James 3:15-18

This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

Things seem to be looking up. My church is running this biblical research class in March, and it looks like my roommate Josh is going to take it. His girlfriend Krista might as well. On a whim I put up a new site for Grinn Productions, and I really like it. Leave me some comments and let me know what you think. On top of all this, it seems I only need to make, like, $700 to pay all my bills this month, including my rent on the first. That totally rocks because I've had quite a bit of trouble getting anything done lately.

In the middle of this post the batteries started to die on my keyboard. Its interesting how such a minor event can instantly captivate our attention and change the course of our focus to something totally different than what we chose to give our attention to. Much like how this blog has now temporarily changed its focus.

I'm really excited about Josh taking this class. This class is one of those potentially life-changing events like the first time you repel, or your first beer with your dad. In the end its his choice what he gets out of it, but few as humble as himself walk away from this thing without it greatly effecting their lives.

He's still a little nervous about the whole thing. Josh, like many of us, thinks too much. Not to say thinking is bad or anything. I've made a living off of it, myself. As an intelligent person, he's come to question everything, and perhaps wisely. The only trouble with questioning everything is that it keeps you from being totally committed to anything, and many times deliverance only comes with committment.

Well, its time for me to fulfill my commitment to dog (the anagram of our prior conversation) before she fulfills it herself all over my floor.

I bet your wondering what the verse that I introduced this post with has to do with any of this. My answer is: Very little. I was studying the Word this morning, came across that verse, liked it, and figured I'd give it a post to share it with you guys.

Another Brick in the Wall

I've had quite a bit of trouble getting anything done lately. Recently a client has really been down on me over a few bugs that came with the latest release of their software. I've already fixed them, of course, but it really put a strain on my relationship with that client. They're one of my biggest clients and although I feel I've now made them content with the new server and fixing all their bugs, I still feel a little bit of animosity t'wards them.

When people go through a rough situation together it always effects their relationship. They can come out the other side closer or pushed further apart, but it will always effect them. Maybe in the long run my relationship with this client will grow, but for now it looks like its only put stress on it all. Its just not as much fun, anymore.

That's what it all comes down to. Fun. F-U-N. If you don't enjoy what you do for a living, what fun is it? Anymore I just find the whole damned thing stressful. I've been blessed with a gift -- The opportunity to do something I enjoy and get paid for it. One doesn't do something for as long as I've been "doing" programming and not get sick of it from time to time. This will all pass. I'll just have to be like everyone else for a little while and not enjoy my job.

"How can you think you're powerless? What problem can you face where you think God hasn't given you the power to overcome it?"
-Rev. Bill Green

Something New Has Been Added!

Let me introduce myself. My name is Denny. I'm twenty-four years old. I live with my wife, dog, and roommate Josh in an apartment in Atlanta. I have two software development companies [1, 2]. I have a personal relationship with God.


My wife April is four years younger than me. We have been married for two years. Our parents have known each other since before we were born. Her mom used to baby-sit me when I was an infant. Oddly enough, April and I had never met until about four years ago. She was sixteen and I was twenty. I stopped hitting on her when I found out her age.

About a year later I kissed her. About a year after that we were married.

My dog's name is Dee Dee. She's a disobedient lab/beagle mix. I have to take her on a walk three times a day or she craps in Josh's room.

Which brings us to Josh. The first thing people notice about Josh is that he's in a wheelchair. This wasn't always the case. A few years ago, Josh had a dirt bike accident that left him in the wheelchair. I've known Josh well before that -- Since we were in high school.

Most of my time is spent on the computer doing this or that. I'm an avid programmer, these days working mostly with the .Net Framework. I love my job. I particularly like working on web-based applications because they're so challenging. You don't just develop in one language, but many... JavaScript, VB.Net, C#, HTML, etc.

I was raised in a Christian household. My parents raised me in The Way International biblical research, teaching and fellowship ministry, but I didn't really make the Word my own until about five years ago when I went on a six month outreach program to Columbus, Ohio.

That should give you a pretty good idea of where I'm coming from.