Bible Codes

Some of you may have heard of them. Their called the Bible Codes and they arguably give a glimpse into the future, as well as the past. Hidden messages in the Bible that some say took the invention of computers, etc for us to begin to revile these codes.

The Bible Codes supposedly read such phrases like "Terror Attack", "Twin Towers", "Pentagon", and "Plane Crash". Hidden messages that warn us of terrible things that came or have yet to happen. They call such searches the Matrix. Like the movie, I guess. Another message warned of the year 2012. A year in which a comet will come to destroy the Earth. One passage speaks of God's intervention that ultimately blows the comet up, while another warns of the Earth's destruction.

Just for fun, I watched a program called Bible Codes Revealed on the History Channel. It was interesting to hear both points of view. The sceptics say that they are just random bits of codes, like the code supposedly found in Mobie Dick. Others say that the codes are not random at all and that depending on the phrase, very unlikely to occur coincidentally.

Is it feasible that the Lord left us a clue as to what is to happen in the years to come? What about the possibility that the Lord left such a map in the bible itself? Are we reading such things and discovering hidden verses at the exact time in which he wants us to? After all, everything happens in God's time. Those are questions I can't answer.

I do, however, consider the possibility that these programs and Internet sites might help certain individuals to come to the Lord. Are they coming to him for the wrong reasons? Or is there any "right" way to come to God and ask to be saved? I believe this is the only certainty we can say, and that is some people may have been drawn closer to the word of God. That's a good thing no matter how you slice it.

I for one don't need a program on the Discovery Channel to get closer to God. I don't need the hope of codes hidden in the Bible to get more interested in reading it. I can find the answers to all of my questions in plain site. I'll leave all the arguments up to the people who found such codes.

Below is a few sites you can visit:

Informitive Site

The Digest (or something)

Wanna find out if YOUR names hidden in the Bible?? For only $50...YOU CAN! Please understand I am only joking and don't call me later this month to say it's a rip-off. I'll tell you that in advance...

We Make Time for the Things We Love

That's an old saying and as some of you know I enjoy writing very much. Like you can't tell from the blog and all... I recently starting writing for MMA HQ. It's an new up-n-coming website devoted to MMA (mixed martial arts). I first emailed the creator and asked about submitting an article for his site. He accepted and liked what I had to say. I've now written two stories for MMA HQ and plan on writing a few more.

While reading some of the comments people posted regarding my article "Kendall Grove Returns in April" I noticed something real flattering. I noticed that another MMA website picked up my story and posted it on their website. They left a comment to show that they had used it and to give recognition to the original piece.

Check out the link below. It will take you to MMA HQ. Once there, scroll down until you see the title of my article mentioned above. Click comments. Go down to number three (3) and you'll see what I'm talking about. You can click that link and it will take you to the website using my article. Look for the same title and click on it. IT'S MINE!!

That was pretty cool to find that out. It's kinda neat to see that other places notice the things I write and like them so much that they decide to use them on their website.

http://www.mmahq.com/
MMA HQ website

http://www.fightopinion.com/2007/01/22/monday-morning-round-up/
Website using my article. See #5 on "Monday Morning Round-Up"

Daytona Loves Spanish

Little 'D' has recently taken an interest in Spanish. He is constantly asking Kristy and I how to say an (English) word in Spanish. We have embraced this current fling, and decided to run with it.

It all began when he started catching on to the words during the cartoon Handy Manny. Handy is a Hispanic "handy" man in a cartoon town filled with friendly characters that all need help fixing things. And lucky for them, Handy Manny and ALL his tools are more than willing to lend a helping hand. Teaching youngsters everything from relationships with others, appreciation for what everyone does, to working with different types of tools (7). Rather than tell you everything about the show, I've attached a link that will take you to an article about the cartoon.

As the cartoon goes on, Handy occasionally speaks in Spanish. He always says the English version of the word (or sentence) at the same time, as to make it easy for children to catch on. Before every job that Handy and his tools go on, Handy counts each tool using Spanish. So our little Daytona has no problem counting to eight in Spanish (7 tools + Handy). He also uses words like thank-you, quickly/hurry, etc. on a regular basis. These are words Daytona can recognize and use almost at will. Don't believe me?? Just ask him how to say one of them in Spanish.



The cartoon Handy Manny includes at least one new Spanish word in every episode, but seldom goes back to it later. That's where we come in. I ordered a Spanish tutorial for kids 3-8 ($10) just a couple of days ago. Kristy also thought it would be a great idea. There was a computer being sold that looks really good, but it's close to $50. No problem if he uses it. First I want to make sure he uses this computer program and likes it. If he does I'll order the mini-computer. So please don't flip out if it sounds like a Mexican kid answering our phone sometime. It's just Daytona learning to communicate with the largest growing minority in America...

Good Thing Bad Guys DON'T Have the Internet

You know...if I wanted to be a theif I sure wouldn't have to look to far to learn. These are a couple of clips I happened upon. I also found one that showed how to use a fork to open any lock (like the one's you put on chains or newspaper boxes, etc). But I lost it and couldn't find my way back. Yes, I kinda got hooked once I started watching. Crazy stuff is out there so be careful!


Open Any Lock Easy With A Bump Key! - video powered by Metacafe

You may need to "pause" or rewind these clips a little in order for it to not to pause-start-pause-start.


How To Crack A Combination Lock - video powered by Metacafe

Back in the Swing of Things

Well I'm back writing in this thing. I haven't writen in our blog for over 2 months now. Guess the holidays, etc. had everyone including me very busy. I'll try to keep up with this a little better now that everything has calmed down.

Kristy and I have still been attending church on a regular basis. We go 3 out of 4 Sundays on average. This last Sunday we were snowed out. We go so much that the preacher called us (Kristy) personally to tell us that there would be no Sunday worship. Yep, I'm keeping this family in line...LOL.

Daytona's doing great. He's learning a lot at school and starting to learn how to spell words. He can write his name without any ones help now. He's a very smart child which means he took after Kristy versus his dad. Speaking of his father...He asked me to go hunting with him. Of course he asked Kristy to ask me. I declined the invitation. I don't feel like getting "accidentally" shot this year. Maybe next...JK.

Hope every one's doing well and staying warm during this terrible ICE storm. Kristy, Daytona, and I are going to Seattle next month to visit her sister and husband. It should be fun. Bye-bye...