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Best DVDs I watched in 2009

I don’t go out to theaters to watch movies. It’s just not worth the money to me. I let the wife go out to see movies with friends but I usually don’t go with her.
For that reason, instead of doing a “Best Movies of 2009″ list, I have to do a “Best DVDs of [...]

Stewardship over tithing

Since I don’t know the Bible as well as I should, I Googled “jesus tithing” and came up with this article (http://www.ehow.com/about_4572423_what-does-jesus-say-tithing.html) which states that Jesus only mentions tithing three times and in each case, it’s a reprimand to the Pharisees, saying that tithing, in itself, does not sufficiently give evidence of a life lived [...]

My perspective on faith and the church

In recent years, I’ve tried to make this my guiding philosophy on how I live out my faith, especially with regards to my involvement in church:
“What happens within the context of the local church does not matter. What matters is how Christians impact the world outside the boundaries and walls of the church.”
This is important [...]

iPhone areas for improvement

I’ve been an iPhone owner for a few weeks now. As many of you may know, I was opposed to getting an iPhone for a while but it’s the only non-BlackBerry smart phone that my company will officially support so it was my best option.
In general, I think the iPhone is a great device but [...]

This weekend: Being a tourist in NYC

My sister is visiting for about five days starting this Thursday. It’ll be her first time in New York City, so we’ll probably do all the touristy things and eat lots of good food. Since the wife is working, it’ll just be my sister and I for most of this. If any of the following [...]