22 years later, and I'm still alive and well. It's strange to think about that. But anyway, I decided I'd stay up until midnight hit - not because I'm particularly excited about my birthday, but just because I was already up fairly late,

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I think it's high time to take a bit of a break from blog posts about religion here. I've been meaning to write something about some other topic for a while now, but there just wasn't anything I could think about. Until now, anyway. I have a bit of a story to tell - it's not all that interesting, to be honest, but hey, this is my blog. If you think your life is so much more interesting, go start

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-70897761169100720242009-08-19T20:25:00.000-04:002009-08-19T20:25:32.668-04:00

Well, today's the big day. It's officially been one year since my "de-conversion." I marked this day down in my agenda as the "Day of Awakening" - not that I really mean that in a condescending way, like before I was asleep and now I'm awake, but for me it was a moment of truth-finding. I wanted a name that reflected the change in perspectives. Anyway, I don't think that I really have anything

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I realized today that August has become a strange month for me. A solemn one. While I was walking to work this morning, I was thinking back to this time a year ago. I was going through some tough stuff, and it was an emotional time for me. By that point, I was pretty sure that my faith had gone down the drain and was never coming back, but I was still desperately trying to hold onto it. I am

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I've got a few somewhat-related topics in my head right now to talk about. I may not get to all of them, but I wanted to touch on a few before I forget and they all fall into the inky blackness of oblivion. So here goes.First off, I'm pretty excited today. After writing this post, I plan on watching the final hour-long lesson of the Truth Project. I know I've already ranted about it before, so

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I have another short thing to talk about tonight (so soon, you ask?). I'll try to keep this one short, since I always tend to go on longer than I meant to, but since I'm already wasting words with what I'm saying right now, I can't promise anything. I just wanted to a) get my rant down from being the top post, and b) say a little about what happened last night. So here goes!Last night I had the

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Please forgive me in advance for this, but I have a rant that I just need to get out. It's driving me insane. Over the past few weeks I've been working my way through "The Truth Project," a DVD series put out by Focus on the Family. It's a series that attempts to lay out a comprehensive Christian worldview, and it talks about 12 areas: veritology, philosophy & ethics, anthropology, theology,

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I've had a few jumbled thoughts knocking around in my mind for the past few days. Bear with me as I get them out and into writing; they may not all make sense, and they are only marginally connected, but hopefully by writing this I can perhaps make some sense of it.1. I feel like I'm on the verge of something big. Ever since I left Christianity, I have been searching for who I am. My faith was so

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-34342254922115615722009-05-28T20:45:00.000-04:002009-05-28T20:45:12.658-04:00

I've been having some thoughts running through my head for the past little while. I've been thinking a lot about evil. I know that sounds a little strange, but there have been a few factors that have contributed to these thoughts. I've been focusing a lot on ethics for the past while, trying to decide which system of ethics I think is most reasonable. That sort of plays into these thoughts. The

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Phew! What a week it's been. Things have been pretty busy. After finishing up exams, I packed up all my stuff in preparation to move to a new place, and then came home for a few days. While at home on the weekend, I went to my cousin Bethany's graduation, watched Crash Paper Plane (a band made up of several of my friends) compete in a battle of the bands, and headed out of town for a bit to visit

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-87847814647045126782009-04-06T23:29:00.000-04:002009-04-06T23:29:29.177-04:00

Over the past few days, I've been going over some of my blog posts from the past. It's part of an on-going project to add tags to all my 4 1/2 years of posts, and it's taken me quite a while because a) there's over 570 of them, b) many of them are long and rambling, and c) I get busy with other stuff and put it on the back burner. But I was reading through posts from June 2005 today, which was

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-56317624210666667522009-03-21T23:07:00.000-04:002009-03-21T23:07:06.398-04:00

My cousin recently told me to watch "Signs" - a movie starring Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Now, just as a warning, there will be spoilers in this post - but hey, it was done in 2001, so if you haven't watched it by now, it's probably not a big deal to you if I ruin it for you, right? Anyway, I thought I'd just give a few thoughts on the movie.First off, as

