a sombering time

So with 6 mins left on the 7th anniversary of sept. 11. I sit back and analyze what is happening in my life. It strikes me as strangly odd how the feelings of remorse and anger I had that day. The utter confusion of how and why such a think would happen scaried me. My brother went into a mild depression and I think every one acted in one way or another different. I remember that after that day for the rest of the school year all of the teachers tried to offer moral support to a school, when they them selves were morning. Every one knew some one, or heard something, and all were scared what was going to come next. There were moments where all you could do was look at the TV and watch for the 100th time hoping that maybe this time the plane would just fly next to the building, maybe it wouldn't fall maybe this was a whole "war of the worlds" tactic just played out on tv instead of radio. We turned to God, alan jackson moved us, and for the first time since the early 1960's America wasn't a melting pot all jumbled together we were a group of people looking for a common cause, all looking and thinking how can I help the stranger next to me. We supported our goverment, and we looked to our leader our president that so many claim to hate for hope and he gave us that hope, and helped us think of how we would repay those who did this to us. In my 9th grade year not a year after this we had a model UN project, and our teachers gave us a senerio that the hoover damn just was attacked and I remember the silence, utter silence that the 9th grade class of Dutch Fork Middle gave, it was broken with "are you kidding" form some unknown girl in the back, with a releif a teacher said this was only a saneario. It seemed with a collective sigh the 9th grade class started work on what was happening. Because at that moment we thought we would have to relive the memories that we had before, not a year ago.

more to come,
God be with those families, and me and every one close to me as we don't forget to morn, yet look to a future.

god bless you all,
nathan

LHC, House church dinner

so were still here it's and CERN hasn't ended the world, I guess the LHC might as well start doing experiments

nextly
house church dinnner on eaton
good food
good time

sum it up YAY FELLOWSHIP!

friday

It's friday, next week apple is annoucing something (maybe a new macbook, new ipod, or my favorite Ishoes). But really it comes about me just wanting to say how amazing perry nobles speech was last night at, convisting and desicive. He took the idea of hearing a donkey speak, and how we as christians need to get off our "ass" and be on fire with God.

a new year, an old friend

So school started again it's kinda weird I only have one more of these if I'm lucky (crosses fingers) and I'll be done we'll technically done with formal schooling. I got in to civil for all of you who don't know where I started out in mechanical and I switch to what some call the easy some call the slacker. I just call it the basics of mechanical with a little bit more thrown in for my enjoyment. So basically all of my professors are completly awesome and keep me more than entertained about what is happening. So on that stand point I'm happy. Hopefully next week I'll have finished all of my summer projects that either I was going to start or have started. The bike, the coffee table and maybe a couple more here and there. The room should be together (I want a weekend to finish it) and we'll then maybe a little bit on the walls and the apartment will be done. Tomorrow night will be the first of hopefully many guy only dinner nights. Were doing our own versions of the now famous acheaux blackjack, which for some reason is surprisingly different. I think tonight was the first time that I ever heard kit completely tell the story of her parents break up from beginning to end. It was kinda touching even though it was at eaton it was still pretty cool. I really think God for his amazing works for preparing me for that. I know in someways it's kinda weird to think about it but being around so many people before kit that had to deal with divorces it helped me better understand how to cope with her (not in a bad way just how to help her deal) and everything. I know that if God hadn't trained me there is no way I could have handled the emotional stress that she had weighing on her shoulders. I guess I should thank him more than I already do for that, I really do love how he prepares me. It's like running a marathon just way more cool and complete. I guess tomorrow will be the first of many ticket distributions, it should be interesting to see how this is going to work staying on the other side of the ticket line, instead of waiting im giving, kinda irony some might think.

not much else is happening except there are 21 days till my 21st b-day. Which i've decided I anti pated it and everything else, and now we'll it's not that big of a deal, asked 3 years ago and I would have said I can't wait. Now I just feel like i need to mature and everything else go figure right?

A true guide to manliness

as I set here reading the Warrior's guide to True Manliness I ponder. This is the basic guide to being a true man in this new 2008 year. I read it and there are basically three points, like any good "how to book" our their. So I get to reading and it's basically be in control of your body, follow a path a that makes you happy, and live as if tomorrow is your last day. If it's not just me I would love to know but does this not sound like Jesus in the human flesh being told by what I presume is a non-Christian (don't take my word on this). Yet the idea hold up, be in control of our bodies. This is exactly what guys need to be told and we might loose this stereo type of trying to find loose women who will give us earthly pleasures, and not just that but be healthy, I've noticed that in todays society of over eaters, there's a green movement on health. WE NEED TO BE HEALTHY is what it's saying, and not just that it's easy too. Your parents did it (well for most of there lives) your grandparents every one, so why not us go run a couple of miles a day, set realistic goals for your life and in short obtain them, and when we do this it's amazing we feel healthy and we become healthy with out our consumer needs. I always remember this story a man is asked how will he become the strongest man in town and his father says every day put the newest born calf over your head and do that several times a day. Several months latter the man can lift the almost full grown cow because he followed his fathers instructions and took the time that was needed to grow his muscle.
Then the idea of following a path the path that is needed to be followed by a God fearing man are that of the foot steps of Jesus, and they'll do exactly what the guide tells us to do on our path, be happy and live as if it's your last day there's not much to say here but honestly as you make your walk with Jesus you fill up with him and are ready to go, your out look on life seems so much less bleak that the world tells you, and I know for me this is a daily struggle, with gas and other daily concerns it all seems to add up but with Jesus it makes it better.
finally to live your life as if your dying. Have you ever wondered what you would do if you knew that the next 24 hours would be your last, and God willing your at the top of your game. Would you loose all fear, how bout go up and just proclaim God to anyone you can think of. How much different would our lives be in that regard. How many more could we bring to Christ in that way. It's an amazing thought that if we changed our outlook on life how we would bring more to Christ. That we would fight a battle against satan and laugh when he tries to weaken our defenses because no matter what he says, The armour of God is so fierce so crazy that it's basically every thing you can think of one verse that I believe holds this little bit true is
Jer 46:3-4 (NIV) "Prepare your shields, both large and small, and march out for battle! Harness the horses, mount the steeds! Take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears, put on your armour!"
WOW! I mean think about it not only put on your armour but POLISH YOUR SPEARS what insane awesome manliness promoting GOD. I can't wait till I get to be up there with him but until then I know what I want to wear.


Now to leave you with that same OMG feeling here is a great video that will basically make you feel sick nasty manliness.



So if you read this post, I want you to go see this with me!! (and don't you hope our armour will be this cool, I'm not gonna lie)