Well it's off to work again.  School and work at Best Buy has started to make things pretty routine and redundant for me.  The All-Greek Dance is this Saturday and I am going to try to get off work for that.  Hopefully I can trade shifts with someone, cuz you know I need to get my country dance on.

     Last night I had a very interesting conversation with one of my friends who is a Calvanist.  He very firmly believes in the ideas behind Calvanism, but I just can't see how Calvanism forms a true reflection of God's love.  I think that it changes His love, and I don't think that it's right.... anyway, there's really not enough time for me to go into this right now because I have to be at work in 30 minutes.

    God is really throwing some interesting stuff at me right now.  As far as future plans go anyway.  I am worried that I am feeling another call from Him.  I am kinda scared about it, because it has to do with dropping everything and going, like Brazil or Central America somewhere.  This has never really crossed my mind before, but now it's starting to be on my mind quite alot.  If these are His plans though I pray that I will be obediant.  The funny thing about my call to ministry is that it was never something I desired, which confirms my call that much more.  Here am I God.  Send me. (even though I am nervous about it)  Yeah, I am very careful these days about what I pray for.  Last time I prayed the Prayer of Jabez, I was gone in no time.  I hope I am ready for this.

 

With His Love,

~Moss

     I think that Christianity is the hardest thing I do in my life... it is my life... or is supposed to be my life.  The strive is to be Christ's perfect reflection.  I don't care how impossible you say that it is, that is the call of Christians.  That is my call.  What did I do today that was so far from what Christ did?  What have I done in this past week, month, year, life that is so far from what Christ did?  Why do people have simple answers to being a good Christian?

     Just read your Bible for five minutes a day, and spend five minutes in prayer.  Just give everything to Him.  Just draw closer to Jesus and everything will be easier.

     Is this what the church is saying?  Is this what the church is teaching?

 

     Were the people who were closest to Jesus when He was walking this Earth the one's who had it easy??  I don't think that's what I read from my Bible.  I hear that they took stones and nails for it.  Was it easier to be at the crucifixion and see the saviors pain and anguish rather than stay away from it because of fear of what might happen if you were seen as His?  I don't think so.

    My Christian life is hard on my spirit.  The closer I am to Christ and the more I pray and communicate and ask Him what I have done makes it harder for me.  If I am to be this perfect reflection, can't I keep a distance from Him and say "Look.  I am a reflection of Christ," rather than stand right next to Him for everyone to compare my image to His and see that it is full of flaws?  The more I discover about Jesus, I realize how pitiful my reflection is.  It's shameful, and it's hard.

     So...  just read your Bible and pray for five minutes a piece, and just draw close enough to Jesus that you feel good about making an appearance in His prescence, then it will be easier.  Because God just wants us to walk around with a smile on our face and say His name without taking any stones or nails.

 

              ... I don't think so

 

   Have church ministers allowed Satan to warp our Christian culture to make us believe that these feel good tactics will be pleasing to God?

 

     The work, the Commission that He has assigned to us is truly work and truly hard.  Why does it seem so easy for some? 

 

~Moss 

Sometimes... this is all I have to say:

     

 

          

     HA!  Just to get this post started I gotta make a music recommendation.  Kasabian.  That's right, another British electro-rock band just in case you were wondering.  They are dang good... and I know I could go on and on here about them, but no one has heard of them so you will all probably just laugh at me like last September when I brought The Killers Hot Fuss album over to Shea's house and cranked that sucker.  However, I do not foresee Kasabian making a huge break into the Mtv America pop culture like The Killers did, but for those of you who know and love my taste in music (i.e. everyone with good music taste) you should definitely check these guys out.  Leeper, you especially... just to give you a little shout out for having great taste in music and making a journey to the Keane concert with me last year before they were hot!  You will like these guys.

 

    Okay, moving right along.  School has officially started, but you guys know me... there's no way a little thing like class is going to keep me off the lake.  I went after class today.  What can I say?  My schedule is even more of a joke this semester than ever.  10 hours... Bowling, Intro to Psych, Digital Portfolio, and Organizational Comm.  Oh yeah... and the humerous part, CHAPEL!  I can think of a few explictives that I would like to follow up that last one with, but it just doesnt seem appropriate.

 

     Glen Michael Tillman is getting married in Fort Worth this weekend.  I am a groomsman.  I am looking forward to this.  I love that guy, we have had a lot of those good college days memories together!  I hope that a bunch of people will be able to make it.  It's a celebration worth being a part of with him and April.

 

    And here's a preview of the next episode here on Moss' Xanga:  I'm reading a book by John MacArthur called "Hard to Believe"  and it basically hits the nail on the head about how I feel about pop-culture churches and pop-culture ministers.  Here is a term from the book that I will define for you just so that you have a little taste -

              Christianity Lite:  The redirection, watering down, and misinterpretation of the biblical gospel in an attempt to make it more palatable and popular.

 

See you next time,

~Moss

     FINALLY!  People are back in Abilene!  This is great, we had a fun little Theta reunion tonight at Buffalo Wild Wings for ol' Steve Simmons.  He is not going to be taking classes this semester because he is going to finish the second part of his training for the USMC.  I think it's awesome for him, he seems to have really aspired to make somthing of himself in this.  He will do well.

     It's so good to see everyone.  I can't wait for the rest of this week.  I am ready to do some dancin' and hangin out with people.  You know it really is true about college friends... they are the ones that you will keep up with for the rest of your life.  I'm lookin' forward to that.  I have to say that the guys 3-4 years older than me and the ones that are 3-4 years younger than me are going to be some pretty awesome guys to keep up with.  Tonight when we were all hangin out the funny thought crossed my mind about talking to all these same guys about their families 5, 10 years down the road.  We will probably do the same thing we do now.... tell "remember when" stories.  I have to say it... I love Theta guys.  I know that the day I graduate, I am going to be wishing that I had this day all over again.  Nothing is gonna hold me back this semester.  It's time for me to go all out!  I am going to do everything that anyone wants to do.  Money is no option.... road trip? Let's do it!  Concert?  Let's do it!  Huntin'?  Fishin'?  By God let's do it!!!  I'm gonna do it all this semester.

   The other day I was discussing how I was going to be responsible again and save more money for when I graduate... BUT!  I have come to the conclusion that I am going to blow it all this semester all in the name of memories!  My sole purpose this semester is to create even more material for those "remember when" stories to tell 5-10 years from now.

 

I am going to have to start thinking creatively here...

Honestly, I may end up getting in some trouble this year, but I'm going to make it all worth it.

I'll see you soon...

 

~Moss