in: Random.
05-01-2010 No replies
I don’t like to advertise too much, but I was just listening to some Shane and Shane, and I thought “everyone should have good headphones for music”.
I own two sets of headphones. One’s big, scary, and amazing-sounding (I use them at home). The other pair
You should get some decent headphones. You’ll thank me later.
Photo by vagawi
I split this into multiple posts because I don’t really like writing long posts. This way I can be a little bit more verbose, and not feel like I’m making people bored.
In my last post I talked about why I have a problem with how most people view excellence in ministry. I’d like to refine that a little now.
My tendency to affirm total depravity leads me to dislike the typical definition of worship (whatever that is). The idea that we can do anything to please God (that He hasn’t already done) borders on offensive to me. It’s not just total depravity that makes me feel this way, but I want to explain how it relates and how the gospel changes it. Continued…
in: Photography.
04-29-2010 No replies
If you couldn’t tell, I’m slowly raising the level of difficulty for these games. The last one was guessed on the first try. This one took until the second guesser. Ron won this round. He’ll soon be added to the Page of Winners.
The next one will be coming soon. Rather than checking back in a semi-stalker way, maybe you’d like to subscribe or follow me on Twitter.
My dad has this thing about excellence in churches. My church has a tendency to throw things together last minute with very little planning. We do this at least in some ways out of necessity, because we’re a small church and it’s hard to get enough people together for a given ministry.
Anyway, the thrown-togetherness of our ministries really bugs my dad (hi, dad!). He understands ministry within the church to be a form of worship. He draws an analogy comparing a hastily-prepared ministry with offering a crippled lamb (“with one eye hanging out”) as a sacrifice in OT times. God didn’t want Israel’s leftovers; He wanted their best.
Okay, so the last one was pretty easy. Here’s one that should take longer. You can check out the Page of Winners to see a list of previous objects. You might also find it helpful to read the tips and rules. This one will end tomorrow (Thursday, 04/29/10) at 2100 Eastern.
Don’t worry, I soon plan to start writing real posts, too.
in: Photography.
04-28-2010 1 reply
Well, that was an easier round. I figured I’d be nice before I post some of the other ones I’ve taken. Megan won this one, and will be up on the Page of Winners soon.
Check back soon for more pictures to guess. You can subscribe or follow me on Twitter if you want to make sure you’re not late.
in: Photography.
04-26-2010 7 replies
It’s (finally) that time again! This episode of “Guess What It Is” will last until Wednesday (04/28/10) 12PM Eastern. Check out the Page of Winners to see what I’ve already used.
in: Web Design.
04-15-2010 1 reply
I’ve finally done it. I thought I’d never do it because I just kept putting it off. Then one day I just decided to do it. What am I talking about? The new theme of course! It’s all textured and gradiented… or gradiated. It’s got gradients.
Anyway I should give credit where it’s due. The new theme is built off of the Carrington JAM framework which was really a huge time-saver even though it took me forever to learn it.
I’m not done yet. I plan to adjust the typography a bit (new CSS3 @font-face fonts), swap out the images in the middle column (bookmark), and probably lengthen the far right column to add some more content… plus a bunch of other minor changes. I’ve also gotta make the site work in IE7 (it works okay in 8, and I’m not even gonna try for 6). Yeah, I’m lazy.
Anyway, let me know what you think in the comments below.
in: Random.
04-01-2010 No replies
I know I haven’t posted in a while. It turns out that this post is just old content. I made this wallpaper about two years ago (or so says the metadata). The textures were mostly made using GIMP or something I found on a stock website too long ago to remember. It was modeled in Blender and rendered in Indigo. I then post-processed it in GIMP.
It’s large enough for most people to use as a wallpaper, though it’s kind of a funny size. Download it here.
in: Graphic Design.
02-04-2010 No replies
I know, it’s been a while since I’ve written. Don’t worry, though, I don’t have a lot of time so I don’t plan on rambling a lot in this post. I’m going to talk a little bit about line height, explain some general rules, then give a brief explanation of why they’re important. I’m doing this because most people are bad at setting line height. Continued…
My name is David Mikucki. I like to learn about God, design things, take pictures, play games, and use the web. I write about these things (and others) here on my blog.