Up late again

Up late...awfully late again....Bed must start soon. I've got an exam tomorrow and other things kept getting in the way. I feel like I'm not stoked about this test....that's ok though.

I talked Morgan about God tonight. It was great talking to her about Christian unity and hwo it's something I really have a vision for. I just hope people see it like I do someday...as long as I'm not crazy and I have it completely wrong.

I also talked to Casey and Mike today in our discipleship meeting. Those guys are such an encouragement. Such great dudes. They really are helping me through ma thangs.

My small group started tonight too. It was amazing the level we hit. I'm stoked about the dues I've got here. The group they had last semester really helped them to get into the mindset that I would just love us to be at every week. The guys are so encouraging. I love their hearts and desires to get things right with God. Striving to get there...just as we all should be.

Finally, Fred rolled into town today and that is awesome. It's great that the guy is back on the block. He's just the coolest dude. He's gonna be a great challenge this semester. I love it!

SOTD - $12.33 - I stumbled across a new book thanks to the xxxchurch.com podcast. These guys are awesome first off and they have a ministry that is just incredible. But in any case, they had an author on the show promoting his new book "No More Christian Nice Guy." He was talking about how Christian men are trying too hard to be nice and not hard enough to be good. Jesus wasn't the nicest dude always. He was bold, passionate, and intense. That's the man we should work towards, not a spirit of timidity. So I bought the book on amazon.com for 12.33 including shipping and handling. I'll tell you how it goes.

Check it out!

Check out the newest addition to my blog...it's my favorite super bowl commercial, streaming straight to you right below my archive links.

AAAAAAA JESUS

What a great name that is. It invokes so many feelings in everybody's hearts. And that is the case with my buddy Pat. He's a great dude and I'm excited that I've gotten to know him. He really impresses me. Just talking to him tonight for an hour and a half about our faiths makes me so encouraged. God really has blessed my taking risks and revealing my heart for all to see.

Pat also told me a astory he heard...it's very cool. It relates to how we describe the trinity. Like, we don't know what it is...how can God be 3 in 1???? Well this is the closest I've heard an analogy work towards the concept. It still falls short because it was designed by me...but it's still cool....here it goes.

God is a man. He is walking and he sees himself in a mirror. That reflection is Jesus. It is God, but it wasn't created by him. It was begotten from him and was always there. It's a reflection of who he is. The Holy Spirit is God's knowledge that that reflection is Jesus and himself. He passes that knowledge on to us. I think it's a beautiful picture.

SOTD - .5 - Gonzaga extended their homecourt winning streak to 35 games, the longest in the country tonight. But they got it because a home clock operator forgot to start the clock on time allowing the .5 seconds left on the clock not to be run off until later...meaning Gonzaga got the chance they needed to win the game.

Thoughts

• SUPER BOWL XL...not very XL...good game, but not great. Bettis is good for the championship. I'm happy for him. Too bad Seattle is left out of the Super Bowl winning franchise crowd. Hines Ward deserved the MVP. If it wasn't for his 2 TD snags, it was for the block he made on his cornerback when the Steelers needed a first down run. Most recievers wouldn't be able to do that.
• The commercials...not great, but very good. The first half's were better. My favorite two were the FedEx caveman commercial and the Sprint "theft deterent" one. They were hilarious!!!
• I finished the haircut today. Justin helped and did a great job. He = the man.
• I posted some more pics on my newest facebook album.
• Now I'm doing homework and watching a movie. Rock Rock On.
• I went to Spanish mass this morning. That was wicked. I don't understand as much spanish as I thought I did.

SOTD - 0 - # of NFL games left in the season :'( I'm so sad. Time to get school work done now that football is over though.

He is our KING, he is our LOVE

What a great dude God is. I know my posts seem awfully cryptic and the last one probably completely contradicts this, but whatev.

As for God being great, as Chris P. He's the man, and I respect the dude so much. Just talking to him about faith and God brings a smile to my face. Justin is the man as well because he knows when people should stop doing things.

SNG was great tonight. Alison Smith talked about our call to evangelize and let people know about God, about why they need him, and all of that stuff. It was so encouraging to me. As for the rest of SNG, the worship was amazing. The music fit where I was perfectly, and it was great. As for announcements, Julianne and I did it for our second week, and I'm not gonna lie, it's gonna be tough to top what happened tonight. She definitely chopped my mullet off. In front of the whole church, my mullet died. It was great how it was set up and it worked superbly. I couldn't imagine it working better to be honest.

Then just hanging out was fun. I enjoyed it, but the real fruits of my hangout came just hanging with the boys around the dorm. It was good fun. I love them much. Although it definitely messed with the amount of sleep I was planning on getting tonight, it doesn't matter to me. It was totally worth it.

Oh, just to plug it, listen to the newest David Crowder Band cd. It's great! It's called A Collision. It's amazing and I could listen to it a ton...and I do.

SAD MOMENT - The Illini lost tonight....at home....to Penn State. WOW....that was somewhat shocking. But it'll be alright, I could justify it 20 ways as being an ok thing. So I think I'll just leave it as it doesn't matter too much. And that's saying a lot coming from a guy that loves sports so much as myself. I'm just ready to win the rest of our games...that'd be nice.

SOTD - .1 - That is the amount of time that Rich McBride's shot came too late. He made a seemingly game winning shot that ended up not counting after further review because he released it .1 seconds after the buzzer went of. Most depressing...but it should help build his confidence.

LOST

God, I feel lost and confused at this moment. I feel like I'm over-dramatizing things that don't need a ton of drama put upon them. I don't get why I'm freaking out God. It's like stuff is getting my crazy down and confused. I don't know if you're confusing me on purpose, or if I'm freaking out because I can't let myself trust in you. It's ridiculous. I just feel like I'm going to burst. I feel like I'm not trusting people, I just don't get what's going on. I lay myself before you to freak out and hopefully figure it out. God, I want to trust in you.



(As for other things, Upper Room was great tonight. Although I just can't seem to sty encouraged. What in the heck... I got to talk to Mike from across the hall last night and it was great. He's such a cool guy. I'm off to bed though. I need sleep so I can get some stuff done tomorrow.)

I have a serious issue with posting on a regular basis nowadays

Just finished my hw for the week. It's a lot of work, but it's still fun. I'm just trying to figure it out schedule-wise. I haven't worked out this week. Gotta figure out a better way to work the schedule.

I haven't done much socially other than watch Illinois games...we are 20-2 now...MOST EXCITING. I've had iteam and hang out times, but those have all been serious moments, delving into serious conversation about what's going on in my life. My mindlessness has been a couple hours of video games.

I've got a Physics 214 exam next Wednesday. That's a quick turnaround from the start of school, but next week is already the fourth week. That's intense. In ME300, I'm learning about steam power plants. Now I have a far better idea of how what my dad does works. It's very cool stuff and applicable to life.

If y'alls could shoot a few prayers my way for my relationships with friends. I'm trying to figure some stuff out, and it's not being very clear to me right now.

I can't wait for tomorrow, just because we weekend will be here. So goooooood.

I haven't even had time to do much of anything this semester. Stupid time wasting website visits have gone down, ESPN watching has gone down, and yet I still have little time. I can't figure out why. Sooooo much school. I'm even losing time for God, and that's a problem. I've been working on it getting it into my schedule, and it's been ok, not great, but ok.

Speaking of time, I don't have much before my 8 am class, so I'm going to hit the sack.