Something That's Been on My Mind

I've come to a point when i need to let some people go. Not that i'm giving up being their friend or losing my faith that they have the ability to make the right choice, but i need to be able to let them make their own choices. I've said all i can, or at least i should have. I've told them that i'll always be there for them. But now, i'm hundreds of miles away. How do you deal with that? Should i continue to worry? Or just let them go?

Before the Throne of God Above

Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and perfect plea.
A great high Priest whose Name is Love
Who ever lives and pleads for me.
My name is graven on His hands,
My name is written on His heart.
I know that while in Heaven He stands
No tongue can bid me thence depart.

When Satan tempts me to despair
And tells me of the guilt within,
Upward I look and see Him there
Who made an end of all my sin.
Because the sinless Savior died
My sinful soul is counted free.
For God the just is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me.

Behold Him there the risen Lamb,
My perfect spotless righteousness,
The great unchangeable I AM,
The King of glory and of grace,
One in Himself I cannot die.
My soul is purchased by His blood,
My life is hid with Christ on high,
With Christ my Savior and my God!

Film Blog

So i've made one more additional blog for all the filming that i do, manalivefilms.blogspot.com

Common Sense?

A friend of mine told me the other day, "The easy way to get rid of the idea of 'God,' is to use common sense." My answer was this, "...Than i want nothing of common sense, give me the ludicrous, the absurd, the magic. I believe." He didn't know what to say, he thought i was mad, and i am. I am mad!

The only thing keeping you from being like the early martyrs is you

Existence is just about the most unlikely and fantastic thing that could happen to a person

Youtube Videos

So if you feel bored there are videos on youtube which are entertaining, Pirates of Suburbia (youtube.com/piratesofsuburbia) Knights (youtube.com/joekingthedork) and "Cataclysmo and the Time Boys" (http://youtube.com/user/webserials)

Holy, Holy, Holy

Lightning breaks around Your throne
Streams of Glory bursting from your robe
You are the God in Heaven
Voices sing Your endless praise
All who see you bow for countless days
You are the God in heaven
Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord, God almighty
Worthy Worthy, Worthy is the Lamb
The only one who was and is and will come
Fire burns inside Your eyes
unseen colors circle in the sky
You are God in Heaven
Everything your hand has saved
Gathers here to sing your endless praise
You are the God in heaven
Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord, God almighty
Worthy Worthy, Worthy is the Lamb, the King of Glory
Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord, God almighty
Worthy Worthy, Worthy is the Lamb,
The only one who was and is and will come

The Distance

Scotland the Brave

Let Italy boast of her gay gilded waters
Her vines and her bowers and her soft sunny skies
Her sons drinking love from the eyes of her daughters
Where freedom expires amid softness and sighs
Scotland's blue mountains wild where hoary cliffs are piled
Towering in grandeur are dearer tae me
Land of the misty cloud land of the tempest loud
Land of the brave and proud land of the free
Enthroned on the peak of her own highland mountains
Te spirit of Scotia reigns fearless and free
Her green tartan waving o'er blue rock and fountain
And proudly she sings looking over the sea
Here among my mountains wild I have serenely smiled
When armies and empires against me were hurled
Firm as my native rock I have withstood the shock
Of England, of Denmark, or Rome and the world
But see how proudly her war steeds are prancing
Deep groves of steel trodden down in their path
The eyes of my sons like their bright swords are glancing
Triumphantly riding through ruin and death
Bold hearts and nodding plumes wave o'er their bloody tombs
Deepeyed in gore is the green tartan's wave
Shivering are the ranks of steel dire is the horseman's wheel
Victorious in battlefield Scotland the brave
Bold hearts and nodding plumes wave o'er their bloody tombs
Deepeyed in gore is the green tartan's wave
Shivering are the ranks of steel dire is the horseman's wheel
Victorious in battlefield Scotland the brave
Victorious in battlefield Scotland the brave

Favorite Vacation Photos

INChrist

Preach the Gospel, Preach your heart, and SKA! SKA! SKA!

Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord

He stayed there all night long
Oh the king cried Oh
Now the king in his sleep was troubled
and early in the mourning he rose
to find God had sent his angel down
to lock the lion's jaws

Oh the king cried oh
Daniel Daniel oh
Daniel Daniel oh
Daniel Daniel oh
That Hebrew Daniel
Servant of the Lord

Glory Hallelujah

Well the whole world is singin'
And the night sky testifies
But man doesn't understand
His purpose is to glorify
I won't sit around while my life is passin' by
I might not get it right
But I'm gonna try
So now my heart is poundin'
And my mind is on the same page
I don't wanna be like everybody my age
The stones will be cryin' out
If I shut my mouth
Before they can do it
I wanna beat 'em to it

Jesus here I am
Comin' to you from a broken man
We're gonna sing Sweet Glory Hallelujah
I just wanna stand
Get up and shout and raise my hands
We're gonna sing
Sweet Glory Hallelujah

Enthusiasm

We were discussing the meaning of words in Pommer's class today and the word "Enthusiasm" got brought up. I knew what it means but what I didn't know was what the word literally means. Enthusiasm comes from the word "Entheos." "En" means "in" and "Theos" means "God." How funny is it that such a word as "Enthusiasm" literally means "to be filled with or possessed by God," and yet it makes perfect sense. Webster defines "Enthusiasm" as "intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval." When you're around enthusiastic people, it starts to catch on and you get enthusiastic yourself. (This doesn't work for everyone unfortunately, but f you've ever known an enthusiastic person in your life, you know what I'm talking about.)

Through God comes all life. Music, laughter, and Joy. (Not happiness, find me where in the Bible it says 'God wants us to be happy.' I dare you. Happiness is temporary, Joy is forever.) So wouldn't it make sense that such a thing as Enthusiasm would come from him as well?

Psalm 66:1-4
"Shout for joy to God, all the earth;
Sing the glory of his name;
Give to him glorious praise!
Say to God "How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.
All the earth worships you
And sings praises to you;
They sing praises to your name."