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Jonathan

Live with such a zealous joy that even the wicked in heart will praise God!

About Me

To speak of myself, I want to be transparent & real about who I am, my struggles, my hopes, my fears...To be honest this is something I am still working on, but it is definitely a desire I have.I know I live in a world that wants to hold me down & keep me from being everything I could possibly be and that's ok...cause I have the source of strength to help me reach my potential, and a good deal of my close friends have this as well. Don't hesitate to talk to me because I want to be an encouragement to you.This summer I have noticed doors of opportunity open up and have taken advantage of these blessings as they come into my life. I want to get to the point that I seize every opportune moment to minister to anyone who is hurting, lonely, or depressed, and I want to be able to do this without thinking about it or trying to avoid it.I have also learned a very important lesson from a good friend in that as believers we can't be vague about our actions & desires...we need to cut away the fat & get to the point simply because we loose their respect very quickly if we don't...thanks Sarah."Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that all was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, and make it possible." -T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)"I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an echo sounded, no matter how faintly, I would send other words to tell, to march, to fight, to create a sense of hunger for life that gnaws in us all." -Richard Wright, American Hunger, 1977

My Interests

Europe | Espresso | Amsterdam | Israel | Italy | Turkish Coffee | Traveling | Photography | Art | Graffiti | Enjoying Life to the Fullest | Hiking | Mountain Climbing | Volleyball | Football | Excercising(I really can't wait to get done with school to have more time for this)| Martial Arts | Snowboarding | Offroading | Wakeboarding | Chess | Being an Encouragement | Loving People | Discipleship | Learning about different cultures | Meeting new people | Being a good friend to anyone & everyone I can

I'd like to meet:

Anyone & everyone, especially if you are cultured & are interested in music, art, culture, science, engineering, traveling & photography. I would also like to meet:

Music:

U2 | Sting | Chris Tomlin | Jars of Clay | Shane & Shane | Thrice | Depeche Mode | Johnny Cash | Blindside | Radiohead | ANYTHING LIVE | ...this list is by no means all of them, I just mentioned my favorites. I guess you could say that I am a music junkee possibly why I want to have a coffee shop/bar-club someday.

Movies:

Real Genius | Equilibrium | Gattica | Mosquito Coast | To Walk with Lions | Romancing the Stone | Indiana Jones | The Lord of the Rings (All 3) | Stargate | Batman Begins | Sci-Fi movies | Apocolyptic type movies |

Television:

Numb3rs | Heroes | Stargate SG-1 & Atlantis | Lost | Prison Break | House | CSI | The Unit |

Books:

Bible | The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English | Anything by Erwin Raphael McManus | The Master Plan of Evangelism

Heroes:

Jesus Christ | Paul | My Grandfather | My Father | Dennis Milstead (An older friend of mine who has been a real encouragement to me)

My Blog

Melancholy Day

"There is melancholy in the wind and sorrow in the grass" ~ Charles Kuralt ~As the day I walk approaches I have noticed a deeper desire to be around people and a lesser desire to work on homework.&nbs...
Posted by Jonathan on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:00:00 PST

Life Development...

Some questions I am currently going through for a life development portfolio and the last question I listed hit me the hardest....What do you really believe about your personal identity?Who are you?Wh...
Posted by Jonathan on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:15:00 PST

Cleansing Cold

So I am finally recovering from this mild case of pneumonia...mild my butt!  If that was mild then I really feel bad for people who have the full blown thing. I know for sure that having a fluctu...
Posted by Jonathan on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:42:00 PST

Snowy Day

Today was pretty cool.  I was able to get out of bed and have enough time to make my coffee and be in class a few minutes early instead of a few minutes late...then have a meeting and set some de...
Posted by Jonathan on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:35:00 PST

Lost & Empty

I am lost and empty...I feel as if God's presence is no longer in my life yet I can hear the words that should be spoken by Him and think He is speaking to me but don't feel the warmth of His voice.&n...
Posted by Jonathan on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:54:00 PST

Steady Plotting

Steady plotting brings prosperity, hasty speculation brings poverty...I am sure you have heard that saying in the past but as I am organizing and separating the books I have studied from, read, been i...
Posted by Jonathan on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:10:00 PST

Dinner with the Homeless

Last night I drove to an area downtown where there are a few bars and a coffee shop surrounding a closed street that has been turned into a patio/sidewalk.  Because of some things that have been ...
Posted by Jonathan on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 10:03:00 PST

Reflections

So I was thinking break would be a good time to think about things and yet I find it hard to stop & reflect on things...it's almost as if I have a big mental block keeping me from spending time in...
Posted by Jonathan on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:32:00 PST

Suckage

Ok, so I went shopping most of the day...then saw some friends and such...then did more shopping and decided to look at my grades...all I can say is suckage.  Two of my classes turned out alright...
Posted by Jonathan on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:13:00 PST

Thoughts...

Since it has been a while from my last post I figured I would try to recap what all has happened since the last post and maybe throw in a few extra thoughts. So I finished a paper, read a book, took ...
Posted by Jonathan on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:36:00 PST