This is a strange place in life to be. A college graduate, but still no idea what the Lord wants you to do with this newly surrendered you gave back to Him. I've been struggling for a while between several life options:
Stay in Nacogdoches, keep serving at Fredonia Hill as the college guy and likely move into a more full-time position sometime in late-winter-early-spring. Stay working on the Master's degree...
or...
Drop the Master's degree after this semester and find a good online seminary program that I can do while working at the church. Stay in Nacogdoches at least for the immediate future and wait to see what happens with the church.
or...
Find a seminary that's right, (I'm leaning towards DTS) and move there. Work at a church somewhere near there doing college ministry while I'm going full-bore after seminary.
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All the while, I'm thinking that it would be nice to have the relationship thing already at least partially figured out by now so I could be talking these decisions over with the lady God has picked out to be my bride, however that is not the case. I'm cool with God's sovereignty, so I don't mind at all waiting on Him and trusting.
All that said, this past week took forever because I was heavily considering all of those options and trying to discern what God wanted me to do. Last night, several people met at the Zone at FHBC to pray for our campus and the work of FUSION. After praying for a bit, I opened the Word and it fell to 1 Peter 4 where a book mark had been before. Here's where my eyes fell:
11U)">Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the V)">utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving W)">by the strength which God supplies; so that X)">in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, Y)">to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Talk about a verse that was exactly what I needed to hear at that moment. Praise God!
The Lord led me to Genesis 12 after that where the story of Abram (Abraham) is found. I'm going to be speaking at Great Escape in a few weeks and I'm pretty sure God wants me to talk about lessons we can learn from Abraham. Here's what really ministered to me: in the sidebar of one of the pages there, the Word made this comment:
"Although we can learn many things from the major events of Abram's life, it is also important to note how Abram waited on God. Abram did strive to make things happen. He trusted in God's perfect timing and he walked by faith. When you are living in the middle of a transition period of life, use it as an opportunity to practice your faith. Living by faith in the difficult times of transition will make you more effective when God decides to make His next move in your life."
Leave it to the Word to comfort and encouragement me like nothing else can. Praise God!
20 September 2009
18 September 2009
Oh, boy is he gonna be mad when he sees this on YouTube...
So, this Congressman from Indiana had a town hall meeting not long ago for all this healthcare business. Apparently, he didn't want anyone videoing the meeting, because it would end up on YouTube and make him look bad...the catch is that someone obviously secretly had their camera out videoing the whole exchange between the Rep and a confused and disappointed journalism student (looks to be a video camera on a mobile device of some sort...)
The absolute arrogance of this guy is revolting and appalling. His pious lecturing of the audience that gathered there that day simply to express their view in a civil manner was disgraceful. I cannot wait for November of 2010 to get here so "we, the people" can remind these blowhards who holds the real power in this republic.
To see the video, click here.
The absolute arrogance of this guy is revolting and appalling. His pious lecturing of the audience that gathered there that day simply to express their view in a civil manner was disgraceful. I cannot wait for November of 2010 to get here so "we, the people" can remind these blowhards who holds the real power in this republic.
To see the video, click here.
10 September 2009
Whoa, there Trigger...
In a time in Washington where 17 levels of hell seem ready to break loose at any time, the last thing Capitol Hill needed tonight was more controversy. Unfortunately, that's exactly what it got. Rep. Joe Wilson from South Carolina called out the President on a statement Obama made about illegal immigrants receiving healthcare benefits under these proposed new policies. Wilson screamed, "You lie!" while seated in his chair on the Republican side of the chamber.
To view the video, click here.
For the full story, click here.
As much amusement as I get from Obama being heckled during a joint session of Congress by a sitting U.S. Representative, I am equally appalled. Wilson is one gutsy moron. At a time when debate over healthcare is so tenuous and emotionally charged already, the last thing the Republicans need is to give the Libtards any extra ammo.
I don't know what Obama hoped to accomplish tonight...he didn't say anything tonight that he hasn't already said 14 times in a news conference. Maybe he thinks he's persuasive enough to hypnotize America into thinking his disaster-in-the-making is actually a good idea. Who knows.
I still say the Republicans should refuse to play ball with anything involving a public option or lacking tort reform. Just sit back and watch as the Democratic Party places the rope around its own neck and tightens the noose. If the dems keep pushing like this, while continually ignoring the will of the majority of the American public, they might as well not even show up come election time in 2010.
