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Name: Greg
Country: United States
State: Illinois
Birthday: 1/5/1989
Gender: Male
Interests: Computers (Hardware and Software + Programming), Running, Photography, Chemistry, Biology, All other Science, Math, Frisbee, Philosophy, Poetry, Writing, Lighting and general Tech work
Expertise: Computers, Science, Math, Poetry (So I've been told), Lighting
Occupation: Student
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| Hey, everyone.
I've started putting my blog on my own hosting account from my company. Why don't you come over and check it out. It's prettier than Xanga and I don't get a whole bunch of stupid ads. And please subscribe to it. I promise I'll post more stuff and more interesting stuff.
The link is http://gjackson.draflingdesign.com
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| As many of you may or may not know, the school has been missing a tuba
for a few months now. A couple weeks ago, Mrs. Vishanoff filed a police
report because we had to assume it was stolen. Today in band class,
Mark Wright look ed in the back of the classroom, raised his hand
and said "Mrs. Vishanoff, could that be the tuba in the locker?" Sure
enough, we opened up the (locked) locker, and there, inside the case
was the missing tuba!
This means that band has an extra $5400 in its budget now. I
commented to Dan Spiotta how we could but a car for the class with this
money. He said it could be the band wagon...
I almost fell on the floor laughing.
More to come later, and some more serious, thinking stuff.
But for not, I gotta get to my youth group.
Love, Joy, and Peace to all of you and share this with everyone else as well.
sdg, gcj
PS -- theres a reason you can comment. Use it!
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| I was looking for something on the internet tonight and I stumbled across the following on a pro-evolution site:
"everyone alive today carries genes in the mitochondria of their cells
which can be used to trace their maternal ancestry back to one
particular woman who lived in Africa about 100,000 years ago, and all
men carry a Y-chromosome which can be used to trace their paternal
ancestry back to one particular man who lived in Africa at around the
same time"
Could someone please explain to me how this lends more credence
to the theory of evolution tha n that of intelligent de sign, and, more
specifically, creationism?
Ephesians 4:18 says "They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of
God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of
their hearts."
These are exactly the kinds of people that Paul was talking about. They
are ignorant and have ha rd hearts, and ther efore , cannot see
the truth e ven though they themselves beae witness to it. It
really is true that man is without excuse for belief in God.
On a complely different note, I just got back from the state cross
country meet. I wasn't running, but it was a whole lot of fun. I was a
bit disappointed that I wasn't able to race , but all in all, this
season was more than worth it. Our teams did well: g irls
got 6th in state, guys got 17th. We didn't have any all -state
runners, but most, if not all of us agreed that the team doing
well was more inportant than individual accomplishments.
Bickhart talked last night about Wheaton Academy's motto, "Soli Deo
Gloria" and what it really means. It means that we do not do anything
for our own glo ry, we do not take credit for our successes, but we
give abso lutely everything to God. This means that the team deserves
no credit for this, only God does. Of course the team did well, but
don't you think that they, as wel as all other athletes and anyone else
who competes in anything (I'm thinking WYSE team myself) recieve enough
recognition already? Congratulate them, tell them they did well, but DO
NOT glorify them. DO NOT put them above everyone else. They are no
different, so don't treat them differently, because we should focus all
that glorification onto God.
If anyone ever sees me becoming too prideful and taking too much credit
for my accomplishments, rebuke me that I might not fall into sin. Even
if I'm mad at you for that at the time, I hope that you would reather
have me annoyed then allow me to fall into sin (besides, I'm not
gonna stay mad, especially once I realize you were jsut trying to help
me). I think the same should apply for everyone else too, and I just
hope that we can as a community strive to glorify God and not
ourselves, because we know that none of our talents are our own, they
are God's -- He gives them and can take them away .
And please, if I refuse to answer a question about how I did on
something, or if I'm being vague, do not pressure me. Leave me be. If I
don't want to/don't think I should tell you something, who are you to
say otherwise?
Soli Deo Gloria --
It's not just a slogan, it's a way of life, so live it out
I challenge every single person who reads this to go out and do
something that you do well, that you are good at, and give God the
glory for it. Don't take any glory for yourself, and don't let anyone
else glorify you, just do it for God and His glory. If you accept this
challenge, leave a comment. Don't say what you are doing, just simply
say that you will try this sometime this week.
Peace, Joy, Love, and Glory to God in the Highest
sdg.gcj
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| Today, most of the Senior class went to the Chicago Shakespeare Theater
to see Merchant of Venice. The play itself wasn't too bad, although
Shakespeare's ending, consisting mostly of humor stemming off two women
facetiously telling their husbands that they had slept with other men
to teach them a lesson (I don't think that's a very good way of
teaching someone a lesson). This particular production, however, added
quite a bit of ad-libbed vulgarity to the show that I didn't
particularly care for.
Some of it wouldn't have been as bad, except it was a High School
matinee, and, and high schoolers tend to do, most everyone was laughing
at these things. I think the end might have been a Shakespearian satire
on these women, but the general audience perceived it as nothing but
dirty humor, which ruined any legitimacy that particular part
previously held for me.
The theater also made it extremely modern. The two things that rally
bugged me were (1) sunglasses and (2) sound effects containing sirens
and horns. This play does not take place in the Matrix or in New York
City, and I think that should be made a bit more clear.
Now, having said that, I liked the story, and there were plenty of
things that were humorous in their own right, without needing the
addition of vulgarity to make people chuckle, and the modernization,
although extreme, did help it come to life a bit more.
I want to read the play and be able to interpret for myself what is
supposed to be, so, I'm adding this one to my list (now I gotta start
carrying around a list like Alex Helmke does).
Cross was good today. We had a hard workout, repeats around the field
across the street south of WA. We ran nine or ten of them (a bit less
than a quarter mile each), and our goal was to run them between 65 and
72 seconds. I was able to do that for the most part, but I dropped to
76 once then 78 once (but we all ran the last one in under 70, I did it
in 64).
I, again, need some prayer, so If anyone's willing to help me out in
that regard, I would greatly appreciate it (maybe leave a comment to
let me know, or email me if you want to let me know privately).
GCJ, a pawn who could use some prayer in the army of the Lord.
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| Today, we had what was supposed to be an easy run. It was ~6-6.5 miles
for varsity (who, although I don't always run with in meets, I always
train with), about 4 miles for JV depending on which route they took. I
actually ran this one fairly fast for my expectations. It was sweet. Go
ahead, you can stone me now for saying that running 6 miles was sweet.
Dave Werkema enlisted in the Marines this weekend. 'Gratz, Dave. Make our country proud.
Variety show is this Saturday. You better all be there. Tech crew is
doing an amazing routine. Let's just say it involves flashing lights,
techno, and 30-50 lb peices of metal being hoisted up to fifteen feet
in the air. It's gonna be sweet.Im psyched for the lights part (all me).
I'm trying to learn guitar. So far, I have six chords memorized, 4 of which I know by heart. Well, just gotta keep practicing.
If anyone wants to know anything about me, specific or general, leave a comment and I'd be glad to share.
I need to update my pic (this ones about three months old). I'll do that after I get my haircut this week. Remind me please.
As with every other human being on this planet, and as every Christian
person should be willing to openly admit, I have many flaws that can
only be fixed through God's help. Prayer is an indespensible part of
this process. So keep praying for me, as well as your other brothers
and sisters in Christ.
I'm going to start using an adaptation of Dan Spiotta's farewell,
because I believe it is a very appropriate thought to end with:
GCJ, a pawn in the army of the Lord.
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