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“For it is impossible to restore to repentance those who were once enlightened - those who have … shared in the Holy Spirit … and who then turn away from God.” Hebrews 6:4-6

Daffodil Lament
For some reason, I like saying the word “daffodil” lately. I don’t know why, though. It might because I recenly heard the song “Daffodil Lament” by the Cranberries, or maybe it’s because I seem to be getting a bunch of SPAM advertising some drug called “Tadafalil” or something like that. When you get a song stuck in your head, listening to a new song will help you forget it, but how do you get a word out of your head?

Visiting Iowa: Well, Friday morning we got off of the plane in good old DSM and immediately had goose bumps. It was a cold morning for Iowa in August. We suddenly regretted not having warmer clothes in our bags. Fortunately, it’s warmed up but I think God was trying to tell us that we weren’t in Florida anymore. Seeing family is well worth the goosebumps.

Apple - iTunes: “Party Shuffle” Here’s a nifty iTunes trick. The Party Shuffle is nice except that it tends to “get in a rut” sometimes and play a whole batch of songs that you’ve rated as 1 or 2 stars; even if you have check the box to play higher rated songs more often.

My solution is to create three smart playlists and use these as the source for my Party Shuffle.

BIND 8 for NT: “How can I setup my DNS so that my own and my clients’ mail is reliably delivered” Wow, a great little tutorial explaining clearly how to set up your dns records to show the world that you’re servers aren’t sending spam and also how to set up your mail server to recognize those who are likely spammers.

The Spiritual Leader’s Task: “move people from where they are to where God wants them to be” The men’s group at West Bradenton Baptist Church is discussing the qualities of a spiritual leader. Here are few notes of interest:

…both Joshua and Moses went through hard times.
This is true, and in both cases, the hard times were brought about when they tried to get ahead of God. By this I mean doing something that God did not tell them to do.

Sometimes, we go through hard times because God is purposely trying to refine us and and make us stronger. Sometimes, we go through hard times in order to prepare for what he has planned next. Sometimes, both of these are true.

Using gmail (and other non-hotmail) mail service with MSN Messenger. If you have Windows XP you were prompted at the initial set-up to “associate a passport” with your windows user account. Something about this dialog seems to encourage many people to sign up for a hotmail account. If you already have an e-mail account or don’t want to use hotmail then there is no need to sign up for a hotmail account. All you need to do is create a passport with Microsoft for your preferred e-mail address.

OpenOffice.org Documentation:: “Create and Maintain a Table Of Contents”
So it’s actually pretty easy to create a table of contents. You just have to take a minute and use google to find the tutorial.

“OpenOffice.org” what I love about OpenOffice.org: For writing long documents and document based upon content (vs. design), I love OpenOffice.org. I really love the “styles” feature as I’ve always advocated creating the document content and formatting afterwards.

What I wish OOo had is:
* MS Word’s outline mode. Maybe it exists, but I can’t seem to find it if is in there somewhere.