OK. Here's some new Bible stuff:

Hebrews 12:1-3

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.


I love this stuff. "Throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles." What hinders you? Is it the past? Is it your relationships? Is it your bunion? Drop it.

What sin is in your life? Do you see how it entangles you, it sucks you in? Drugs are an obivious example of this, so is porn any lying. Notice how it doesn't just stop by itself? Stop it.

Fix your eyes on Jesus.

When it says "the author and perfecter of our faith" it can kinda mean the one who started it, and the one who completes it, kinda a beginning and end thing.

The rest of this passage tells us what he went through. We can use it for our inspiration. The whole world was against Him. Ever feel that way? He's been through it, too. He was a teenager. Don't think that it wasn't hard for Him to have zits or get picked on or be tempted by sin [although he never sinned. never]. He was where you're at. Don't doubt it. He knows what it's like.

Don't grow weary or lose heart. He's there.
--10:08

I finished the book. Whew. It was good. You should read it.
--09:55

I started reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower last night. Wow. It is a powerful book. I guess that the reason that anyone reads or watches a movie or listens to music is to be taken away from life, but this one really grabs me. I find myself wanting to see the world with the same depth, clarity, and awareness that Charlie [the main character] does. Whew.

I highly recommend you check it out. It doesn't have the most Christian content all the time, but neither does most of life. I haven't finished it yet, so I can't say if it's great or 4 stars or whatever, but I really like it so far.

Here's a link to it. The author is Steven Chbosky.
--15:56

Here's what I happened on Nov. 3 when I wrote about Brian [see last post]:

Ever just start out the day wrong? I was woken [waken?] up this morning at 7:05 by Brian, wanting a ride to his 8 o'clock. I didn't mind giving him the ride, I just would've appreciated maybe a full 20 minutes to shower and shave...So then I go to get my clothes out of the dryer and they smell like I've been workin' the dishroom at KFC or something...I guess letting them sit in the washer for 3 days wasn't a good idea after all...

Don't get me wrong, it's no excuse, but I was having a bad day. I should've used better judgement.
--15:18

This was on my message board from Chris, concerning my page for brian:

i was reading your website (i found a link on 'in the light') and i was reading about a person named brian. i was horrified at all the negative things you pointed out about this person you call your friend. is this really the impression you want to give someone? i thought you seemed pretty cool until i saw that. then i thought, well, would i really wanna be friends with a person who talks bad about his friends? nope. you may think it's harmless, but i think it's just horrible. not one person here on earth is perfect, and how can we be expected to better ourselves if our faults are constantly being pointed out?

Thanks, Chris. Seriously.
That is now my old page for him. If you can find it [i'm having problems archiving], I wrote that on Nov. 3. I had a negative experience with him, and I wasn't real happy at the time. I guess that I just let my emotions tint [or maybe, taint] my words. I'm gonna apologize to him and make him a new page that is a bit less critical.

Do me a favor and cut me some slack, all of you cynical readers. I'm not super-christian, I'm human. Then again, I guess Brian is, too.
--22:52

So I just found out that Jessica found my blog. She didn't know I had one. Mamma Pajama. Now I know how she felt when I found hers. Maybe I'll get a link up for it if she'll give me the address. [i'm not allowed to read it. it's personal, you know]

Whew. This brings our relationship to a whole new level...or not.

You can see what she wrote in the guestbook.
--22:35

I'm thinking a lot about my sister Jess lately. I'm tired of seeing my family hurt and burned out by life. I have an uncle that's just about a fried egg.

I don't want to see her turn out like that.

As cheesy as it sounds, I can only pray for her. It's not like I'm some religious wacko trying to force God down her throat...she just needs to sort out what she really believes in before it's too late.
--22:19

Wow. This geocities thing is really obnoxious...
--15:30

Ka-POW! I got it done! Gotta go to class...Later, skaters.
--13:50

I'm supposed to be working on a project due today at 2:00. Actually, it was due last Friday at 2:00 and the teacher forgot to ask for it. Lucky me. I'm just starting it right now.

I hate homework...
--11:18

Been a few days...

Get alone with God today. Do it right now. Go somewhere by yourself --your bedroom, your car, a gas station bathroom-- and get with Him. Pray. Talk. Sing. Communicate with Him. Do it.

All He wants is you, not your Sunday School attendance, not your money, not your witness to other people. All of those things are important, but they don't mean JACK if you aren't with Him.

Read Micah 6:6-8.

Micah 6:6-8

With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

If you don't understand what all that fatted calf stuff is about, it basically is a form of worship, kinda like when we go to church or give offerrings or pray or whatever you do instead of directly living for God. What does God want from us? He wants us to "act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly" with Him.

Do it. Go get alone with Him. That's what He wants. Quit playing games.
--09:35