Rants, Raves, and Redemption

Hello

2011-01-03T03:04:00.001-06:00

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Blog Move

2010-04-28T15:12:00.003-05:00

I've moved my blog. You can find it here: www.jasoncrandall.info

Today I Get To Live

2009-01-21T09:17:00.001-06:00

Today I get to liveToday started out very normal. I got up, watched some TV, ate some breakfast, got the baby ready, brought him to Mother's Day Out, went to the gym. I hate the gym. It's a necessary evil though and I went through my workout without much thought given to what was actually happening. I got done with my workout, got in the shower, got out of the shower, and started getting

Wherever you are, be there...

2008-10-24T14:23:00.003-05:00

"Wherever you are, be there" is something I heard somebody say once. I think it was Rob Bell, but I'm sure he got it from somewhere else and they got it from somewhere else and so on and so on. Anyway, it's an idea I've been pondering this week and TRYING ever so hard to apply. Do you know how hard it is though in today's world? It seems like every activity is setting up for the next activity

All by myself...don't wanna be all by myself...

2008-10-01T09:34:00.002-05:00

AloneNobody wants it. Nobody likes it. Think about it like this: in prison (a place of punishment) in order to punish you further they put you by yourself for some period of time. Then when you have met their requirements they do not release you from prison, but from solitary confinement. Now, I need my alone time just like anybody else. I need time to think, I need time to reflect, I need

The Crandalls are Okay

2008-09-13T08:54:00.002-05:00

All, Allie, Drew, and I are fine. We evacuated to San Antonio on Thursday and are safe. It looks like Pearland got the direct hit of the storm after landfall. The good news is that it seems that everyone we know is alright. The bad news is that there is damage everywhere. Keep praying for Galveston/Houston area. Will update regularly as I hear about it.

OUTCAST

2008-07-15T08:55:00.003-05:00

I’m a pariah. I’m an outcast. I’m hated by all those around me. Nobody likes me and nobody wants to be close to me and my wife. Why you may ask? You seem like a nice enough guy. You seem funny, or at least you think you are. Why do people hate you? I’m traveling,..in an airplane with…a baby. Everywhere else we go people look at him and say things like “He’s such a

Confession: Boasting, Bragging, or Whatever You Call It.

2008-05-12T11:29:00.000-05:00

I’m a proud person. It’s something that I’ve known about myself for a long time. It’s something, since I’ve been saved that I hate about myself, but it’s something I haven’t worked very hard to get out of my life. Today I caught myself doing it again. My mother-in-law and I like to play around with stocks. We talk about our picks frequently and what they’ve done. Lately, I’ve been on a bit

Heart Wrenching Screams & Other Things That Are Good For Us

2008-05-08T10:52:00.000-05:00

Today I took my 4 month old son to the doctor's office for his 4 month checkup and his shots. Everything was going fine. He was a little fussy, but we weighed (14lbs. 6oz.) and measured (26in.) him. They looked in his ears, nose, and mouth and he was fine. The doctor checked his tummy that checked out and then the doctor left the room and a nurse entered with a silver platter of needles. All

A Discovery: Arrested Development

2008-04-24T18:43:00.000-05:00

Arrested Development is amazing! I had never seen it until today and I think I've watched 12 episodes in a row. I've become a huge fan. The only show that's better...it's still The Office. If you have the chance check it out.

An Old Friend Coming Home (or over for dinner)

2008-04-12T15:25:00.000-05:00

The shouts of excitement were coming from my house on Thursday when finally, after long last, a new episode of The Office was shown. There were shouts, but not during the actual show, during the show we had the quiet game going on so that we wouldn't miss any of this first new episode since October. Only a few things surpass this feeling. Knowing ChristMarriage to AllieBirth of DrewOthers

CSI: Pearland & Other Exhausting Things

2008-04-05T11:06:00.000-05:00

Today is the culmination of a lot of work for me, but especially our students. We are doing a Murder Mystery Fundraiser tonight to benefit the students going to camp and potentially a missions trip in late August or December. We've been up there almost every night this week working on it. I've been up till 1AM with non-Drew related incidents the last 4 nights as well CRAZY...PRAY FOR ME! (I

WHOLE JOY

2008-04-04T11:41:00.000-05:00

I've recently been pretty convicted over my lack of a plan for memorizing Scripture. Since college I just haven't done it much. So for the last few days I have been working on 1 John 1.1-4 (from the ESV). That which was from the beginning which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands concerning the word of life - the life was made

Crandall Returns to the Blogisphere

2008-04-02T14:21:00.000-05:00

It's been a LONG time since I've blogged. I posted back in December I think, but I didn't really write it, just a copy and paste to make me feel better about what I'm doing... Pretty lazy and lame I admit. I am returning to the blogisphere, inspired by my friend Mike Mathews, a guy in his 60s, who thinks more than most people in their 20s and 30s. I am also responding to Kris Hokanson who wants

Have I been daring greatly

2007-12-10T09:20:00.000-06:00

Teddy Roosevelt's famous speech has always been a favorite of mine. It was brought to mind today in my devotions as I finished James in 5.19-20. I don't think I've been daring greatly. I need to. I've posted the speech below to encourage and inspire. It is not the critic who counts; Not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better

Christianity Misunderstood...AGAIN

2007-10-12T07:15:00.001-05:00

I watched an interview this morning on the Today Show with Donnie Deutsch. They were recapping an interview that he had done with Ann Coulter, a conservative and controversial author and commentator. Deutsch was offended by Coulter saying that he needed to be "perfected". He took it as a desire to wipe Jews off the map, which is not what Coulter meant at all. It is deeply held in

Graduation

2007-05-29T20:58:00.000-05:00

I just graduated this last weekend from Southeastern Seminary in WakeForest, NC. I can't believe I'm done!

