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Human Catapult

// August 22nd, 2008 // View Comments // Mark's stuff

How do we get one of these for the lake?? Sweet!

Marines get a new workout program

// August 21st, 2008 // View Comments // Mark's stuff

I didn’t know this was possibly, but apparently the Marines are getting a little too fat and lazy, so they changing to a new, tougher physical fitness test.? It sounds like quite a workout.? Maybe this should be an event for Survivor: Benchley 2009.? If you complete it in time, you get a trophy and celebratory deployment to Iraq.

Survivor: Benchley 2008 – First event footage

// August 20th, 2008 // View Comments // Mark's stuff

I’m not anywhere near being done with the DVD, but I put up the first event on Vimeo.? Enjoy!

2008-08-08 – John Lasater – Service to God

// August 16th, 2008 // View Comments // Bible Study, Mark's stuff

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Service to God
By John Lasater
Benchley, August 8, 2008

• Romans 6:1-23 – we must put away the old sinful man and fill our lives with the good works God demands of us.
• II Samuel 23:14-17 – the attitude of the three mighty men is the same attitude we should have towards serving God.
• John 7:17 – we must will to know and do the will of God.
• Colossians 4:2-4 – Paul asked for prayers for opportunities to spread the Word.
  • What do we do when these opportunities come?

2008-08-07 – John Lasater – Faith

// August 16th, 2008 // View Comments // Bible Study, Mark's stuff

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Faith
By John Lasater
Benchley, August 7, 2008

• Romans 10:17; II Corinthians 5:7; II Corinthians 4:14 – We must understand the difference between opinion, knowledge, and faith.
• Hebrews 11:8ff – The faith of Abraham
  • God asked him to leave his comfortable surroundings and move. Abraham did so without even knowing where to go.
  • God gave him the three promises that he never got to see, yet he believed that they would be fulfilled.
• Hebrews 6:6-10 – Some get weary waiting for God’s promises. Don’t let your faith dwindle but have patience to the end.
• Genesis 22:1ff – God asked Abraham to offer his son.
  • We may not be asked to do this but will be faced with trials in our life. We’ll know what God expects but it will be hard and take a lot of intelligent (Hebrews 11:17-19), moral, and emotional strength.
  • You have to be willing to do whatever God asks you to do or believe.
• Hebrews 11:13-16 – Abraham was a spiritually minded man.

It’s hard to believe these people are still out there…

// August 15th, 2008 // View Comments // Mark's stuff

FoxNews has an interesting little story about the Flat Earth Society, which is a group of people who still believe the earth is flat.? They think it’s just a huge disc.? I guess none of them have ever taken the time to get to a high enough elevation where you can actually see the curve of the earth.? Bizarre.? I wonder how they think they are getting their DirecTv?

Singing puppies to sleep

// August 13th, 2008 // View Comments // Mark's stuff

Watch out!? Cuteness overload coming your way!? (And this one doesn’t even involve Owen!)

Computer-controlled waterfall

// August 13th, 2008 // View Comments // Mark's stuff

Wow, I could watch this all day.? Originally from Gizmodo.

Olympic BSOD

// August 11th, 2008 // View Comments // Mark's stuff

Anybody catch this on the DVR?? Apparently one of the computers used for projection during the opening ceremonies of the Olympics crashed, which put a Blue Screen of Death up for a second or two.? Ouch.? Another good reason to use Linux for mission critical applications.? Gizmodo has the full story.

Gospel meeting with John Lasater

// August 7th, 2008 // View Comments // Bible Study, Mark's stuff

Tonight and tomorrow night (August 7-8, 2008), the Benchley church of Christ will be holding a gospel meeting with John Lasater.? Services will be held at 7:00 p.m. each night.? All are invited.? We hope to see you there!