Summer is off to a great start.

So i spent the day with my sister and her husband down at the beach. They cooked me a steak last night, took me to the beach all day, then PF Changs. Such a great day. The weather was absolutely beautiful. What Place in the world makes you the most aware of God's absolute Majesty? For me, it is definitely the beach/Destin. Beautiful area.

In 4.5 Hours i am gonna be on an airplane headed for my internship in Phoenix. Im freakin excited. Cant. Wait. I will post about how it is going on here.

So there are four really great new albums out right now.

1. Death Cab for Cutie
2.From First to Last
3. Augustana
4. Jason Mraz.

i cant imagine that there is anyone in the US of A that wouldnt like choices 1,3, and 4. Really really solid cds. OK so now i have to go pack, Good day. next time i blog it will be from the West Coast. Might call it a wlog.

as the semester winds down..

So the semester is all but over. People are beginning to leave for the summer. I hope that everyone has a great summer and i absolutely cannot wait for mine to begin. I pray that God will use us as we go out from Liberty back to where we came from or somewhere completely new.

Tonight was a blast as a bunch of people came over tonight who i had not seen in quite a while. We will be in the same house next semester so feel free to come over and say hey anytime next year. If you are reading this, i probably want you to come chill.

I shaved my beard into all kinds of funky patterns, pictures to come soon.

as the semester winds down..

Exposure Weekend.

This weekend i went on a trip to visit a church in Raleigh, Journey Church. I went with a group led by Chip Stallings and the purpose of the trip was to observe a church plant and try and learn as much as possible. I could write much about what i learned, but more than anything i was encouraged. This is what i needed more than anything else at this time. I have been pretty burnt out lately and just to be around a staff of pastors that genuinely displayed Christ's love and a sold out passion to the mission of their local church was so refreshing. All too many times, churches look good from the outside but once you get close to the leaders it is disappointing. As i was able to observe behind the scenes type of stuff i really was encouraged and excited to work in a church some day.

God is teaching me that he as my perfect father and he does not waste experiences. There is a reason why you are going through what you are going through, seek God's face and discover what he has for you.

God's will for you: Take the next step in the journey/pursuit of Him. Its that simple. Its that beautiful. Whats next for you? (id love to know)


(www.takeajourney.org)

Spring Break 08

Today i was on my way to the gym to work out and then i called ledo's and ordered a pizza and ate that instead.

spring break 08

today was saturday in my head

i woke up ridiculously late and then went promptly to the frolf course.. if you dont know what frolf is, its about time for you to learn how to use wikipedia...

I always enjoy a solid game of frolf and today was no exception. There is just something about being out there with good friends tossing discs with scary animal names at chains.
It really isnt important who won in the overall grand scheme of things, but i won.

Then i came home and grilled out. Pork chops, chicken, sausage, and steak. We also ate shells and cheese and potato salad, i am telling you all this because it was one of the best meals i have had in a while..

----i miss call of duty----
(its not gonna play itself)

So now i sit on the brink of another spring break. This is always a great time and tomorrow will undoubtedly be a mix of laziness because i am so close to spring break and excitement and energy because i am so close to spring break. Its weird. The last day before spring break moves quickly and slowly all at the same time... I just want to be in florida where it is probably like 85 degrees.

unfortunately i have to spend my whole spring break reading (i say this but i will take my books home and the only reading i will do will be on the flight back to lynchburg.) "back to lynchburg" is a terrible clause.

I am tempted to make an entire blog about the show lost because i love it so much. Everyone is leaving soon and i will be here an extra day, i might blog for the entire day. Saturday blog day.

ahhh, today was a great day, happy spring breaking everyone.

sure i love technology..

but i saw this guy tonight at a coffee shop sitting across from a girl and he was on his phone for like 45 minutes. Why do we spend so much time always on the phone these days but never really acknowledging the people we come in to contact with. Why is it so weird to say hi to a stranger or ask someone you dont know how they are doing? We are so in touch yet so disconnected.



Becoming a minister of grace requires giving grace to the everyone we come in to contact with, not just the people in our "five"

Meditation Changes My Mind-Set

A discipline i have really been trying to develop is meditation and deep thought on a particular subject. I usually try to mull over a certain idea for a full day whenever i have some time alone and every time i pray throughout that day. It is amazing what it can do for your attitude and outlook. Oswald Chambers usually gives me a good idea at the start of the day (when i do this)

Here are a few things i have been thinking about lately.,

What does it mean that God loves me unconditionally?
Where do i get my self-worth from?
How well do i treat others? How are people perceiving the way that i treat them?
Myself as a minister of grace, on behalf of Christ.
What does it mean in my life that Christ lived the same human experience i have and now intercedes on my behalf. Hebrews 1-2


Let me know how it goes.

Thoughts?

Ive been spending a ton of time thinking about two thoughts lately.

1) What does it really mean to disciple someone?

2) "There is nothing you can do to make God love you more and
There is nothing you can do to cause God to love you less."
-what do you think about this? I am trying to really unpack it and i would love to hear what other people think about this.. do you agree with it? what does it mean in your life?

If anyone has any ideas or perspectives or quotes related to either of these i would love to hear, thanks.

A Convenient Blog

So this is my first blog. I feel trendy.

anyways, i read this article earlier today and i came up with a way to save the world, and it also occurred to me that news sites are trying to make things sound terrible because people wouldnt read it if it wasnt.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/electricvehiclescouldstrainwatersupplies

this article is all about how electric vehicles (supposedly part of the solution to global warming, at least according to celebrities that now teach me science during the oscars) might put a strain on water supplies... We are now concerned about running out of water on this "blue planet." good thing there is always enough oil to go around...

So as i read i thought of two ingenious ideas, that apparently did not occur to the author of the article.
1. The oceans. Last time i was in elementary school there were five. They have a pretty good deal of water.(there were also nine planets, but apparently pluto is too small, should the indian ocean be nervous?)
2. We can use all the water from the icebergs we are melting with our gas cars and keep the ocean levels down. EVERYONE wins. Not only do we get to drive water cars but we finally have something to do with all that new water we are creating.. Science will thank me one day.

anyways, i thought this whole situation is ironic. Does anyone else think its a really lame story? then again i bet more people on this earth who are scared of running out of water than people who will actually read this.....