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Name: Adam
Country: United States
State: Michigan
Birthday: 8/4/1984
Gender: Male
Interests: Writing, History, WoW, Music, Movies, Reading, Automotive, Cabo Wabo, Weight Lifting, Hockey, College Football, Anime, Old Cartoons, Nature, Religous Studies.
Expertise: Writing, History, Welding (Formly), Music industry history, listening, patience, WoW, Being infallible, waging war with nations and no one noticing, Food.
Occupation: Executive
Industry: Government
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Member Since:
9/22/2003
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| It's been a hell of a week. Mads has been nothing short of interesting, been keeping up with an old friend and helping him deal with rough times. Its one of those bizarro situations that you read about, something about a ten foot pole. But then again you know me, that whole keeping my word things gets me into trouble every-time. So i've been over at his place when i can be helping keep the house clean, helping keep his spirits up, making sure he's not doing anything stupid or anything in excess. To my delight he's handling everything very well and is realistic about it all. He's not being super negative nor holding out an unrealistic hope. Instead he's dug in and ready for the long haul. All i'm trying to do is keep him praying, keep him company, and help him reduce his stress.
What pains me is i've watched all the friends he and I share abandon him in his time of need. Believing the worst about him without any real reason to do so. These fair weather friends are the lowest form of friend to me. People who when times are good can always be found but when the winds pick up they've already taken cover and are no where to be found. What makes them worse is they have the audacity to when the winds calm down pretend like they never left and try to be all buddy, buddy again. Makes no sense to me to be perfectly honest. What's one to do though?
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| It's easy as an every day Joe to sit in our seat and push the blame of what's wrong with the state of things onto the next person, the next generation, the next race, or the last generation. The fact stands we're all guilty. We're guilty not of starting it, but instead of doing nothing to stop it. We claim to do our part, but do we really. I know that i try, but with the struggles of everyday life i push it to the rear burner of importance. I give it all the time i'll allow. Or all the time i judge i can give. That sounds much nicer doesn't it.
People are told day in and day out that one man can make a difference. To be honest at one point the time line of human history that was very true. One man no matter where he came from could make a difference. Because in those times people were enamored by anyone who stood against the social norm especially if did so in a way that was popular with the general public. Now a days everyone is such a drone and slave to their own neat little social status short of be set ablaze they'll react to nothing. Emotionally, physically, spritual numb. Ladies and gentlemen the evolved society as it were is in a coma. Hooked up to social life support to guide them to their comfortable death where they'll lose everything including their chance to see God. Comfortably numb...no, not me. I'm uncomfortably awake. Groining in my work. Enjoying my daily toil. Life is indeed a hard lot. But the real questions i have are, can we all be a Paul and radically change the very base of Theology, can we all be a Peter and bring together the old order to unite with the new order, can we all be a Jesus and love the world for what it is and encourage it to change for the better. I honestly don't know. I'd like to say i could. But to be truthful i really don't know. The more i delv into theology the more i see myself. The more i seen my inner struggle. For me it's not a struggle of believing or not believing. No it's far more then that. For me its a struggle to understand. My very limited, very fallen, very curious, human nature. It drives me to want to know God, to understand him even if its in the most limited capacity. What's more is a feel a deep calling to contributer to theology. I want to bring this to the masses. To many sheep sit in our pews todays, not believers. To many people who can quote the bible front to cover but can't live the faith out or understand what the bible is actually trying to get at. The Bible was not a book intended for idiots. It's words inspired to be written and carefully chosen with every stroke. A book meant to guide the faithful closer to understanding God. A book meant for the mature, for the thirsty of thought, for the Shepard of sheep. We can't all be sheep forever. We have to stop expecting some preacher to spoon feed us our faith and understanding and do what the Apostles did, go and find it, define it, live it.
These are my simple, humble thoughts. Coming from the mind of a undergrad, of an aspiring theologian, of a fellow follower of the faith, of a man in search of something more important them himself. Chew on it, get back to me.
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| So i've been pondering just how much i've changed in four years, well more five now really. Just seeing how i went from this hardened jerk to actually being rather nice. It's kind of like making a full circle in my life really. Just a strange adventure in how i got here. But i don't think i'd change how i got here and who i got here with. You're all awesome people, even when you're being a bit of a turd burger.
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| A bold statement made by those who are well studied in the ways of Christian Theology, Apologetics, and Doctrine. But to state that one is a defender of the christian faith is a bold face lie. No man is capable of defending the faith. He is not smarter enough, well studied enough, or blameless enough to do so. Instead we need to view ourselves instead of voices of the faith. We need to stop acting like mindless rabid drones and start acting like good stewards of the word. Instead of defending the faith explain it in a clear, rational, understandable fashion. All christians need to take their faith seriously enough to study it's roots, it's doctrines, it's theology even if it's at a core level and nothing more. How can one truly belong to a church or believe if they have no understanding of the very foundations and concepts on which the church body rest upon.
It is my challenge to every and all Fat Guy to Champion the faith in the sense of talking with people of different backgrounds. Bring the word to Mormons, Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventist. We have many lost brothers out their gentlemen. Those who believe they are christian but have been lead astray from false promises and doctrinal lies. They're out there, stranded in the desert. But what's worst of all, they don't even know it yet. They by into a mirage that looks infinitely vast and beautiful. But behind the veiled curtain is a fate far worse then death. We need to not only witness to those sheep lead astray or lost all together but we need to contribute to the faith. We need to be willing to stretch our brain and contribute to the theology of our faith in which we hold so dear to us. All of us are capable of scholarly class thinking. Let us not waste such power. Let us do something worth being proud of. Let us give something which is worth giving.
This is only what's on my mind. I could be wrong, I could be right. What do you think.
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| So last thursday i made it home. It was a great feeling. For the next couple of days Abby and i got to chill with my folks and my closest friends. For my birthday we went out to the casino and sang. It was great times. Gooch was there, Presto was there, Brooke was there, Derek was there, Mitch was there, but two of my biggest fans couldn't make it. But i did get to see them before i left. Honestly this was a wonderful birthday. I couldn't have made it better. Thank you, all of you who were there for it.
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