tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52063392011-06-07T11:04:35.539-05:00Flickering LightSporadic thoughts on the JourneyTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.comBlogger951100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-41821722124675109402011-06-07T07:04:00.000-05:002011-06-07T11:04:36.196-05:00Yo BloggerHey Blogger youll be surprised at how easy this is http://www.financedaily7.com/articles/1923002/?ref=friend c yaTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-12558767491211447532011-06-06T04:21:00.000-05:002011-06-06T08:21:41.893-05:00Lol BloggerHey Blogger I know it will bring you good fortune http://www.financedaily7.com/?date=060311 byeTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1133240994831020182005-11-28T23:09:00.000-06:002005-11-28T23:09:54.873-06:00Rethinking PeterFor an exegesis on John, I picked chapter 21, Peter's reinstatement by Jesus after the resurrection. Some of the sources that I used made me think about the nature of our understanding of Peter as the rock of the early church. 2 gospels clearly mark Peter as the rock (Matt. and Luke), but the other 2 seem to indicate that Peter didn't really get it until after Jesus died. Mark, considered by Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1130414498596336412005-10-27T06:59:00.000-05:002005-10-27T07:01:38.606-05:00I'm giving wordpress a try. For the next week or so I'll be posting exclusively there. Check it out at:http://tobytaff.wordpress.comTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1130307512902131662005-10-26T00:55:00.000-05:002005-10-26T01:18:32.906-05:00The Thrill of Victory...The Thrill of Defeat I must make confession. I took a great deal of pleasure in the unfortunate endings of the Astro's games this past week. Don't get me wrong, I'm a Texas guy so I want the 'stros to win, but the agony of the Astros' fans last week was ecstasy for me. Let me set the picture... I had a crappy week last week and when it all seemed horridly bad Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1129962838825580582005-10-22T01:01:00.000-05:002005-10-22T01:33:58.833-05:00Much Ado About Everything... They say things happen in threes. I don't know if three is the proper number, but I'm sure that when the doodoo start flying it usually comes in bunches! This week has been horrible. It started with my German prof getting rushed to the emergency room and class being canceled. The latter half would generally not be bad, but it is probably my favorite classTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1128740644064187232005-10-07T21:40:00.000-05:002005-10-07T22:04:04.070-05:00I stand amazed!!! (or my weekend in Stamford Texas) I'm in Stamford this weekend, serving as overseer for a group of college students doing missions work. Most people don't know anything about Stamford, so let me tell you about what's going on here. A few months back, heavy rains caused lake levels to rise and flood a large number of homes near the lake. These are not palacial lake homesTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1128664327404846252005-10-07T00:52:00.000-05:002005-10-07T00:52:07.410-05:00Trying Something NewTrying Something New…I am trying a new plugin, Blogger for Word. I don’t know how well it will work, but if does work it will be mighty convenient. So blahblahblahbliggity here we go. TEST TEST TEST.Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1125803021484790702005-09-03T21:51:00.000-05:002005-09-03T22:03:41.490-05:00A Question About Tithing During Bible Study tonight, we were discussing the nature of the church and the question of tithing came up. I do not hold the "orthodox" (read here traditional church taught) view of tithing. I do generally tithe in that sense as a matter of discipline, but I see it as only a portion of my giving. So the question is this: Is the orthodox view of tithing the view Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1125556566055762622005-09-01T01:20:00.000-05:002005-09-01T01:36:06.063-05:00Haiku's by TobyI told some friends I was going to begin posting Haiku's for church signs. Theological reflections in traditional 575 haiku form. This came about as a result of Walt Henson's Blog* Post linking to a church sign generator. I posted my "Fundamentalist Haiku": Here's Home for NowSoon Goin' Goin' Gone upHope you like hell hot RepentToday, I'll begin my haiku adventure. 1st up, a Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1123821692249012552005-08-11T23:18:00.000-05:002005-08-11T23:42:04.973-05:00I'm in Shreveport, LA learning about the Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal project. There are groups from all across Abilene here learning how they can be envolved in community renewal and starting "Friendship Houses," which are community ministry centers (that's to simplistic, but it'll work). Based on the representation, the formation of the houses would be spaced at roughly one mile Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1123392364356363712005-08-06T23:48:00.000-05:002005-08-07T00:31:35.713-05:00NannyMy Grandmother died this past week. Well, technically she's not my grandmother, but she is definitely as close as it gets. Nanny, aka Gloria Hickman, was the adoptive mother of my brother's father, David. David died as a result of a car accident when my brother, Ross, was 14 months old. My mother remarried and had two more children, but unlike many, who would have said "Ross is my grandson."Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1122516951165003512005-07-27T21:04:00.000-05:002005-07-27T21:16:36.576-05:00Weekly Excitement Update The family got a real scare this week. My middle daughter, Rhiannon, had a Grand Mal seizure on Monday about noon. My wife was in Waco visiting friends and family with the kids and I was at home in Abilene (actually, I was on the golf course when it happened). This week was supposed to be a week of summer school studying the doctrine of God, but I had already bailed on Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1120332250822704252005-07-02T14:15:00.000-05:002005-07-02T14:24:10.826-05:00Noone Home and I'm Alright with That Everyone left home for the day, and I was left to do work and relax before tomorrow. So, what did I do? I went and saw "The Longest Yard" and headed to Crosspoint to work and watch the Tour de France. No work yet, but I'm about to get started. i've got to finish my sermon for tomorrow and then get ready for work. Sermon plan for tomorrow: Missional vs. Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1120235594918460682005-07-01T11:21:00.000-05:002005-07-01T11:33:14.923-05:00I'm Amazed! I'm sitting in Java City right now listening to a business man and a potential business partner (an HSU business major) talking about a "business opportunity." If I had a balloon, I could capture the hot air and float away. I'm amazed at the amount of BS that flows from businessmen. Prospect: How much stability is there in this? B-man: Great question... (answers something else) I Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1118942518965801032005-06-16T12:15:00.000-05:002005-06-16T12:21:58.970-05:00Here are some thoughts I had and posted on Andrew Jones' blog: Andrew,I thought I had let this dog lie, but i was driving home yesterday after a small group session where we were talking about what must change in the traditional church in order for it to remain effective in our American culture. I started thinking about this and the other posts about Emergence, Divergence, and Convergence, and anTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1118724493752125062005-06-13T23:33:00.000-05:002005-06-13T23:49:40.900-05:00I'm sorry...To the faithful who check in, sorry for the neglect, but I've been relaxing and running around like an idiot! I just finshed the class time for summer one Friday: 1 week 830-430. During that week I exegeted, wrote and preached two sermons and listened to 12 more presented by my classmates. In all, we heard or read roughly 18 sermons in class, plus the miriad of sermons in the text Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1116190532924748712005-05-15T15:46:00.000-05:002005-05-15T15:55:32.926-05:00Pentecost Grid Blog:: Today is pentecost. 40 days after Easter the Spirit came in power upon the first Christians and 3000 were added to their number that day. As a baptist, I have heard many explanations diminshing or exaggerating the events of pentecost and their impact on today. In fact, I probably struggle with what pentecost means to the church today because of it. maybe we all need to Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1115869925057492312005-05-11T22:44:00.000-05:002005-05-11T22:52:05.063-05:00Summer Break! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! This is supposed to be my summer break. In my mind that means no school! Ah, but reality sets in: I am no longer just any student. Now I am Grad Student!! and that means summer break lasts hours or days not weeks or months. I start summer school (a voluntary remission of summer break) officially on June 6, but unofficially I started yesterday. I received an Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1114839832249398042005-04-30T00:18:00.000-05:002005-04-30T00:43:52.250-05:00Worthy of consideration...While hanging at the coffee shop today, I met some interesting people. Matt and Nikki Wallace are involved in a ministry to homeless street kids in Denver called Dry Bones. Matt and Nikki are from a different denomination than I am, and have to raise their own support because there is no central missions funding organization. If you are interested in the ministry they Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1114214102734602912005-04-22T18:48:00.000-05:002005-04-22T18:55:02.736-05:00WOW! I have 3 more days to finish a 30 pg paper and only 28 more pages to go. I'm so under the gun. On the bright side, I've been working on my paper at Meiz Amis deux coffee house on the patio. I'm sitting under a large cottonwood that is draped in ivy and overlooking a creek. I'm listening to Bach and I'd guess it is about 70 degrees with a steady breeze. So i'm procrastinating. At least Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1113882870080684492005-04-18T22:46:00.000-05:002005-04-18T22:54:30.083-05:00Quote of the Day "You know its spring when your house is blooming"Me speaking to a neighbor concerning the trumpet vines growing in his houses walls. Pictures to followTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1113420858066744852005-04-13T14:31:00.000-05:002005-04-13T14:34:18.066-05:00What I'm working on.... The following is an excerpt from a paper I'm writing for my church planting class. It provides the basis for the church plant some friends and I are working on. Let me know what you think....The city of Abilene is also a visibly churched city. By visibly churched, I mean that in any given neighbor hood, there are several churches. The Abilene Baptist Association alone Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1112161949985273432005-03-29T23:37:00.000-06:002005-03-29T23:52:29.986-06:00I know they are coming with the stake... so I'm waiting patiently with the torch. What am I talking about? i had to write a theodicy for my Christian Philosophy class. If you don't know what a theodicy is, it is an answer to the problem of evil. The problem of evil says