"For no one can ever be made right in God's sight by doing what his law commands. For the more we know God's law, the clearer it becomes that we aren't obeying it. But now God has shown us a different way of being right in his sight—not by obeying the law but by the way promised in the Scriptures long ago."
~Romans 3:20-21
This was the passage from my e-devotion this morning. Talk about starting the morning off with a bang! I know I have felt this passage so many times in the last 10+ years that it is an incredible reminder of God's grace. No matter what I do, there's only one thing that will give me security for the future; knowing, accepting, trusting, and believing Christ is the only way to heaven and that his life, death, and resurrection were to allow us into the presence of God. It's be His grace that we are saved. Sure their may be all of these "laws" that we have yet to conform to, but that's okay. Life's not a report-card...it's more pass/fail...and there's only one thing we can do to "pass".
Friday, October 12, 2007
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Men
I love it when men encourage other men.
This was a challenge to the men of Frontline by a fellow Frontliner:
I want us to step up as men for Christ. As I said during our time, we don't have to be meek, nice guys to be Godly. We need to be passionate, Christ-centered dudes that get what it means to sacrifice, suffer, and fight for the gospel in our workplaces, homes, neighborhoods, nation, and world. Jesus doesn't have to be your boyfriend. Jesus is our King and he is worthy to be praised and worthy to be followed. Don't be a pansy. Flip the switch and man-up. Follow after Christ like your life and this world depended on it…because it does.
Thanks Justin, for helping to encourage young men to stay on track and "man-up"! We ladies appreciate this immensely!
This was a challenge to the men of Frontline by a fellow Frontliner:
I want us to step up as men for Christ. As I said during our time, we don't have to be meek, nice guys to be Godly. We need to be passionate, Christ-centered dudes that get what it means to sacrifice, suffer, and fight for the gospel in our workplaces, homes, neighborhoods, nation, and world. Jesus doesn't have to be your boyfriend. Jesus is our King and he is worthy to be praised and worthy to be followed. Don't be a pansy. Flip the switch and man-up. Follow after Christ like your life and this world depended on it…because it does.
Thanks Justin, for helping to encourage young men to stay on track and "man-up"! We ladies appreciate this immensely!
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Controversy
Controversial issues are not controversial because there is no right answer. Controversial issues are controversial because there can only be one right answer. People will always fight for their beliefs, but in the end (and I do mean The End) there will be only one Truth. The idea of relativism and tolerance is so widely taught in our world today, that I believe people have forgotten what those words mean. Th essence of tolerance is love, not acceptance or efforts to condone. Relativism, the idea that there is more than one possible truth and what is true for you is true for you but what is true for me is true for me regardless of whether those two truths are the same, is in a word, ridiculous.
Just because you believe an apple is a pear and I believe an apple is an apple does not make the apple both an apple and a pear does it?
Just because you believe an apple is a pear and I believe an apple is an apple does not make the apple both an apple and a pear does it?
Monday, October 8, 2007
Nose
Fact: My nose is too small (acording to the ENT visit in June).
Fact: My nose is too big (personal opinion).
Fact: I have no allergies (according to the allergist and her prick test).
Fact: I have had seasonal allergy symptoms for as long as I can remember.
Question: Why does my nose itch constantly during the spring and fall?
Fact: I get headaches when I continually use nasal spray.
Fact: ENT prescribed nasal spray for my small nose.
Fact: ENT said only "cure" for chronic breathing issues was rhinoplasty.
Fact: I have always hated my nose and have longed for a new one.
Question: Why am I now scared, now that my "dream" has become a "recommendation"?
Question: If I could pick any nose for my face, which one would I choose?
Fact: Ragweed season is a killer.
Fact: My nose is too big (personal opinion).
Fact: I have no allergies (according to the allergist and her prick test).
Fact: I have had seasonal allergy symptoms for as long as I can remember.
Question: Why does my nose itch constantly during the spring and fall?
Fact: I get headaches when I continually use nasal spray.
Fact: ENT prescribed nasal spray for my small nose.
Fact: ENT said only "cure" for chronic breathing issues was rhinoplasty.
Fact: I have always hated my nose and have longed for a new one.
Question: Why am I now scared, now that my "dream" has become a "recommendation"?
Question: If I could pick any nose for my face, which one would I choose?
Fact: Ragweed season is a killer.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Quotes
Guy from 1957 team sitting behind me: "Why are they still running that play? It didn't work in 1957 and it doesn't work now!"
Man in Beachers: "Are you from the 1957 team?"
Grandpa: "No, the 1947 team."
Man in Bleachers "Wow!"
Grandpa (to me) "Hey, that guy thought I looked young!"
Man in Bleachers 2: "Look, there's a sign for 1947! Those guys must be 80 years old!"
My Aunt: "Yes, that's my Dad."
Man in Bleachers 3: "There's more men from the 1947 team than from the 1997 team!"
Guy from 1957 team: "Media time-out? What's that? I have never heard of that!"
His friend: "It's for the TV commercials."