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Well, things have been a little stressful lately, and as such I have two stories to share. They're completely unrelated except for the fact that they both occurred recently, but that's okay. My blog has always been pretty random.Anyway, the first event is actually still in the process of occurring, but I think the worst of it is over. As a co-op student, I'm forced to go through the horrible

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-43391149239037924882009-02-18T22:25:00.001-05:002009-02-18T22:25:40.712-05:00

Well, this week has been more eventful than I expected. This week was Reading Week. Some people spend the whole week getting plastered out of their minds in some exotic place. Some people use the time to make some extra cash by working some more hours. And some (*gasp*) actually use it for reading! I know, I know, it's crazy. But I actually intended to do some heavy reading this week, some of

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I think I am officially the king of recycling. Not necessarily recycling in the cans-and-bottles kind of way. But the past few days, I have suddenly revived my addiction to Age of Empires II, a video game I got when I was a kid. Seriously, this thing was released in 1999 - that would make me about 11 when I got it. Man, was Y2K really that long ago? Wow.Anyways, this isn't the first time that

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There are about ten different things that I need to (and therefore should be) doing right now, but I have to talk for a moment about the debate I saw tonight. My roommates and I went to go see a debate, sponsored by Campus for Christ, between William Lane Craig (a well-known Christian apologist) and Christopher DiCarlo (someone who I had never heard of before, but an atheist professor at a

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Well, I just finished reading "The Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel about fifteen minutes ago. I had read the "youth edition" way back in high school, and I must say, it was better the first time around. First off, the youth edition has pretty pictures and diagrams to keep kids' attention. Second, back in high school I knew much less than what I know now. Back then, I found it thoroughly

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Wow, what a day. Today was the big inauguration ceremony of the 44th President of the United States. And boy, was it a grand occasion! It's a moment in history that we have just gone through, folks. The first black president is nothing to shake a stick at (whatever that means). I skipped class today in order to watch the ceremony. I figured, what's more interesting, graphs of normal distributions

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I just got back about half an hour ago from playing squash for an hour with one of my friends. Man alive, that game is a workout. I played some racquetball, which is very similar, back in high school for gym class, so I remembered that it was very physically demanding, but still...if you ever want a fun way to work out and stay active, try squash or racquetball. You'll be out of breath and

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I've recently gained a whole new level of respect for the Chinese. Not that I didn't have any for them before, but well...to be honest, I never knew all that much about them. Last night, I was reading my textbook for Studies in the Humanities (basically a history of the arts), and it had a small section on the ancient Chinese civilization. One of the things it mentions was their system of

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Earlier today I had something to write about. I was at work at the time, but by the time I had loaded up the page to start writing out my blog, I had forgotten what it was. It still doesn't seem to have come back to me, but let me instead just write down some of the random thoughts I've had in the past little while. They are in no particular order, and of no particular importance.1. Very recently

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Well, I think this is it. I think this is the end of the road for me - my stop is coming up and I'm getting off. I don't know that I can, with any truthfulness, call myself a Christian anymore. How can one be a Christian without believing in Christ? It's a little difficult. It's been a journey - a long, arduous one. Emotions have torn me apart, logic has likewise torn my beliefs apart, and now

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Last weekend was quite interesting. I've taken a few days to reflect on the events that took place, and specifically refrained from posting anything about it right away, so that I would have that time to think about it. What happened this weekend? Well, my parents picked me up and took me home for the weekend, and while I was there, I had a nice discussion with them about my doubts. I figured

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Wow. Halloween has come around once again, and with it comes the birthday of my blog! Yes sir, my blog is now officially four years old. It's crazy to think back to just how much has gone on in those past four years. When I look back at my previous posts, I see a lot of me that has changed, and yet I also see a lot of me that has stayed the same. These really have been my formative years, where I

