HARMLESS THOUGHTS

I need a new logo for my main Harmless Online site. Here are attempts #1 and #2. I don't really like either one of them, but I am at a loss. I need some inspiration.

Every once in awhile I will run across a sermon or series of sermons that will change or alter my viewpoint. I had a series from James MacDonald on the Will of God that radically changed my view on determining God's will for my life. Those messages brought me such relief. Recently I listened to a series from Andy Stanley titled, Faith, Hope and Luck that brought a deeper understanding of what exactly Faith is. The last few days I have been listening to two messages from John Piper about Suffering. I downloaded them from the Desiring God site so that I could listen to them on my Walkman phone. They have been so influential to my thinking that I have felt prompted to post links to them on my blog so that others could listen to them as well. Here is a link to the sermons on the Desiring God site. Lo and behold, I found them on YouTube . So, I am going to post them directly to this blog so that you won't have to go anywhere else to listen. I would like to encourage you to...

For those of you who don't already know, the offer on the house fell through. I would tell you why, but it is quite boring actually. I have to say that it isn't because of our Realtor. I have never had a Realtor before, so I can't compare, but I think that she is doing an amazing job. Her name is Barbara Massone ( view LinkedIn Profile ). She just moved to the Upstate from Boston. She is still fairly new to the area, but she has already learned her way around and is working really hard to sell our house. In fact, it was her persistence that persuaded me to use her as our Realtor. Anyway, we just had 4 more showings last week... so, for you that pray, please pray that someone comes along that loves our house and wants to buy it! Later!

Still need to fix the top...

... my blog! I hope that I will be moving soon, so I decided to go ahead and move my blog. The new address is: http://blog.harmlessonline.net I have owned this domain for the last two years. I have mostly used it for school, but since I am switching schools, I have decided to make it a little more personal. I will be changing the students.harmlessonline.net into a site for any students. I would like to include some links to some basic free tools that I have found. The teachers.harmlessonline.net would be transformed into a collection of links for teachers. I already have some on there, but I will need to do some rearranging. (Those sites might still be password protected for now...) The old blogspot address will forward to the new address, but I don't know if you will continue to see me through any feed readers.

Progress is being made...

I just saw this article over at Randy Alcorn's blog. It is worth a read, so please check it out. Dr. Oz on Oprah: "the stem cell debate is dead" It has a link to a video of Dr. Oz on Oprah where he flat out says, "the stem cell debate is dead." Read Alcorn's stuff before you watch the video. The video is cool in and of itself anyway.

This is the work in progress on my back wall.

Somebody made an offer on our house last Friday. Now we just have to wait for the inspection. If that goes well... we will need to be out of our house by May 22nd!

(another Puritan prayer from The Valley of Vision) O Lord, I am a shell full of dust,     but animated with an invisible rational soul     and made anew by an unseen power of grace; Yet I am no rare object of valuable price,     but one that has nothing and is nothing,     although chosen of thee from eternity,         given to Christ, and born again; I am deeply convinced of the evil and misery of a sinful state,     of the vanity of creatures,     but also of the sufficiency of Christ. When thou wouldst guide me I control myself, When thou wouldst be sovreign I rule myself. When thou wouldst take care of me I suffice myself. When I should depend on thy providings I supply myself, When I should submit to thy providence I follow my will, When I should study, love, honor, trust thee, I serve myself; I fault and correct thy laws to...

Alright. Another Video... This one of Keith Green, one of my all-time favorites! I didn't start listening to his music until long after he was gone, but he still had a great impact on my life. His music brought a reality to the Christian walk. [HT: Sunday School Thoughts ]

This was kinda cool. [HT: The Official Google Blog ]

Saw this over at the Without Wax blog . Grazie Susan Boyle! from seb fil on Vimeo . I am glad I saw that, it was great!

Friday, April 3rd Half day of school and the first half of the trip home. We stopped at a hotel in Kentucky so that the boys would get a chance to do a little swimming. Saturday, April 4th Finished the trip home. Spent the rest of the night at the in-laws house. Sunday, April 5th Church with my parents and my sister. Spent the rest of the afternoon with them. The wife left to spend a couple of days with her sisters. Monday, April 6th Still at my parent's house. Spent the whole day "trying" to get some school work done, but actually watched movies with my sister. It was relaxing... and it was worth it. I did print off my resumes for the next day. Tuesday, April 7th Spent the first half of the day driving around to several different schools dropping off resumes. I went to Covington Junior High and High, Georgetown Junior High and High, Westville Junior High and High, North Ridge Middle, and maybe one other, I can't remember. I was able to set up two interviews ...

I have been going around to several schools this week, dropping off my resume and going to interviews. After each resume I dropped off, I was taking some time before I drove to the next school to dedicate the course of my life to God's plan. I was using a book called Valley of Vision to help me in my prayer time. I would like to share one of those prayers with you. It is called "Service and Equipment" Thou God of my end, Thou hast given me a fixed disposition      to go forth and spend my life for thee; If it be thy will let me proceed in it;      if not, then revoke my intentions. All I want in life is such circumstances      as may best enable me to serve thee in the world; To this end I leave all my concerns in thy hand,      but let me not be discouraged,      for this hinders my spiritual fervency; Enable me to undertake some task ...