Time will tell. These are some interesting times indeed.
To view the video, click here.
For the full story, click here.
As much amusement as I get from Obama being heckled during a joint session of Congress by a sitting U.S. Representative, I am equally appalled. Wilson is one gutsy moron. At a time when debate over healthcare is so tenuous and emotionally charged already, the last thing the Republicans need is to give the Libtards any extra ammo.
I don't know what Obama hoped to accomplish tonight...he didn't say anything tonight that he hasn't already said 14 times in a news conference. Maybe he thinks he's persuasive enough to hypnotize America into thinking his disaster-in-the-making is actually a good idea. Who knows.
I still say the Republicans should refuse to play ball with anything involving a public option or lacking tort reform. Just sit back and watch as the Democratic Party places the rope around its own neck and tightens the noose. If the dems keep pushing like this, while continually ignoring the will of the majority of the American public, they might as well not even show up come election time in 2010.
Time will tell. These are some interesting times indeed.
24 August 2009
Really?
Let me get this straight...??
The healthcare plan of "the anointed one" is being written by a committee whose own chairman says he doesn't understand it...
Is going to be voted on by a democratic congress who hasn't even read it and will forever be entirely exempt from it...
This "healthcare" (read: control) bill will be signed by a President who is a self-professing cigarette addict...
Is funded by a Secretary of the Treasury who evaded paying his own taxes, and got away with it...
It's overseen by a Surgeon General who is clinically and morbidly obese...
And is going to be paid for out of thin air by a budget that is already in the hole more than $1,500,000,000,000...FOR JUST THIS YEAR.
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For the previous 8 years, when the left was protesting up a storm, the media hailed them as the "voice of democracy". Now that the tables have turned, and it's almost 81% of Americans who say they are content with the way things are...we are suddenly discounted and written off as disruptive extremists who are "bearing false witness" against the anointed one's plans to ruin-, I mean save healthcare.
Unless you are sitting on your hands somewhere looking for a handout, or you're someone who stands to gain political capitol from the hand-sitters.......this is all one big terrible idea.
I hope and pray that enough people in Congress are more scared of the American public than the bullies sitting in the big chairs in Washington. If not, we have a duty to what remains of a free market, capitalist America to bounce their cellulite-ridden backsides off Capitol Hill faster than they can blink.
Stimulus package + bailouts + cap and trade + Obamacare = total destruction of the American way of life.
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Be politically active. Call, email or write your Congressman or Senator.
Please do it now.
The healthcare plan of "the anointed one" is being written by a committee whose own chairman says he doesn't understand it...
Is going to be voted on by a democratic congress who hasn't even read it and will forever be entirely exempt from it...
This "healthcare" (read: control) bill will be signed by a President who is a self-professing cigarette addict...
Is funded by a Secretary of the Treasury who evaded paying his own taxes, and got away with it...
It's overseen by a Surgeon General who is clinically and morbidly obese...
And is going to be paid for out of thin air by a budget that is already in the hole more than $1,500,000,000,000...FOR JUST THIS YEAR.
---
For the previous 8 years, when the left was protesting up a storm, the media hailed them as the "voice of democracy". Now that the tables have turned, and it's almost 81% of Americans who say they are content with the way things are...we are suddenly discounted and written off as disruptive extremists who are "bearing false witness" against the anointed one's plans to ruin-, I mean save healthcare.
Unless you are sitting on your hands somewhere looking for a handout, or you're someone who stands to gain political capitol from the hand-sitters.......this is all one big terrible idea.
I hope and pray that enough people in Congress are more scared of the American public than the bullies sitting in the big chairs in Washington. If not, we have a duty to what remains of a free market, capitalist America to bounce their cellulite-ridden backsides off Capitol Hill faster than they can blink.
Stimulus package + bailouts + cap and trade + Obamacare = total destruction of the American way of life.
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Be politically active. Call, email or write your Congressman or Senator.
Please do it now.
19 August 2009
Cash For Codgers!! The newest disaster-in-production...
JUST IN ...
Democrats, realizing the success of the President's "Cash For Clunkers" rebate program, have revamped a major portion of their National Health Care Plan.
President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and Sen. Reed are expected to make this major announcement at a joint news conference later this week. I have obtained an advanced copy of the proposal which is named....