Guy from 1957 team: "TV commercials time-out...we didn't have those when I played football!"
I love football...have I mentioned that before?
Man in Beachers: "Are you from the 1957 team?"
Grandpa: "No, the 1947 team."
Man in Bleachers "Wow!"
Grandpa (to me) "Hey, that guy thought I looked young!"
Man in Bleachers 2: "Look, there's a sign for 1947! Those guys must be 80 years old!"
My Aunt: "Yes, that's my Dad."
Man in Bleachers 3: "There's more men from the 1947 team than from the 1997 team!"
Guy from 1957 team: "Media time-out? What's that? I have never heard of that!"
His friend: "It's for the TV commercials."
Guy from 1957 team: "TV commercials time-out...we didn't have those when I played football!"
I love football...have I mentioned that before?
Friday, October 5, 2007
Football
Football, oh football,
Oh, how I love football!
The breeze in the air,
The fighting so fair.
Hot dogs and peanuts,
I surely won't go nuts.
Football, oh football,
So perfect for the fall.
College ball is best,
NFL I leave to the rest.
Thursday through Saturday,
Could there be another day?
Football, oh football,
You are my favorite sport of all.
Yes, that's right, I wrote a poem. About football. What can I say? Free tickets to any football game make me light up, especially when I get the chance to see a guy from the 1947 team which took the Terps to their first bowl game ever walk onto the field and be cheered on by thousands of people. Knowing that guy is my grandfather, makes me smile inside and out. I love football, but not as much as I love my family.
Oh, how I love football!
The breeze in the air,
The fighting so fair.
Hot dogs and peanuts,
I surely won't go nuts.
Football, oh football,
So perfect for the fall.
College ball is best,
NFL I leave to the rest.
Thursday through Saturday,
Could there be another day?
Football, oh football,
You are my favorite sport of all.
Yes, that's right, I wrote a poem. About football. What can I say? Free tickets to any football game make me light up, especially when I get the chance to see a guy from the 1947 team which took the Terps to their first bowl game ever walk onto the field and be cheered on by thousands of people. Knowing that guy is my grandfather, makes me smile inside and out. I love football, but not as much as I love my family.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Absurdity
$5 million here, $10 million here, oh look $22 million over there...
What in the world?! All we hear Congress talk about are the budget constraints they are facing, not enough money for the war, not enough money for health care coverage, not enough money for stem-cell research, I mean science (which is far too tied to federal funding in my opinion anyway, but a blog for another day) not enough money for all Federal officials to be able to fly first-class (so sad for them). Perhaps if they used their mad fundraising skills for good I would feel more positively about any one of the presidential candidates running amok, most of which scorning their elected duties of being our Congressmen and woman by running about the country in search of supporters and funds. I am not sure about you, but if I decided not to show up for my JOB and instead pursued my "next" career that would not be taken well at all. I doubt the my current employer would be very happy, but lets not forget about the potential replacement employer. Who wants someone who is always focused on "the next big thing" and avoids completing their current task by any means possible? I'm sorry, but when I vote you into office, you had BETTER be present and voting (preferable in my chosen mindset if the person elected is the person I voted for in the first place) and EVERY Congressional vote. None of this abstaining and none of this "not present at time of voting". I mean really, you get insanely long breaks from being "in session" and really, is it that hard to show up for work? I mean, I do it. How in the world am I supposed to believe you will take the "interests of the working middle class" to heart if you freaking can't be a hard-working individual?
But back to the issue at hand...all this money. Use it where it's needed. We live in age of the Internet and Podcasting, and online journals...why do you physically need to travel around the country wasting that precious money that could so be used for a greater cause? Why?
This is absurd.
What in the world?! All we hear Congress talk about are the budget constraints they are facing, not enough money for the war, not enough money for health care coverage, not enough money for stem-cell research, I mean science (which is far too tied to federal funding in my opinion anyway, but a blog for another day) not enough money for all Federal officials to be able to fly first-class (so sad for them). Perhaps if they used their mad fundraising skills for good I would feel more positively about any one of the presidential candidates running amok, most of which scorning their elected duties of being our Congressmen and woman by running about the country in search of supporters and funds. I am not sure about you, but if I decided not to show up for my JOB and instead pursued my "next" career that would not be taken well at all. I doubt the my current employer would be very happy, but lets not forget about the potential replacement employer. Who wants someone who is always focused on "the next big thing" and avoids completing their current task by any means possible? I'm sorry, but when I vote you into office, you had BETTER be present and voting (preferable in my chosen mindset if the person elected is the person I voted for in the first place) and EVERY Congressional vote. None of this abstaining and none of this "not present at time of voting". I mean really, you get insanely long breaks from being "in session" and really, is it that hard to show up for work? I mean, I do it. How in the world am I supposed to believe you will take the "interests of the working middle class" to heart if you freaking can't be a hard-working individual?
But back to the issue at hand...all this money. Use it where it's needed. We live in age of the Internet and Podcasting, and online journals...why do you physically need to travel around the country wasting that precious money that could so be used for a greater cause? Why?
This is absurd.
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