Wednesday, September 27, 2006
comatose
"But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus." [Romans 3:21-26]
Rebirthing - Skillet
Feel your presence filling up my lungs with oxygen
I take you in
I've died
Rebirthing now
I wanna live for love wanna live for You
Breathe for the first time now
I come alive somehow
Rebirthing now
I wanna live my life wanna give You everything
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Awhile
being in co-op has its disadvantages. people you meet in first year...you may never see again...or at least for many a terms. thus i was pleasantly surprised to see familiar faces once again across campus from first year calculus. catch up may be brief, but it's good to know they're doing well. people come and people may go, but as Christians, it's that brief moment of interaction we have with people that'll either trip them closer to the flames of hell or prod them ever so nearer to the gates of heaven.
Monday, September 25, 2006
Intercession
in relation to the past post, i think i've finally came to some foggy conclusions as to what to do...all thanks to Ravi's talk. if you're interested, below are the two links...it's a two part sermon, the music in the background is kinda fromage, but the message is fantastical.
I, Isaac, Take Thee Rebekah
Part 1
Part 2
this will be my last sappy post for a while...i think. also, an era is about to come to pass. i shall no longer use any more pick-up lines from here on out. the torch will be passed onto future generations. old-folgies like me needa know their role and sit on the rockers. but fear not, i've come up with my all-time favourite situational pick-up lines for your viewing pleasure (credits given in brackets)...may the cheese be with you...
If you wanna start a conversation, use...
1) "Excuse me fair maiden, do you know how much a polar bear weighs? *wait for slight pause* Enough to BREAK THE ICE. Hi! My name is Mr. Desperate." [FL]
2) "Do you believe in love at first sight...or do you want me to walk by again?" [KC]
3) "Sorry, I seem to have lost myself in your eyes...can you give me the directions to your heart?"
4) "Hi, I'm Mr. Right. Someone said you were looking for me."
If you wanna make 'em swoon...
1) "If beauty was a drop of water, you would be the ocean."
2) "Everything about you is perfect...except your lips. They're not touching mine."
3) "If I could be anything in the world...I would be your tears. Borne in your eyes, living on your cheeks, and dying on your lips" [AY]
4) "If I get a nickel for every girl I see as pretty as you...I'd still only be left with 5 cents." [AY]
If you wanna get slapped or kicked in the groin...
1) "Yo baby, is your dad a baker? Cause you've got HOT buns!" [SK]
2) Count shoulders with her. Then proceed to give her a gift. [JC]
3) Show her the bunny trick.
4) "Are those astronaut pants you're wearing? Cause your legs are out of this world!" [AY]
Seasonal
1) "Can I have a picture of you? Yeah, I wanna show Santa Claus exactly what I want for Christmas."
Dinner
1) "You know in the Bible, how it says: Give food to the hungry and water to the thirsty? How about dinner some time?"
Timeless classics. Timeless indeed. I can't even count the number of bruises I've gotten from using these lines.
Now that childish things are left behind, I wanna become a M.O.P (man of prayer). I wanna be like Isaac to Rebekah. Oh man...this is something only the Spirit can do.
"I have met many girls who have turned my head...but I haven't found one that turned my heart..." [BC]
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
abideth
i remember awhile back when i would make up a list of requirements/traits that i looked for in a future wife...then i'd compare it to my friends' lists and proceed to give 'em suggestions of who to hook up with. albeit no one listened to my advice (probably a good idea), it was still fun making fun of 'em.
as i've matured (well...not really, but let's say hypothetically i did), i think my list has drastically changed relative to the one(s) i've previously made.
WHAT I NOW LOOK FOR IN A FUTURE WIFE
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Spiritually:
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"What in the boiled beets and cabbages is this list?" you may ask, "It's blank!". Ah, yes...it's blank indeed, and i'm not using invisi-text. why the blankness? cause something i've learned thru these past few years is that...sometimes it's better not to have expectations, nor to make plans. whenever i'd make plans to do something, i'd usually get a curve-ball thrown in or a wrench would find its way inside the gears (for recent example, see: Meat for the Pneumatos Retreat). thus i've concluded, it's best to let God decide what is best. this isn't to say that i'll become a lazy-buttocks and never plan again, no, rather...it is trusting that admist the plans, God may have something else better in mind. something to challenge, something to ignite, something...new.
"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." [John 15:5]
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
discipline
first time living without housemates or roommates has been quite the challenge. it's weird coming back from class to...nothing...waking up to find...no one...eating dinner with...oneself. but perchance it is in the confinement of one's solitude that one finds his true character. when the masks are peeled off and there's no one to impress, the analysis of the heart becomes clearer.
discipline is the word that keeps resonating. the little things, the big things, and all the things in between. don't ask for tasks equal to your strength, ask for strength equal to your tasks. 610.