Jack Bauer is My Hero

2007-05-02T13:52:00.000-05:00

As a devout 24 fan I had to give a little extra play to this list I found on my friend Sam Sutter's Blog. Enjoy!!!!"The anti-Christ is hoping Jack Bauer won't be left behind." Jack Bauer is an Arminian…if you cooperate you can cut a deal. Jack Bauer once baptized someone until he talked. Pray with Jack Bauer but if he offers the laying on of hands, decline. Jack Bauer giving the

Day 4 and Day 5

2007-03-17T00:35:00.000-05:00

Again, we've seen so much and done so much it is hard to explain it all. With no further ado here is what we did on March 15th and March 16th.March 15Places VisitedJordan River - We were baptized in the Jordan River. Sonny baptized me and then I got to baptize Allie. It was very cool to think about that this was the river that John the Baptist baptized people seeking repentance and the very

Day 2 and Day 3

2007-03-14T20:02:00.001-05:00

For those faithful readers out there I'm sorry I haven't written in a few days. It has been so busy and full and we haven't had an internet connection. 3/13/07Places Visited:Caesarea by the Sea - This was the Herod the Great's capitol city. This was also the place that we read about in Acts 10 where Cornelius, the first gentile convert, lived and believed in Christ. Most likely it is also the

Holy Land - The Arrival

2007-03-12T22:03:00.000-05:00

Yesterday afternoon (Israeli time, morning if you are in the states) we landed at Ben Guiren airport in Tel Aviv. The flight was LONG, but actually pretty good. I hate flying, but it really wasn't that bad, although I got next to zero sleep and watched "Stranger Than Fiction" with Will Ferrel 3 or 4 times. We got off the plane and proceeded to Customs. We had our passports stamped and got our

Major Improvement!

2007-02-14T11:48:00.000-06:00

God has been good. The doctor went in today expecting to find little if any improvement, but as they examined they found blood flow by all 3 of the major clots. That is a huge first step. They were able to suck out some of the clot and they will be going back in later today to try and suck out more. Thank you for your prayers, but please don't stop. The medicine that Stanley has in him is

Little if any improvement...

2007-02-13T17:42:00.000-06:00

Greetings,After all of our hopes that things had changed sadly, they haven't. Thedoctors have seen in the dye test that there has been little if anyimprovement. Aunt Kathy (Uncle Stan's wife) has asked that if you are able to fast fromthis evening until 4pm tomorrow to do it. The reason that they are asking for thefast from those times is that they are only able to have the clot bustingmedicine

Uncle Stan Accepts Jesus

2007-02-13T10:25:00.000-06:00

I just got a text message from Allie that said that she was able to share the Gospel with her uncle Stanley and he squeezed her hand saying that he wanted to pray to receive Jesus. Allie prayed with him. God is so good to us. Thank you for your prayers. On a much less significant note, but still great they are hoping that he will be able to eat solid food today. he has also refused pain meds

Allie's Uncle Stanley

2007-02-13T06:33:00.000-06:00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS! Allie's uncle is doing better. They went in and did a procedure to try to break through some of the clots (There are several near the brain). Those clots are about the size of a pea in diameter, but they are very long. One is as long as 18cm or 7inches. The doctor was able to work through some of it and apply clot busting medicine to it, but we are far from out

Grace Pt.1

2006-12-14T11:09:00.000-06:00

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about grace. It's a little word, only five letters long. It's short, but it's depth is broad. It is one of God's top 2 qualities. (I would say His first is His holiness, but it is kind of useless to try to separate God's characteristics. He is who He is and He has always been who He is.) Grace is huge for us.To illustrate our lack of understanding about grace I

RESOLVED: Thoughts from Jonathan Edwards

2006-12-08T00:00:00.000-06:00

When Jonathan Edwards was young he wrote several things that he was resolved to do. These are the first 20. Enjoy. They are AMAZING! My personal favorite is #6. Love it! 1. Resolved, that I will do whatsoever I think to be most to God' s glory, and my own good, profit and pleasure, in the whole of my duration, without any consideration of the time, whether now, or never so many myriads of

Put on the breaks: THIS HAS GOT TO STOP!

2006-11-06T09:34:00.001-06:00

I've just read an interesting and scary research report done by the Barna Group of Ventura, California. Read the report! Basically, it says that 20somethings are exiting the church like crazy. This happens typically after a great deal of involvement in the teen years. These students have been active and an involved in youth group and church events, but have failed to become involved as they

Intelligent Celebrities and Other Oxymorons

2006-10-14T09:36:00.000-05:00

Today I went to the local grocery store to pickup some donuts for breakfast. While I was standing in line I noticed US Weekly, the celebrity news magazine. This is one of the most amazing parts of our society, an entire magazine devoted to the lives of stupid celebrities who "can't find love" or "look fabulous on the runway" or as Tara Reid said in the most recent US Weekly "I will never be

The New York Yankees and other thoughts on combating evil

2006-10-07T16:40:00.000-05:00

OK, I'm a little biased. I'm from Detroit and the Tigers are playing the Yankees in the playoffs. We are up 2 games to 1 in a best of 5 series and we're winning 4-0 in the top of the 5th. We're killing them, but I still can't stand the Yankees and their yearly dominance. I think I agree with Larry Lucchino when he called them the "Evil Empire". The thing is that most of the time they beat you

I Love T-Shirts

2006-10-06T12:06:00.000-05:00

I love T-Shirts. I have about 500 billion (ok, not that many, but that's an important number REMEMBER IT). I like them because they are comfortable, cheap, and provide a great deal of social commentary. Recently I saw one in a mall, a teenage girl was wearing it and it said in big bold all capital letter "IT'S ALL ABOUT ME". When I passed her in the mall it got me to thinking - that's really sad.