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Love wins.

About Me

below are the lyrics of anberlin's single "disappear". this song is about the marginalized, the hopeless, and those that remain unloved either by circumstance or choice. this song is about the homeless, and not forgetting them. it's is about not leaving them behind and waiting with your arms open wide, so they and we could embrace the love of Christ. let this song challenge you and convict you, to the point of action, to the point of prayer, to the point of care.

we are the last of the sleepless ones
left behind by those we left behind tonight
quiet now let the poison take
were we always just your lost cause mistakes
wait for me will you wait for me
need you on my side
way for me make way for me
with arms wide
alone left alone
watch us slowly disappear with time
unknown still unknown
forgotten, lost, and left behind
dark lit streets are no place for kids
but it gives us more of a home than you ever did
we're the silentist's left to our own demise
you're still our last chance to get out of this place alive
wait for me will you wait for me
with arms wide
alone left alone
watch us slowly disappear with time
unknown still unknown
forgotten, lost, & left behind

I believe there are things worse off in the world than the problems and thoughts that I entertain on a daily basis. I believe that there are a lot of people that have been deceived and desensitized and feel the same way that I do. I believe that this life is not all there is, and I believe that the best possible way to live your life is by following our lord and savior Jesus Christ.
I believe that this world is in need of a revolution. I believe there is a cry coming from people who don’t have a voice. People who need our help, our resources, and most importantly our concern. I believe there is a message that needs to be shared with everyone that has ears, a message that brings life, hope, love, peace, and truth. A message that brings the promise of eternal life and that will return a joy that nothing on this planet could ever match.
I believe there is a need for reform. I believe that we need to be the change that we want to see in the world. I believe that is only possible through our working together for the same cause, with the same purpose, for Him. I believe we can be the difference. I believe that we are the difference. I believe that we will be the difference.
Favorite Quotes:
"The Problem is not a certain type of legislation or even a certain politician; the problem is the same that it has always been.
I am the problem.
I think every conscious person, every person who is awake to the functioning principles within his reality, has a moment where he stops blaming the problems in the world on group think, on humanity and authority, and starts to face himself. I hate this more than anything. This is the hardest principle within Christian spirituality for me to deal with. The problem is not out there; the problem is the need beast of a thing that lives in my chest."
-Donald Miller
"I'm talking about self-absorption. If you think about it, the human race is pretty self-absorbed... What i mean is, as a human, I am flawed in that it is difficult for me to consider others before myself. It feels like I have to fight against this force, this current within me that, more often than not, wants to avoid serious issues and please myself, buy things for myself, feed myself, entertain myself, and all of that. All I'm saying is that if we, as a species, could fix our self-absorption, we could end alot of pain in the world."
- Donald Miller
"Love Wins."
- Rob Bell.

My Interests

Jesus
His Word
His Needs
His Love

...
people
conversation
learning from others
hearing sermons
writing music (for long periods of time)
listening to music (laying down)
watching movies (in the theatre)
taking pictures
road trips (the longer the better)
islands of adventure
rock the universe
nintendo
peanut butter and jelly
silk (soy milk)
apple juice
vegan boca burgers
organic ketchup

I'd like to meet:

Jesus Christ
Matt Thiessen
Donald Miller

Music:

alexander
anberlin
charlie hall
chris tomlin
coldplay
copeland
david crowder band
death cab for cutie
devotchka (select tracks)
emery
headlights (select tracks)
hillsong united
ivoryline
mae
mewithoutYou
moby (select tracks)
mutemath
the postal service
relient k
vega4

Movies:

alien three
american history x
back to the future
braveheart
cloverfield
dan in real life
the darjeeling limited
the dark knight
dead poets society
everything is illuminated
fight club
finding forrester
good will hunting
i am legend
into the wild
the karate kid part three
the life aquatic with steve zissou
the matrix
memento
the mighty ducks
mystic river
rushmore
the shawshank redemption
signs
star wars episode three
star wars episode five
stranger than fiction
the village
wall.e

Television:

battlestar galactica
friends
the office
scrubs
tale spin

Books:

blue like jazz
Holy Bible
to own a dragon
the purpose driven life

Heroes:

Jesus Christ
mom
dad
armando
david
chris
ana
pastor steve
rob bell
paul washer

My Blog

self_portrait

self_portrait from Johnfrank Dieguez on Vimeo.i believe you can tell a lot about a person when you look at the things they use. i think in many ways these items can tell a story of who a per...
Posted by johnfrank. on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:38:00 PST

missing.

MISSING: A White T-Shirt with the phrase "Love is the Movement"ITEM DESCRIPTION: Size Small, Printed on American Apparel. Very comfortable, Extremely Sexy. A Little faded, but equally awesome.LAST KNO...
Posted by johnfrank. on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:14:00 PST

the.scene

my latest project. give me some feed back....
Posted by johnfrank. on Thu, 08 May 2008 08:36:00 PST

2007

The following post is from Jaime, one of the co-founders of the 'To Write Love on Her Arms' movement. The post was excellent, and he said a lot of things that really spoke to me and about how this yea...
Posted by johnfrank. on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:07:00 PST

thirtyFOUR

thank you Carol, Chris, Michelle, Julio and Glen, thanks for the support.we fed 34 ppl last night, we blessed 34 souls last night. we looked into 34 sets of eyes and told them that were praying for th...
Posted by johnfrank. on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:09:00 PST

fourteenONE

John 14:1
Posted by johnfrank. on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:24:00 PST

life isnt short.

so yeah, im driving down i-95 with the guys. then and after talking with crystal's mom and listening to a really good sermon on the radio that richard swenson gave. it hit me...whatever decision i mak...
Posted by johnfrank. on Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:38:00 PST

1 Corinthians 3 (New Living Translation)

1 Corinthians 3 Paul and Apollos, Servants of Christ   1Dear brothers and sisters,[a] when I was with you I couldn't talk to you as I would to mature Christians. I had to talk as though...
Posted by johnfrank. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST