Debating the Exisitence of God

I went to a debate about God last night. On one side, there was an atheist and former pastor, on the other side was a Christian apologist. I usually find these types of things pointless. In one sense, I guess it was-My mind wasn't really changed by the debate. I went in believing what the Scriptures say about Jesus (that He was born of a virgin, performed miracles, died on the cross taking the penalty for man's sins, and rose again) and I left believing the same thing. What I did come out of it with is an understanding of the importance of understanding what you believe in. The atheist guy used to be a Christian. He was a pastor for 19 years, and yet I got the feeling that during that time, he didn't understand his own faith, which is probably why he lost it. For example, on the doctrine of the Trinity, he claimed that the main verses used to support it is 1 John 5:7-8. He correctly pointed out that this verse is changed in late manuscripts to read "There are three that testify in heaven the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These three are one," rather than "For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement." In reality, as far as I know (which admittedly isn't much) there is no one verse in the Bible that says "yes, God is Triune." However, there are many verses that clearly indicate that 1)The Father is God 2) Jesus is God and 3) The Holy Spirit is God. How is this not three different gods? Read Deut. 6:4.

I may post more on this later.

I got my music back!

My computer recently died, and since I am an idiot, I didn't back up any of my itunes purchases. When my computer died, all of the music that I had purchased over the last couple years disappeared into the ether. My situation turned from dire to happy when my second cousin told me that you can email apple itunes support, tell them what happened, and they'll let you re-download your purchases. I wasn't able to recover everything, but I got the majority of it back.

Backup your itunes library (or at least your purchases) often!! I learned this lesson the hard way.

The Ceremonial First Pitch

The ceremonial first pitch in a baseball game is always hard to watch. The ceremonial pitcher is usually someone of renown, not for athletic reasons. They throw the ball, you watch and think "Is it going to get to the catcher or is it going to fall flat a couple of feet from where it started?" Why would anyone ever accept such an "honor." Perhaps it's because of the thrill of participating, even symbolically in something they would never normally be able to do. Maybe it's the frivolity, or the positive attention. Either way, I wish they'd get rid of this tradition all together. It makes me uncomfortable.

It's with this attitude that I embark on my blog journey. No one really wants to see it, and I'll probably make people feel uncomfortable (if anyone even reads it). I just want a place to vent, and let people know about all the awesome stuff I like, that everyone else should like too. Am I self-centered? Maybe, but so is that guy who throws out the first pitch. Why else would anyone subject themselves to such humiliation?