Christians World of Awesome

For the past 2 months I have been reading the book From Eternity To Here, by Frank Viola.

Up untill now… I haven’t read a more thought-provoking, challenging book. It has litterally ROCKED MY WORLD. The Lord has spoken so strongly through it… And it is a book that I want to pass on to everyone I know.

It is littered with beautiful theology and insights on the ageless purpose of God. From here on out… I will be reading this book at least once a year.

Here are a few sneak-peeks:

“Apart from the Lord Jesus coming to earth, God had no expression. In the same way, without the body of Christ (the church), Jesus has no expression. You and I are now sons of the Living God. What do sons do? They display the life of their father. We are also the body of our Lord. What does a body do? It expresses the one who indwells it” (235).

“Don’t make the mistake of thinking that the church is the joining together of different races. Not so. The church doesn’t include Jew and Gentile, men and women, slave and free. The church is a new species altogether. All earthly distinctions are annihilated and erased within her (the bride) walls. God has eradicated the two warring camps of Jew and Gentile and re-created them into one new human” (277).

Seriously folks.. Go buy this book. It will make you weep, it will piss you off, and it will cause you to fall face down at the feet of Jesus.

(and sorry for all the bad spelling…was blogging from my phone).

What is the point of “social justice” if the Gospel isn’t attached to it??

any thoughts…?

love you all. stay up.

If I am out to eat at a restaurant and I am drinking a soda… and I get a refill… and you don’t refill my ice as well…. you will hear about it. C’mon people… new soda=new ice.

grown men (or women.. but it’s usually men) who still chew with their mouth open. It makes me sick.

people who tie their shoes in two loops and then tie… rather than the loop, swoop, and pull method. If your not sure what I am talking about… come ask me and ill be happy to show you.

and LASTLY…

people (and it usually tends to be the freshman in the class) who continually talk in class while the professor is lecturing. I honestly don’t get… and I wish i could just throw my shoe at them.

other than this… I love you all.

I havent been to Red Robin in 6 months…. And I have a love/hate relationship with the “dirty bird”

Food is okay…
Soda to ice ratio is pretty good…

But it is always to busy… I am surrounded by 17 pre teens all running around, drinking thier milkshakes, and swinging thier balloons all over the place.

I think I’m gonna wait another 6 months before I come here again.

I wonder If it’s worth my time to start blogging again.

Hmmm… These are the thoughts I think about when I’m sick.

It all started when I was 17 years old.

camping outside of Nike Town at 3am…

spending hours researching and studying the latest trends…

making niketalk.com my home…

spending thousands of dollars on sneakers…

this was my life for 6 years.

now you know…!

Jesus Culture Conference.

Good friends coming to visit me from Washington.

Finishing summer school!!

This week might be the best all summer… come join and celebrate with me!

more and more I am missing Seattle. Everyday I think about the beauty that rests in the Emerald City. I am reminded of child hood memories… best friends… dreams… and the sun-less skies.

Someday I will return to you.

“THERE IS A RISK INVOLVED IN SEEKING A SPONTANEOUS MOVEMENT. WE MUST TRUST GOD TO DO HIS PART. WE MUST BE WILLING TO PLACE OURSELVES IN A POSITION WHERE, IF HE DOES NOT SHOW UP, WE WILL BE SEEN AS COMPLETE FOOLS. MOST HAVE NOT BEEN WILLING TO TAKE THAT RISK. WE ARE OFTEN AFRAID THAT GOD’S REPUTATION WILL BE TARNISHED. THIS FEAR IS NOT FROM HEAVEN BUT FROM HELL. WE WILL NEVER SEE THE DRAMATIC POWER OF GOD IF WE ARE TOO AFRAID TO BE PLACED IN A POSITION THAT REQUIRES HIS DELIVERANCE. WE WILL NEVER WITNESS THE SEA PART IF WE DON’T TAKE THE ROAD THAT DEAD-ENDS AT THE BEACH WHILE THE ENEMY’S FORCES ARE BREATHING DOWN OUR NECKS.”
-NIEL COLE. ORGANIC CHURCH. 87.

i want this…

As of two days ago I accepted a position at a local church here in town.

I am so excited and can’t wait to see what this new season brings to my life. Working with Jr. High is going to be an adventure. It’s going to stretch me, encourage me, humble me, and teach me how little I know about a life of Ministry.

I mean shoot… look at Peter and John. By the worlds standards they were not qualified to be doing what they were doing… But one thing stands out with these two men. “… that these men had been with Jesus…”. That is the only qualification we need to steward people into the Kingdom. And fortunately, by His grace… Christ is in me. So I guess there is a lil hope… ha.

This transition has been a struggle for me because it means that I am leaving a family I love and entering a new family; a family which is vastly different than my old family. I couldn’t be more grateful to the Men of God who have trained, instructed, and schooled me in the way of Jesus. You guys know who you are… and I am so thankful. I look forward to our continued relationships, knowing that we are all living to see His Kingdom come here on earth.

As for now… I am seeking the Lord for what He wants to do with these young men and women. It is exciting to dream about the direction that this next year is going to go.

Welp… that’s all I got for now. Love you all.