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Ben

Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. -John 6:68

About Me

There is much to know, but I will try to simplify it as much as possible. I spent my early life in Tyler with my 4 brothers and sisters and moved to Bullard in 8th grade. After high school I wasted a few years(and my parents money) in college. I was your basic hoodlum. I smoked, drank heavily, smoked weed, dropped acid, ate hallucinogenic mushrooms etc. I even managed to get a girl pregnant. Ive had a love for rap music for most of my life. I discovered I had some ability rapping when I started freestyling at around friends and at parties. I joined up with my cousin and we started working with different people who made beats and put down tracks for us. We finally got together with a guy who was ready to get our songs on the radio. I was also now a borderline alcoholic, drinking almost every single night. All that changed in a single night at my work on March 18th 2001. God met with me and showed me how I was hurting myself and people who cared for me very much. I knew it was time for a change. I walked away from it all. There was no question my calling had been revealed. I immediately began writing gospel rap music and have been at it ever since. I now spend my days trying to get people to understand that knowing Christ is not about the religious rituals and rules that the "church" sets up...its about love....love for ourselves and love for those that are hurting revealed through the love He showed on the cross. Take the quiz:
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My Interests

    I love making music, of course. I have a small studio in my house with a production synthesizer and a digital mixer. I also love basketball....Namely the San Antonio Spurs. Represent baby!!!
    I also like football, jet skiing, ping pong and shooting pool. I'm also determined to sky dive before I die.

I'd like to meet:

Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture, Andrei Arlovski, Hoyce Gracie, Vince Young, Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Yao Ming, Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, Lebron James, Shaquille O'Neal, Barry Sanders, Warren Moon, Muhammed Ali, Billy Graham....and Chuck Norris, of course. As far as women I want to meet go, I've met the only one that matters. I married her May 18th 2002. :) Behold! My loser friends!(except Amber) And the top 16 losers are... Amber

Jason

XXXchurch

iBrad

Shawn

Carren

MIKE .."PM.."

rachel

~?aMaZiNg eMiLy?~

Holly

Liz Ann

Minister RMB

Inevitable Maybe

Troy

Chad

itsjustme

See all the losers here

Music:

Im into mostly rap music(Christian), hard rock, classic rock and worship music. I was raised on country so I still have a place in my heart for some of the older stuff. I like cheesy '80s music too. CD's currently in rotation in the Mazda T-Bone - Boneafide Soul Purpose P.O.D. - Testify Thousand Foot Krutch - The Art of Breaking Kutless - Hearts of the Innocent Deeper Than Most - Maranatin' Great Worship mix I made Mars Ill - Pro Pain

Movies:

Im a movie freak. I like just about everything....even a few chick flicks(very few). Top 5 Favorite Movies The Shawshank Redemption Good Will Hunting Office Space Monty Python and the Holy Grail The Lord of the Rings TrilogyTheres a long list of honorable mention...but I'll spare you the hour you'll need to read it.

My Blog

Lovely

I've been in a funk lately.  Life in general has been ok...but thats been the problem...I've been entirely too consumed with life in general.  Over the past...well, Im not sure how long...I ...
Posted by Ben on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:50:00 PST

Great advice

On a message board I frequent, there was someone who posted a topic saying he just got saved.  He wanted to know about some experiences Christians had had, such as dreams and visions.  Someo...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 03:34:00 PST

Rich Franklins nose after UFC 64

Pretty friggin brutal....and I know its mean, but Tim Sylvia's face is pretty funny....
Posted by Ben on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:00:00 PST

I guess I belong somewhere....

It's been a long, interesting road in my Christain walk...and it takes yet another turn as Amber and I have decided to find a different church.  Now I know I have many  friends here on MySpa...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:04:00 PST

Shave the head....a lesson in vanity.

I have a confession to make...and those who have known me for a long time know that this is true.  I am vain.  My cousin and brother often made fun of me in high school because I spent so mu...
Posted by Ben on Mon, 15 May 2006 06:34:00 PST

The Simple Truth About Salvation

Salvation.  Its something that Christians have been divided over for many centuries.  Im sure you know most of the stories throughout history so I wont bore you.  If you dont and youre ...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 06:55:00 PST

Deep verse...

By Manchild....(song title unknown) Yo..excuse me...bartender....bartender...over here..yea...bartender...yea...right here...excuse me...yea , yea  right...no, no right here...excuse me.... Yo&...
Posted by Ben on Sat, 04 Mar 2006 05:26:00 PST

Christian...I feel like changing that sometimes.

I have a problem with Christians.  So much so that I feel like changing my title.  I hate being catigorized with fundamentalists who are so bound by tradition that they can't reach out to an...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:22:00 PST