October 14th, 2009 | 7 Comments
Well, the new mobile phone is still a novelty around here. Laura is breaking records on text messages, but wasn’t very crazy about the alert tone announcing a text message. Unlike cell phones in the past that I have owned, this one didn’t come with a booklet/manual. It had a small quick guide, and a rather unimpressive down-loadable pdf manual.
After some trial and error, I now know how to how to change the text message ringtone for our new phone.
Here is what you do:
1. Menu
–> Settings
–> Sound Profile
–> Click on Normal
–> Click on the drop box on the top where it says “Normal” Change it to MESSAGE
2. Click on Message Alert Tone
–> Click the bottom right TONES. Pick a tone
It only gives you four options.
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December 10th, 2008 | 2 Comments
Once someone asked me, “How can you tell if a religion is a cult?”
I thought about it, as at first the answer seemed complex, and I looked for a way to give a simple answer.
I finally summed it up as best I could, “Usually there is an element of works, of earning a way into heaven.”
I was quick to add the Bible doesn’t support that at all.
This week at church we had a visiting preacher, Morris Gleiser. I liked what he said on the subject of salvation, “I wouldn’t trust the best 5 minutes of my life to get me into heaven.”
You can listen to his whole message HERE
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April 20th, 2007 | 1 Comment
Except as actors, Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger never have impressed me much, but a subject close to my heart appeared in the news, and I find myself heartbroken for their daughter, and all the children out there who have to live with emotional and physical abuse.
In case you missed the news , upset that his 11 year-old daughter wasn’t in to take his call, Mr. Baldwin left a horrifying message on her answering machine , with threats, cursing, and name-calling such as "a thoughtless little pig."
After listening to the message , I feel the court was in its right to suspend his visitation rights. He needs help. He seemed too comfortable leaving such a message, and it appeared to not be a first for this kind … Read entire article »
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