I have 20 days left until I go back to school.
That seems outlandish to me.
It's weird to live with a group of people for a year and then separate for three months. Three months is a mountain of time, and could completely change your lifestyle.
I'm really ready.
Haha 20 days.
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Dirty socks
Don't be ashamed of the dirty socks that are hidden under the bed. When you find them wear them with diginity and pride during the day. Run, jump, and sit in the dirty socks that were found. At the end of the night take off those socks that have been lived in and shove them right back under the bed.One day you will find them and you will smell them. After that smell you will realize that there has to be a bad smell so you can recognize the good smells in the world.
If we don't experience the bad, we will never live the good out to it's fullest.
Friday, July 21, 2006
70 years
Psalm 90:10
The length of our days is seventy years- or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
There are 25,550 days in 70 years.
I have already lived 6,935
I have 18,615 days left to live if I am lucky.
When are you going to start living?
The length of our days is seventy years- or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
There are 25,550 days in 70 years.
I have already lived 6,935
I have 18,615 days left to live if I am lucky.
When are you going to start living?
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
God tore me out of bed last night.
The title is truth in all it's entirity. God tore me out of bed last night.
It all started with the idea of a sword. Actually it started with Shawn Williams' sermon illustration about laying your sword down before God and pledging your alliegance to God. He used this illustration at CIY two summer's ago and it was one of his best messages that I have ever heard. Then I remembered that Shawn always called his Bible the sword. So while all these thoughts were being swirled around I also realized that swords were used for hand to hand combat and it was a tool that was used for protection.
While all these thoughts were stewing God was calling me to get up and write them down. Thoughts like this late at night is an often occurance and I usually jot them down in the morning if I remember them and that is an often occurance in itself. But, I finally got out of bed after an hour of nudging and came up with something greater than myself.
I then was told to look up Galations 5 which, hit on exactly what God was telling me. Weird huh? God works in incredible and nagging ways.
It all started with the idea of a sword. Actually it started with Shawn Williams' sermon illustration about laying your sword down before God and pledging your alliegance to God. He used this illustration at CIY two summer's ago and it was one of his best messages that I have ever heard. Then I remembered that Shawn always called his Bible the sword. So while all these thoughts were being swirled around I also realized that swords were used for hand to hand combat and it was a tool that was used for protection.
While all these thoughts were stewing God was calling me to get up and write them down. Thoughts like this late at night is an often occurance and I usually jot them down in the morning if I remember them and that is an often occurance in itself. But, I finally got out of bed after an hour of nudging and came up with something greater than myself.
I then was told to look up Galations 5 which, hit on exactly what God was telling me. Weird huh? God works in incredible and nagging ways.
Saturday, July 08, 2006
UFC
Just finished watching UFC. It was intense up until the last two fights which were wimpy and kind of flip flopped. If you watched, you know what I mean.
The UFC reminds me of the Roman Collisium. It is two guys in the ring fighting until someone gets knocked out or the round ends. So, i guess it's a little more civilized. While the Romans sent prisoners in to the ring to fight lions, gladiators, and other prisoners to the death, the ultimate theme is still the same.
Proof of something. The Romans and the UFC'ers want and need to prove something to their fans and to themselves. They need to prove that they are not only strong enough to survive but also to dominate.
And that strength is what captivated me. I could not stop watching these fights. Punch by kick, I was hooked and got really involved. I had stepped out of the room I was in and was there. It was a cool and invergerating experience.
All they need now...is swords.
The UFC reminds me of the Roman Collisium. It is two guys in the ring fighting until someone gets knocked out or the round ends. So, i guess it's a little more civilized. While the Romans sent prisoners in to the ring to fight lions, gladiators, and other prisoners to the death, the ultimate theme is still the same.
Proof of something. The Romans and the UFC'ers want and need to prove something to their fans and to themselves. They need to prove that they are not only strong enough to survive but also to dominate.
And that strength is what captivated me. I could not stop watching these fights. Punch by kick, I was hooked and got really involved. I had stepped out of the room I was in and was there. It was a cool and invergerating experience.
All they need now...is swords.
Friday, July 07, 2006
'Peace like a River'
"My sister, Swede, who often sees to the nub, offered this: People fear miracles because they fear being changed-though ignoring them will change you also. Swede said another thing, too, and it rang in me like a bell: No miracle happens without a witness. Someone to declare, Here's what I saw. Here's how it went. Make of it what you will."- Peace like a River, by Leif Enger.
Miracles are the magnificant creativities that display the power of who God is by reversing the systen that He, himself created. They are the reactions of men who understand that feeling the wind is a simple precaution to the storm that is ahead. The earth fights the miracles that God presents us with but they are truly divine and cannot be denyed.
However, God is creative, so his creations will not ever resemble the actualities of each other. All of God's miracles are different, even though occasionally they seem to look a like.
Don't miss the floating creativity of God while living in the background of gravity.
Miracles are the magnificant creativities that display the power of who God is by reversing the systen that He, himself created. They are the reactions of men who understand that feeling the wind is a simple precaution to the storm that is ahead. The earth fights the miracles that God presents us with but they are truly divine and cannot be denyed.
However, God is creative, so his creations will not ever resemble the actualities of each other. All of God's miracles are different, even though occasionally they seem to look a like.
Don't miss the floating creativity of God while living in the background of gravity.
Saturday, July 01, 2006
The Beauty of the Gospel
I was in small group on Thursday night and we were talking about what it means to live an offensive live.
One of the girls in my smizzle grizzle started talking about the beauty of the gospel. The captivating character of God. She stated that the gospel wasn't offensive but the way people took it was. She also said that we shouldn't be trying to live an offensive life, we should be trying to live a life drawn into the presence of God, and many situations will follow.
To live an offensive life is to realize that you are in a story that cannot be controlled but can be lived. It is a story that captivates all of us. It is a story that allows the greatness of God to be apart of our every day lives.
The thing is that to live this life is to follow the holy spirit around. We don't that do that. The H.S. is not a fixture in our faith and is something that is not regularly talked about. How can we learn from God, and follow Christ, if we are not be led by the Spirit.
Any thoughts?
One of the girls in my smizzle grizzle started talking about the beauty of the gospel. The captivating character of God. She stated that the gospel wasn't offensive but the way people took it was. She also said that we shouldn't be trying to live an offensive life, we should be trying to live a life drawn into the presence of God, and many situations will follow.
To live an offensive life is to realize that you are in a story that cannot be controlled but can be lived. It is a story that captivates all of us. It is a story that allows the greatness of God to be apart of our every day lives.
The thing is that to live this life is to follow the holy spirit around. We don't that do that. The H.S. is not a fixture in our faith and is something that is not regularly talked about. How can we learn from God, and follow Christ, if we are not be led by the Spirit.
Any thoughts?
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