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It seems that the last vestiges of my faith have slipped away. God, the gods, Yahweh, Brahman, Allah, and/or Tao have left me with nothing. How can I go on believing what I can no longer believe? How can I believe something which offers me no evidence? The staggering silence in the midst of my doubts has been like a slap in the face - misery compounded on misery. So it seems that my options

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-60391508334958695002008-10-11T20:50:00.000-04:002008-10-11T20:50:46.240-04:00

Well, my last few blog entries have been pretty heavy - either philosophically, theologically, or scientifically. And while those are some of my favourite pursuits, I promised myself that I'd post a more light-hearted entry so anyone reading this doesn't think that I read books on astrophysics in my spare time. (Although perhaps if I could understand it, I would...)So I really don't know what to

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1429298065137372212008-09-10T22:38:00.001-04:002008-09-10T22:38:32.625-04:00

I think that it's safe to say that I have no idea what's going on in my head anymore. The past few months have been a journey for me, and it has left me stranded in the middle of nowhere - a vast desert of confusion and questioning. In my efforts to perhaps sort it out in my head, as well as inform any readers I may have, I'm attempting to document it here. Maybe it will work. Maybe it won't. But

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-5548690751472955972008-07-24T15:08:00.000-04:002008-07-24T15:09:09.397-04:00

Over the past few days, I've been going through my past blog posts and adding "tags" to them. Tags are a good way to categorize entries in order to help people find specific posts more quickly. But the real reason I actually am taking the time to do this is basically just to read my old posts. It's a way of seeing where the past three and a half years have taken me. It's been an interesting

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-88192990134417920902008-07-08T22:17:00.001-04:002008-07-09T18:07:02.423-04:00

In the 1600s, a man named Galileo attempted to revolutionize the way we view astronomy. He did this by promoting and defending the work of a man named Copernicus, who had produced a theory of heliocentrism - the idea that the planets revolve around the sun. Up until that point, everyone believed in geocentrism - that the sun and all the planets revolved around the earth. Galileo's actions

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-3730745205675555472008-06-21T00:09:00.001-04:002008-06-22T00:09:55.127-04:00

This week, I've been fairly busy. And yet, somewhere in the past two days, I found the time to watch a movie and read an entire novel. So I decided to write about them both, since they both made me stop and ponder. Scary.First off, I read The Da Vinci Code over the span of about a day and a half. I stayed up last night until about 1:15 AM just to finish it. I honestly just couldn't put it down.

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-82274398197938015472008-06-05T23:46:00.001-04:002008-06-05T23:47:50.750-04:00

Books are amazing things. There are literally tons of books out there. A quick Google search found one estimate at about 65 million titles, and about 2.75 billion copies (although that's obviously just an estimate). And what of these books? Some are good. Some are bad. Some are just plain terrible, and still others are completely ridiculous. But the fact remains that there are millions of books

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-53400919566457841932008-05-31T17:35:00.000-04:002008-05-31T17:35:57.408-04:00

Hey everyone who may or may not be reading this. I'm in the middle of a busy weekend with friends visiting, and next week will be hectic with co-op interviews, but I just wanted to take the time to write this and tell anyone who may read this to go look at my other blog for my Political Science class (the one that I complained about in the previous post): http://j4hughes.blogspot.com. Basically,

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-30132916006502471962008-05-25T23:00:00.000-04:002008-05-25T23:00:28.743-04:00

I've somehow been suckered into a Political Science course, even though I know full well that I can't stand politics. The "trying-hard-to-be-hip" prof has decided that it would really cool if we had a blogging project where we create a politics blog and post stuff on politics. Hooray. I would rather throw myself off a cliff. However, since there aren't any of those around, I decided to rant and

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-38075769940016014892008-03-18T18:33:00.000-04:002008-03-18T18:34:02.988-04:00

So what's with this advertisement all of a sudden on the page, Jeff? Well, glad you asked. It was part of an ambitious plan that I had very recently that all fell apart.Basically, I had this plan that I would create a website that was devoted to advertising. I was going to make it as much of a functional homepage as possible so people would switch over to making it their homepage, but the

