I have bought two potentially eye opening books. Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell and the Complete series of C.S. Lewis’s inspirational writings, which includes Mere Christianity.
My observations are on the first chapters of each book.
SO FAR…
Velvet Elvis is Rob Bell’s commentary on repainting the world’s view of God. If we know anything about God it is that He is not boring. He is not a velvet Elvis painting we buy at a thrift store and put in the basement. It has taken 2000 years for people to lose sight of how awesome He is and how GREAT a sacrifice His son Jesus made for all of us.
From what I have read and understood so far, Mere Christianity is C.S. Lewis’s commentary on denominations and man’s natural tendency to create them. Man’s natural tendency to create a way they believe is the “right way” to worship God. While in another part of the country/world another human has created a denomination of Christianity they believe is “right”. How we argue and argue over how the other is wrong and that we are right, while we both strongly believe we are “right”….
The writing is really deep and I am taking it one day, one chapter at a time and letting it really soak in. IF ANYBODY HAS ANOTHER WAY THEY VIEW THE BOOK PLEASE SHARE. I AM INTERESTED IN OTHER’S VIEW POINTS.
On to Chapter 2
Monday, April 30, 2007
This is my weekend (if anyone cares)
What an awesome weekend!!
Friday- I asked Jo out on a date and she accepted my invite. We went to Bahama Breeze and just chilled. That place is definitely going get another visit from us. We then went to our most favorite place to relax and spend time together…the bookstore…in this case Borders. I think we spent every bit of an hour an a half in there. I left there with 3 books…Jo with none…more on that later. Next was Best Buy. Jo really wanted a CD. So we went there and killed some time until we met one of her friends from KSU. It was sort of a double date from there. Her and her boyfriend sat with us at Starbucks and just conversed for about an hour and a half until it was just too late…we had to get home…we had a big day on Saturday.
Saturday- Did not get into bed until 1:00 that morning and woke up 7 hours later. That means 8:00 a.m.! I basically was a waste of human life for about 5 hours until I realized that I had to be at the school @ 2:00 to set up for Saturday Celebration.
Saturday celebration was amazing. The production team and everybody just really gave it all this time. I know us guys in the band were just worshiping our faces off and we hope that it overflowed into the people in the gathering. It was an awesome session.
The night just got better. A few of us went and sat around a camp fire and just conversed and talked about life. Sharing, at times, very intimate things that really just help us grow from hearing and sharing them. We sang songs, ate food and really just enjoyed the beautiful night that God had provided us.
Sunday- I basically just soaked the day up. It was and amazing day. Jo and I slept in and just relaxed. Popped a couple movies in, sat outside for a while, played with the dog, and sat around some more. It was great to have a Sunday to just relax and spend time with family. Jo went home around 9:00 and I hit the sack at 9:30.
Overall weekend rating: A+++ God sent blessing
and I will get to the books later... ;)
Friday- I asked Jo out on a date and she accepted my invite. We went to Bahama Breeze and just chilled. That place is definitely going get another visit from us. We then went to our most favorite place to relax and spend time together…the bookstore…in this case Borders. I think we spent every bit of an hour an a half in there. I left there with 3 books…Jo with none…more on that later. Next was Best Buy. Jo really wanted a CD. So we went there and killed some time until we met one of her friends from KSU. It was sort of a double date from there. Her and her boyfriend sat with us at Starbucks and just conversed for about an hour and a half until it was just too late…we had to get home…we had a big day on Saturday.
Saturday- Did not get into bed until 1:00 that morning and woke up 7 hours later. That means 8:00 a.m.! I basically was a waste of human life for about 5 hours until I realized that I had to be at the school @ 2:00 to set up for Saturday Celebration.
Saturday celebration was amazing. The production team and everybody just really gave it all this time. I know us guys in the band were just worshiping our faces off and we hope that it overflowed into the people in the gathering. It was an awesome session.
The night just got better. A few of us went and sat around a camp fire and just conversed and talked about life. Sharing, at times, very intimate things that really just help us grow from hearing and sharing them. We sang songs, ate food and really just enjoyed the beautiful night that God had provided us.
Sunday- I basically just soaked the day up. It was and amazing day. Jo and I slept in and just relaxed. Popped a couple movies in, sat outside for a while, played with the dog, and sat around some more. It was great to have a Sunday to just relax and spend time with family. Jo went home around 9:00 and I hit the sack at 9:30.
Overall weekend rating: A+++ God sent blessing
and I will get to the books later... ;)
Friday, April 27, 2007
The waters fine...come on in.
Wow, I find myself sitting here listening to bluegrass music and I am completely at ease! HELP!! The banjo and fiddle just draw me into the beauty of the South. I will be fine…no need for a resperator. I AM ALIVE.
Okay….life is ok. I expect anytime anything is going good for there to be challenges. Well, I am right. It is cool though. “Everything is gonna be alright” (yellowcard).
Saturday Celebration this weekend which means another awesome worship service. I am stoked. God is doing the work. I’m loving the opportunity to take part in an witness His Greatness!
ROCK ON BLUEGRASS ROCK ON!! LOL
Okay….life is ok. I expect anytime anything is going good for there to be challenges. Well, I am right. It is cool though. “Everything is gonna be alright” (yellowcard).
Saturday Celebration this weekend which means another awesome worship service. I am stoked. God is doing the work. I’m loving the opportunity to take part in an witness His Greatness!
ROCK ON BLUEGRASS ROCK ON!! LOL
Thursday, April 19, 2007
God, where are You?
