Why

do I always run away from you.

When I should always be running towards you.

Why must I always follow that trend.

Lets learn to stop this.

Amen.

Open Boat

I tell you the truth.

“If I am going to be drowned–if I am going to be drowned–if I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and trees? Was I brought here merely to have my nose dragged away as I was about to nibble the sacred cheese of life?”

The Open Boat, by Stephen Crane

“If there was no way into GOD then why would I lay in this grave of a body for so long”

by mewithoutyou

Do we see the moral of these excerpts?

What is the meaning of life? God!

But God doesn’t make sense? Exactly!

Why would you follow something that makes perfect sense? You wouldn’t!

Why would you question something that you already know all the answers to? You wouldn’t!

What is the point of faith at all if we knew everything about this Divine Creator? No point at all!

We are all here for a reason.
Get over it!
Sorry but you have a purpose in this world.
Will you embrace that purpose
or
run from it.
Don’t allow your body to be a grave on this earth.

One purpose that we all have is to Love.

Now go love others and not yourself.

That is a purpose worth dying for.

God is Love
and
Love is Real

Amen!

Everyday

To God be the glory.

A Heart on Ones Sleeve…

1. I constantly question the existence of God
- By the end of each day He reminds of how stupid of a question this really is.

2. I have eczema(really dry skin) in my inner ear canal.
- I am very self conscious of this and is probably why you see me with my finger in my ear a lot.

3. I am very opinionated.
- Because of this I believe that my moods change drastically when certain subjects are brought up.
- My opinions get me into a lot of trouble.

4. I wish I was a better guitar player and singer.
- I would love to lead worship a time or two.
- I’m feel I am capable of this now but I am way to self conscious about my singing.

5. I wish I could act more Biblical.
- I feel I will never be worthy enough for the name of Christ.

6. I write journals in hopes that one day they will be discovered and read and cherished by others because of the thoughts that are within the pages.

7. I really love being in great physical shape.
- This has been really hard for me to do lately because I’m tired of working out alone and I have no one to work out with me

8. I love my job; it’s the loneliness I hate
- I scare myself with the thoughts that I have when I’m by myself on a car lot for hours on end.
- This fear keeps me from going to work sometimes.

9. The most influential people overall in my whole life are my bleeding heart liberal, cradle roman catholic, pluralistic grandparents on my fathers side.
- If I have any culture in me it is because of them.
- I love them for all that they have done and continue to do.
- They are some of the most Godless people in my life and they show me God more than anybody else. Because of them I can truly grasp the concept of grace, blessings and forgiveness.

10. I refuse to be like my father and the way he ran(or didn’t run) his family.
- I am ready to start my own Legacy.
- I will put my families name on the map.

11. My hearts deepest desire is to know God. I long for Him every day. He is my breath.
- I wish my flesh could live up to what my spirit exuberates.
- I really am trying

12. I love physical activities.
- Anything that gets my cardiovascular system going I pretty much enjoy.

13. I’m great at Improvisation.
- If I wasn’t called elsewhere then I would be going to school for acting.
- I truly believe that God gave me this ability to do amazing things for His glory.

14. I need to learn tact.
- Speaking the truth comes very easy for me.
- speaking the truth in love is where I become unBiblical

15. I love analogies/parables. It’s the way Jesus taught for a reason.
- I love to make my own and hear others.

16. I praise God every day for the older men that He has placed in my life to instruct me in ways that my earthly father never would have.
- When I go on to do mighty things in the name of Our Savior, it will be because of the influence that God has allowed for you Godly men to have on me

17. I want more than anything for my family to come to know Christ as I have come to know Him. I would die for this to happen.

God is Love
and
Love is Real

The Unfortunate SoundTrack to My Summer

Verse 1:
I have done all the right things for all the wrong reasons
I have been here before, it seems like time and time again
I keep trying to find life in the places life’s not found
I’m recessitating old flames without thoughts of getting burned

It is possible that I
Could ever get it right

Chorus:
There is nowhere else to go
There is no one else to run to
All around is quickly fading
All I know is You’ve always been there
Always been there, you’ve always been there
Always been there

Verse 2:
I have seen all the endings to all my sad stories
And they leave me alone, everytime its just the same
You have fully accepted me with my failures
Through the cross of my King, it’s your mercy and your grace

Is it possible that I
Could finally get it right

Bridge:
Yesterday has come and gone
Everything I thought I had was wrong
All I really want is to be found
This is what I know,
I have nowhere else to go – I have no one else to run to
All around is quickly fading – All I have is you

Song by: Spur 58

To God be the glory for his ever loving Kindness, Grace, Mercy and Love.