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-86677902626164840342008-03-12T19:09:00.000-04:002008-03-12T19:10:02.093-04:00

I decided that a bit of an update was in order, after letting the cat out of the bag in the previous post. (Which brings me to this random and off-topic question: Where did that expression ever come from? I'm imagining some guy back in the olden days with a cat in a big potato sack, slung over his shoulder, and the bag is pulsating and flinging around wildly. Then he finally lets it out and it

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-11705965240662263632008-03-02T14:42:00.000-05:002008-03-02T14:42:30.091-05:00

I need to write something. I haven't written anything here in two and a half months. And there's a reason for that, beyond just "I didn't feel like it" or "I forgot about it." I've actually been debating whether I should spit out the reason or not. It's something that, way back three years ago when I started this thing, I would quickly write down here and get it off my chest. But times have

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-58660086476841773122007-12-17T17:25:00.000-05:002007-12-17T17:25:42.576-05:00

It has been an intriguing month or so, to say the least. Sometimes the fact that intellectual things of all sorts interests me more than anything else just plain scares me. But then I look at the alternative - sitting on the couch, watching mindless television - and I don't mind so much.So what happened this month? I don't entirely know. Somehow Melissa and I got into a discussion about "church

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-23657812608020454202007-11-25T13:28:00.000-05:002007-11-25T13:28:50.013-05:00

Blessed be Your nameWhen I'm found in the desert placeThough I walk through the wildernessBlessed be Your namePsalm 86Hear, O LORD, and answer me,for I am poor and needy.Guard my life, for I am devoted to you.You are my God; save your servantwho trusts in you.Have mercy on me, O Lord,for I call to you all day long.Bring joy to your servant,for to you, O Lord,I lift up my soul.You are forgiving

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-12942782315590503102007-11-04T21:15:00.000-05:002007-11-04T21:16:00.796-05:00

Today's message at Grandview Baptist (the church I've been going to this year at Waterloo) went hand in hand with the message I heard last night by Craig Kielburger. The pastor spoke all about the "mission mindset" and how the only mindset that truly leads to a life of missions for God is a God-focused mindset. It seems pretty simple, but it was a powerful message in the context of what I had

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-25045993198157704392007-11-03T22:59:00.000-04:002007-11-03T22:59:30.543-04:00

I just got back from the seventh annual "St. Jerome's Feast." The food was amazing, and in addition to eating, we had the pleasure of listening to the guest speaker for the night, Craig Kielburger. Craig is the founder of an organization called Free the Children, an organization working to end child labour and improve primary education as well. Although only in his twenties, he has already

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-39192675164674635912007-10-20T23:04:00.000-04:002007-10-20T23:04:41.887-04:00

If I were God, I imagine that I would be so horribly frustrated with us stupid people that take years to learn one lesson. After all He shows us, and after all the wonderful things He gives us, we still can't trust Him with our lives? It somehow takes us years and years and years to even hand over that one little area of our life that we just want to hang on to - even though we see how God

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-37154802314721953122007-09-23T01:44:00.000-04:002007-09-23T01:44:48.816-04:00

Well, it's certainly been a while, hasn't it? Over a month since my last update. To tell the truth, I've actually been kind of avoiding writing in here - not consciously, really; it's been more of a subtle way of telling myself that I'm too busy to do it right now and that I'll do it later. And then I tell myself that again, and again. My excuse, of course, is that I have been pretty busy. And

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-82121720480560519512007-08-11T11:59:00.000-04:002007-08-11T13:02:54.938-04:00

I was so scared of everything You put in front of meI've been arching every part of meJust to seeSeeWhy You need me to beThe boy You need me to beAmazing graceHow sweet the soundThat saves a wretch like meI once was lostAnd now I'm foundWas blind but now I seeI just wanna seeI'm the type of person who lets fear driveI'm the type of guy who lets it driveCause I'm addicted, I'm needy,I'm lost

