Archive for My life

A commentary on the Oneness Pentecostal doctrine of "Initial Evidence” “1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire [...]

Most people have some horror story in dealing with a cell phone company. It might be shoddy service, repeatedly defective phones, billing issues or any myriad of things. I had Sprint as my personal provider for a long time – 2002 until 2012 in fact. In general, I had pretty good success with Sprint. There [...]

I pay a lot of bills. Mortgage, car loan, car insurance, electric, gas, water, cell phone and health insurance. None of these bills upset me even the least bit to pay. I need every one of these goods and services. Only one bill actually upset me every month when it came in, and that was [...]

A commentary on Oneness Pentecostal holiness standards To anyone who has spent even a little time in a Oneness Pentecostal church, the words “Holiness Standards” probably hold certain meanings: skirts for women, pants for men. Uncut hair for women, short hair for men. No makeup for women. No jewelry. To some, it might even go [...]

Most people have heard of the Bible, and may have even read it. But do you know what it really says about being saved and living saved? Most of us have heard of the Bible, and even read part of it. We might have a favorite passage, but perhaps we have not yet understood the [...]

As you may or may not know, I’m currently in pursuit of my degree in computer network administration. As part of that, we have to meet all the gen-ed requirements of any degree program, including English Composition. I just completed my first essay on the topic of our earliest memory. Our first assignment was as [...]

To continue the story: So I was unemployed as of noon, March 2nd, 2010. For the first time since I was 20, I was without work. I wasn’t too concerned about it, however. I had faith that this was meant for good, so I just decided to enjoy the impromptu vacation and get some work [...]

So I figure while this old computer cranks away uninstalling unneeded programs is as good as any time to write something. As a matter of introduction, let’s talk about what I’ve been doing for the past three years. If you are reading this, chances are you know me well enough to know this, but, for [...]