Here's a cool video of some of my friends singing and playing downtown on a Saturday night.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Spread Too Thin...
That's all this year has been for me. I've had so much going on all year that I haven't been able to excel in anything, I've just been getting by in it all. For some reason, I figured I could take on everything that came my way and be devoted to it. I'm a big believer in just gritting my teeth and getting through things but it looks like I finally lost this battle. It's just been too much on my plate at once. It's time to streamline and cut some stuff out. I would write more about this but I'm just exhausted and completely out of it...
Monday, November 10, 2008
Living a Movie
My life should be made into a movie.
Just gonna go ahead and throw that out there cause it would be awesome, or at least that's what I think.
It wouldn't fit into any one genre either, because it would totally blow the drawers off those preconceived genres. The movie itself would create a whole new genre of awesomeness filled with comedy, drama, action, horror, mystery, science-fiction, and anything else awesome. I would like to see maybe a young Tom Cruise, like in Top Gun, play my role. As for the other roles, I have no idea who should play them. I'll let the professionals make those decisions, but I'm sure they could place some of my friends as like extras or something.
My movie would feature a lot of monologuing by me like in the show "Scrubs." I've got quite a few thoughts and questions that go through my head during the day. I also think that a good movie gets the audience involved with either laughs or thoughts. Great movies feature both, which is what my movie would have.
As I'm trying to put this post together I keep wondering what would make my movie better than anyone else who had their life made into a movie. To answer that question, I think my story is one that should be shared, nothing more than that. You can call me arrogant or any other good insult that might describe me cause I think my life would make a good movie. I'll just take that as an indication you will not be seeing my movie in theaters and so I won't get tickets for you, ha take that.
Just gonna go ahead and throw that out there cause it would be awesome, or at least that's what I think.
It wouldn't fit into any one genre either, because it would totally blow the drawers off those preconceived genres. The movie itself would create a whole new genre of awesomeness filled with comedy, drama, action, horror, mystery, science-fiction, and anything else awesome. I would like to see maybe a young Tom Cruise, like in Top Gun, play my role. As for the other roles, I have no idea who should play them. I'll let the professionals make those decisions, but I'm sure they could place some of my friends as like extras or something.
My movie would feature a lot of monologuing by me like in the show "Scrubs." I've got quite a few thoughts and questions that go through my head during the day. I also think that a good movie gets the audience involved with either laughs or thoughts. Great movies feature both, which is what my movie would have.
As I'm trying to put this post together I keep wondering what would make my movie better than anyone else who had their life made into a movie. To answer that question, I think my story is one that should be shared, nothing more than that. You can call me arrogant or any other good insult that might describe me cause I think my life would make a good movie. I'll just take that as an indication you will not be seeing my movie in theaters and so I won't get tickets for you, ha take that.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Survey Says...
Here's just a quick thing that I've been trying to think about the past couple days...
Being up in Boston, people back home always ask me how are things going. I usually just say good and tell them when exactly I'll be home to visit. Or whenever I meet someone for dinner or a Bible study we usually start by asking how each other's week is going. I'd say a majority of people throw out a "good" or "fine" without even thinking about it. But now I just can get this issue out of my head- what determines "good" or "bad?" Is it how classes are going? How many dates I've gone on? How many Bible chapters I've read? I just don't know what to think about this whole thing anymore.
With all that, I could use some help. Leave me a comment with some thoughts about this whole thing of "good" and "bad." Who knows, maybe we'll all figure something out.
Being up in Boston, people back home always ask me how are things going. I usually just say good and tell them when exactly I'll be home to visit. Or whenever I meet someone for dinner or a Bible study we usually start by asking how each other's week is going. I'd say a majority of people throw out a "good" or "fine" without even thinking about it. But now I just can get this issue out of my head- what determines "good" or "bad?" Is it how classes are going? How many dates I've gone on? How many Bible chapters I've read? I just don't know what to think about this whole thing anymore.
With all that, I could use some help. Leave me a comment with some thoughts about this whole thing of "good" and "bad." Who knows, maybe we'll all figure something out.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Another Perspective
I've always been a big fan of Paul's epistles and all the stories in Acts about the things he did. Every time I read through that book I spend a great deal of time just meditating on what it would be like to been around in that period of history. Fresh off the life of Jesus and His ministry, the apostles entered into a time of just pure excitement. The spread of the Gospel rested solely upon their shoulders even with persecution right in their face. Just think about how awesome it would have been to share in those experiences.
Let me just take some time to quote how great of a time this was.
Acts 2:41 "Those who accept his (Peter) message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day."
Verse 43 "Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles."
Acts 3:1-10 with the story of Peter and John healing a crippled beggar.
There's a little kicker when you read the story of the healed beggar.
