As some of you may know, Andrew's Battalion Commander contacted me during my slightly retarded deployment to Iraq and offered to get me reassigned to Ft Bragg. My current leadership has been dragging their feet and my Dad let the BC know how slow it was going. The BC emailed me his phone number and today I called him. You see, they no longer assign Airborne training en route to Ft Bragg, so the retention NCO was kind of hem-hawing around that most important of points. I figured if I had to make a phone call to make it happen, then fine. He is pulling the right strings and said that he would make it happen. The downside to all of this is that I don't have enough time left on my current term to just get reassigned: I had to re-enlist for it. I had several options, but I chose duty station of choice, instead of school (which would be Airborne). I also had the option of 4, 5, or 6 years. Maggi and I had decided on 6 originally, but after hearing about my bonus options I chose the five. Four was $9,500, five at $13,000, or six at $13,500. You do the math on that.
Five makes only 4 years and 3 months longer, should I choose to get out, and that's alright with me. The way that works is that on Wednesday I sign my contract, raise my right hand, say "So help me, God" and then my contract starts, minus the time left on my current enlistment.
To make it even sweeter, Andrew's BC has already notified the Brigade Commander and the Brigade Sergeant Major that I am coming and that I am to be placed in Andrew's old company at the mighty Panther Brigade, a.k.a. as Charlie 2/505. So...Airborne it is. Look out below, I'm a comin' through.

So, I kind of just dove back into reading the Bible, and studying it all again. No build up, no gradual movement towards being an "obedient little Christian", I just did it. It really has been a looong time since I read the Bible, went to church and actually cared about any of it.
I just know that I needed to get back to where I began and do the right thing, so to speak, so I'm doing it. It's difficult and I hate the fact everything in the Christian Church has deteriorated like it has in the last few years. Everywhere i turn some fool is reading a Rob Bell book, or swearing by Rick Warren and his false gospel. What happened to quality preaching and teaching? Where are the John Owens and Charles Spurgeons? The Puritans and the Reformationists? Have we gone mad? In this age of "tolerance" we just let these modern preachers run Christ into the ground with their bubble gum gospel and their embarrassment concerning hell and judgment. You know what? The Bible is not up for "interpretation" nor is it just made up by men with an agenda, political or otherwise. It is the very breath of God. It is living and active and is supposed to cut us because it is a double edged sword and we have turned our backs on the Word that is so precious and cost Him so much.
I am tired of the multitude of "Christian" Blogs that are nothing more than another avenue for these false Christs to spew more of the lukewarm faith that has poisoned us all. I've tried to sit back and let it go, but I cannot and will not let it go. It is too difficult to watch it unfold and pretend like it is someone else's job to combat these things. Sin is sin and it doesn't matter if you are gay or if you are straight, a murderer in action or in heart. We all stink with the filth of unrighteousness and self absorption. Let's start calling it what it is. I am not perfect. I smoke and I cuss and I am a narrow minded jerk who doesn't really care if your little feelings get hurt as long as you get the point. I have been fighting myself on that one...I have made my attempt at praying and hearing what God has to say and I am not afraid of what I believe He wants me to say...not that he needs me as much as i need Him...
Anyway, I just had to say it. Get it out there, off my chest, so to speak. I'll write more on this stuff later...