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-86511055284945444492007-07-21T16:13:00.000-04:002007-07-21T16:15:01.994-04:00

If you will see with My eyesIf you will hear with My earsThen you will speak with My voiceAnd when I laugh, you will rejoiceThen you and I (then you and I)Will be one, we will be one heart, one mindThen you and I (then you and I)Will be one, we will be one heart, one mindOne heart, one mindIf you despise what I hateIf you esteem what I loveThen the world will know Me through youYou'll give to

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-23991500683787038962007-07-07T18:58:00.000-04:002007-07-07T19:00:09.489-04:00

These past two weeks have been amazing. Two weeks ago, I started my co-op job at Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp just outside of New Hamburg (which is just outside of Waterloo). I have a position as an inclusion counselor there, which means I primarily am dealing with the kids with special needs. At least, that's what I thought it was. As it turns out, I do a whole lot more than that - I get to

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-60399195192219116212007-06-15T14:53:00.000-04:002007-06-15T14:54:51.428-04:00

Wow, it's sure been a while, hasn't it? I can't say that I've been horribly busy. I've been home since near the end of April, and haven't really had much to do other than work. But considering that my only job is a part-time job at the movie theatre that will never start until about 5:00 PM on weekdays (11:00 AM or so on weekends), I have plenty of time to, well, sit around and do nothing, really

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-70397235474381589732007-05-09T12:47:00.001-04:002007-05-09T12:47:52.192-04:00

Politicians make me angry sometimes. I know it's a common feeling. People are always getting angry at politicians. And I know that sometimes they get a bad reputation that's undeserved - that all politicians are lying, cheating, swindling scumbags. Sometimes it's true; other times it's not. But it certainly makes it hard to stand up for politicians, when their primary purpose seems to be to lie

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-53388320439732339552007-05-03T16:36:00.001-04:002007-05-03T16:36:53.383-04:00

"And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward." (Matthew 10: 42)"Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it." (Hebrews 13:2)Today I had the very unusual opportunity to fulfill these passages in a literal sense. I was

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-45269375840867467052007-04-16T20:42:00.001-04:002007-04-16T20:42:00.416-04:00

Hmm...it's strange how suddenly I'm back to blogging again. As soon as my busy schedule dies down a bit, I'm straight back to blogging. Perhaps it's because being busy keeps me from thinking too in-depth about anything. Or perhaps it's because now that I'm not going to see some of my closest friends for the entire summer, I now can't spill out my thoughts to them and am now resorting to my

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-15740292702524813382007-04-13T21:53:00.000-04:002007-04-13T21:54:05.721-04:00

It's Friday the 13th today! Ahh! Everyone put on your garlic necklaces and tin foil hats! You never know what might happen...But anyways, it's been another two weeks since my last post here. It's been a long two weeks, and yet a quick two weeks. Strange how time does that. I'm sitting at home writing this now. I've finished up all my exams but one, which I'll drive in for, and then I'm completely

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-50233575961902134422007-03-31T23:32:00.000-04:002007-04-01T00:39:35.546-04:00

Boy, it's been far too long. Over a month, in fact. And I can only point the blame toward my busy schedule and my way of occupying my free time with less productive methods (like computer games) instead of something which is at least somewhat more productive (blogging). But I figured enough is enough, and so I decided to overcome my inertia and post on this thing once again.I'm not sure really

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-82772888784764959062007-02-19T19:30:00.001-05:002007-02-19T19:30:56.003-05:00

Father, true and mercifulBound to me with loveAdopted in, free from all sinJesus, Saviour, glorifiedYour offering none could giveI stand before You, humbled and in aweAnd allTo You, GodFor all You are to meThere is nothing likeThere is nothing likeYour loveYour loveHoly Spirit, gift of GodTeach my soul to soarTrain me in Your Holy ways, oh LordI'll love you foreverI'll love you foreverI'll love