that the following 3 premises are incoherent: 1) God is perfectly good, 2) God is omnipotent, 3) Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1111215551110246482005-03-19T00:42:00.000-06:002005-03-19T00:59:11.113-06:00Downloading... I'm supposed to be reviewing a book, A Beginner's Guide to Crossing Cultures, but I have too much on my mind. Several friends and I have been discussing starting a church here in Abilene. Our specific purpose, reach the unchurched of Abilene; our implied purpose; to bring a church to Abilene with a new paradigm. Two of us went for a ride tonight and I can't tell you the numberTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1111136359267796162005-03-18T02:47:00.000-06:002005-03-18T02:59:19.266-06:00A brutal tragedy One of my employees received a call tonight from her father-in-law telling her that her husband had shot someone. I had received a call earlier from the APD asking my delivery drivers cars, and mentioning the "suspect vehicle." Last I heard, he was free on the grounds of self-defense, and the victims were in critical condition. My employee is very shaken, and is wondering Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1110907101651156402005-03-15T11:10:00.000-06:002005-03-15T11:18:21.656-06:00Farangi or Ferengi? I'm reading in my Christian History book about the Christianity in India, and Europeans are consistently listed as Farangi. As a long time Star Trek fan, I couldn't miss the similarity with the name Ferengi. I wonder if this is just a coincidence. Look at the facts: similar spelling, the ferengi are known for their business sense and acquisition, colonial europe was Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1109568578230476412005-02-27T23:15:00.000-06:002005-02-27T23:29:38.233-06:001st Golf of the seasonI "played" my first round of golf for the year today. My score was roughly 1.3x10^24 strokes. Well, maybe it wasn't that high, but it might as well have been. I played horribly, and the course was not good. It rained all weekend and there were puddles all over the course. It was so wet that one "puddle had ducks swimming in it. I'm not joking, DUCKS! And because it was so Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1109232339758525872005-02-24T01:58:00.000-06:002005-02-24T02:05:39.760-06:00I made it Crunch time is over and I'm doing nothing right now.I had golf plans for today, but the weather poo-pooed thatTomorrow, I have a light work load, and things are fairly laxfor next week. Just a Hebrew test. Hopefully, I can get caught up over Spring Break.Income tax came in, and we are trying to get the car fixedIf all goes well, we should have enough left over to take care of a few Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1108265425209720532005-02-12T21:23:00.000-06:002005-02-12T21:30:25.213-06:00Project Update... the work load is falling. Only 3 1/2 more papers to go + Hebrew homework. tomorrow will be a very busy day! I have found the perfect building for a church. It's in an area in need of a church intent on ministry and close to the local cultural scene. it seems to me it would make an interesting hub for a burgening house church collective. Lent UpdateAs is to be expected, Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1107936988791872942005-02-09T01:53:00.000-06:002005-02-09T02:16:28.790-06:00Ash WednesdayToday is Ash Wednesday, and as someone raised in a free church tradition, who knew nothing more than the existence of the liturgical calendar until a few years ago, I find myself preparing to participate in Lent. I have not decided on the sacrifice I will make, but I have settled on The Cross-Shattered Cross by Stanley Hauerwas as my devotional book.
We will see how this season Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1107361300970227152005-02-02T10:15:00.000-06:002005-02-02T10:21:40.970-06:00Not a good night for sleeping Last night was a bad night for sleeping. Around 9:30 my youngest daughter, Aislin, fell of the bunk bed ladder. Normally, no big deal. She's on tough little girl. Last night was different. She was guardding her arm and couldn't put weight on it So.... A trip to the emergency room. The result -- she broke her right arm in two places. One on the radius the otherTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1105928261331141642005-01-16T19:55:00.000-06:002005-01-16T20:17:41.330-06:00contemplating ways to set up a churchI was thinking about a church ministry I'd like to see. A friend of mine and his wife live in house called "friendship house". It is an outreach of Hardin Simmons University. Their ministry, along with some house church ministries I know of made me think about a small group ministry that was strategically placed in a city. What would happen if a church had Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1105245547381034402005-01-08T22:21:00.000-06:002005-01-08T22:39:07.380-06:00It started out as any other work day... I left the house planning on opening the store and going to the bank, but as I rounded the corner, i saw the fire truck in our parking lot. I started running through scenarios about what was wrong, but I never imagined it was what it was. As I pulled up and around the fire engine, I saw the river flowing from the front door. Wow, I didn't know a buildingTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1104309278365745032004-12-29T02:08:00.000-06:002004-12-29T22:19:10.226-06:00The Chess Set
There is a man, a chess grandmaster, that plays chess constantly. He plays in tournaments and individual games; he plays in person or online; and he plays by e-mail or snail mail. There is no tournament or game that escapes him, and his understanding of the game is unmatched.
