"Today's tradition of pronouncing His completely hellenized name as "Jesus" has indeed obscured His true name, "Yeshua," and has shifted its perceived meaning much like most of His original teachings.

"As with all things Essene however, there is always the exoteric and the esoteric philosophies and functions. That is, those ideas and teachings suitable to be imparted to the public, and those designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone.

"Even His name, it would seem, became a part of this understanding. The name Jesus or Jesus Christ is often used in everything from idle conversation, to bumper stickers and jewelry, to enforcing false teachings, to justifying wars and political agendas, and is even used as a profanity. The name Yeshua however, has remained pure and holy, known and used only by those who would uphold His name and teachings in the highest regard and thus reserving His holy name for use only in spiritual matters and the most humbled and sincere of prayer and obeisances."


-http://www.thenazareneway.com/yeshua_jesus_real_name.htm

red white blue

red white blue, originally uploaded by tuskart.

I love carnival glass.

I turned 39 yesterday. I got 2 grand in free lighting for my bday. And lots of love.

Photoshop has crossed over from deception to art form at this point.

I like Artbreak.com and I like this artist.

I just listed The Top Ten Restaurants in Palm Coast. I think I need to do some more research.

One of my favorite bloggers just published a very honest perspective on her experience with abortion. Reading the subsequent comments kept me up past my bedtime last night.

Abortion used to be a topic I felt very strongly about, almost to the point of extremism. Now I throw all my Planned Parenthood and NARAL mail in the recycling bin unopened. I just can't go there anymore.

I wish I had the gumption of Penelope Trunk to get personal about my feelings on this issue, but I simply don't. Also this blog was never about exposing myself. It's a place to record my life for my loved ones to read now or someday when I'm gone.

Here's what matters: Merritt made a garden of legos for me. He came up with the idea completely on his own. I took a picture of him and his brother with his lovely creation. The sculpture remained on the kitchen counter for days, until Merritt got mad at me for saying "no" about something (don't remember what, not important) and destroyed it. I sent this photo to the immediate family. Mary said Merritt looks like a combo of our dad and Christi, and that Justin is the quintessential Rice: big head and big blue eyes. I love my boys.

A feminist perspective of Angie in Bazaar magazine.

Isla's art rocks!

Watching: True Blood Season One

Reading: House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

Writing: An article about my first chartered fishing trip and the fish we caught

Listening: The Beach 92.7 for the most part

Feeling: In the summer

Sporting: Tan, "Mom bathing suit"

Mood: Optimistic


Missing: Costa Rica

The household (including myself) is currently obsessed with Diesel 10 from the Thomas the Tank Engine movie, also known as "Pinchy Pinchy". Justin turns three tomorrow and he's getting the wooden train and book. I'm probably also going to make them shirts at Cafepress.

Diesel 10 Means Trouble!

The Egyptian god Horus as a falcon (via wikipedia.org)

A stereogenic center is also known as a chiral center. It is characterized by an atom which has different groups bound to it in such a manner that its mirror image is non-superimposable.

-Organic Chemistry Learning Center

carrots

carrots, originally uploaded by tuskart.

Now my love for food, writing, and photos bathed in natural light have a common purpose.

quiche

quiche, originally uploaded by tuskart.

There is actually such a thing as food porn photography.

cookies

cookies, originally uploaded by tuskart.

Writing for the Examiner is unexpectedly fun because I get to utilize my macro photography hobby.

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.