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-21830711521272630522007-02-12T16:25:00.001-05:002007-01-30T12:02:29.826-05:00

Ahh, yes. Valentine's Day has come around once again. Of course, it doesn't make much of a difference to me, considering that I am single. I prefer it that way, though. It certainly saves money around this time of year. Heh. That's not to say that I don't like romance and all that mushy stuff. I'm sort of a sucker for it, although I try to act tough and not show it. But ultimately, I just

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-56019577158012891582007-01-27T19:45:00.001-05:002007-01-27T19:45:24.549-05:00

I've been thinking over the past few days. I know that's pretty scary sometimes, but this time it was okay. I know I've mentioned before that, for me, times at university have been up and down spiritually. And they still are. It's a constant struggle to maintain that so delicate relationship with my Father, and yet I know how vital it is to my spiritual growth, and so I work my hardest to

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-87524734032575727402006-12-25T12:02:00.000-05:002006-12-25T12:15:28.035-05:00

Merry Christmas everyone! It's the greatest time of the year, when our Lord and Saviour came down to earth in the smallest parcel possible. Good things come in small packages. This is the day that we celebrate the birth of the God of the universe in human form - an incomprehensible concept, yet so wonderful to attempt to comprehend at the same time. With Him, He brought love, grace, and salvation

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-69194456253710192632006-12-18T23:22:00.001-05:002006-12-18T23:22:39.476-05:00

I'm an idiot. Big revelation, eh? I can't even figure out how incredibly dense I am. It's like a black hole of stupidity. Massive density, infinitely small size. And I know every time someone screws up and says, "Oh, I'm such an idiot!" people come around and comfort them, saying, "Oh, come now, you're not so bad. You couldn't have helped it; it's not your fault." But hey, this one is, believe me

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-41278041871153110472006-12-02T15:07:00.000-05:002006-12-02T15:07:01.516-05:00

Well, it's been a while, but here I am once again. Things have been up and down lately. It'll get really busy for a few days, and then suddenly things will die down. Right now, I've pretty much finished everything I need to do for the rest of the term except for a couple upcoming tests. All that's left are final exams, and I only have three of those, so it shouldn't be too bad.To tell you the

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1162065177564732042006-10-28T15:45:00.000-04:002006-10-28T15:52:57.586-04:00

Well, you can all come off the edge of your seats. I'll release you from the suspense by finally getting around to writing up a new blog entry. Honestly, things have been all over the place, as have been my thoughts. There isn't much time for me to sit down and actually write these things. I told myself that I was going to try and at least update once a week, but that plan has totally fallen

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1160108184483640942006-10-06T00:09:00.000-04:002006-10-06T00:16:24.506-04:00

Well, what to say? It's been over a week, and although I figured that university would be non-stop stuff for me to talk about on this blog here, that doesn't seem to be the case. Yes, there's plenty of stuff to do here. There's just not much that's really interesting enough to be talked about. Like, let's see here: I spent about two or three hours reading my Psych. textbook tonight - and I'm

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1159399972956186842006-09-27T19:26:00.000-04:002006-09-27T19:32:53.066-04:00

I'm not entirely sure what to write about today, but I know I need to write something, because it's been over a week now since I last put up an entry, and it's high time for a new one. So, I might as well talk about the only interesting thing that's happened over the past week. Most of it's been pretty boring, filled with reading pages upon pages of textbook material. But Monday night rocked. And

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1158725121784249922006-09-19T23:59:00.000-04:002006-09-20T00:05:21.923-04:00

Here I am again, Mr. University Man. And also a poet - but I already know it. Anyways, it still seems strange for me to keep writing stuff about university, but at the same time, I guess I'm going to have to get used to it. It's a fact of life - I'm at university, and I'm going to be here for a good eight months. It just doesn't yet seem like a permanent thing for me. I mean, in one sense, it

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1158364500461708662006-09-15T20:22:00.000-04:002006-09-15T20:28:10.010-04:00