The grandmaster, as all chess players do, owns several chess sets, and his library of chess books is Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1103221639352656072004-12-16T13:15:00.000-06:002004-12-16T12:27:19.353-06:00The Grades are In The semester is over and the grade card has come. Sadly, I made a 3.67 for the semester. While this is acceptable, I certainly don't feel like I fully applied myself. I let too much get in the way. I have to do better with juggling work and school. On that note, there is potential for Laura to have a full time job that would work around my school schedule. If she took Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1102821391512154562004-12-11T21:11:00.000-06:002004-12-11T21:16:31.513-06:00STAG BOWL BOUND!!!!! The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor beat Mount Union 38-35 in Alliance, OH today in the NCAA DIII semi's to advance to Salem, VA to play for the national championship of Division 3 football. GO CRU!Up with the Purple, the Gold and the White...Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1102290289185828142004-12-05T17:38:00.000-06:002004-12-05T17:44:49.186-06:00Procrastinating...
I'm supposed to be writing a paper that synthesizes everything I've learned this semester about "the pastor as educator" with my current understanding of my calling. Instead, I'm relishing the victory of my alma mater this weekend in the NCAA Div III football quarterfinals and playing games. I suppose I should get this done so I can study for my Hebrew final, but I think I'llTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1102047649764163262004-12-02T22:08:00.000-06:002004-12-02T22:20:49.763-06:00Considering A Church Plant... A few of my classmates and I are considering planting a church. We don't know what it will look like, or even if we will do it, but we have been playing with the idea for a few days. Add to that the fact that we are all taking the same church planting class next semester and have a desire to "do church" in a different way, and I think he seed may be well planted. Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1101573827800994162004-11-27T10:39:00.000-06:002004-11-27T10:43:47.800-06:00Game Day!!! I'm a little excited today. It's game day UMHB vs HSU take 2. MHB lost big during the conference game, but today is a playoff game. The thing that makes this interesting for me is I graduated from MHB and am in seminary at HSU. Should be an EPOCH BATTLE FOR THE AGES. . . Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1100841024551344872004-11-18T22:16:00.000-06:002004-11-18T23:10:24.550-06:001 Reason to guard your words.... Today, one of my professors demonstrated a great reason to think first speak later. During a discussion about how to effectively make announcements, one classmate commented that their church used monitors stationed strategically around the facilities. She further commented that for people utilizing the nursery, they provided a paging system that vibrates and Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1100062813230626442004-11-09T22:39:00.000-06:002004-11-09T23:00:13.230-06:00A Mid-week Break an odd thing is going on this week, I have several days off in a row, a mini vacation. Just what the doctor ordered so I can catch up on my reading and write another paper. I love grad school. I had a great experience last weekend. I went to see my almamater play football in the town in which I attend school (Abilene, TX). The game wasn't great (UMHB won 73-23. Go Saders!!),Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1098423418672468342004-10-22T01:03:00.000-05:002004-10-22T00:36:58.673-05:00Midway Update The semester is about half way through and things are going well. With half the semester gone, I have a B+ or an A in Hebrew (96 on test 1), a B in The Pastor as Educator, an A on the only assignment we've turned in in Graduate level research and writing, and a High B or an A in my Prep for Ministry class. All is well in line to make the 3.25 to keep my Scholarship, and looking Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1096945006890992742004-10-04T21:51:00.000-05:002004-10-04T21:56:46.890-05:00Help!!!!! I was just wondering if someone out there could explain why I ventured into higher education. I am presently having my rear end handed to me on a platter, and am oddly enjoying it. I haven't fallen into the abyss as of yet, but I'm dangling dangerously close to the edge. So far my horribly written papers have been received. Two A's and a B+, but I can't hold up the charade any Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1095901075873624752004-09-22T19:45:00.000-05:002004-09-22T19:57:55.873-05:00Dangling by a thin tight line... School + work = a tough load. I'm trying out a new schedule this semester. A full time school load and 40+ hrs of work a week. It is kicking my butt. I'm already way behind. I must find my groove and soon or I'm done. More info when I have some breathing room. Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1094448262392098082004-09-05T23:44:00.000-05:002004-09-06T00:24:22.393-05:00when journeys collide I think I'm experiencing a harmonic convergence of fate or something. In a matter of a few days, I've come in contact with some friends I haven't seen in 14 years or so. It seems weird, even surreal. I openned the paper and the face of a long lost friend was staring at me, same smile and hair style. I had to email her. We talked today and she handed the phone to anotherTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1094096139384294172004-09-01T22:17:00.000-05:002004-09-01T22:36:53.103-05:00I'm still here...I just wanted everyone to know that I am still here. I have not fallen off the blog wagon. Actually, I think I'm going to crank it up a few notches as the semester goes on. For now, School update:Hebrew is cool. i think I will like it emmensly.Grad Research and writing will be interesting. I