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Jonathan

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose

About Me

Well I have a pretty simple life. I love Jesus Christ, because He first loved me and saved me from myself. I love my family (my wife Emily, my daughters Addie Leigh and Piper Elisabeth and my brother Brian [and the rest of my family]). I work as a Financial Planner in Magnolia AR, and I recently obtained my Certified Financial Planning(TM) designation. I love reading, discussing, spending time with my family and friends and outdoor activities.

My Interests

Family and Friends, Theology, Financial Planning

I'd like to meet:

People who like what I like and want to talk about it. People who dislike what I like and want to talk about it.

Music:

Caedmon's Call, Rock

Movies:

Tombstone, Luther, Chronicles of Narnia, X-Men, Princess Bride, Red Dawn, Goonies, anything with Chris Farley, anything with Adam Sandler, of course Napoleon Dynamite, The Bourne Trilogy, Shooter, Looking forward to Amazing Grace!

Television:

24, Prison Break, Mythbusters, History Channel, Discovery Channel

Books:

Desiring God, Let the Nations Be Glad, The God Who is There, Doctrine of God (Frame), the Bible (of course), The Deliberate Church, The Mortification of Sin, Holiness

Heroes:

John Piper, C.H. Spurgeon, Jonathan Edwards, Jack Bauer, Martin Luther, Al Mohler, Mark Driscoll, John Owen

My Blog

Im Going To Teach My Children Heresy

No, it's not a sarcastic retort to those who think John Piper is a heretic. I really am going to teach my girls exactly what John Shelby Spong (and company) believes who has denied every maj...
Posted by Jonathan on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:53:00 PST

Theology in Action

I am very blessed to know Chuck and Ashley Flurry personally, and for those of you who may not know them or their situation I would encourage you to go to their personal blog at www.ashleyandchuck.blo...
Posted by Jonathan on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:39:00 PST

Change Is Good, Just Ask My 2 Year Old

My wife and I recently embarked on the great adventure of potty training. Eventually we figure our daughter will not enjoy walking around with a hand grenade-like mass in her pants, so we have decided...
Posted by Jonathan on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:12:00 PST

Optometric Machines Dont Make Good Pillows

Matthew 6:27And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? Intro This is my stab at narrative theology. Here goes&. so I went to the Ophthalmologist today and was ru...
Posted by Jonathan on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:03:00 PST

Why We Named Our Daughter After John Piper

  Most of the time people put a significant amount of thought into the naming of their children. Many times couples go with a family name, or a name that has a certain meaning that they want thei...
Posted by Jonathan on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:29:00 PST

On Theological Dialogue

After years and years of watching myself and others totally botch theological dialogue, I decided to sit down and write about how I have seen it done effectively. Here are my observations of tactics a...
Posted by Jonathan on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:59:00 PST

The Honky Tonk Gospel

I was hoping that the title would generate some buzz. Here are just a few random thoughts from a small sermon that I plan to do Sunday night at my church.One thing that I have been reminded of in rece...
Posted by Jonathan on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:02:00 PST