Tuesday, December 30, 2008

positive post tuesday

this is from the worship leader at my ole' church in hanford :)

Jesus is extravagant

if nothing else...i like experimenting with posting these links. woot woot

some good lyrics from feist

The Park

Why would he come back through the park
You thought that you saw him, but no you did not
It's not him coming across the sea to surprise you
Not him who would know where in London to find you

Sadness so real that it populates
The city and leaves you homeless again
Steam from a cup and snow on the path
The seasons have changed from the present to past

The past...
There's hope to have
In the past...

Why would he come back through the park
You thought that you saw him, but no you did not
Who can be sure of anything through
The distance that keeps you from knowing truth

Why would he think, the boy could become
The man who could make you sure he was the one
The one...
My one...
My one...

Monday, December 29, 2008

video from the women's retreat



if only cuz i'm ridiculously good-looking in this video

somehow the ants don't seem to mind

There's a comedian named Brian Regan who wonders why ants don't freak out when their nice little hill gets knocked over. Why not even one of them sits down and says "I'm not building THAT again. He's just gonna knock it over."

Their life's work is in shambles and they don't even stop to mourn it's passing.
The cat snoozing on the couch doesn't meditate on the fact that his life is seemingly without meaning?
How did man get this sense of lasting permanence and desire for purpose?
Not from experience. Nothing in this world speaks of these ideals. Everything points to shaky foundations that can't be leaned on. To cars that need constant repairing. To markets that fluctuate. To storms and disease that destroy. To families that break apart.
Then, why do we care if our little world falls to pieces?
We find that God has placed eternity in our hearts. That He has placed in us a desire for what never fades away, for what cannot be corrupted or defiled, and for What is infinitely more Good than what we could ever be.
Come Lord Jesus!

if it sounds like hogwash

sorry cas, i know you're one of the only people who reads this....but i can't hide the news blog-reader within me any longer

2008 was the year man-made global warming was disproved

it's pretty interesting.....watch out for the cooling temperatures worldwide masking the global warming....its sneaky like that

Monday, December 8, 2008

the all important follow-through


when i was a kid i used to get lectures after soccer games. "you made a great kick but then you just watched it. you gotta follow-through. you gotta chase the ball after you kick it." the thing is....after those beautiful moves that left the defense dizzy and magnificent kicks that made everyone duck for cover....i would stop and stare at watch everybody else finish it off. "okay, i've done my part..and now i can relax".

it's a tendency i still have fur sure.
I applied for Bible College in Kauai and I got in, yay! Lord willing, if I go, it'll be an amazing time of drawing close to the Lord, studying the Word, and having a blast!
Pretty much the only thing that makes me stop and wonder is money. At this point, I could only save about a third of the money I'd need for the tuition. And this is the point where follow-through is so important. I feel like there are a lot of things to going. Still waiting for more confirmation...but a lot of things that say, yeah...this is a good idea. And so, there's this assumption that....
1. God wants me to go
2. I'm gonna save a little money
3. God will provide the rest
Hey, I have no problem believing that God will provide if He wants me to go. My problem is that I have this silly idea in my head that God will provide the money at no cost to me. It'll just be there. If that's what He wants to do....that'd be GREAT! But my dad was talking to me about this....just that you can't expect people to just give you money. You need to get out there and work towards it too...not at all in a legalistic sense....not in a way that dishonors God's ability to provide. More in a way that a soccer player keeps running after they kick the ball....they follow-through....in a way that a painter actually paints what he dreamed up in his head.
I have this vision for going to Bible College....and if it doesn't work out...I'll be none the worse for it. But, as far as my heart, I just pray I'll be willing to follow-through on it if this is where God is leading :)