get to write a paper for fun. i'm considering doing a paper on the effects of emerging Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1093438895553217442004-08-25T07:24:00.000-05:002004-08-25T21:48:48.736-05:00In Our New HomeThe move has come and gone, and it was eventful, and stressful, and joyous... A virtual cacophany of emotion. Let me explain.My weekend consisted of 2 round trips and 1 one-way trip to Abilene from Waco (190 miles each leg). Sandwiched in between was my ordination service Sunday night. Why all the drama and stress? Well, first off my car has transmission issues, so we had a friend Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1092978440980425362004-08-20T00:05:00.000-05:002004-08-20T00:07:20.980-05:00It's that time I want to let everyone know that moving time is here, and this will be my last post for a few days to a week. I look forward to continuing the conversation in abilene.Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1092631013626767812004-08-15T23:29:00.000-05:002004-08-15T23:36:53.626-05:00Tick, Tick, Tick... And then there was one ____...Day to finish remodeling mom's bathroom,Week before the ordination service,Week before we move,Week until school starts,transmission that needs to be replaced,200 mile trip our car needs to makeWeek until our family has no incomeWeek to finish packing.What a fun week this is going to be.Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1092263150131757102004-08-11T16:15:00.000-05:002004-08-11T17:27:48.963-05:00Convergence Church RevealedI'm finally getting around to finishing reading Leonard Sweet's Post-Modern Pilgrims. I've had the book for several years (actually, I bought it a second time online because I forgot I had copy one gathering dust), but over the past few weeks, I finally put it into the restroom reading rotation (I know that sounds like it the book is not at the top of my reading list, Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1092062134364358602004-08-09T09:17:00.000-05:002004-08-09T09:35:34.363-05:00Good Friends, Good FellowshipI suppose I'm on a farewell tour of sorts. I'm busy trying to visit friends and family befroe the move in two weeks. Yesterday, we had a family birthday party for my oldest, and then went to mosaic church in Austin one last time before we move. I absolutely love this community of believers. They have helped form me spiritually, and helped revolutionize my ideas Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1091687640346484222004-08-05T00:55:00.000-05:002004-08-06T02:24:25.356-05:00God's Provision at WorkI begin this with a caveat: this post will be long and personal. It is the story of my faith journey and how God has sustained me. Some of what I write may seem a little over the top and unbelieveable, but I assure you it is the truth, and I have witnesses.Let me begin by explaining that my conversion came around the time I was 20. I was in my third year of college as a Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1091643203501104892004-08-04T12:54:00.000-05:002004-08-04T13:13:23.500-05:00Provision I love to watch God providing for His children, especially when those children include me. We have been a bit tense in the taff household because of questions surrounding bills and the move to Abilene, i.e. housing, job, money to move, deposits, etc. Well, God provided for the first big need, as I previously wrote, so there was one release of tension. This week, God has provided more Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1091337324477615302004-07-31T23:57:00.000-05:002004-08-01T00:15:24.476-05:00Blog Tag I was thinking about the number of people who read my blog, and realized there aren't many. That is ok because this is an outlet for me and my thoughts, but I figured there must be others who don't get much traffic, so to increase traffic, I played a game. The rules are simple:Starting with a friends blog, I read the most recent post.Next, I note the date of posting and the number of Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1091077748588360072004-07-28T23:51:00.000-05:002004-07-29T00:09:56.840-05:00Six Days or not Six Days?
I attended a creationist presentation today where he made a compelling argument that the decline of the church is a direct result of a loss of scriptural authority brought about by compromising the literal six day creation. He argued that by allowing ages of time to be represented in the six days, one loses the battle with the secularist view that the Bible is a Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1090910113694735682004-07-27T00:39:00.000-05:002004-07-27T01:35:13.693-05:00Shadetree Anthropology
I was just contemplating the call I believe God placed on my life, and how much a missional mind set in and changed my perspective. Two years ago, I didn't know the word missional. I heard it for the first time while talking to Brian Seay and Don Vanderslice, the pastors of Mosaic Church in Austin, about my ministry style. I explained that I used a New King James Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1090883957744037282004-07-26T18:12:00.000-05:002004-07-26T18:19:17.743-05:00Stellar News! I still have a job. I talked to work this afternoon. Everything is cleared up! Praise God. I also found out that there is some serious potential for income between now and August 23 when school starts. I go in the morning to see about delivering phone books + normal work (that may just take care of financial situation #2 before the deadline) + my wife may be keeping a few kids Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1090824529871531852004-07-26T01:23:00.000-05:002004-07-26T01:50:45.456-05:00Oh the Possibilities