After this man starts jumping and dancing around people start looking at him and wonder what the heck happened. Peter, the bold apostle he is, starts asking everybody why they are so surprised? That question kind of takes me back a bit. In my little realm of faith, how am I not surprised? I think Peter was operating on a whole different level though. It's all about our perspective. It's about what point of view we're coming from. Peter's coming from the perspective of Christ and the bigger picture with the glory of God. Most of us instead come from the perspective of how it's all going to affect our own glory and ego. Just take that and really examine which perspective you think you're operating in.
What would those early apostles think and say about the world today?
Honestly, I have no idea what they would think. Would they seem how plentiful the harvest is? (Matthew 9). Or instead would they be slightly appalled at the situation in the world today? I'll let you all determine what their response would be.
Let me just take some time to quote how great of a time this was.
Acts 2:41 "Those who accept his (Peter) message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day."
Verse 43 "Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles."
Acts 3:1-10 with the story of Peter and John healing a crippled beggar.
There's a little kicker when you read the story of the healed beggar.
After this man starts jumping and dancing around people start looking at him and wonder what the heck happened. Peter, the bold apostle he is, starts asking everybody why they are so surprised? That question kind of takes me back a bit. In my little realm of faith, how am I not surprised? I think Peter was operating on a whole different level though. It's all about our perspective. It's about what point of view we're coming from. Peter's coming from the perspective of Christ and the bigger picture with the glory of God. Most of us instead come from the perspective of how it's all going to affect our own glory and ego. Just take that and really examine which perspective you think you're operating in.
What would those early apostles think and say about the world today?
Honestly, I have no idea what they would think. Would they seem how plentiful the harvest is? (Matthew 9). Or instead would they be slightly appalled at the situation in the world today? I'll let you all determine what their response would be.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Coming Back
The stupidity of just my little ole self amazes me sometimes.
Tonight's been a great night. I got some studying in, talked a little on the phone, had a good meal- all stuff of a good night for a college kid. But what took my night from being just the average "good and decent" night to the status of "great" was my time in prayer tonight. It wasn't just the "Hey God, could you hook me up with the answer to #2 on this quiz?"; it was the meaty confession, intercession, and really became more of a conversation towards the end.
There had been some stuff weighing on my heart and really been eating at my ability to hone in on what the Lord was speaking to me. I got it all out there on the table and the Holy Spirit and I labored through it. I felt great after; so much peace just rising up within me. I even got a great word out of it- Isiah 43:2.
During my walk up the stairs to my room I started to think of all the occasions I have spent intimate time with God like that and found that there is always one common denominator- I feel so alive and awakened after. It truly is one of the most wonderful feelings in the world. I'm sitting here actually trying to figure out how soon I can get back to the prayer room because it's such a great feeling.
Now here's my thing: if praying to the Lord and laboring with the Holy Spirit always leaves you with this fantastic feeling, why for the last month has there been stretches of many days without times of prayer? It seems kinda stupid that I would allow such a dry spell. I just become dumbfounded by my laziness and the weakness that is my flesh as I think about it. It seems to be an uphill battle when really it shouldn't be. There has to be a better way to overcome it than just attempting to grit my teeth and saying "Yeah I'll remember to go pray today."
So friends I want you to spend a good hunk of intimate time with the Lord, your Creator. I bet a pretty penny He won't leave you satisfied, and while you're there, would you offer one up for me to remember His calling of me back to the prayer room?
Tonight's been a great night. I got some studying in, talked a little on the phone, had a good meal- all stuff of a good night for a college kid. But what took my night from being just the average "good and decent" night to the status of "great" was my time in prayer tonight. It wasn't just the "Hey God, could you hook me up with the answer to #2 on this quiz?"; it was the meaty confession, intercession, and really became more of a conversation towards the end.
There had been some stuff weighing on my heart and really been eating at my ability to hone in on what the Lord was speaking to me. I got it all out there on the table and the Holy Spirit and I labored through it. I felt great after; so much peace just rising up within me. I even got a great word out of it- Isiah 43:2.
During my walk up the stairs to my room I started to think of all the occasions I have spent intimate time with God like that and found that there is always one common denominator- I feel so alive and awakened after. It truly is one of the most wonderful feelings in the world. I'm sitting here actually trying to figure out how soon I can get back to the prayer room because it's such a great feeling.
Now here's my thing: if praying to the Lord and laboring with the Holy Spirit always leaves you with this fantastic feeling, why for the last month has there been stretches of many days without times of prayer? It seems kinda stupid that I would allow such a dry spell. I just become dumbfounded by my laziness and the weakness that is my flesh as I think about it. It seems to be an uphill battle when really it shouldn't be. There has to be a better way to overcome it than just attempting to grit my teeth and saying "Yeah I'll remember to go pray today."
So friends I want you to spend a good hunk of intimate time with the Lord, your Creator. I bet a pretty penny He won't leave you satisfied, and while you're there, would you offer one up for me to remember His calling of me back to the prayer room?
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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