Internet!

So we haven't had the internet at my house since last Friday, and we got it back yesterday. Needless to say, I haven't been able to update or check this thing. I have a lot of topics I want to write about so I'll be working on those in the next week or so.

Be in prayer for Audrey and I as well. We may be undergoing a huge step in our faith together soon. Anyway, check back for more!

A Yard Observed

I got a letter this week. Not just any letter, but an official notice from the city of Festus. You see, when you live in the city of Festus, they expect that the grass in your yard should be cut. So much so that they have a law that says your grass can't be more than 10 inches tall. Now, truth be told, my grass was probably longer than 10 inches, and it needed to be cut really bad. But with all the rain we had before it was hard for me to cut it. The letter, I guess, was the nudge that I needed to cut my grass.

Well....

I haven't been writing for this thing for the past few days, so I don't have anything new to put up just yet. But I've got a few different things I'm writing about now, so I'll have stuff posted in the next few days. Promise!

LOST!

I still don't get the Smoke Monster. I mean, I know he's not Jacob's brother, but why does he act like him? So confusing...

My week is going pretty well. This is the last week of school for the summer. It'll be nice to have the time off of not worrying about classes and stuff.

Stay strong in Christ!

A Father Observed

I always underline passages that pop out at me at the time. For example, the fact that Christ is "the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being" (Heb 1:3) just blows my mind. I mean, how awesome is it that Christ is exactly like God, even though He's a dude like us "tempted in every way, just as we are - yet was without sin" (Heb 4:15). Needless to say, I've underlined both of these passages.

A Fairness Observed

I've been reading a lot of naturalist and atheist stuff in the last couple of days and the one thing that keeps coming up is "Why would a loving God do/allow something to something else. That doesn't seem fair". A god who allows things that are un-fair either is (a) evil, so don't have anything to do with him or (b) doesn't exist, so don't worry about it. I'll admit, it is a good question until you really look at what you're asking.

Hey, I've got jumper cables!

I helped a guy jump-start his car today. He was grateful, I let him know that Jesus loves him and didn't take the money he was offering. Made my day and my lunch.

Lost is new tonight. Oh yeah!

A Bird Observed

I was driving around the other day just taking in the beautiful weather. The sun was shining, there was a cool breeze, and overall it was a nice day. I happened to look up in the sky and notice one single bird hovering in the sky. I'll admit it wasn't the safest of driving maneuvers to be staring up in the sky while driving down the road, but this single bird somehow fascinated me. This bird gracefully stayed adrift in the afternoon sun, defining gravity against the brightly lit yet scarcely clouded backdrop to let me know of its powerful yet quite presence. Given all that this bird could communicate to me in less than 10 seconds, the single thought that this bird had plagued me was something I just couldn't get over. Over and over again in my mind the question rang: Why do birds exist?