AMEN

The Run Tonight

I just got back from my evening run. When I run, I try my best to stay in a constant state of prayer. I pray for inspiration on every run. Sometimes I receive it and sometimes I do not. Tonight was one of those nights where I received some. Here is how it happened and what inspiration came upon me.

The run tonight had a purpose and that purpose was to return my redbox dvd. The McDonalds is one mile down the road from my condo. So I was expecting a easy 2 mile run. So I stuck that dvd between my body and my elastic red short shorts and took off. It was a easy one mile there but there was a surprise waiting for me at the end of that mile. The McDonalds did not have a redbox dvd machine. I thought to myself “no freaking way, you have got to be kidding me, of all the McDonalds not to have one”. I really wanted to return this dvd because I had had it out for a week now. My only other option was Wal-Mart which was another mile down the road. This meant that I would end up doubling what I really wanted to run tonight. I said alright God, You better have something for me tonight because I really do not want to run this, but I am going to trust You and know that You have something for me.

I’m not totally back in shape yet so the extra 2 miles was going to whip my butt. I made it to Wal-Mart and returned the now super crazy sweaty dvd. I’m on my way back and I ‘m really wondering where the heck this inspiration is. I soon approach the McDonalds on my way back and pump my fist because I only have one mile left.

As soon as I pass the McDonalds I see a HUGE SIGN in front of Walgreens, which is right next to McDonalds, that is advertising their new redbox machine. I was so astonished at what I saw. First I was ticked off, then I laughed about how funny it was and then came the inspiration.

If I would have just stopped and looked around I would have seen the sign at Walgreens and I would not have had to run a extra 2 miles tonight.

This run was a direct example of how my walk with Christ has been lately. If I would just stop and look around and see what God is doing or allowing in my life, instead of jumping to sudden conclusions then I would not have to work so hard in these situations.

If I would have stopped and looked behind me I would have seen the redbox sign at Walgreens and that would have saved me 2 extra miles.

If I would stop and think about what God would want me to do in certain situations then I would not have as much drama due to my actions.

On my last mile of the run I really began to lose my form which really tires out the body and is just bad all around. So even when I am tired during a run I must use all effort possible to maintain my form.

In the same way, us as Christians, no matter how tired we become we must maintain our form and represent Christ rightly.

In the past weeks I have lost form and I have not stopped to take a breather and look around at all the signs that are right in front of my face.

If you were affected by this lack of form in my life then I want to apologize for not stopping to look around and see the easy way that God had for me. Because of my stubbornness I ended running the 2 extra miles.

But the great thing about those 2 extra miles is that I am in better shape now than before.

I pray that this all makes sense to you all.

God is Love
and
Love is Real

Art Ispired by Underoath

Proposition 8

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As a person of God (as we all are whether we choose to believe it or not)I will tell you what I personally think from a Biblical perspective.

Gays are born the way they are. Yes being gay is considered a sin according to romans 1 in the Bible.

I believe that everyone is born with one major sin that they will struggle with for the rest of their life whether it be porn, lying or homosexuality, etc…

So here is the deal. Do I care if Gays get married? No not at all. I have no problem with that one bit. I say hey, do it, why not?

WELLLLL here is the other deal. although the constitution is my authority in America and according to romans 13, I am under the authority of the constitution unless one thing happens.

In the end God and his words(the bible)are my ultimate authority whether I agree with them or not. practicing homosexuality is a sin. two homosexuals getting married would be considered a sin and against God’s authority.

Do I have a problem with gays being married? No, but my God does and I am under his authority whether I agree with Him or not.

Heck I would love to go have sex right now(with a woman) but I must wait till marriage because I am under the authority of God.

Do I want to have Sex? oh yes

will I have sex? no

I hope I make sense and have not come off the wrong way. I love everyone gay or straight. but I believe that we should all turn from our sins as much as possible.

please message me with any matters of opinions or concerns.

A Very Wise Man Once Said

“You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character and courage by taking away men’s initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.

—Abraham Lincoln—

Absurd Houston Chronicle Column. (in my opinion)

Women in politics, yes. Women in the pulpit, no.

WASHINGTON — There may never be a female pastor leading Tony Perkins’ Southern Baptist congregation in Louisiana, but there could be a woman taking over the vice president’s mansion in Washington.

