Monday, February 2, 2009
Superbowl Commercials
The Superbowl was AWESOME last night. I was pulling for the Cardinals and had lost hope until the last 5 minutes of the game! Even though I was disappointed that they lost, it was still very impressive to watch the Steelers win. That catch by Santonio Holmes on his tiptoes was unreal. Anyway...here are some of my favorite commercials. Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Eyebrows
Haven't posted in a while. I am trying to get back into blogging, it's just hard to stay motivated when I don't think anyone reads this thing and I am just talking to myself. But maybe talking to myself isn't all that terrible after all...hmm. Anyway enjoy this video!
Cadbury Eyebrows from Nils-Petter Lovgren on Vimeo.
Seen @Ragamuffin Soul
Cadbury Eyebrows from Nils-Petter Lovgren on Vimeo.
Seen @Ragamuffin Soul
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock..."
Just got back from one of the most powerful chapel services I have been to at NGU.
I tend to slip into the improper way of giving credit where credit is due regarding worship services and speakers/preachers. Most of the time I will admire how cool the music sounded or how awesome that one guy's solo was on the guitar and how funny the speaker was or what his outfit looked like. Today was different.
I really felt God's presence and his movement in the chapel service. Sure the band was great and they were all talented and really did sound fantastic together, but God made the difference...He made his presence known through that worship time. I love the in-between-the-words parts of songs when the music is driving and you can just pray pray pray and meditate on the Lord and continually thank Him for his grace and mercy to even let us live after the countless terrible sins we have committed. The worship really set the tone for the message that Travis Agnew was about to bring.
Central point was this: Jesus is knocking at the door. Yes, he is knocking at the door of non-Christians...but He knocks at the door of Christians as well. Maybe even more so than non-Christians. We can get so accustomed to going to church and chapel and other religious functions that we develop some sort of a glaze over our spiritual eyes and ears and after a while we realize how far away we have drifted from Jesus. Just open the door and let Him back in, or He will just keep knocking over, and over, and over, and over........
"For all you Christians out there that feel like you are so far away from God and feel disconnected from his presence, I can assure you that He has not moved."
I tend to slip into the improper way of giving credit where credit is due regarding worship services and speakers/preachers. Most of the time I will admire how cool the music sounded or how awesome that one guy's solo was on the guitar and how funny the speaker was or what his outfit looked like. Today was different.
I really felt God's presence and his movement in the chapel service. Sure the band was great and they were all talented and really did sound fantastic together, but God made the difference...He made his presence known through that worship time. I love the in-between-the-words parts of songs when the music is driving and you can just pray pray pray and meditate on the Lord and continually thank Him for his grace and mercy to even let us live after the countless terrible sins we have committed. The worship really set the tone for the message that Travis Agnew was about to bring.
Central point was this: Jesus is knocking at the door. Yes, he is knocking at the door of non-Christians...but He knocks at the door of Christians as well. Maybe even more so than non-Christians. We can get so accustomed to going to church and chapel and other religious functions that we develop some sort of a glaze over our spiritual eyes and ears and after a while we realize how far away we have drifted from Jesus. Just open the door and let Him back in, or He will just keep knocking over, and over, and over, and over........
"For all you Christians out there that feel like you are so far away from God and feel disconnected from his presence, I can assure you that He has not moved."
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Wishful
This is the bike I want for Christmas and my birthday...a Mercier Kilo TT Pro.
Which color should I go for? Any thoughts?
Which color should I go for? Any thoughts?
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
*WHAM!* I am Hateful
It's been a minute...
This past Sunday evening, a guy that I used to know was tragically shot and killed. Steve Gray was 27 years old with a 3 year old son. Steve worked in housekeeping at North Greenville last year for a little while and I met him through my roommate Theron. I have to admit that I was not so fond of the guy. For some reason he just got on my nerves, and I regret to say that I made fun of him a lot over the past few months. Not to justify my disrespectful and cruel attitude towards Steve, but he was not exactly the smartest guy when it came to the decisions he made. I won't go into detail and talk about all the dumb decisions he made and what not because the Lord knows that I have probably made dumber decisions in my life and He has just blessed me to keep me from getting killed because of my bad choices.
God really slapped me in the face when I heard about Steve's death. I thought back and realized that I had never actually determined whether or not he was a Christian and had accepted Jesus as his savior. On top of that, I made fun of the guy and definitely did not love him as God calls us to love everyone. This is the message I deciphered from God concerning this situation...
God: "What are you doing? How are you using all the knowledge I have given you over the course of your Christian life? To benefit only yourself? How self-centered! Don't ever let your own ambitions and desires blur your long-term vision of the ultimate goals that I have set before you. I don't care if you didn't like Steve, I have commanded you to LOVE your enemies and to PRAY for them that they may receive salvation through Jesus!"
Disrespectful and degrading talk about other people is one of my biggest weaknesses, and I'm so thankful that God has convicted me about this and has shown me how weak and failing I am. As frustrating as it is, I need to get things back into perspective very often and redirect my focus on God instead of myself. I truly hope to continue to allow Him to show me these things and work through me to help me love and pray for someone I may not like.
This past Sunday evening, a guy that I used to know was tragically shot and killed. Steve Gray was 27 years old with a 3 year old son. Steve worked in housekeeping at North Greenville last year for a little while and I met him through my roommate Theron. I have to admit that I was not so fond of the guy. For some reason he just got on my nerves, and I regret to say that I made fun of him a lot over the past few months. Not to justify my disrespectful and cruel attitude towards Steve, but he was not exactly the smartest guy when it came to the decisions he made. I won't go into detail and talk about all the dumb decisions he made and what not because the Lord knows that I have probably made dumber decisions in my life and He has just blessed me to keep me from getting killed because of my bad choices.
God really slapped me in the face when I heard about Steve's death. I thought back and realized that I had never actually determined whether or not he was a Christian and had accepted Jesus as his savior. On top of that, I made fun of the guy and definitely did not love him as God calls us to love everyone. This is the message I deciphered from God concerning this situation...
God: "What are you doing? How are you using all the knowledge I have given you over the course of your Christian life? To benefit only yourself? How self-centered! Don't ever let your own ambitions and desires blur your long-term vision of the ultimate goals that I have set before you. I don't care if you didn't like Steve, I have commanded you to LOVE your enemies and to PRAY for them that they may receive salvation through Jesus!"
Disrespectful and degrading talk about other people is one of my biggest weaknesses, and I'm so thankful that God has convicted me about this and has shown me how weak and failing I am. As frustrating as it is, I need to get things back into perspective very often and redirect my focus on God instead of myself. I truly hope to continue to allow Him to show me these things and work through me to help me love and pray for someone I may not like.
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