Raise your hands if you have never read Rick Warrens' "The Purpose Driven Life".
If you are like me, you probably went through the church wide project known as "40 Days of Purpose" and read "The Purpose Driven Church".
It was supposed to help us realize that there is a purpose to this thing we like to call christian living. It was designed to help us know what our purpose as Christians really is.
A thought came to me just the other day....what if instead of always trying to find or remember what our purpose is in this life.....we choose to live our life on purpose?
What if we took God at His word and purposefully did what He has asked for us to do? (He laid it out for us in His word)
What if we chose to reach out and love someone?
What if we chose to share His gospel with someone?
What if we chose to pray for someone?
Are you following me here? Or am I way off base?
It seems to me that God gave us free will. We can choose to do what ever we want. We can choose what we eat. We can choose what we wear. We can choose to follow Him or even choose to love Him or not.
A friend of mine pastors a church in the Houston area that I believe gets it. He has stated that "we are not a church with a mission, but a church on a mission." I like that.
We can spend our life searching for purpose, or live our life on purpose!
What is your opinion?
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The PC vs. MAC Predicament!
So...I have been a die hard MAC backer for several years now. Since I was introduced to them when having to do video editing. The MAC G5 dual processor quickly became my favorite work horse. One very stout computer. PC's just couldn't keep up.
Alas....since that time, I no longer need the work horse. I no longer edit videos. Aside from the occasional web project, basically I just need a personal computer.
Since 2003 my personal computer has been a MAC Powerbook G4. It has been a great computer. But lately it has run into problems. The battery has died. The wireless quit working. And the second power cable has quit.
The need for a new computer was upon me. The decision of what to purchase was going to be a difficult one.
I struggled with the decision for a while. At first I thought about just patching my beloved G4. The cost of the needed repairs would be quite a bit of money. To the tune of a little more than a few hundred dollars.
I had to come to the realization that my beloved G4 was an antique. It could no longer be upgraded. All the new upgrades require the newest processor....mine has the old one.
The price of a new MAC was just crazy. The lowest price laptop was an astronomical $999. I know right? Crazy!
I even considered getting the iPad. Nice little item....but way too small to have to depend on as my everyday personal computer.
It was these realizations that caused me to do what I never thought I would ever do again.....I bought a PC.
We went to Best Buy and plopped down the mere $400. for a 15.6 inch screen 3 GB memory, 320 GB hard drive laptop.
So far...it works great...looks great....feels ok. It is much lighter than my beloved ole aluminum case G4. The screen is much bigger than my MAC's 12 inch screen....and at half the price....can you say BARGAIN!
Maybe one of these days the MAC will become much more affordable than now. Until then...I will have to get used to using a PC again. Welcome to the real world I guess. :)
Alas....since that time, I no longer need the work horse. I no longer edit videos. Aside from the occasional web project, basically I just need a personal computer.
Since 2003 my personal computer has been a MAC Powerbook G4. It has been a great computer. But lately it has run into problems. The battery has died. The wireless quit working. And the second power cable has quit.
The need for a new computer was upon me. The decision of what to purchase was going to be a difficult one.
I struggled with the decision for a while. At first I thought about just patching my beloved G4. The cost of the needed repairs would be quite a bit of money. To the tune of a little more than a few hundred dollars.
I had to come to the realization that my beloved G4 was an antique. It could no longer be upgraded. All the new upgrades require the newest processor....mine has the old one.
The price of a new MAC was just crazy. The lowest price laptop was an astronomical $999. I know right? Crazy!
I even considered getting the iPad. Nice little item....but way too small to have to depend on as my everyday personal computer.
It was these realizations that caused me to do what I never thought I would ever do again.....I bought a PC.
We went to Best Buy and plopped down the mere $400. for a 15.6 inch screen 3 GB memory, 320 GB hard drive laptop.
So far...it works great...looks great....feels ok. It is much lighter than my beloved ole aluminum case G4. The screen is much bigger than my MAC's 12 inch screen....and at half the price....can you say BARGAIN!
Maybe one of these days the MAC will become much more affordable than now. Until then...I will have to get used to using a PC again. Welcome to the real world I guess. :)
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