Monday, December 10, 2007
I have had a revelation; I am not meant to be a life long student. I may continually learn but I am not meant to study and seek out academic knowledge. I'm still not sure what my calling is. I think that it is one of these two options: teach or live by the sweat of my brow. The first choice may seem contradictory because I have said that I am not meant to live an academic life. What I mean is that I don't think I am called to pursue anymore formal education. I do think that I am being called to teach in some form. I don't know if this is being a math teacher or something like a Sunday school teacher but I do think that I have a calling to teach in some way. The reason I think I'm being called to live by the sweat of my brow is because that is what I get enjoyment out of. I know this sounds ridiculous but that is how it is. I love to work hard and see a job complete. I have been given a strong work ethic and I think that is what God wants me to do. This may be as simple as volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity or just maintaining my own home. Whatever career God leads me to, I believe that it will involve hard work and instruction. That is all I have for now. Peace be with you.
Monday, September 03, 2007
Lately I've been thinking a lot about worship. It seems to me that for many churches, we come not to worship the Father but to get something out of it. Sure we may shed a few tears or be somewhat convicted but how much glory does God get from these worship services. This may not be the case for everybody's church but I think it is a widespread problem. I would like to get some feed back from anybody who looks at this blog; What is missing from worship services?
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Faith in Action
The scary thing about being alone is that you get a chance to see yourself. This is not always a pretty sight. Matter of fact, it rarely is. One thing that I've learned is that sometimes you need to just sit down and let God just speak. This is very hard. I often find myself doing all the talking and not letting God say anything. The few times when I do shut up, He really tells me something important. It isn't always clear that He is the one speaking but He always gets His point across. Tonight as I sat down with my cigar and some ideas running through my head, He spoke to me. Of course I ended up with more questions than answers but that is a lot better than thinking that I don't have any questions at all. I refuse to put every detail of my personal life on this blog even though I am probably the only person who looks at this site. However, I do think that I need to mention at least something about what God is telling me.
Our faith, the Christian faith, is an active faith. No matter where we are in life, we are called to do something. I look at the news and I hear the statistics and my heart breaks. There is so much I can do to help the poor and needy. I feel guilty as I smoke my cigar and think about all those who can't even afford a hamburger. I know that I can't save the world but our God can. Fortunately He has chosen to use us. There is so much more we can do but we are too busy making plans and enjoying the good life to see these oppurtunities. I don't know where God is calling me. Maybe He wants me to have a nice job, nice house, nice family and all that other nice American stuff but maybe He is calling me to "sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old..." (Lk 12:33) God alone knows what our future holds. Let us open our ears, minds, and hearts to what He has to say.
NDF
The scary thing about being alone is that you get a chance to see yourself. This is not always a pretty sight. Matter of fact, it rarely is. One thing that I've learned is that sometimes you need to just sit down and let God just speak. This is very hard. I often find myself doing all the talking and not letting God say anything. The few times when I do shut up, He really tells me something important. It isn't always clear that He is the one speaking but He always gets His point across. Tonight as I sat down with my cigar and some ideas running through my head, He spoke to me. Of course I ended up with more questions than answers but that is a lot better than thinking that I don't have any questions at all. I refuse to put every detail of my personal life on this blog even though I am probably the only person who looks at this site. However, I do think that I need to mention at least something about what God is telling me.
Our faith, the Christian faith, is an active faith. No matter where we are in life, we are called to do something. I look at the news and I hear the statistics and my heart breaks. There is so much I can do to help the poor and needy. I feel guilty as I smoke my cigar and think about all those who can't even afford a hamburger. I know that I can't save the world but our God can. Fortunately He has chosen to use us. There is so much more we can do but we are too busy making plans and enjoying the good life to see these oppurtunities. I don't know where God is calling me. Maybe He wants me to have a nice job, nice house, nice family and all that other nice American stuff but maybe He is calling me to "sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old..." (Lk 12:33) God alone knows what our future holds. Let us open our ears, minds, and hearts to what He has to say.
NDF
Saturday, May 05, 2007
I like to party and have a drink every now and then just as much as the next guy but come on.
"And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit." Eph. 5:18
"Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy." Rom. 13:13
"...Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body." 1 Cor. 6:13
Go in peace and God bless.
"And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit." Eph. 5:18
"Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy." Rom. 13:13
"...Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body." 1 Cor. 6:13
Go in peace and God bless.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
This is a work in progress titled Christian Accountability. I hope to add more to it but I don't know if I will. I hope you enjoy.
“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.”[1] It is time to stop talking and give an account for ourselves. “So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.”[2] What have we done to promote the Christian faith on this campus? What have we done to obtain a higher education? If you are truly concerned about Erskine, STOP WHINNING! Now is the time to take action and be responsible for what we want. Charles Darwin said “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”[3] If we want change to happen we, not anyone else, must act. The foundation of true change is not based in legislations or institutions but rather in the people. Let our actions speak louder than our words. “For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.”[4] If we want Erskine to be a community of Christian commitment and academic excellence, the students must make it that way. According to Margaret Mead, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has."[5] Instead of complaining and grumbling amongst ourselves, let us change for the betterment of the student body. Let us each rise up and be a leader by example. We must also be patient with one another and Erskine because no one is perfect. “Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.”[6] -Thomas A. Kempis. By the grace of God, let us move together as one body toward the expectation which we hold so highly of Erskine College and of ourselves. “Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.”[7]
[1] Job 38:2-3
[2] Romans 14:12
[3] http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_changegrowth.html
[4] 1 Peter 2:15
[5] http://www.leadershipnow.com/changequotes.html
[6] http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_changegrowth.html
[7] Ephesians 6:23-24
“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.”[1] It is time to stop talking and give an account for ourselves. “So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.”[2] What have we done to promote the Christian faith on this campus? What have we done to obtain a higher education? If you are truly concerned about Erskine, STOP WHINNING! Now is the time to take action and be responsible for what we want. Charles Darwin said “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”[3] If we want change to happen we, not anyone else, must act. The foundation of true change is not based in legislations or institutions but rather in the people. Let our actions speak louder than our words. “For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men.”[4] If we want Erskine to be a community of Christian commitment and academic excellence, the students must make it that way. According to Margaret Mead, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has."[5] Instead of complaining and grumbling amongst ourselves, let us change for the betterment of the student body. Let us each rise up and be a leader by example. We must also be patient with one another and Erskine because no one is perfect. “Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.”[6] -Thomas A. Kempis. By the grace of God, let us move together as one body toward the expectation which we hold so highly of Erskine College and of ourselves. “Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.”[7]
[1] Job 38:2-3
[2] Romans 14:12
[3] http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_changegrowth.html
[4] 1 Peter 2:15
[5] http://www.leadershipnow.com/changequotes.html
[6] http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_changegrowth.html
[7] Ephesians 6:23-24
Friday, February 16, 2007
I don't know why blogs are such a big deal but I have degraded myself enough to use one so I guess I'll try to say something "important." I just want to say that I am tired of all the crap and drama going on at Erskine. I think things would be better if people would just stop taking things so personal. I guess I can say that because no one notices me and I like it that way. I may or may not build up the nerve to comment on the mirror article "nemo gutted" but for right now I will hold off on that. This will probably be my last post for some time. Until next time, don't stop questioning but don't be a jerk with your questions.
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