So I just got the most unexpected email of my life, possibly…a friend of mine asked me if I’d be interested in going on a blind date with her husband’s best friend…and I said I’d try it. Man…I am so shocked!
I’ve never been asked out on a date, especially NOT a blind date! I am most definitely NOT looking for anything to come out of this, especially because I will soon be relocating to the East coast…
Wow…just kinda shocked. This should be interesting!
I saw this on Melissa’s blog, and decided to give it a whirl!
Leave a comment starting with “Remember that one time” and then write a favorite memory you had with me. Copy this sentence in your own blog and start remembering the good ole’ days. Have Fun!
I’ve been learning a lot lately about doing ministry in “unconventional” ways…in new ways…
And I’ve noticed that one show in particular is indeed ministering, without being “religious” overtly. It is changing the lives of people, one family at a time…and it is amazing.
If you haven’t seen it, I’m talking about “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” I have come to LOVE this show. The premise is incredible–helping people who are suffering by alleviating one or more of their major concerns, and using all the available resources to do so. My favorite one so far was probably the Vardon family, with two deaf parents, a blind and autistic son, and a “normal” son. The technology that they brought to that family must be helping them live their lives so much!
I want to believe that there is some sort of Christian foundation for this show, because the producers of this show are doing what we as the Church should be doing! We should be helping our neighbors by using the gifts and resources that the Lord has given so abundantly to us. And we should be looking for new ways to bring the love of God to those who have not heard.
Here is an article about this show that says it all…I love this show!!
Leslie, Lesa and Jessica–Sophomore year, during our “Prank War” with Rabid and Porterhouse…
This weekend was fabulous! I seriously did NOTHING productive (except an application for job)…instead, I spent most of the weekend with my wonderful roommate, Leslie. It was such a great, relaxing time! We watched movies (one of them twice) and “I Love Lucy”, picked out pictures for our senior slide show, cleaned the apartment, and enjoyed each other’s company.
We would have spent more time with the other roommates, but they were busy actually being productive. 🙂 We all had great roommate time during the week, however.
I have been blessed with these girls, and I have loved our time together!
You know, there are many things that people say about NASCAR, but one thing they cannot say is that it is “liberal.” NASCAR is known for its overwhelmingly Conservative viewership, and it’s patriotic nature. I love that!
Well, the environmentalists have decided to go after NASCAR, in a way that would change the sport negatively, if NASCAR were to adhere to their suggestions. It was only a matter of time, I suppose…
Stay strong, NASCAR!
Signs that your refrigerator is a bit too cold…
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APU is known for the quality speakers it brings in for chapel. Today was no exception! For the third time this semester, we were privileged to hear from Star Parker (click here to watch her speech), founder of the Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education.
Her story is unique, and she is very honest about her past. She had four abortions, was living a life of sin, and living on welfare. Then she had someone be straight up with her about her life, and she met Jesus Christ. From there, her life began to change drastically. Now, she uses her experience to bring others out of poverty, and to prevent people from having abortions (since she knows the truth about what abortions are and what they do to women who have them).
Her message this time was mostly a response to the comments people left her last time (on the back of their chapel attendance cards). She received 6 pages of comments, half good and half negative, she said. People left comments saying that she was “too political”, that she didn’t actually refer to the Bible chapter and verse (which she did today), that she assumed that we were “all Republicans” (to which she responded, “No, I assumed you were all Christians, and I never said anything about political affiliation. That’s not what’s important right now.”), and many other things.
What struck me the most was her response to her being “too political”. She gave this example: Would we have considered Benjamin Franklin political when he approached the first Congress with a group of Quakers, and confronted them about slavery? Franklin told them then that it was immoral, and that they should not continue to allow the practice. The politicians decided that it was “too costly” to get rid of it. They turned a moral issue into a political one.
Seventy years later, the country was plunged into Civil War, and 600,000 men died. We had a CIVIL WAR to end slavery, because moral questions aren’t political…She said “For those of you who don’t like war, sometimes the cost of sin is much more than you are willing to pay.”
Wow! She quoted the old phrase that says something like, sin will take you farther than you wanted to go, cost you more than you wanted to pay, etc. If the politicians had not changed slavery from a moral issue into a political issue, perhaps things would have been different!
Star’s organization is one that I am definitely interested in working for, so I might pursue that. Rabid, Porterhouse, Leslie and I ran into her after lunch, and talked with her for about five minutes. Rabid and I mentioned that we are looking into careers in politics, and she encouraged us to pursue that (I mentioned that I am looking into moving to Washington, D.C., and she liked that idea!)…
Her message is clear! The mission statement for CURE is “Fighting poverty and restoring dignity through faith, freedom and responsibility.” Like she said, we must preach the Gospel to the poor, that they might gain hope.
And the “picture war” continues…
Yeah, yeah, this one isn’t the greatest–but they will get better when I have more time! For now, it’s “war” ladies! 🙂
Even So, Joy 