Staven and I went to Cedarville last week to hear Don Miller speak. He is the author of the book Blue Like Jazz and Searching for God Knows What. Anyway, he made an interesting point. He was explaining how he believes that God uses poetic justice throughout the Bible to express more deeply the feelings of the people involved.

In otherwords, sometimes you aren't reading the exact words that the person said. God showed the writers the emotions that they were feeling and gave them the words to express those feelings.

It makes sense. I mean, it's not fiction but at the same time God shows us the emotions that Job felt when he was being torn by what was going on with his life.

I really enjoyed hearing Don Miller speak. He wasn't your average inside the box Christian. What he says makes you think. He takes everyday life and shows you profound simplicity. On top of that he was hilarious. I was surprised that Cedarville invited him. They are known for being very conservative. If you ever get a chance to hear him speak, I would highly recommend you to go. You won't be dissapionted.

Sorry it took awhile to get to this. I have been so busy. James tagged me so here I go

Four jobs I've had:
* U.S Navy Seabee Batallion - Heavy Equipment Operator
* Honda of Marysville Plastics Division - I trimmed bumpers
* Stevensons Heating and Air - HVAC Installer
* SBC/Ameritech - Infrostructure Maintenance Splicer

Four movies that I can watch over and over:
* Breakfast Club
* 12 Monkeys
* Unbreakable
* Mystery Men

Four places I've lived:
* West Bend Wisconsin
* Spring Texas
* San Diego California
* Winter Harbor Maine

Four TV shows that I love:
* CSI
* Cold Case Files
* Dog The Bounty Hunter - Don't ask why...I'm not really sure
* Iron Chef

Four places I've vacationed traveled to:
* Canada
* Mexico
* Russia
* Guatemala

Four of my favorite dishes:
* Jennifer's chicken - that stuff is like crack
* Mariachi Chicken from Los Mariachis
* Sushi
* Chili Rellenos

Four sites I visit daily:
* aelive.com
* Flickr
* Everyones' Blog
* That last one counted as at least five or six...so we're even!

Four places I would rather be right now:
* Russia
* Traveling across the country in a motorhome with my family
* Scotland
* On my motorcycle - well, if it wasn't so cold

Four bloggers I'm tagging:
* Sorry...no tagging from me. I think all of you have aleready done it. If not, then TAG YOU'RE IT!

I took the kids to Chuck E Cheese the other night. That place is utter chaos but the kids like it.

"Lord fill me so you can use me. Mold me and shape me into who you want me to be. Show me how to love as much as you."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHUCK NORRIS!

Don't forget to pay homage and give a shout out to our good ol buddy Chuck Norris. He turns 66 today.

Sometimes it's just hard...
Refelection can be an avenue to improvement...
Or a window to discouragement...
And sometimes you have to go through one to get to the other...
I think I'm seeing that now...

I got this from a book I'm reading right now:

"We have spread so many coats of whitewash over the historical Jesus that we scarcely see the glow of his presence any more. Jesus is a man in a way that we have forgotten men can be: truthful, blunt, emotional, nonmanipulative, sensative, compassionate-so liberated that He did not feel it unmanly to cry; so secure He could engage anyone head on and deal with them right where they were. Underneath all our coverup is a man exquisitly in touch with his emotions and uninhibited in expressing them."

In the book of Luke, Jesus stopped a funeral procession where a woman's only son was being carried off to be buried. It said that when Jesus saw her, His heart broke (another translation says that He had compassion on her) He acted on that emotion and raised the boy from the dead. It wasn't because the boy was dead...it was because He saw her tears and His heart ached for her. That's pretty cool.

It's kind of sobering to think of Jesus in this way. It puts a different spin on christianity all together. When we see the son of God dealing with human emotions it brings Him closer to our heart. Knowing that He not only created emotions but also experienced them firsthand makes me realize that He know exactly where I'm at and how I feel at any given moment. I guess I can say that makes me feel safe...