June 23, 2006

  • So, hello again my wonderful friends… I don’t know what’s been up, but I’ve been updating daily for about four days now. I think it might be because I’ve been pulled from summer apathy by actually doing something… or somethings. It’s been good actually being out, with and around people… Album stuff is going well but slowly. I’m working on harmony stuff tomorrow with the splendidly wonderful Ms. Mclemore. Life is good.

    Well this really isn’t wonderful quality as far as blogging goes, but I’m cool with it if you are. Last thing. Jimmy’s book accidently got left in the rain… It’s a big book, so he put in the microwave to dry it up. Guess what!!!!!! It worked, but here’s the catch. It poofed the book up like a mushroom cloud. It’s like twice the size!!!!

    Well, maybe not a mushroom cloud exactly… Love you guys, goodnight

June 22, 2006

  • And if it’s answers that you seek, they come when you are ready to believe.

    I
    love music that makes you think… It’s like a good book, but better…
    maybe ’cause I loved music before I even kinda liked reading.

    So, if you’re in for a good think or just some good music, here’s the deal
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    I
    suppose that’s not a whole lot, but each album has some good stuff to
    say about human nature or life… and by the way, the title of this
    here post is from a song by Joe, Marc’s Brother called Stand by your
    lie. Have a beautiful day, my friends!

  • If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. – I Corinthians 13:3



    Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. – John 15:13


    Because sometimes you just want to know how to love.

June 21, 2006

  • Working




    I can’t possibly tell the world how thankful and excited I am for the opportunity to have a job soon! Lazy days are cool, but when your lazy days come 30 at a time, it gets kind of ridiculous. Days when I’m writing or doing something productive like that can be good, but today I played video games for 5 HOURS!

    As I was in the car tonight, driving home with Jim, I was relaying to him the revolutionary weight of my future as a perfecto gelato experto. I was explaining the beauty of being out in the world with people, sharing the love of Christ, actually being around people who don’t believe what I believe. Then he spoke. “Dave, I thought college was going to rock my world. I said to myself, Now I’ll actually be doing stuff, accomplishing something, finally getting on with life!’ You know what I found out? It just doesn’t work that way. Contentment is a decision.”

    it was then that I realized – I can’t count the number of times in a week I need to be reminded of this – It was then that I realized purpose is only found in Christ. Working will not make me happy. Now as I put my hope in Christ, I’ll be led to quit being lazy, develop a greater work ethic, and generally have more purpose, but the work itself doesn’t bring fulfillment. There are a lot of rich, hardworking people that still don’t have peace. God gives me the desire to work, but it is God and not work and business that bring me peace.

    But you already knew all that… Goodnight :O)

June 19, 2006

June 17, 2006

  • At 1:35 AM, 98.5 The Beat says that some dude wants to see a girl shake “that thing” at 4:00 in the morning… that is dumb.


    Goodnight

June 15, 2006

  • On Self-deception or being human

    More than ever in my life, this last year has taught me how human I am… how self-focused I become when I am not daily living in the knowledge that I am a new creation, being made in His likeness. I think there was a reason Christ calls us a new creation. my old self sucks, so for me to have any hope of eternity, I woud have to become something directly opposite of who I am. We have this amazing hope in Christ. I’ve grown up literally under the wings of the church and Jesus Christ. I took some time to step out from under that and I found that I really am utterly lost outside of Christ. Maybe another reason I’ve discovered my humanity in the year is because my parents don’t tell what to do all te time. I have personal responsiblity now. I failed in the last year more than ever in my life. To everyone that I’ve hurt… I’m terribly sorry. Take it from someone who knows, as people who live in an ultra-intillectualized society, we have been taught to enjoy seeking more than finding. For those of us who know Christ, we have found. STOP SEEKING… IF THERE’S ONE THING YOU SHOULD DO… STOP SEARCHING. YOU HAVE ALREADY FOUND EVERYTHING and He is RIGHT THERE in your soul.

June 10, 2006

  • Oh and most importantly or urgent at least… Israel gave me some serious digestive issues… I don’t know, man. It’ not good. Everything’s gassy… Sorry, I just had to get that off my chest :O)

  • Israel and Friends

    So we’re back from Israel… I would post pics but I’m just feeling like a picture post. I’ll just say it was amazing!!! and wonderful!!! and faith-building!!! really really faithbuilding!!!


    So, how do you explain distance between friends? There is this feeling you get when your friendship becomes a series of expectations rather than an unreserved love. There is an unexplainable canyon of emotionional disconnect between you and a friend who were once close… You know what? Nevermind. Love covers a multitude of sins. Perfect love casts out all fear. It was by grace we were saved, through faith, not by anything we did. That way, no one can boast… love accepts… love comforts… love loves… don’t forget that last one. Sometimes as Christians, with love as our mantra, we forget that love has a definition. Love loves


    Uhmmm… so that probably didin’t seem very together. I hope it connected with somebody. I’m real tired. Goodnight lovely people!

June 4, 2006

  • Jaded People Let the Holocaust Happen

    This was my response to a question that Kris asked to close out his xanga. Today made me feel like a million bucks (or at least new), cause when I went to the holocaust memorial I saw this quote from a guy who led the Jews in revolting against the Germans in the Warsaw ghetto, who said that the thing (the revolt) they had hardly dared to do, became the most important thing they would do. What this means to me is that being jaded is not an option. Good will come to those who make it happen. For me this means I have got to stop hating politics and actually dare to say… I am a Republican because I believe that the Republican party has it right. Call it heresy, but you know what? I could care less.
    I’ve tried the whole jaded thing for about 6 months now. Don’t waste your time. No jaded person ever changed the world in a positive way… To be jaded is to be lazy. I learned this today.

    P.S. I love you guys and I can’t wait to see every one of your shining faces!

    P.S. Hey I remembered something else. Looking at the holocaust memorial pretty much restored my faith in the Teachings of Jesus. Seriously… this economy of hatred and retribution is bankrupt. Our tour guide, a jew, is really awesome, but he hates the Palestinians, because to him that is who the Messiah is coming to remove from any sort of power. But the stereotype he is giving the Palestinians is the stereotype the 2nd century church gave the Jews, the stereotype the WWII Germans gave the jews, the stereotype that led to the holocaust. This returning of hate for hate is a leading from holocaust to holocaust. Jesus broke that. The Messiah blew our minds… Love really is the answer. I never saw it until today.

    *Special thanks to the Holy Spirit and the Sprit of God in Jimmy today, who opened my eyes*