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I've designed a few pages to tell a little bit about myself, and provide information on several items that interest me. If you have any comments, feel free to email me at info@TheLances.org.
In a nutshell, here's a few quick paragraphs that describe who I am...
I was born here in Tennessee, and I have lived here all my life. I have no intention of moving anywhere else because I love this state and I want to remain close to my family. I have a wonderful wife named Sherry, a daughter named Hannah (9), and a son named Noah (6). We are homeschooling our children; you can find some links for homeschool information on our main home page.
I currently work as a staff software engineer for Square D/PowerLogic, where I develop Win2K, WinXP and Win2003 software for the power monitoring & control systems market. (We make quality stuff too, I might add! Only the best for our customers! Check us out sometime.) Occasionally I also do some consulting work on the side as time permits.
I enjoy working with computers, mostly microcomputers running flavors of Windows. My favorite OS is WinXP. (Win2003 is still growing on me.) My development languages of choice are C++, Java and C#.
I enjoy just about all types of music; a notable exception is rap. In particular I like southern gospel, bluegrass, classical and neoclassical music. Among my favorite movies are Raiders of the Lost Ark, Titanic, Big Jake, It's A Wonderful Life, The Sound of Music, The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, and The Ten Commandments. I don't care for any current television shows... there is nothing of good quality out there that is entertaining, wholesome or thought-provoking. Well, there's always the football season! ;-)
I also like to read just about anything, although my taste is mainly for nonfiction and inspirational works. A sampling of some of my favorites from my personal library are: H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Carl Sagan's Cosmos, Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, Phillip Johnson's Darwin on Trial, Rush Limbaugh's The Way Things Ought to Be, Hafner & Markoff's Cyperpunk, William Dunham's Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics, Peter Jenkins' A Walk Across America, Arthur Conan Doyle's complete works of Sherlock Holmes, Bill Halliday's Depths of the Earth, Stewart & Knox's The Earthquake America Forgot, Josh McDowell's More Than A Carpenter and Love Is Always Right, Gary Chapman's The Five Love Languages, Max Lucado's In the Grip of Grace, Bill Hybel's Too Busy Not To Pray, Rick Warren's The Purpose-Driven Life, John Eldredge's Wild At Heart, and the Holy Bible.
As for beliefs, I'm a Christian and a PromiseKeeper, and I serve Christ with Southeast Baptist Church in Murfreesboro. (I'm probably one of the few in the computer field that refuses to believe in the wacky new-age ideas of discordianism, mysticism, and the church of the subgenius.) Why am I a Christian? Well, contrary to what some people might think, Christianity is an intelligent -- not a blind -- faith. Never is a Christian called to commit intellectual suicide; rather, a Christian is called to question exactly what he/she really believes:
"Come now, let us reason together," says the Lord. (Isaiah 1:18)
"Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the
reason for the hope that you have..." (1 Peter 3:15)
"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart..."
(Jeremiah 29:13)
And in the end, if you're really interested in truth and are open-minded to consider all the possibilities (not just the ones you prefer), I think you'll find that the Bible's claims are true. I certainly did. Some may raise objections to those claims, but absolutely no one can deny what I've personally experienced to be true.
Although I still consider myself a relative newcomer to the field, I enjoy researching my family's genealogy. If you're related to the Warren County Tennessee Lance family, you might want to check out information I have posted here or at the official web site for Lance-Lantz-Lentz-Lence People, Inc. I also enjoy the outdoors. I like to travel occasionally. I like to play handball and volleyball. When outdoors, I enjoy hiking and caving. Numero uno on my list of favorite outdoor things to do, however, is caving! I'll go caving anytime, anywhere if I am able. Check out my caving activities page for more information.
Recently, I've developed an interest in geocaching with my children, and I go by the name "caverdon". You can see my geocaching profile & latest stats at the top of this page. If you love the outdoors and you are into "high tech", I bet you would like it too!
- Click here to view my original rebuttal letter to the NSS News concerning the philosophy of evolution and the validity of creation science...
Cyndi's List of Genealogical Resources
A superb list of resources on the Web for genealogists.
Creation Science
A great information page on creation science put together by engineers and computer scientists.
Hydroplate Theory
Ready for some serious "thinking outside the box" in relation to worldwide geologic formations? Check this link out for a compelling theory that includes a worldwide flood...
Geocaching
Try this modern day high-tech "hide and seek" game. It's a great family
activity!
Comments? Email me at
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