And as Perkins sees it, there’s no contradiction there whatsoever.

“It’s not a spiritual role,” said Perkins, president of the Family Research Council and a church elder, who calls Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin a “brilliant pick” for the Republican ticket.

“An elected official is not a spiritual leader — and that’s what the Scripture speaks to.”

That view — that female politicians are fine, but female pastors are not — has sparked debate about the role of women inside and outside of the home and the church.

“Even though the Bible reserves final authority in the church for men, this does not apply in the kingdom of this world,” says David Kotter, executive director of the Louisville, Ky.-based Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, which believes men and women have separate and distinct roles in the home and the church, in a column on his organization’s “Gender Blog.”

But some evangelical leaders, including women at the helm of prominent conservative Christian organizations, chafe at such viewpoints, arguing that women should be considered for leadership both in and out of the pulpit.

Jane Hansen Hoyt leads Aglow International, a mostly evangelical organization that brought some 2,000 women to Washington for its national meeting at the end of September. Hoyt, an ordained minister in a Pentecostal denomination, is “disappointed” by fellow religious conservatives who affirm women in politics but not in the pulpit.

“I personally believe that from the beginning — and I’m going back to the third chapter of Genesis … the role of the woman was very strong because that’s when God said he would send a help to the man,” Hoyt said. “Well, it wasn’t just a help to cook his meals. It was a help to walk alongside him, even as we see John McCain and Sarah Palin walking side by side.”

These views appear to be a change for some evangelicals. As recently as March 2007, the Pew Research Center found that 56 percent of white evangelicals viewed the idea of mothers with young children working outside the home as a “bad thing” rather than a good one.

But Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America, said such polling numbers may be a “rather stark” look at situations that vary from family to family, including Palin’s.

“What people have seen as they’ve watched Gov. Palin is that she has integrated her family and her work,” she said. “There are situations where people are able to bring their children to work.”

Palin herself has religious roots in the Assemblies of God, a Pentecostal denomination that ordains women but where female clergy still have difficulty getting prominent pastoral roles, said Margaret Poloma, research professor at the University of Akron.

She calls the views of evangelicals — many of them non-Pentecostals — who support women politicians but not women pastors a matter of “selective interpretation” of the Bible.

“The whole thing is contorted, but they really believe that,” she said. “That’s their interpretation.”

The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest evangelical denomination, declares in its faith statement that “the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture” and a wife should “submit herself graciously” to her husband’s leadership.

But those beliefs, based on New Testament teachings, do not apply to women in secular leadership, said Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.

“Where the New Testament is silent, we’re silent,” he said. “Where the New Testament speaks, we’re under its authority.”

Land’s wife works as a psychotherapist, but he said he couldn’t see himself as “first dude” (a term used by Palin’s husband). Still, he thinks decisions about roles are up to each husband and wife — including Sarah and Todd Palin.

“The only thing that would disqualify Gov. Palin from being governor or vice president, in my opinion, would be if her husband didn’t want her to do it,” he said.

LifeWay Christian stores, a nationwide chain of more than 100 bookstores owned by the Southern Baptist Convention, ordered Gospel Today magazine removed from its shelves and placed under the counter.

Its taboo topic? A story about five successful women pastors in the September/October edition.

“My problem with all this is, how can we have a Sarah Palin running for vice-president and yet (Southern Baptists) don’t think a woman can be preacher?” asked Sheryl Brady, one of the five pastors featured. The 48-year-old pastor of The River Church in Durham, N.C., preaches in the Pentecostal tradition of prophesy, healing and speaking in tongues.

Janice Shaw Crouse, senior fellow at Concerned Women of America’s Beverly LaHaye Institute, said she’s appeared on Christian radio talk shows since Palin’s nomination, and is shocked by callers who complain that the Alaska governor “has no business being in politics.”

Crouse, whose mother is an 85-year-old United Methodist minister, thinks those comments reflect a fear of women not only having a greater role in politics but a greater place in the nation’s pulpits.

“Quite frankly, it is threatening because the more you

see Christian women out in the professions and doing things publicly, the more people get adjusted to that idea and

the more acceptable it is,” she said.

***Now here is some scripture that I would like to share with you.
I do not see how one can misconstrue these verses.
But some seem to have done so.

1 Timothy 2:11-15 (esv)
11 Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve; 14 and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. 15 Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.

p.s. the book of timothy is known as one of the pastoral epistles in which Paul writes to timothy concerning how one is to run the church. This is for the church, not the country.