Well, here is more info in the Fillmore situation. When the pastor took over a year ago, the church had a consistent core attending. He then set about thinning the flock. In a year and a month, he thinned it to 3 people. He told the DOM he was resigning in three weeks (two weeks now), and recommended selling the property and closing the church. Andy, the DOM, said he Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1090734645216108872004-07-25T00:19:00.000-05:002004-07-25T00:50:45.216-05:00Another Log on the Fire... I'm not one to complain, usually, and I'm not going to whine and complain now. What I am going to do is throw more wood on the prayer list fire. A few things came up today that directly impact my family.Praise God, I had a wonderful tip day at work and God has filled financial need one.I was told that as of Monday morning, I have no job, completely confusing me Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1090679034016694552004-07-24T08:52:00.000-05:002004-07-24T09:27:52.246-05:00Homo sapiens: var. christianensis
Now here is a thought that most people don't get, including my wife. Shortly after we married, I made a shirt that said Homo sapiens christianenesis. It caused some people difficulty because they recognized the Homo sapiens part but not the rest. What most people don't realize is that modern man is not simply Homo sapiens, we are Homo sapiens cromagnonensis Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1090650787225177622004-07-24T01:30:00.000-05:002004-07-24T01:33:07.226-05:00Just Playing Around I just found out that i can change the color of my entries. So I thought I'd post one just to see how it looks. What do you think?Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1090614737770204552004-07-23T15:18:00.000-05:002004-07-23T15:32:17.770-05:00Powering Through Our sunday school class has been discussing "joy stealers" for the past few months. We are now finished with the study, but I find it mildly ironic that the week after the study ended, I find myself looking at some of the joy stealers first hand. As I have previously posted we are experiencing some pressure, especially financial pressure, in the family at this time, and I mustTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1090480732600508132004-07-22T01:47:00.000-05:002004-07-22T02:18:52.600-05:00Stompin' Pedals I'm a fat man. If you looked at me you would probably guess that exercise is not necessarily my friend. I do however have an exercise I love. I fell in love with it by accident. Actually, I started doing it just to get some exercise and because I didn't own a car, and in Texas in July and August, walking sucks. So, I( bought a bike for transportaion and exercise. When I Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1090395173902739922004-07-21T02:12:00.000-05:002004-07-21T02:32:53.903-05:00Too Much Emotion... I'm in confession mode at the moment, and feeling a little too much emotion. This probably isn't a good time to blog, but it is a great time to ask for prayer. My family is feeling the financial pinch caused by my stepping down from management so we could prepare for the move to Abilene. money is beyond tight, and I'm at the point where I don't know how we are going to be Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1090289660137339852004-07-19T20:58:00.000-05:002004-07-19T21:14:20.136-05:00Preparing the Way
The time has come. In the next month, my family will move for the seventh time in ten years, that means it is time to get packing. At our last move, my boxes of books filled the bottom of a 16ft U-haul one complete layer and then started another. That was 2 years and 17 classes ago, not to mention the books purchased for kicks (an 8 volume church history set, at least 4 Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1090229421396084802004-07-19T04:03:00.000-05:002004-07-19T04:30:21.396-05:00Chuck Colson on Alt. Church
My wife forwarded an email to me from Chuck Colson's Break Point Ministry. The email is a copy of Colson's 07-14-04 Commentary entitled Alt Churches. I think Colson makes a valid point when he criticizes churches that emphasize style over substance, but I think he has in large part missed the boat.
The problem is not with alt churches. The problem is with the Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1090050217876463792004-07-17T02:22:00.000-05:002004-07-18T13:49:56.056-05:00More Thoughts on Ordination
The more I think about ordination, the more I scratch my head and wonder. Brad Sargent of the futuristguy blog commented on ordination:
i agree - everyone ought to be ordained as an affirmation of their calling, gifts, and spiritual maturity level to handle what they're doing. those kinds of public rituals are more common in non-Western countries, but if we want toTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1089974101830901092004-07-16T05:02:00.000-05:002004-07-19T04:03:08.106-05:00"God put you in my way. I have no choice."
I just finished watching a movie, "The Four Feathers." I won't get into a review of it, there are plenty on the net. What I want to reflect on is the quote above. In the movie a Muslim man, Abou, finds a half-dead British man, Harry, unconscious in the Sudanese desert. He eventually tells the Brit that he is helping him because God put in his way.Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1089959513653938122004-07-16T01:08:00.000-05:002004-07-16T13:25:28.736-05:00The Locust
It may seem a little odd, but I think god spoke to me today through a locust. I've been stressing about my job, lack of funds, the up coming move, and school. I've been very insecure in my faith concerning God's promised provision even though He has faithfully sustained my family for years. Tonight was no different. I was delivering pizzas and worrying. i'd love to say God Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1089918899722679352004-07-15T14:04:00.000-05:002004-07-15T14:14:59.723-05:00I simply could not resist.....
The following is a snip-it from the Social ministries page of the website of the Abilene Baptist Association. Normally I wouldn't do something like this, but when I saw these typos i had to.
