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Obama is officially Democratic Nominee
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I am always a late-comer to TV shows.  24, Lost, Seinfeld, and now Heroes.  There are a few reasons for this.  One, I don’t like watching shows from week to week.  Two, I am not always home to watch the latest episode and I don’t want to miss one in the middle of the season (and I don’t have Tivo).  Three, I don’t like the garbage that is usually mixed in for ratings (be warned that if you are planning on watching this show there is some fast-forwardable content).  So by the time it releases on DVD I already know if it is worth watching and I can solve all of the above three problems.

So season three of Heroes is starting and we are just now getting around to watching the first season.  So far I am intrigued.  We have only watched the first few episodes but it as already grabbed us.  I would love to get my hopes up at this point but we did have a pretty bad Lost experience.  It started strong and then the list of unanswered questions didn’t shorten, it just got longer.  Lost never seemed to be able to answer any questions by the middle of the second season and we were tired of it.  I hope Heroes doesn’t do that to us.  Maybe that is just the way modern Television goes these days.

If you have watched this show and have an opinion give me a comment.  For now my wife and I are enjoying it.  I will keep you posted.

Brian

Ladies and Gents!  I am proud to present to you my budget spreadsheet page.  If you look at the tabs across the top you will see one that says “Excel Budget”  Click it to go to the page devoted to this great new tool.

I am excited that I get to offer people something that they can use to get better control over their finances.  It is much better for you to control your money than to let it control you.  Using this budget can get you another step closer to this.

So without further ado, click the tab above or click here to see what it is all about!

Brian

My sister Caroline has a great blog.  If you haven’t looked at it you should.  She put up a thought by Beth Moore that goes something like this.

“If you want to be set apart in this world as we are called to be, just stop complaining! Stop grumbling about your job, your spouse, your dinner, etc. The world will notice VERY quickly that something is different!”

This should be something that marks every Christian’s life.  It is not that we have less to complain about, it is that we understand that every event that happens in our life has a purpose for our good.  So, actually, it is because we have less to complain about.  The reason people complain is that something in life doesn’t go exactly the way they want.  When we understand that Christ is working everything for our good that takes away our reason to complain about events in life that most people would see as something to complain about.

When we, as believers in Christ, complain it is as if we are saying, “God, I don’t trust that you will work this seemingly bad situation into something good for me.”  Please don’t misunderstand me.  This is a large difference between talking about hard things in life and grumbling and complaining about them.  By all means, share with someone what you are walking through but don’t let it turn into grumbling.

As a believer in Christ complaining should not be something that marks our life.  Instead we should have an attitude of joy and praise to our Lord for His saving grace and providence in our lives.  He has brought us to where we are and he is faithful to work everything that happens in our life for our good.

Brian

Here is your weekly dose of news.

News
Mushariff resigns as Pakistan’s President
Baby comes back to life minutes before burial
Johnson and Liukin take first and second on beam
Age of Chinese Gymnasts is under investigation
Troops to pull out of Iraq in 2011

Enjoy!

Brian