"CASH FOR CODGERS" and it works like this... Couples wishing to access health care funds in order to pay for the delivery of a child will be required to turn in one old person. The amount the government grants them will be fixed according to a sliding scale. Older and more prescription dependent codgers will garner the highest amounts.
Special "Bonuses" will be paid for those submitting codgers in targeted groups, such as smokers, alcohol drinkers, persons 10 pounds over their government prescribed weight, and any member of the Republican Party.
Smaller bonuses will be given for codgers who consume beef, soda, fried foods, potato chips, lattes, whole milk, dairy products, bacon, Brussel sprouts, or Girl Scout Cookies.
All codgers will be rendered totally useless via toxic injection. This will insure that they are not secretly resold or their body parts harvested to keep other codgers in repair.
Remember you heard it here first...
06 August 2009
silly quiz
1. What time did you get up this morning? 7:00AM, just like every morning.
2. How do you like your steak? juicy, with a tiny bit of "moo" left in it.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Transformers 2.
4. What is your favorite TV show? All-time: Lost Right now: Burn Notice
5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? in a quaint house on a white sand beach far from civilization...with satellite uplink.
6. What did you have for breakfast? multigrain cheerios, yogurt, grapefruit juice
7. What is your favorite cuisine? probably either italian food, steak or sushi
8. What foods do you dislike? I'm down for just about anything, honestly.
9. Favorite Place to Eat? My kitchen.
10. Favorite dressing? Who would put dressing on a fruit salad? Light ranch or italian
11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Suzuki GSX-R motorcycle
12. What are your favorite clothes? old jordan basketball shorts, old florida gators T
13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Scotland is next on my list.
14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? definitely half full.
15. Where would you want to retire? Retirement is not for me. I plan to be running hard right up to the second Jesus calls me home.
16. Favorite time of day? Sunrise. There's unlimited potential for the day.
17. Where were you born? Longview, TX
18. What is your favorite sport to watch? college basketball, then college football
19. Who do you think will not tag you back? I couldn't possibly care less.
20. Person you expect to tag you back first? Please refer to question 19's answer.
21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? Again, check out question 19.
22. Bird watcher? Birds are fascinating, but people watching is much more fun.
23. Are you a morning person or a night person? My peak times come in early morning and late night, so both I guess.
24. Do you have any pets? I have a 7 month old black lab named Mack. He's my boy...
25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? Yes! But, I can't share it quite yet. Soon...
26. What did you want to be when you were little? An Air Force fighter pilot. All the way up to the day they told me I was too tall. Shame.
27. What is your best childhood memory? Bedball, and sitting on the porch with my Dad eating "american toast" at 6AM before he went to work.
28. Are you a cat or dog person? dog. definitely. Cats are here to torment me.
29. Are you married? someday...
30. Always wear your seat belt? Not wearing a seatbelt would be horribly selfish. So, yes I do.
31. Been in a car accident? November 11th, 1997.
32. Any pet peeves? when people use the wrong word in speech or writing (like "they're" instead of "their". And when people say "axe" when they mean "ask"...) It's mostly the little things that bug me.
33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? I try not to eat pizza. It's really really bad for you...
34. Favorite Flower? what's one flower without all the others?
35. Favorite ice cream? again, rarely eat it...but cookie dough is my favorite.
36. Favorite fast food restaurant? Chick-fil-A. Definitely.
37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? 0. Cause I'm awesome.
38. From whom did you get your last email? Barack Obama. Trying to convince me that his healthcare idiocy is a good idea.
39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Best Buy or the Apple Store
40. Do anything spontaneous lately? Spontaneity is a fundamental element of an interesting life. I'm liable to do just about anything without notice...
41. Like your job? Love it. The Lord has placed me somewhere where I can be around people all the time.
43. What was your favorite vacation? That's tough. Probably the family trip to Disney World and Epcot.
44. Last person you went out to dinner with? Tara's birthday party a few weeks ago.
45. What are you listening to right now? Pandora.
46. What is your favorite color? What's one color without all the others? They all work together.
47. How many tattoos do you have? Zero. I almost got a crown of thorns with a phrase in Hebrew over my heart, but I decided not to. I just not for me.
