Thursday, January 12, 2006
Memories
If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be anything you want, bad or good. When you're finished, post this little paragragh on your blog and be suprised (or mortified) about what people remember about you.
Monday, January 09, 2006
Ultimate Sudoku
John, one of my little bros, gave me a book for Christmas. It’s called The Ultimate Sudoku Challenge!
He knows that I love to solve sudoku puzzles in my spare time. I used to do them every morning on LA Times during summer. I would tear the sudoku out of the newspaper, time myself, and post the solved puzzle on the board in the dining room. I used to get around 7 minutes on medium level, but now I’m probably a bit rusty.
This book has what they call megasudoku, which is a sudoku on a 25x25 grid (as opposed to the regular 9x9). Here’s an example:
Yeah... Let’s see if I’ll ever have time to solve this.
Thanks for the gift, Crandall! I really appreciate it. I hope your tummy feels alright. ;)
He knows that I love to solve sudoku puzzles in my spare time. I used to do them every morning on LA Times during summer. I would tear the sudoku out of the newspaper, time myself, and post the solved puzzle on the board in the dining room. I used to get around 7 minutes on medium level, but now I’m probably a bit rusty.
This book has what they call megasudoku, which is a sudoku on a 25x25 grid (as opposed to the regular 9x9). Here’s an example:
Yeah... Let’s see if I’ll ever have time to solve this.
Thanks for the gift, Crandall! I really appreciate it. I hope your tummy feels alright. ;)
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Funeral Service
This past Tuesday and Wednesday, I went to Jason Lee's funeral and burial services at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier.
In the past I've been to two funerals, one for my grandmother and one for my grandfather, both on dad's side of the family. Both of them were when I was in elementary school, and I only have vague memories of what they were like. However, I remember that I had never seen a corpse before this Tuesday. The week before that was the first time I've seen a dying man. Seeing things like that makes me think about life and how fragile it is.
The whole situation with Jason Lee made me think how terribly frightening death can be without the hope of eternity. I imagined death in a world where there is no God... When you die, you cease to exist. All that you had, all that you knew, everything will be gone... forever. Just imagine that. Isn’t that frightening? To think of Nothingness? It is to me.
Then I think how wonderful death is with the knowledge that you will be with God eternally! When you die, you don’t lose, but you gain everything through Jesus Christ! And I know that I’m not just believing this because it sounds good to me... It’s right there in the Bible, tried and true. Seriously, life is so sad and meaningless without the hope of eternity.
Many people think if you are somewhat good in your life, you will go to heaven. As long as you’re not one of them, murderers, rapists, thieves, prostitutes, homosexuals... But the truth is, no one, and I mean NO ONE, is good enough to be with the all perfect GOD.
To GOD, every one of us self-righteous beings are just as bad as those we think that are lower than us. Then how can anybody claim he/she is good enough to go to heaven? ABSOLUTELY NOBODY!
Then are we all condemned to hell? Certainly not!
The good news is that GOD Himself has provided the way to Him! Jesus Christ, His only Son, lived a faultless life and died for all of our wrongdoing; big and small he paid for them all. Not just that, he rose from the dead to show that he even has power over death!
By believing in what Christ did for us, anyone can be saved from eternal condemnation. ANYONE! Isn’t that amazing or what?
And it’s not even just made up! It was prophesized long before Christ, and Christ himself fulfilled the exact prophecies! It’s a crazy story, I know. But if you doubt it, try it and see for yourself. I have, and I know it is true.
That’s why it gives me peace and joy when I think about death.
This is the inside view of SkyRose Chapel where we had the funeral service for Jason.
In the past I've been to two funerals, one for my grandmother and one for my grandfather, both on dad's side of the family. Both of them were when I was in elementary school, and I only have vague memories of what they were like. However, I remember that I had never seen a corpse before this Tuesday. The week before that was the first time I've seen a dying man. Seeing things like that makes me think about life and how fragile it is.
The whole situation with Jason Lee made me think how terribly frightening death can be without the hope of eternity. I imagined death in a world where there is no God... When you die, you cease to exist. All that you had, all that you knew, everything will be gone... forever. Just imagine that. Isn’t that frightening? To think of Nothingness? It is to me.
Then I think how wonderful death is with the knowledge that you will be with God eternally! When you die, you don’t lose, but you gain everything through Jesus Christ! And I know that I’m not just believing this because it sounds good to me... It’s right there in the Bible, tried and true. Seriously, life is so sad and meaningless without the hope of eternity.
Many people think if you are somewhat good in your life, you will go to heaven. As long as you’re not one of them, murderers, rapists, thieves, prostitutes, homosexuals... But the truth is, no one, and I mean NO ONE, is good enough to be with the all perfect GOD.
To GOD, every one of us self-righteous beings are just as bad as those we think that are lower than us. Then how can anybody claim he/she is good enough to go to heaven? ABSOLUTELY NOBODY!
Then are we all condemned to hell? Certainly not!
The good news is that GOD Himself has provided the way to Him! Jesus Christ, His only Son, lived a faultless life and died for all of our wrongdoing; big and small he paid for them all. Not just that, he rose from the dead to show that he even has power over death!
By believing in what Christ did for us, anyone can be saved from eternal condemnation. ANYONE! Isn’t that amazing or what?
And it’s not even just made up! It was prophesized long before Christ, and Christ himself fulfilled the exact prophecies! It’s a crazy story, I know. But if you doubt it, try it and see for yourself. I have, and I know it is true.
That’s why it gives me peace and joy when I think about death.
This is the inside view of SkyRose Chapel where we had the funeral service for Jason.
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