Fortunately, I've survived my first week of classes. That's not just any sort of understatement, either. Things were a little touch-and-go there for a while. Well, okay, maybe not, but things were a bit hectic for me during this first week. Let me explain.Science students always make fun of the Arts students, saying that they know nothing about heavy workload. They point to their schedule and

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1158027169971098022006-09-11T22:06:00.000-04:002006-09-11T22:12:50.076-04:00

There have just been way too many things going on in the past few days. It's been crazy. Thursday night, there was a Monte Carlo night, basically a huge event with stuff set up all over the Student Life Centre and Physical Activities Complex. It was massive. There were poker and blackjack tables set up in the gymnasium, plus a whole bunch of other stuff as well. I got my picture taken with

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1157569670006549922006-09-06T17:01:00.000-04:002006-09-06T17:07:14.806-04:00

Well, I'm truly sorry for the lack of updates. I planned to write something long before today, but things have been hectic. Crazy. Insane. Pick whatever word you like best. Yes, I'm at university, and the pace has been non-stop so far. This is really the first chance I've had all week to really sit down and have a moment to myself. People are everywhere, and I don't really have much opportunity

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1155678802080638232006-08-31T11:53:00.000-04:002006-08-31T11:59:15.186-04:00

Long ago, one pleasant day in an ancient country, two men sat rested at a table. One man was old and grey, indeed, it seemed he was older than time itself. The lines in his face showed the scars of a thousand times gone by, and yet they stood testament to his wisdom also. The other was much younger, more fair and pleasing to look at. His skin was smooth and his posture upright. "I made something

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1156951608309083422006-08-30T11:21:00.000-04:002006-08-30T11:26:48.333-04:00

Another week goes by, and there's too much to even talk about in one post. Last night I hung out at Sammy's Rec Room with a bunch of people from Cineplex. Today, the Tozers get home, and then there's four more days until I move out of my house and into university.That pretty much sums up everything. Changes, changes, changes. I'm so excited to see what the future has in store for me. I've been

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1156349367584123912006-08-23T12:04:00.000-04:002006-08-23T12:09:27.660-04:00

Well, there's plenty to talk about now. Life has been far from ordinary the past few days. Since Sunday, I've been over at my aunt and uncle's house, taking care of their house and dog while they are away in B.C. This is day four, and I'm already bushed. Mostly it's because I keep waking up at horribly early hours of the morning for no apparent reason. You know how it is - strange house, strange

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1155780136666530392006-08-16T21:57:00.000-04:002006-08-16T22:02:16.796-04:00

My mind makes strange connections. I can't even count the number of times that people look at me strangely, because I have spoken out something seemingly random and unrelated to anything being discussed. Of course, it all makes sense in my mind, but apparently it doesn't to anyone else.Recently I purchased the DVD "What About Bob?", a movie with Bill Murray in it. This is part of my ongoing

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1155571415517823412006-08-14T11:58:00.000-04:002006-08-14T12:03:35.646-04:00

Yesterday was odd. Very odd. I use that word a lot, but this time it is correctly used. In that first setence, the word "odd" is in its natural habitat. That's where the word belongs. So I'll give you my usual play-by-play of the day. (Hey, that rhymes! I'm so cool.) I guess the easiest thing to do is just to go straight through the day, because, well, that's how most days go - from beginning to

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1155408993569634702006-08-12T14:51:00.000-04:002006-08-12T14:56:33.596-04:00

You know what I really can't stand? Su doku puzzles. They're everywhere. They're overrunning North America. For those who don't know what they are, let me explain them. 81 squares, in a 9-by-9 grid. Each set of 3-by-3 squares within the grid is also separated by a thicker line. So, in essence, it's a 3-by-3 grid, and each box in that grid is divided into its own 3-by-3 grid. Anyways, in each of