48. How many are you tagging for this quiz? Zip. Zero. Nada.
49. What time did you finish this quiz? 10:31 A.M.
50. Coffee Drinker? Occasionally
2. How do you like your steak? juicy, with a tiny bit of "moo" left in it.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Transformers 2.
4. What is your favorite TV show? All-time: Lost Right now: Burn Notice
5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? in a quaint house on a white sand beach far from civilization...with satellite uplink.
6. What did you have for breakfast? multigrain cheerios, yogurt, grapefruit juice
7. What is your favorite cuisine? probably either italian food, steak or sushi
8. What foods do you dislike? I'm down for just about anything, honestly.
9. Favorite Place to Eat? My kitchen.
10. Favorite dressing? Who would put dressing on a fruit salad? Light ranch or italian
11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Suzuki GSX-R motorcycle
12. What are your favorite clothes? old jordan basketball shorts, old florida gators T
13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Scotland is next on my list.
14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? definitely half full.
15. Where would you want to retire? Retirement is not for me. I plan to be running hard right up to the second Jesus calls me home.
16. Favorite time of day? Sunrise. There's unlimited potential for the day.
17. Where were you born? Longview, TX
18. What is your favorite sport to watch? college basketball, then college football
19. Who do you think will not tag you back? I couldn't possibly care less.
20. Person you expect to tag you back first? Please refer to question 19's answer.
21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? Again, check out question 19.
22. Bird watcher? Birds are fascinating, but people watching is much more fun.
23. Are you a morning person or a night person? My peak times come in early morning and late night, so both I guess.
24. Do you have any pets? I have a 7 month old black lab named Mack. He's my boy...
25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? Yes! But, I can't share it quite yet. Soon...
26. What did you want to be when you were little? An Air Force fighter pilot. All the way up to the day they told me I was too tall. Shame.
27. What is your best childhood memory? Bedball, and sitting on the porch with my Dad eating "american toast" at 6AM before he went to work.
28. Are you a cat or dog person? dog. definitely. Cats are here to torment me.
29. Are you married? someday...
30. Always wear your seat belt? Not wearing a seatbelt would be horribly selfish. So, yes I do.
31. Been in a car accident? November 11th, 1997.
32. Any pet peeves? when people use the wrong word in speech or writing (like "they're" instead of "their". And when people say "axe" when they mean "ask"...) It's mostly the little things that bug me.
33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? I try not to eat pizza. It's really really bad for you...
34. Favorite Flower? what's one flower without all the others?
35. Favorite ice cream? again, rarely eat it...but cookie dough is my favorite.
36. Favorite fast food restaurant? Chick-fil-A. Definitely.
37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? 0. Cause I'm awesome.
38. From whom did you get your last email? Barack Obama. Trying to convince me that his healthcare idiocy is a good idea.
39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Best Buy or the Apple Store
40. Do anything spontaneous lately? Spontaneity is a fundamental element of an interesting life. I'm liable to do just about anything without notice...
41. Like your job? Love it. The Lord has placed me somewhere where I can be around people all the time.
43. What was your favorite vacation? That's tough. Probably the family trip to Disney World and Epcot.
44. Last person you went out to dinner with? Tara's birthday party a few weeks ago.
45. What are you listening to right now? Pandora.
46. What is your favorite color? What's one color without all the others? They all work together.
47. How many tattoos do you have? Zero. I almost got a crown of thorns with a phrase in Hebrew over my heart, but I decided not to. I just not for me.
48. How many are you tagging for this quiz? Zip. Zero. Nada.
49. What time did you finish this quiz? 10:31 A.M.
50. Coffee Drinker? Occasionally
29 June 2009
Midsummer Night's Praise
A Midsummer Night's Praise
From dawn to dusk and back again
Captured by a stroke of pen
Far into the black I stare
And breathe in deep the midnight air
Creation comes alive to sing
To You alone the praises ring
The chorus echoes tree to tree
To bring a simple gift to Thee
"How great Thou art" comes to my mind
Sufficient words I cannot find
Now, I, my Lord, can't wait to be
With You for all eternity
From dawn to dusk and back again
Captured by a stroke of pen
Far into the black I stare
And breathe in deep the midnight air
Creation comes alive to sing
To You alone the praises ring
The chorus echoes tree to tree
To bring a simple gift to Thee
"How great Thou art" comes to my mind
Sufficient words I cannot find
Now, I, my Lord, can't wait to be
With You for all eternity
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