This ministry in its 14th year continues to monister to varying needs of hurting families whom Jesus referred to as the "lease of these." He said service to them is service toTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1089883406245258052004-07-15T04:23:00.000-05:002004-07-15T04:26:52.190-05:00Ordination and the Emerging Church
I've been a licensed Baptist minister for a number of years now. In the Baptist church that really isn't saying much. There are no hierarchical rules that must be followed to be licensed, and a license is not necessary to serve in a church. Actually, I was licensed by my first pastorate after I had served in the position for 6 months, and then primarily for Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1089754636027240792004-07-13T16:37:00.000-05:002004-07-13T16:40:54.326-05:00A heartbreaking finish to a great escape. Picture is from the official Tour de France web site.Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1089705096466689822004-07-13T02:26:00.000-05:002004-07-13T02:54:47.710-05:00Thoughts on Toxicity and the Organic Church
Futuristguy's blog the other day inspired me and I spent a lot of time working over the idea of organicism in the church. I'll admit that due to a background that includes a great deal of biology I probably see the concept of organic church differently, but it made me think about the function of ecosystems in nature. And that lead to a protracted Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1089611473330574362004-07-12T00:21:00.000-05:002004-07-12T00:51:13.330-05:00Where my modernity and emergence meet
Sometimes I feel like a walking ball of confusion. Part of me is grounded firmly in modernity, while part of me is caught up in the attitudes of emerging culture. I offer this as an example: I am a teaching pastor in a small church. The services are forever evolving (the pastor believes change should be constant). My duties are simple. I preach twice a Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1089365493766195572004-07-09T04:20:00.000-05:002004-07-09T04:31:33.766-05:00Futuristguy on organicism in the church
I just finished reading futuristguy's randomicities. He makes some very good points concerning the changes occuring within the culture of the church. It is a worthwhile read. WARNING: It is witten as an installment in a serial story. If you start reading and are confused, keep reading you'll find the info. Besides, The Adventures of Barometer Boy mayTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1089273489035650672004-07-08T02:38:00.000-05:002004-07-08T02:58:09.036-05:00The Anger of God
Over the past few weeks and months, I've begun to wonder about the attributes of God as expressed in terms of emotion. Today, I am beginning my study in ernest with a study of The anger of God.
Most of us don't think of God as angry, we usually think and talk about the love of God. However, the Bible clearly teaches that God does get angry. Exodus 4:14 says
Then the anger ofTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1089152066196599222004-07-06T17:13:00.000-05:002004-07-06T17:14:26.196-05:00Well, I haven't posted for a while. So I guess I'll start back up. I'll post tomorrowTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1062644901013159532003-09-03T22:08:00.000-05:002003-09-03T22:08:21.006-05:00Finally, school is here! Just what I needed more to do. Looks like a long hard but exciting semester. We just moved! We are now closer to the church, away from the in-laws, near the interstate, and most importantly in our own space. Once we get settled maybe the stress level will decline .Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-1056729427099942152003-06-27T10:57:00.000-05:002003-06-27T10:57:06.880-05:00I must play more golf!!! I played yesterday for the first time in forever and shot my worst round ever. Now i'm sun-burned, sore, and demoralized because I have proof i suck. What a wonderful sport. Worst of all, it was a match play tournament and the guy I was playing shot an 82 I love golf.Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-952225182003-06-02T23:26:00.000-05:002003-06-02T23:26:46.486-05:00I've been blog lazy since school ended. Ahh glorious peace and tranquility, and different types of stress. I practiced tonight for the first time with the beginnings of a worship team. I think it will go well, but it will be a little bumpy for a while. Somehow I've got to get Larry over the country music thing though, it doesn't sound quite right with Robbie Seay Band tunes.Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-943030512003-05-13T21:30:00.000-05:002003-05-13T21:30:38.793-05:00I wandered into a bookstore today, and left with another book to add to the summer reading list. Aside from the books already listed, monday I picked up Soul Salsa by Leonard Sweet, I had decided to add Soul Tsunami, and today I bought In Search of Authentic Faith by steve rabey. i sure do hope some of these prove useful next semester. I figure, if nothing else, i get a lot of practice readingTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-940907272003-05-09T23:38:00.000-05:002003-05-09T23:38:27.630-05:00Well, the stress is gone. i finished with a 4.0, a personal best. Certainly an improvement over the .2 I scored in my former existence as an anti-student. Now I just pray that I don't find myself looking over my transcript at 40-something realizing that I ddn't get credit for making the VP's Honor Role (ie Dean's List), and bugging the sophomore in the registrar's office to have it Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-940047272003-05-08T13:35:00.000-05:002003-05-08T13:38:29.000-05:00Ah, the suffering of finals week! Unlike many, I finished my finals on Monday, but now the wait. I believe I have either a 4.0 or a 3.8. I would be