two posts in one day you ask? well, it is christmas!

something Christmas

I know you can't see everyone. Or anyone really except Eric and the side of me, but Tom is to the left and my Dad is behind the camera playing keys and singing. Everyone says, "oh wow, you all play music. I bet you just play music when you go home."

Well. It's true.

Hey Mike,

I know you don't know me, but my husband goes to SEBTS too! The reason for my email I'm sure you will find somewhat peculiar, but please hear me out. Simply put, I'm on a mission to find my best friend a special someone, lol. She has no idea I'm doing this, if she did, I'm sure she'd kill me. :) When I found your myspace, it seemed that you have a lot of what she is looking for. (Knowing and taking into consideration that simply looking at a myspace page is a very limited method of knowing anything about a person.)

A little about her... She's a very beautiful, sweet, strong Christian girl who has a passion for music. Her dream is to find a Christian man she can sing and make music with. Right now she's living in a very rural area where it's hard for her to meet people... She lives about an hour and a half south of Wake Forest in a town called Bladenboro. (Its where I grew up too!) She's looking to relocate up here soon.

Anyways, take a look at her profile if you will.. it's www.myspace.com/******** (edited to protect the innocent) or you can click on my profile...she's #2 on my top friends. Please let me know what you think. If you think you'd like to get to know her, if you think i'm crazy and out of my mind, etc. :) Also, please don't think I'm sending these random emails to a bunch of people...you're the only one.
Thanks for reading,
*********

I have no words.

romania

I think I'm in one of those wierd "I need to write something, but I don't really feel like writing" moods. I always do this. I go from completely outgoing to introspective and introverted. It's like my heart and brain have seen too much to process quickly, and while everyone says "Welcome Back!" and "It must be good to be home!" there's a part of me that doesn't agree.

It's hard to be back. It's hard to leave pastors that work 40-50 hours a week at full-time jobs just to be able to pastor churches that can't afford to pay a pastor. Pastor Adi worked on Christmas and Easter at the chance of getting off to be with us during our time in his village, but his boss denied his request. The Lord encouraged his heart while we were with him.

It's hard to leave Denisa and her infected arm. Her dad is in jail. Her mom refuses to care for her. She has 8 other siblings. She's from a Gypsy family. Gypsy means outcast. It means the nobodys of society. I can still see her face and her smile has she hugged me when they got back from the town doctor.

Here a few more reasons why it was hard to return...


Phil 1:3-6 "I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ."

Hope and Decay!

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No News is Somehow Still News

I'm continually surprised by how the big hitting news sites get away with publishing their latest "breaking news" stories. I remember event just a few short years ago to how the news stories were actual stories with real information and real events to actually be informed about. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore.

This morning, for about the 5th day in a row, there is a story on the Foxnews.com webpage about how the AP is refusing to cover Paris Hilton. Am I the only one who thinks that this is some of the most ridiculous journalism? (and I use that term loosely...) Only in today's culture of celebrity fascination could we have (for several days in a row, mind you) stories about how we're not going to have any more stories about certain people. Is there really nothing else to write about? Or is it maybe, just maybe, that our press is that infatuated with the celebrity culture that there is such a small percent of the world that they actually pay attention to?

I've never met Anna Nicole Smith. I've never met anyone that has. I don't know anything about her, her son, her lifestyle, etc. She died in early February and somehow her passing managed to dominate the news (every major news station) for the better part of an entire month. Why?

I'm not suggesting that the press only report on stories that are relevant to me. Maybe I'm just preparing you for the answer that you'll get if you ask me if I "can believe that Ms. Smith died..." or if I "think that this guy or that guy did it" or if Barry Bonds uses sterioids, or if Pacman Jones is guilty again or if I thin Nichole Richie's marriage will last, or if Tom Cruise is crazy, or if his baby will be a scientologist, or if P-Diddy actually punched the guy...or if Kobe and Ron Artest or guilty...

Is this really headline type material?

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