Hanging out with friends, writing and painting, reading, praying, serving the poor, pursuing social justice for God's kingdom, listening to music, traveling, being "Naturally Supernatural"
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I love to speak with people who think critically. I don't like to limit my friends to a particular world-view or ideaology but appreciate the differences in diversity. I am a follower of Christ, but, if you so choose to get to know me, I hope you will find out I'm not the average, typical, or stereo-typcial Christian.
One thinker that I truly love said this, "So, ultimately, God’s wisdom is beyond the human grasp, his ways beyond human control. He often offends our mind to reveal our heart, and thus refine our faith." Wow! That's amazing. Luckily for me I already know that guy... I used to work with him at The Vineyard Church; he still works there as the assistant pastor. I hope you get to hear him speak some day. If you really want to hear what he has to say, check out his blog @ Steve's Blog
There is so much "ungrace" out there I want to be here to dispence GRACE. We go about wearing masks 90% of the time, the other 10% we're usually asleep. I want people to know that there is a place where they can be real with God and real with each other, where there is safety; a place to be loved unconditionally. I am just as in need of Grace as everyone else, who am I to with hold it from someone?
So if you'd like to talk feel free to hit me up with a message.
If you're a young person and wanna talk, since I did run a youth ministry, feel free to check out the Cross Carriers myspace group @ Cross Carriers Group
The X3 PorNO! Pledge
1. I will be accountable to someone. Whether it is a friend, a relative, a pastor or a spouse. I realize if I try and do this on my own I'm going to jack it up.2. I will be open and real about my own struggles knowing that the truth will lead to freedom. I am not ashamed to be human and realize that mama was right...honesty is the best policy.3. I will talk about the dirty little secret and encourage others to be real and open about it. Let's realize that we are all in this together, right?4. I will put safeguards in my life to keep me away from this crap. If it means I've got to get rid of the satellite dish and DSL, then I will do it.
Take The NoHo Pledge(JUST FOR THE LADIES)
I, state your name, promise to the best of my ability not to dress, buy clothes or act like a Ho. Clothes I should try to avoid buying or wearing: tight pants that are cut so low that when I bend over you can see my g-string or butt crack, tight half shirts that show my six or not-so-six pack, tight shirts that are low cut to show my cleavage or short shorts that you can see my butt cheeks in.I know that God desires me to glorify him in all things and I realize that by dressing like a Ho, I only desire to give glory to me, not God. I also know boys have a problem with sexual things and I know that by not dressing like a Ho, I can be a part of the solution, not the problem!
Pretty much any genre of music that I feel sounds good and is pleasing to my ears. This ranges anywhere from jazz/blues to hardcore rock and just about everything in between. I spend most of my time listening to worship music but when I'm not doing that I mostly listen to different forms of rock.
I love to watch movies. It's funny with me, almost any movie can remind me of God and break me down to tears. Whenever I see selflessness, true love, friendship, the pain that's in the world that people experience all over and all the time, etc... I would say specifically I've seen this stuff in Man on Fire, Duets, the Notebook, ButterflyEffect, Bruce Almighty, etc... I mostly watch old Hong Kong kungfu flicks. They're great. I like action/adventure most of all out of "normal" genres of movies.
I rarely, if ever, watch t.v. I am so busy reading or doing any .. of the other tasks in my day that I don't even get to the t.v. But, it's not something I really miss. Infact, I'm doing just fun. When I do watch it's probably a cartoon or an action filled sports event like UFC or some post season game.
Pretty much anything I can get my hands on I'll read, from the back of a cereal box to the front of your t-shirt. I like certain magazine articles, novels, short stories, poetry. I also enjoy reading up on activities I like, most specifically kung fu. I mostly like the "super-texts", those works of liturature that are hundreds of years old and have stood the test of time. They really get to the core of who we are as humans and the nature that is within all of us. I am looking forward to trying out a new one for me, Machiaveli's "The Prince". It came highly recommended. Other than that I make it a very very regular habit of reading the bible, the old and new testaments and training materials for the area of ministry I'm involved in or looking to get involved in.
My ..1 Hero is Jesus Christ. He regularly influences me and challenges me to better living. Plus, he did some of the coolest things I've ever heard about, beside freeing me to be myself and who I am, he lives in me by his Holy Spirit and for some reason has chosen to use me, along with millions of others across the world and across time, to continue his work here on earth, like healing the sick, casting out demons, serving and ministering to the poor and disenfranchized, counseling and coming alongside the broken, and a whole slew of other cool things. Other than that I have a lot of heroes from the bible. I also look up to my leaders/pastors here at the Vineyard. I have a ton of 'not church related' heroes but these are the ones that influence me the most on a regular basis.