After Monday, I can not help but think of how small and out of focus we are in this world. We try to place blame on someone or something for all the chaos. With all respect to the grieving of ones lost. Some ask, as I did, “God where are you!?!?” Why not let him kill the ones who he claims “made him this way”. Why do innocent human beings, ones you love equally as much have to suffer? Ones who maybe never knew the man.
Then I seem to focus in on a glimpse of reality. A glimpse of something bigger than us. Bigger than of self centered minds. Maybe a little de-sensitized but all the while focused in on reality of this world. Whether you acknowledge it as evil or as satan, there is an ongoing battle, it is definitely consuming this world. It is bigger than us. But not bigger than God.
My personal belief is that Satan “everything evil” hates “everything good”. He hates anything that will glorify God, and absolutely loves anything that may cause people to doubt God’s (everything glorious) existence and greatness.
Whether we want to acknowledge that or not is up to us but that junk is here and it always has been. It is real. It is not going away.
In reality, America is a name given to an association of people and the “laws we follow” but we are still part of this cruel world consumed with sin and all part of God’s plan. Satan has no respect for your kid or your grandpa he really does not even care about you. All he care about is suffering, doubt, hate, and anything that may cause this.
These are sad time and times of doubt. I, personally cannot change the whole world, or change what happened. All I can do is act. My acts are just a piece of the puzzle. I cannot sit here and be consumed with my little bubble. I need to be on my face praying for this city, state, country, and world. I need to be out there making a difference in everyone’s life that I come in contact with, because the Jesus in me maybe the only Jesus they see.
In conclusion, I may not be too far off to say that in this particular instance that this man was too far gone and consumed with demons for us as measly humans to change. I also understand that not everyone is apt to be consumed like this. But one statement he made really made me cringe. He said that “you had a billion chances to change this”… “you made me this”… “this blood is on your hands now and you can not wash it off”.
WOW
I having nothing more to say other than, as for me, I am making a change in how I view my conversations with strangers and co-workers and even down to friends. All, I can do is worship God with all I am and spread the word of His love and His grace. Show them Jesus, not my opinions, but Jesus. Love, Acceptor of all, King of all, Sacrifice for All.
WOW THIS PUMPS ME UP…..IS THAT BAD?
Then I seem to focus in on a glimpse of reality. A glimpse of something bigger than us. Bigger than of self centered minds. Maybe a little de-sensitized but all the while focused in on reality of this world. Whether you acknowledge it as evil or as satan, there is an ongoing battle, it is definitely consuming this world. It is bigger than us. But not bigger than God.
My personal belief is that Satan “everything evil” hates “everything good”. He hates anything that will glorify God, and absolutely loves anything that may cause people to doubt God’s (everything glorious) existence and greatness.
Whether we want to acknowledge that or not is up to us but that junk is here and it always has been. It is real. It is not going away.
In reality, America is a name given to an association of people and the “laws we follow” but we are still part of this cruel world consumed with sin and all part of God’s plan. Satan has no respect for your kid or your grandpa he really does not even care about you. All he care about is suffering, doubt, hate, and anything that may cause this.
These are sad time and times of doubt. I, personally cannot change the whole world, or change what happened. All I can do is act. My acts are just a piece of the puzzle. I cannot sit here and be consumed with my little bubble. I need to be on my face praying for this city, state, country, and world. I need to be out there making a difference in everyone’s life that I come in contact with, because the Jesus in me maybe the only Jesus they see.
In conclusion, I may not be too far off to say that in this particular instance that this man was too far gone and consumed with demons for us as measly humans to change. I also understand that not everyone is apt to be consumed like this. But one statement he made really made me cringe. He said that “you had a billion chances to change this”… “you made me this”… “this blood is on your hands now and you can not wash it off”.
WOW
I having nothing more to say other than, as for me, I am making a change in how I view my conversations with strangers and co-workers and even down to friends. All, I can do is worship God with all I am and spread the word of His love and His grace. Show them Jesus, not my opinions, but Jesus. Love, Acceptor of all, King of all, Sacrifice for All.
WOW THIS PUMPS ME UP…..IS THAT BAD?
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Debbie Downer...but theres hope.
This Georgia weather is driving me crazy. I am so sick of being sick.
I digress
So, life has been pretty sleazy of late. Work, work, and more work seems to be the battle cry. So have done just that and the stress of it all does not go well with the bi - polar weather. So I stay sick.
Dad’s kidney is still sick so keep that little guy in your prayers. He still has another one but we all know two is better. I know God is working somewhere in this…it just hurts to see this stuff happen to my dad. L
We all have to keep our faith in God so that he can truly be God in our lives. He sends us through these dark holes in life to all the more show us that he is truly God. To test our faith in Him, so that he can show that in the end he is everything GOOD…and that everything good will come out of what He is in. He is awesome.
I digress
So, life has been pretty sleazy of late. Work, work, and more work seems to be the battle cry. So have done just that and the stress of it all does not go well with the bi - polar weather. So I stay sick.
Dad’s kidney is still sick so keep that little guy in your prayers. He still has another one but we all know two is better. I know God is working somewhere in this…it just hurts to see this stuff happen to my dad. L
We all have to keep our faith in God so that he can truly be God in our lives. He sends us through these dark holes in life to all the more show us that he is truly God. To test our faith in Him, so that he can show that in the end he is everything GOOD…and that everything good will come out of what He is in. He is awesome.
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