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Merry Christmas 2008!

By Matt Jacob | Published: December 25, 2008
Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope this year finds you happy and healthy. Here’s some good stuff from Luke 2:8–14 to think about: And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord [...]
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On having clear vision (part II)

By Matt Jacob | Published: March 25, 2008
O, Mexico, how I love thee. Thy joyous people, thy sugar-laden sodas, and thy rocks that break off into small pieces and impregnate thineselves into my left eye. For the record, the mighty Mexican rocks were simply no match for my pickaxe-wielding fervor. The magnitude of my work was simply too much for Mexico to handle, [...]
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How important is clear vision?

By Matt Jacob | Published: March 24, 2008
There are many things in life that I don’t think I appreciate fully until they’re gone. Vision is one of those things. Think about it, though: every morning, I wake up, I open my eyes, light passes through the cornea, lens, and retina of each eye, and I can see. And thankfully, I’ve always had [...]
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Merry Christmas!

By Matt Jacob | Published: December 25, 2007
I just wanted to take a minute to wish everyone a merry Christmas. I refuse to say “happy holidays” or “season’s greetings”, because, according to my secular calendar, today is still known as Christmas. On the other hand, if you celebrated Hanukkah earlier this month, happy Hanukkah/Chanukah/Hannukah/et al. If you be celebratin’ Kwanzaa tomorrow, have [...]
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We’re on Our #!$%#!@ Way to Church

By Matt Jacob | Published: June 4, 2006
I won’t do it. I refuse. You’ll never find me with a Christian fish on the back of my car. I don’t have anything against the ubiquitous little symbol. I just don’t want to advertise that I’m a Christian, because I don’t always drive like it. Like today, for example. On my way home from church, [...]
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