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I know I've been pretty depressing lately with my posts. "I'm so bored. Did I tell you just how bored I am?" This past weekend finally broke that. And for that, I'm certainly glad. So, since I actually have something interesting to talk about now, I figured I might as well update my blog. Fair enough? I think so. It's better than having a bunch more posts about being bored. I'm sure you're bored

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I don't even know how to start this off. I know I need to write something, to clear my head, but I don't know what to write. My old English teacher (and when I say "old," I mean both "former" and "ancient") used to make us write journals in English class. And he told us that if we ever were stuck trying to start writing, we should just start writing about how we didn't know what to write. Things

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Strange stuff. My sister sent me (along with a bunch of other people) an email a couple days ago about finding someone else to share her apartment with. She was asking if anyone was interested or knew anyone who might be interested, etc. I didn't give it much thought, because, well, most of the people I know are my age or younger. I don't hang out with a whole lot of older people, although that

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1154194999807192782006-07-29T13:38:00.000-04:002006-07-29T13:43:19.920-04:00

Oh, how strange the days have been. Right now, things have been back-and-forth, up-and-down, inside-and-out, and here-and-there. It's kind of like total chaos, except that I don't mind, because at least it's better than sitting at home. You know, going out to the store to buy speakers for my laptop, coming home and doing laundry, then going off to work, coming back home and sleeping, then, I

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Well, I feel like I've accomplished a lot today. I've created, designed, and managed two successful theme parks, which had over 1,000 visitors each. Not too bad for one day's work. Of course, neither of them were real, but still - I like to think that playing Rollercoaster Tycoon counts as working hard. That game is awesome. It's pretty much the only game that can consistently hold my interest,

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The past few days have been relatively uninteresting. So far, this summer has been a drag. On the plus side, though, I've been getting nice, fat paycheques the past few weeks. I mean, I know that's just not what the summer's all about, but at the same time, the more I have saved up, the better off I'll be for the fall. I guess once you get to a point where you have to pay for school, maybe that's

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1152906001117086992006-07-14T15:35:00.000-04:002006-07-14T15:40:01.263-04:00

You know what's great, and also sometimes very annoying at the same time? It's that when you pray to God, He answers. I mean, it's wonderful that He does so, but sometimes when you ask Him a question, He doesn't give you quite the answer you were looking for. And that's annoying. Can't God just play along to my little imaginary fantasy world once in a while, and just do what I want Him to? I

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1152380273195941712006-07-08T13:33:00.000-04:002006-07-08T13:37:53.310-04:00

Oh boy, it's almost been a week since I've done my little blogging thing-a-ma-jig. Come to think of it, it's been a while since I've done much other than work, eat, and sleep. But don't worry - I remedied that last night. Yesterday was quite the day, and so it only seems fitting for me to cure my lack of posts by giving you the best story ever.To start off, the day went quite normally. I worked (

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Oh, how do I begin this post? There's so much going on, and yet at the same time, nothing is going on at all. In fact, pretty much everything that is happening is just occurring in my head - a mixture of a thousand feelings, threatening to become depressing at some times and yet holding off from teetering over that cliff. I'm a mixed-up person. I really am. It's sad that I know that and yet am

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1151619757414703062006-06-29T18:18:00.000-04:002006-06-29T18:22:37.516-04:00

Yesterday was awesome. I must say that Wonderland is absolutely the best place ever within about a two hour drive of here. I mean, certainly there are better amusement parks out there, but it definitely is better than anything else around here. And we, as the Axis Youth, went there. To evangelize, of course. Well...not really.At a bright and early 9:00 AM, we met at the church. There were ten of

Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07878734919633437792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945016.post-1151432884909370132006-06-27T14:24:00.000-04:002006-06-27T14:28:05.020-04:00

You'd think this entry would be a good one. You'd think that since I'm done all my exams now, and am thoroughly finished with high school - forever - that I'd be jumping up and down and singing about pink bunny rabbits and rainbows and gumdrops. You'd think that I'd be partying it up with all my friends, having the time of my life now that school has stopped and summer has started. Yeah, you'd

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