Winter time is fun, follow me.

Merry Christmas brothers and sisters, go out and celebrate the glory of winter but, always look both ways before crossing the street. I hope that today is filled with the one and only kind of love that comes with the birth of Jesus Christ. Our God should love us so much that He should come join us down here. Such hope and humility come in small package.

How small something can be to cause such big change. It is incredible what God does. You see, his son is born to the world and many many things happen now. Hope is brought back, light shines down from heaven, men and women have someone to follow, and there is a chance for life once again. To me, the biggest thing that happens here is a bold declaration.

Things are not going to be the same anymore and they never can be again.

This is God's declaration to the world with the birth of Jesus. What was is done and what is here is his son. Jesus will show us the way and we are to follow. I find that to be something that God will constantly remind us of in our own lives. The past is gone and it is time for the future made present. He beckons us to come follow and be apart of that and declares that things are not going to be the same anymore. People will often make such a declaration but there's a difference between our words and God's word. God's words are it and our words, well they can often amount to...crap. I'm thinking we should take God's word and rock that out you know and once again, always look both ways before crossing the street.

I Landed on my Bible

Romans 5
Peace and Joy
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

I flipped my car over yesterday on the way to church. My bible took a hit and I lost a good chunk of psalms. If you're wondering, no it's not fun to do. My car is done but I am not so I rejoice. God protected me and decided that it was not time for us to hang out together. That would've been nice but how satisfying it is to know that I have purpose here. I am granted time to pursue passions in my life and to live. Isn't that what this world needs? People who've come to life? God does not desire for us to simply exist but for us to live.

As the world around us demands that we exist in it and work for it, we slowly die from that. The world exists for us. Do you get a fish tank and arrange it with the purpose of having the fish meet the need of the tank? No, the tank exists for the fish and so everything in it is serves the fish. We are made to live in this world because it was made for us. Let us pursue passions and live life as grandly as God would want it of us. How to do that is something we must take the time to figure out but I gurantee God will help you every step of the way.

Well that's all I've got, now I'm off to take a vicadin for the pain and be off with my day.

Back With Thoughts Flowing Like a River

After almost 3 years of away time and numerous requests to bring it back, I've decided to bring back my blog here. I suppose it would be some what appropriate to include some update on the events of the last 3 years. I'm not going to but it would be nice; wouldn't it?

Moving forward, I will say that I am posting from the staff house at Pocono Plateau. The whirlwind turn of events of my life had brought me to living in red maple for the last semester and on. So you will be reading posts from the current "Man in Maple" formerly known as "Remix". Glad to welcome you all to the inside of my head.

My only request is that you hang on tight and don't scream.