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Josh Grace

grace: the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life

About Me

My name is Josh Grace and I love people! I like to meet new people and hang out and hear there stories of where they came from and what they like and everything! I also enjoy rocking out the guitar and the iPod. I also work for AT&T and have been for the last year and a half. I also like talking about poop. Great stuff. Word

My Interests

Jesus, Music, Cooking, Video equipment, Golf, Guitar Mods, Family, Spending time with my closest friends, Work (hmmm let me think about that), and a bunch of other stuff

I'd like to meet:

YOU! insert cheesy smile. . .

Music:

Michael W Smith, Modest Mouse, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Myriad, Earthsuit, Colour Revolt, Paul Baloche, Athlete, The Frames, Onerepublic, Saosin, Dizmas, Coldplay, Queen, Far-Less, Edison Glass, The Shins, New Life Worship, dc Talk, Haste the Day (just the new stuff pre 2006 get's a little to heavy for me), The Early November, Love Drug, Jet, Dead Poetic, Anberlin, Emery, Fair, East West, He is Legend (that's right. . . I said it), mewithoutyou, Project 86, Circa Cirvive, Sullivan, John Mayer, Tim Hughes, Delirious, Michael Gungor, Pigeon John, Jason Morant, Jarod Anderson, Mute Math, Blindside, Copeland, Delirious (I know it's in here twice), David Crowder Band, Desperation Band, Relient K, Underoath, Mae, Switchfoot, Supertones, Jars of Clay, United, Grits, Phil Keaggy, Providence, Shane & Shane, Marcel Mule, Eugene Bozza, and more to come when I remember. . .

Movies:

The Aviator, Gangs of New York, Rescue Dawn, Home of the Brave, Princess Bride, Snatch, Pulp Fiction, Tears of the Sun, Once, Courage Under Fire, The Godfather Movies, A Beautiful Mind, Toy Story, Toy Story II, Shrek, Shrek II, Kill Bill, Cinderella Man, Radio, Star Wars, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensability, Red Skelton movies (I hope I did his name justice), Miracle, Good Shepherd, Bourne Movies, Ocean's Eleven Twelve and Thirteen, 3:10 to Yuma, Gladiator, Godfather Movies, Courage Under Fire, and Various Untold Chick Flicks (No Princess Diary Movies!!!).

Television:

VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL!!! Late Night with Connan O'Brien, Heroes, Scrubs, House, According to Jim, Psych, Seinfeld, Rodney, The Apprentice, Mythbusters, Home Improvement, Everybody Loves Raymond, Good Eats, 24 and The Office (that's what she said. . . or he said).

Books:

Mark Driscoll, Donald Miller, Brian McLaren (possibly. . .) Desiring God by John Piper, The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer, Not Even a Hint by Josh Harris, The Pursuit of Man by A.W. Tozer, Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards, Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper, Maximized Manhood by Cole, Velvet Elvis, and many many more. . .

Heroes:

My dad, mom, and sister.

My Blog

Making Adjustments

It is so funny how I tend to use the high times in my life to evaluate where I am and where I'm going in life. It is also funny how I use these times to test my character. I see when times are hard, i...
Posted by Josh Grace on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:07:00 PST

Another song idea

God has been doing a major work in my heart over the past few years in the issue of love. I've hurt people in the past and people have hurt me, but God has taught me through the pain the value of a t...
Posted by Josh Grace on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:18:00 PST

My Last Day of Sales

My Last Day of Sales I couldn't sleep; nope I couldn't sleep a wink.I awoke to the sound of a dim scratchy beep.I couldn't believe the time, but I had to get some gas.It was my final work day working ...
Posted by Josh Grace on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:55:00 PST

Reality Check

So maybe I've gotten things wrong over the years. I don't think God intended us to live in some high and lofty place separating spiritual and physical in an attempt to reach a new perspective on reali...
Posted by Josh Grace on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:07:00 PST

Epiphany

I feel like I have used this title before. . . Regardless!I had an epiphany about epiphany, and I know that sounds confusing, but bear with me for a sec. I went to an art show and really had no idea w...
Posted by Josh Grace on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:05:00 PST

Lovesick Love song

I might be trying my hand at some songwriting here. . . I don't know? This might be my new hit single:Do I love her?Would I love to hold her close?Would I touch her on the faceand cry?Do I love her?Wo...
Posted by Josh Grace on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:03:00 PST

The Politics of Dancing

We can't always get along. I have such a strong desire to build community and a sense of family with everyone around me, but some days I feel alone and depressed when surrounded by the family I have w...
Posted by Josh Grace on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:40:00 PST

My Liberator

I've been exploring Jesus lately. I've been trying to strip away most of my preconceived notions and view Jesus in his historical context and how his name has been echoed over the centuries. The next ...
Posted by Josh Grace on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:35:00 PST

If I were only Jewish. . .

I couldn't imagine being a first century Jew. My life would have one constant theme of God, religion, politics, and life. . . it was all the same to these people, there was no separation. There were p...
Posted by Josh Grace on Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:08:00 PST

Blah, blah, blah

I feel like I am repeating myself.  Not that repetition is a bad thing, but for the last 2000 years I feel like I have been repeating myself. I feel like I have been stuck in the same jargon and ...
Posted by Josh Grace on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:20:00 PST