. . . About Jamsco
(idea blatantly stolen from Steve - every blogger should do this)
1. For the first 35 years of my life I lived in 6 different towns, but always within a 6 mile square radius.
2. I’m not super proud of this.
3. I graduated in the top ten percent of my high school class.
4. I don’t know what to think about Evolutionism vs. Straight Creationism
5. Same thing with Global Warming
6. I’m a Baptist
7. I think my Primary Goal should be to Glorify God
8. I pray that God will make this more and more my primary desire.
9. Favorite book: Lord of the Rings
10. I try to read all of Clancy, Crichton, Beale and Grisham
11. Not proud of this either (mainly the Clancy part)
12. Of those four Crichton is best.
13. 3 books that made my heart pound while I was reading them: Clancy – Sum of All fears
14. . . . Beale – The World in Shadow
15. . . . and Crichton – Disclosure
16. Last week, for the first time, I was able to see the bald spot on the back of my head in the mirror. Great!
17. Favorite Author – C.S. Lewis
18. Favorite C.S. Lewis Book: Screwtape
19. I’m not a sports guy.
20. During the school year I teach First Graders at our church’s Wed. Night Activities
21. I am writing a novel.
22. I don’t know if I will ever finish it.
23. Reading right now: Cryptonomicon by Stephenson
24. Coolest internet tool: Google Earth
25. I weigh five to ten pounds over my wedding weight
26. We (thanks to my wife’s work) eat a lot of natural foods
27. . . . Including Homemade Whole Wheat Bread
28. . . . And Raw (non homogenized, non pasteurized) milk
30. . . . And Only Maple Syrup (A gallon a month) or Honey for sweetener
31. . . . And forget Cold Cereal
32. I met my wife in a Christian College’s Choir.
33. It’s a good place to meet a spouse
34. I was a tenor, now I’m a baritone
35. She’s a soprano
36. Actually I was always a baritone, but they always need more tenors
37. We paid off our first home in less than seven years.
38. Not so our second home.
39. We just got a quarter cow and it is frozen in our freezer.
40. On Oct 21, 2007 the ages of our kids will be 4,5,6,7,8 and 9
41. My wife wants more
42. A family of 8 eats on average a dozen eggs a day.
43. On Oct 21, 2017 the ages of our kids will be 14,15,16,17,18 and 19
44. I fear how many eggs we’ll eat then.
45. I play the Piano, the Tuba and the Ukulele
46. Pretty much the only TV we watch is “The Office”
47. Kirk or Picard? Picard, of course. Less Swagger, More Subtlety
48. Star Wars or Star Trek: Don’t make me pick.
49. In high school I listened much to Supertramp and ELO
50. These days I buy every Weird Al CD
51. I considered it somewhat of a failing that I like secular music over Christian music
52. I am currently in a 40-Day No secular music (except classical) fast
53. I’ve been to two big name concerts: Supertramp and U2 (Joshua Tree)
54. My Dad died of cancer when I was in fifth grade
55. My mom remarried – now she and my New Dad have been married 26 years.
56. Our family likes picnicking – we’ve picnicked in 8 different states
57. Two Favorite Vacation Spots: Black Hills and North Shore of Superior
58. I like blizzards (both weather and DQ dessert).
59. Favorite Book of the Bible: Ephesians? James? Job?
60. I have a Masters Degree in Computer Science
61. If you’re in the Twin Cities and you see a blue suburban with 8 fish on the back, it’s us.
62. As far as I can remember, I’ve never told a flat out lie in my life.
63. My Birthday is Christmas Day
64. I like DQ cake better than regular cake
65. Current Favorite Verse: 1 Peter 2:9-10“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation . . .”
66. Beatles, Rolling Stones or Led Zeppelin? Beatles
67. Although I might have gone with RS or LZ . . . if I liked a single one of their songs.
68. Although “Shattered” is halfway decent.
69. Your God (the way you think of him) is too small.
70. Your God (the way he really is) is infinitely good.
71. Any sin against him is infinitely bad.
72. Any infinitely good being is worthy of praise.
73. So praise him.
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June 11, 2007 at 9:44 pm
Marie
So surprised to read the evolution/creation dilemma. I don’t understand it, from a Bible believer.
June 12, 2007 at 10:04 am
jamsco
I have a few good friends who are very serious Bible Believing Christians and also very good scientists who believe in God-sourced evolution. I can’t bring myself to fully discount their thoughts on this matter.
June 12, 2007 at 1:51 pm
didasko
How do you figure that Scripture allows for that interpretation?
June 12, 2007 at 2:23 pm
jamsco
In the hebrew: yom = age, not yom = 24 hours. It’s possible.
Or doesn’t that get to what you are asking? What part don’t you like?
June 12, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Marie
So, in other parts of the OT, when a “day” is mentioned, it’s always a “yom?”
“And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. . .” seems pretty straightforward to me. Would He wrap an evening and a morning around an “age?”
June 13, 2007 at 7:31 am
didasko
My post on May 25th gives some resources on this topic, but I would specifically refer to this article, which Marie would agree with I assume.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/the-lie/appendix2.asp
The reason I am hesitant to see days in Gen. 1 is that when you start out interpreting Scripture to fit your theories, or metaphorically, the rest of the Bible is easier to do the same to, and explain away. Not that this is what you are doing, but that is why I am hesitant to suggest such an interpretation to Gen. 1.
I would like to hear more on the topic, if you have anything to add.