Well when I first started this blog, i thought I would write in it at least once every other week.....maybe even weekly. But it has been a month since my last post, so why not just commit to writing in it at least monthly?
Some things i have been up to:
I got back into playing a little bit of Halo every once awhile with Chuck and Jake...brings back good times, but a little rusty.....I am on the 6th season of Smallville, and I seem to be watching close to 4 episodes a day (yeaaaa Jim = loser).....School has been going pretty good, except the whole school part, but i guess thats normal for any college kid to say. I went to a Chinese restaurant after church last week and it rekindled my love for the Chinese. AND my fantasy football teams kicked butt this past week..YES GO SWEATHOGZ! (name of my teams)
So now that i got that off my chest....
I have been reading the book of Exodus. It is interesting to read and study how God worked 4000+ years ago. How awesome his presence was in Moses and the Israelite nation. God did some amazing things back then, and he continues to work in our lives today.
Moses was a stud, but kind of a wimp when you think about it. After he killed that Egyptian he took off and left the country. You all know the story, how God called to him to save his people. One thing that I guess I never really noticed was how many times Moses really did question his ability to save the whole nation of Israel. I remember learning about how he couldn't talk very well, and how he didn't think he could do it. But while I was reading it just kept coming up and coming up...Moses complaining to God and saying "I CANT DO THIS!!! GET SOMEONE ELSE!" Did I already say how amazing God was/is? God used Moses to save Israel while at the same time showing his power throughout the whole country.
I am a stud, but when i think about it, man I am a wimp. I don't know how many times i have thought about how I couldn't handle being a minister. When i see the "spiritual powerhouses" that surround me in the dorms and class room I can't help but think I am unqualified . I am not that smart, not the best speaker, and everyone knows I don't have the best blog posts. How is a person like me going to win students to Christ?
When I was reading how Moses kept complaining and doubting himself even with God at his side, i couldn't help but see myself in him (and not for the good). I am encouraged to become a youth minister. And if i don't live a life in ministry, I feel like I would be failing to answer the call that God has placed on my heart. I know that I am surrounded by amazing people and professors that daily help shape my live and spirituality. And God is with me just like he was with Moses..
Now if only he can teach me all those tricks with the staff. My prayer would be that we can be pushed aside and let God work through us. God will overpower any doubt that we have because it is his spirit working through us. He did it yesterday. Today. And Gosh darn it he will still be there tomorrow....
JIM'S BURN
I had so many burns lined up two weeks ago that I didn't know what would I would do with all of them...But they all seemed to have left me lately......BUT remember when I said that I was playing Halo a lot lately? It turns out that those annoying 4th graders that talk trash still play.......One of the most frustrating things in the world is when this 95 lbs 4th grader that has yet to hit puberty is calling out your manhood over a video game. Although I bet i could dominate these kids in all aspects in life, he absolutely punishes me in Halo. Its terribly frustrating, but if any of you 4th graders that smash me in halo are reading this..IM COMING AFTER YOU
Monday, October 6, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Cheese Fryer
Random beginning comments:--I accidentally slept through church today.....woops--Kansas Jayhawks football are 2-0 (But i do have concerns w the running game and our alumni players who smoke weed).--My roommate (Brant Smith) always falls asleep with a book in his face--I twist my ankle just about everytime I play basketball--And my brother Sam got 25+ tackles his first game last Friday--My other brother Charlie hogs video games--I started reading the book of Genesis and am going straight though to Revelation so keep me accountable........
Whew, so now that thats over here we go....
Small groups are grand.......I have always loved the idea of small groups in the youth/church setting. I can't think of a better way to grow closer in community and closer to Christ. I had a small group seminar this past weekend with Jim Johnson and that heightened my excitement for small/D-Groups. Although the seminar took out a chunk of my weekend, it was a good time and really got me thinking about it. I loved it. What made the seminar more enjoyable was that Jim (a Canuck) made fun of David every 5 minutes about girls.....or lack there of....He also pointed out that I was the only one in the class that didn't have my books for class...that wasn't has funny.
We have our own D/small groups here at school. I am in one with Dr. Gary Zustiak and 5 other men from Ozark. We meet and talk about whats going on in our lives along with other important topics...like the emerging church.......postmoderism......and favorite college teams. Zus asked us a question and it really took some thought. He asked what scripture verse has impacked our lives the most. Seems simple enough right? Tons and tons of Bible verse flew through my head until I landed on my exagetical passage from Romans 12. "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifices holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship....." This stuck out to me because of the importance of living your life as a living sacrifice or God. Gary hit me hard when he said " You know whats wrong with a living sacrfice? It always tries to crawl off the altar."
Needless to say, that hit me pretty hard. Jesus was more than willing to be that sacrifice for all of humankind.....and i just struggle on being a living sacrifice for God and to die to myself. I get in the way of what God wants to do through my life and thats going to be a lifelong struggle.....Enough talking about my myself....its time for Jim's burn...
JIM'S BURN
Camp teams sound like a lot of fun. You get a good sum of money straight to your schooling while you go around during the summer to Christian camps promoting Ozark Christian College. A lot of my friends participated in this past summer and i found out that relationships are effected in a major way. When people come back from camp teams are just the ABSOLUTE BEST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD...hear me out..its not like i dont expect people to become better friends through out the summer...but when they come back to school its like seeing 2nd grade girls meet up for the first time after a long summer on the playground.... cool, you guys are good friends. But you already told me about the time Phil fell off the roof, or the time you camp counselers clogged all the toliets. (although getting sent to a Pentecostal camp is pretty funny). Every story starts with..."This one time on camp teams..." or someone is always claiming that you wouldnt understand because you wernt on camp teams....or you can't hang with us, because you wern't on our camp team..... I love you guys....but sometimes you can really fry my cheese.
Whew, so now that thats over here we go....
Small groups are grand.......I have always loved the idea of small groups in the youth/church setting. I can't think of a better way to grow closer in community and closer to Christ. I had a small group seminar this past weekend with Jim Johnson and that heightened my excitement for small/D-Groups. Although the seminar took out a chunk of my weekend, it was a good time and really got me thinking about it. I loved it. What made the seminar more enjoyable was that Jim (a Canuck) made fun of David every 5 minutes about girls.....or lack there of....He also pointed out that I was the only one in the class that didn't have my books for class...that wasn't has funny.
We have our own D/small groups here at school. I am in one with Dr. Gary Zustiak and 5 other men from Ozark. We meet and talk about whats going on in our lives along with other important topics...like the emerging church.......postmoderism......and favorite college teams. Zus asked us a question and it really took some thought. He asked what scripture verse has impacked our lives the most. Seems simple enough right? Tons and tons of Bible verse flew through my head until I landed on my exagetical passage from Romans 12. "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifices holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship....." This stuck out to me because of the importance of living your life as a living sacrifice or God. Gary hit me hard when he said " You know whats wrong with a living sacrfice? It always tries to crawl off the altar."
Needless to say, that hit me pretty hard. Jesus was more than willing to be that sacrifice for all of humankind.....and i just struggle on being a living sacrifice for God and to die to myself. I get in the way of what God wants to do through my life and thats going to be a lifelong struggle.....Enough talking about my myself....its time for Jim's burn...
JIM'S BURN
Camp teams sound like a lot of fun. You get a good sum of money straight to your schooling while you go around during the summer to Christian camps promoting Ozark Christian College. A lot of my friends participated in this past summer and i found out that relationships are effected in a major way. When people come back from camp teams are just the ABSOLUTE BEST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD...hear me out..its not like i dont expect people to become better friends through out the summer...but when they come back to school its like seeing 2nd grade girls meet up for the first time after a long summer on the playground.... cool, you guys are good friends. But you already told me about the time Phil fell off the roof, or the time you camp counselers clogged all the toliets. (although getting sent to a Pentecostal camp is pretty funny). Every story starts with..."This one time on camp teams..." or someone is always claiming that you wouldnt understand because you wernt on camp teams....or you can't hang with us, because you wern't on our camp team..... I love you guys....but sometimes you can really fry my cheese.
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