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Name: matthew
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Birthday: 4/25/1984
Gender: Male
Interests: Well.... let's see here.... First of all, I love my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who somehow in his infinite Grace loves someone like me. I thoroughly enjoy spending time with my lovely girlfriend. I have quite an interest in all things aviation. I love being outdoors, and playing guitar and drums/percussion. I love to watch movies... who doesn't?
I also love meeting new people.
Expertise: Aviation
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Member Since:
3/22/2005
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| if you could love me as a wife
and for my wedding gift, your life
should that be all i’ll ever need
or is there more i’m looking for
and should i read between the lines
and look for blessings in disguise
to make me handsome, rich, and wise
is that really what you want
i am a whore i do confess
but i put you on just like a wedding dress
and i run down the aisle
i’m a prodigal with no way home
but i put you on just like a ring of gold
and i run down the aisle to you
so could you love this bastard child
though i don’t trust you to provide
with one hand in a pot of gold
and with the other in your side
i am so easily satisfied
by the call of lovers less wild
that i would take a little cash
over your very flesh and blood
i am a whore i do confess
but i put you on just like a wedding dress
and i run down the aisle
i’m a prodigal with no way home
but i put you on just like a ring of gold
and i run down the aisle to you
because money cannot buy
a husband’s jealous eye
when you have knowingly deceived his wife
i am a whore i do confess
but i put you on just like a wedding dress
and i run down the aisle
i’m a prodigal with no way home
but i put you on just like a ring of gold
and i run down the aisle to you
-lyrics by Derek Webb
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| "Here's another old saying that deserves a second look: 'Eye for
eye, tooth for tooth.' Is that going to get us anywhere?
Here's what I propose: 'Don't hit back at all.' If someone
strikes you, stand there and take it. If someone drags you into
court and sues for the shirt off your back, giftwrap your best coat and
make a present of it. And if someone takes unfair advantage of
you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No more
tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously" -Jesus of Nazareth, as
quoted in The Message.
I know most of us have heard this passage all of our lives, but do we
really grasp what he is saying? I think too many times we
overlook the gravity of His words here. If somebody wrongs you,
you're supposed to forgive them. Ok, yeah, we are good at
forgiving our friends. But can we forgive EVERYONE, without
exception? What about Saddam, or Osama? What about when
someone breaks into your home and steals your most valued
possesions. Do we press charges, or find something else that is
dear to us and give it to them as well? Or how about if someone
breaks in and threatens you at gunpoint? You have the legal right to
shoot. What do you do then? Do we "hit back", or do we
"stand there and take it"? And then what about your loved
ones? Do you let them "stand there and take it" as well? This is
pretty radical stuff... These ideas seem so foreign to us, but my
fear is that we have become so steeped in our "American Rights" that we
seem to overlook some very important lessons. What do you think?
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| Well, if you haven't already heard the rumors... I'm
engaged to the most wonderful girl in the world! Not only is she
beautiful, but she is very intelligent, shares many common interests
with me, and is my best friend. She is always supportive and
encouraging, never nagging, and is simply a pleasure to be with.
I am truly blessed!
Now for something completely different... the other day I caught
a show on the history channel where soldiers who had returned from Iraq
were telling their stories, and the stories of their fallen
comrades. To hear the stories of these men who never returned
home to see their families, who will never live to see their 23rd
birthday, was heart-wrenching, to say the least. My attitude
toward this war has changed numerous times since the first shots were
fired, going from full support to uncertainty and doubt and back
again. I won't recount all of them for you, but some of my
thoughts have been anywhere from; "Saddam's genocide was atrocious and
has got to be punished", "we're keeping america safe by doing this",
"they need the freedom that we have" to "is it really worth the lost
lives?", "we are trying to impose our 'system' on someone who doesn't
want it", and "we're not even within range of any weapon the Iraqis
possess", and so on and so forth. I fully and completely support
our troops over there, as my best friend is there as I write this, but
when I heard the stories of those soldiers who had died in Iraq for
seemingly nothing, I really began to doubt the worthiness of our cause.
That changed today, however. This afternoon at Hope Community, we
saw a map of the areas of the world where Christians are
persecuted. Some of these countries were known for cultural
disdain for believers. Others were known for their active
persecution and torture of those who follow Christ, or even those who
just wish to follow
Him. Suddenly the doubt in my mind about the worthiness of our
war in Iraq was settled. Whether the Pentagon sees it this way or
not, the greatest benefit to us fighting this war is not to give the
Iraqi people a chance to vote. It's not even to keep America
safe. The single worthy cause of young men giving their lives in
service to America and to Iraq is this: that the millions of
people in that country may know and share the freedom of worshipping
when, where, how, and most importantly whom they choose to worship.
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