and this is eternal life: November 18, 2009
Posted by highofseventyfive in documenting life, just thoughts.Tags: Bible, driving, eternal life, hershey, Jesus, trips
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so this week has been terrific. I feel so alive. I keep reminding myself of John 17:3 which says,
Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
Eternal life is not some final destination. Eternal life is THIS: knowing God. wow. So this week, I’ve been praying and keeping at the front of my mind, that THIS, right now, is LIFE. life abundant. and that eternity is already in motion. Am I living “eternally-minded”? Am I KNOWING God, the best I can?
He’s been giving me good rest so far this week. I’m not tired. I had such a relaxing car ride back from Hershey today. the turnpike was terrible, but i was in the zone and praying and Loren was quiet and it was just so relaxing! I felt so rejuvenated after that time.
And it was kinda funny, we went to chocolate world. and so there i was, IN a candy factory! like my dream, lol. and I couldn’t decide on what to buy, but thats mainly because i only had $7. I bought a Reese’s Fastbreak. I love those.
now i’m back, going to Panera’s for a yummy bread bowl with Caroline and then large group at Rider! to sleep for another lovely day in the Kingdom on thursday.
woooohoooooo!
what a week September 24, 2009
Posted by highofseventyfive in documenting life.Tags: debates, driving, graphic design, interview, mute math, paper mill playhouse, veritas forum
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well, today i worked 9-5, then 6-9. i can’t really keep my eyes open.
all this week have had to get up pretty early. yesterday i had an interview at the Paper Mill Playhouse.
it seems like a really really perfect job for me. luckily, the person interviewing me was nice. i had gotten lost, and she rescheduled me for 2pm. so i spent pretty much an entire day in north jersey, then rushed home to get to rita’s.
tomorrow i’m working in the morning at rita’s, then i get to see mutemath at the TLA!! i’m really excited. meeting jess tack there, which should be terrific as usual!
saturday, working again at rita’s. then probably going to church at night.
sunday, church, (apple picking?) and a meeting at church.
i have to call starbucks back tomorrow, they got my resume and called me, a good sign!
i didn’t read my bible today. but i listened to a debate in the car about the resurrection. one guy saying, yes there is enough evidence to prove the resurrection really happened, and another guy no, there’s not and it didn’t really happen.
its very interesting. i’m still not finished with an hour + something part 1 of the debate, because the cd kept stopping, and so i’d start it over then i’d hold my finger on the fast forward button (since its an hour long thing, but only one track) and it would get almost there or halfway there and just turn off. oh my old ghetto cd player.
(i know, i should just use an itrip but mine is broken)
i really like listening to debates now. after reading tim keller’s book, i hopped on to the veritas forum, and listen to a debate and talk he posted up there, and i played it at ritas. it was just the right thing. it wasn’t a sermon, so people couldn’t get weirded out. it was a two sided thing, so a listener does not feel pushed, but can remain a bystander and listener. like, the girl i was working with said, “hmm! i would have never thought of any of this stuff, its pretty cool!” and so christianity and the existence of God snuck in there, in a “cool” way.
its making feel pretty smart to listen to these things, like biblical validity, and the resurrection, and the existence of God, and alot of piper sermons lately. i have been finding it easier to tackle some topics in conversation with people. i can’t wait to take the rider kids out to do some surveys or evangelism soon. i’m itching!!
my car’s been acting up too, but i think thats because i’ve been running it pretty hard lately, with all the interviewing and freelancing. yesterday it was really scaring me when i was making turns it would get all lurchy and weird.
only jesus yo April 7, 2009
Posted by highofseventyfive in profound thoughts.Tags: Jesus, bhudda, 84, 000 paths, driving, canada
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bhudda said there were 84,000 paths to enlightenment how many of you would want directions while driving from a religious pluralist? can you imagine, you’re driving, and you say “i don’t know where i’m going, i want to get to canada”, you pull over at a gas station, and you ask, where to go and they say, “just pick a road, drive on it, they all go to canada” NO! some go to mexico, some go in the water, some go to new york, some go in a circle, some go to florida, some go to a dead end. no, “just believe” we don’t live our lives like that, we don’t just pick up a map and say they all go the same place, cause they don’t! and in our spiritual lives why do people say that? not all roads lead to salvation!