suprised to get anything lower, but hereinlies my suffering. If i make a 3.8, it will be because my teacher doesn't round up. I have a 90.74 in my introduction to Philosophy class, and at my school a 91 is required for an A. How bad it will suckTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-937831522003-05-05T00:06:00.000-05:002003-05-05T00:06:13.820-05:00I'm supposed to be studying for tomorrows finals, but i just finished reading a blog from my friend Sabrina (see my link bar). She has a powerful blog today. Highly recommend if you are interested in the social injustices of America in the second world war. I have seen the dressed up version of the camps at a museum in a small town in Utah, and all I can rea say is..."they were shelter." MoreTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-935760192003-04-30T23:30:00.000-05:002003-04-30T23:32:40.000-05:00I finished reading The Moviegoer today. I had to read it for school, but I'l reread it this summer for personal pleasure. It is a remarkable book philosophically. It is largely about the search for reasons to exist and behave in a "civil" manner, but that is not what I enjoyed most. The central character, Binx, loathes "everydayness," the normal state of existence for most people (get marriedTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-927599862003-04-16T23:50:00.000-05:002003-04-16T23:50:28.716-05:00It's Wednesday of Holy Week. Just under 2000 years ago, Jesus went to the cross for all men. I watched the 64th Annual Easter Pageant at school today, and found myself weeping, not at the crucifixion, but at the miracles, and the humanity shown. How powerful is that? Not only is the miracle of salvation enough to bring us to a place of humility, but dwelling on the service Jesus showed Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-924115102003-04-11T01:05:00.000-05:002003-04-11T01:05:43.606-05:00I just received an email from Jerry Falwell. I have no idea how I got on that list, but it disturbs me a bit. I found out last semester that I'm a "fundy," at least by my teacher's definition. i don't think like a fundy, or dress like a fundy, or talk like a fundy, I just prefer to take the Bible at face value when it makes sense to do so. i follow Ockham's razor religiously. the simplest Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-922720452003-04-09T00:28:00.000-05:002003-04-09T00:32:39.000-05:00I'm amazed at the workings of God. One year ago, I called into to work, quit, and headed to Provo because a church member had taken a turn for the worse and needed to be transferred. Earl passed away, and Doris, his wife, looked at me when I walked into the hospital lobby with tears in her eyes and said simply, "he's gone." Earl never attended church, but was a christian, and Doris is the Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-922059022003-04-08T01:47:00.000-05:002003-04-08T01:48:39.000-05:00I'mplaying with the blog today. The pictures are from a bon fire in Utah. That's my daughter to the left, and the church we built below this posting. The picture of Booger made me think. As a child of God, i sit on the steps and gaze in wonder at the awesome power He has, and sometimes, I only watch when the fire is close enough to touch. It seems safer that way. And eventhough I feel joy Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-919987722003-04-04T13:19:00.000-06:002003-04-04T13:19:55.123-06:00I don't know what I was thinking. I just asked for more work than I had to do, and I think I'm glad. Nothing quite like tightening the strings another crank when you can hear them starting to give way. Oh well. There's only another month of school and then SUMMER!!!!Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-918498982003-04-02T10:09:00.000-06:002003-04-02T10:09:01.153-06:00I love school, but much like marriage, I'm not always captivated by it because it is hard work. This semester, however, I have a great class that is reshaping my thoughts about ministry. It has folded and beat down and molded my perception, and that is a good thing. Instead of thinking about running a church, I think about what the word pastor really entails.
Does a pastor get up and leave Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-917770792003-04-01T09:38:00.000-06:002003-04-01T09:38:08.543-06:00I am a fat vegetarian! You don't see many fat vegetarians, but i am one. I became a vegetarian for lent, because i thought giving up the animal flesh would be difficult, but it has been suprisingly easy. I discovered new flavors, because now i eat things other than highly processed dead stuff, and I actually enjoy yogurt and granola! i don't know if i'll stay a vegetarian forever, I've Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-914224822003-03-26T11:34:00.000-06:002003-03-26T11:36:47.000-06:00I didn't get much sleep last night...3:30 to 7ish. But in my drowsey somewhat incoherent state, as I drove the 50 miles to school, I started thinking about the war. Is it justified? Is it being run well? Do I need to learn Arabic? (I want to, but do i need to? BTW This is not necessarily related to the war.)
I thought about growing up on Fort hood, and all of the people I know who have put Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206339.post-914007682003-03-26T02:47:00.000-06:002003-03-26T02:52:00.000-06:00Welcome...
This will serve as a type of online journal for this perverted thing I call my life. (Perverted in the not normal sense, not pervy type perverted) My life has lead me to conclude that there is a God, and God has a sense of humor, so don't be suprised to see references to God here, in fact, expect them. One last thing, my views do not express anyone else's views. They are my own, andTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559832900989295659noreply@blogger.com0