As per my wife's request here are some more pictures of our Bingley from today!

I hope you enjoy them!

Friends and such

I am just blown away by all the people from college that are still out there kickin' it in the world. Cheers to Jack and Jas, Ethan and Laurel (garage bands rule - now you know), Ethan (fight the good and Godly fight), Josh (God will show you where to go), Pas (good to hear from you), Andrew (I love your whytt), Marcus (tell me how Western is), MikE (mmm...banannas), Myronius, Wes, Dane, Jon, Beth, Adam, and all the other people out there that take the time to let us know what's happening in their lives. Just know how much I appreciate each and every post! Being in Florida tends to make Em and I feel like we're in a wasteland...thanks for making it feel not quite so lonley!

2 Insights

Well, I always seem to start off my posts with "well" so I thought I would do it again. I have been going through one of those God-molding, pain in the butt, "break you down and build you back up again" experiences over the last few weeks. Some of you know what I'm talking about, some don't - but the point is that I have made a realization. I am no longer going to be afraid. I fear everything. I'm really quite the coward. I fear getting out of bed and telling my neighbors to turn the music down. I fear small talk and strangers. I fear correcting people that aren't living the Christ-following life. I fear my mother-in-law! (just kidding Mom)

God has shown me the uselessness of living a life of fear. I need to suck it up and charge down that battle line toward the enemy! In the immortal words of the then sober Mel Gibson, "FREEEEDOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!" (Insert flying sword scene here)

Life is too short, and people are too valuable to live in fear. Just a walk across the room could result in the greatest gift ever given - I don't want to be stuck in my chair because of a little fear!

Well - I guess that might have only been one insight but between Jack and I we'll call it 2!

Well - Great 24 hours on thou!

Jimmy

"Quite sitting one your butts, listening to what I say - Go DO something."
James 1:22 (Ian On-the-fly Translation or the "I Ought")

The past 2 days I have been priveledge to be able to attend the conference on Leadership put on by Willow Creek. Bottom line - it's good stuff. I'm not gonna sit here preaching to you what they said. Instead I am telling you, (no nice "urging" or "asking") insisting that you get off your butt and do something to live your Christian walk.

All you have to do is click on this link. Nuff Said.

www.one.org

If this doesn't pull at your heart strings, you aren't human. Do something. It doesn't have to be this - but DO something.