Fantasy Football Anyone?

fantasyfootball.jpgSo, I started a Fantasy Football League over at ESPN.com, but we still need a few teams to participate in the league. If you want to play, leave a comment and I’ll send you an invite. It’s hard to get teams when you don’t know a lot of people who you think might be interested in playing fantasy football. Anyway, leave a comment and I’ll hook you up.

I LOVE Thursday afternoons

Just wanted to pop in and say how much I love Thursday afternoons. Why? Because I know that I don’t have class again until Tuesday morning (7 am). It means that I have unscheduled time, and I do lots of cool stuff in my unscheduled time. Research, read, prepare for class, and especially spend time with my family. It’s a great feeling, even if I’m crazy tired from getting up at 5:30 am.

Lost in Translation

Poorly translated sign The reason this picture is funny is because of the horrible translation job done. Click on it to see better. They must have used an online translating tool or something because the English is horrific. The idea behind the sign is for people to take off their hats before entering the sanctuary. The second part is about being respectful because this is a place of worship.

There is a lesson in all this. I think the problem lies in the attempt for an exact translation of the words. The lesson (for ministry) in this example is that we cannot translate everything exactly. We want to get an idea across. Many times, in missions, we try to translate our idea of Christianity (or youth ministry, pastoral ministry, or whatever ministry) exactly, when really, the idea is what we should be communicating.

The problem, however, is that it’s easier (in the short run) for us to just import something. In the example above, it was much easier for them to just put the text into a computer program and settle for a translation, however bad it may be. It would take more time to actually try to translate it or ask someone to help translate it into correct English. Often we don’t want to take the time to spread the idea, and we look for a quick answer.

By the way, thanks to Amy for the picture.

Thoughts on jogging

I just got back from my first jogging session. I decided that I’m too fat and need to at least get in shape (even if I don’t lose any weight). So I’m using Cool Running Couch to 5k running program. It’s supposedly easy at the beginning, but I am practically dying here.

The first week, you just run 60 seconds and then walk 90 seconds for 20 minutes. I did that, but there were a few things I didn’t realize.

  1. Just how out of shape I am.
  2. The altitude. Mexico is about 7000 feet above sea level, making it hard to breathe and run at the same time.
  3. Hills. Our neighborhood is far from level.
  4. It’s cold outside in the mornings, adding to the difficulty level.

Well…hopefully, I’ll stick to it. It’s only 3 times a week.

By the way, if you want to watch the video about my thoughts, here it is. You can check my progress on www.thejogvlog.wordpress.com