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Abandon (relation) Ship {Part A.}

…or you might end up relation ship-wrecked.

Singles-Definition;
A. Green pieces of paper not in my wallet;
B. Orange pieces of cheese not in my fridge;
C. Yellow species of student not in a relationship;

It seems that dating is a large part of campus life, especially on Christian Campuses. The “Ring by spring or your money back” philosophy is an ever present stronghold that plagues the student body often distracting them from responsibility and rational thought. Some students even feel pressure from their peers to be in a relationship for fear of being shamed a looser. Even the openly single get sucked in and go on ambiguous “non-dates” with various members of the opposite sex. This frivolousness must stop. It is potentially detrimental to the emotional well being of the students and threats itself as a danger to the moral integrity of young men and women. Simply stated; Casual dating is wrong!

The dangerous nature of casual dating hides behind masks of innocence and intention. It justifies itself in a series of “justs” that can spiral straight down to unjust immorality. Just flirting becomes just hand holding, which turns into just kissing and just making out, throw in some petting and just a little fill in the blank and you might end up with “just a little” junior. Granted this is the worse case scenario, that doesn’t make it an improbability.

So what’s wrong with the fugacious nature of casual dating? What is the big deal? Let’s say sexual purity is maintained and no one’s moral standards are compromised; what possible harm could there be? According to Stephen Covey (7 Habits) every relationship has what Covey calls and “emotional bank account”. Whether family, friend, or other we make emotional deposits and withdrawals in each of these relationships. Casual dating is like making numerous withdrawals from an account that isn’t really yours. Ironically these withdrawals are often viewed as an investment. The more that is withdrawn in casual relationships the less there is to invest in legitimate ones.

to be cont...

Tag "Jew" are it!

The game of internet tag has reached the outer depths of the web and into "My Life". Now I am abliged to give you 5 facinating facts about myself.

1. I just said to lori yesterday "I wish someone would tag me, It would be fun." unknowingly Abbi had tagged me 2 days ago.

2. I have three middle names, Jason Alan Churchill Thorburne Morris is my full name.

3. Over the last 10 years I have worked in a candy store, a gift shop, grounds keeping, house keeping, Wizard costume (at a theme park), Karbon Jacket (snow board instructor), as a dishwasher, kook, waiter, coffe maker, worship leader, meat slicer, design consultant, gelato salesman, and a cateror.

4. I watched my shcools softball team break the world record for the longest continuous softball game, on friday night.

5. Since sept of last year I have collected over 200 phone numbers, since I started school this semester I have collected 63. Of course my old phone had a heart attack and I lost 120 of those #'s.

Nicole Julia Josh Carina Wesley

j.

Elementary Math Skills No Longer Required To Teach.

13 F's
4 D's
3 C's
3 B's
1 A

That was the test range in my college algebra class yesterday. My teacher said, "This class overall did better than my other classes, more of you passed than failed." 11 people pass and 13 people fail, but in his brilliant calculation more passed than failed; and we did better than the other class? Apparently in algebra 11 is greater than 13. Genius, pure genius. Oh and he cant grade on a curve because somehow it would, "hurt the scores of those who got an A. Im not sure how it would hurt a 95 by giving him 20 extra points but heaven forbid the one A become an A+ . Tectonic plates might shift and Y might no longer = mx+b, ahhhhh!

j.

Sup_r H_ro_s of Th_ Faith

"I'd like to solve the Puzzle!"...

Let me explain the Wheel of Fortune illusion. I was watching tv the other day (while on break) and WOF was on. The Catagory "before & after" the clue "place" the board looked like this
N_W YORK STAT_
OF MIND
The contestant then asks to buy a vowel.


"superheroes of the faith"?
I am not talking about Bible Man or Larry Boy, I am talking about you and I.
I am talking about faith. You know that mountain moving, water walking, raise people from the dead so you can get through the day, faith.

When was the last time you tried to "move a mountain"? In occult circles supernatural phenomina is far from a rare occorance. All sorts of "neat" hocus pocus can be seen. Walking on walls, levitation, telkenesis, (moving of objects with the mind) and more. Why is it the "dark side" is so demonstrative with its power and yet we practice meekness? Greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world. How much greater should our power be? Do we not have dominion and authority? Jesus cursed a fig tree and it died for aparantly no reason, he took an evening stroll on the lake and then he says greater things than I will you do. What's stopping us?

1. burn out
when you try to find fulfillment in ministry instead of Him you wear yourself out. If ministry is wearing you out, you are not spending enough time alone with him. Jesus had one the most incomprehensible ministry schedules and yet how often to we se him alone with the father. Early in the morning, mid afternoon, late at night it didn't matter Jesus knew when it was time to step back and refocus.

2. "Fear of man"
fear of man is selfishness with a fancy name. It just means I care more about what people think aobut me than I do about the testimony of Christ. Really what we need is a frim grasp on who we actually are, where our true identity lies. We are children of THE KING. HELLLO!!!! does anyone get that? Sons and daughters of the Creator and Ruler of the Universe. Pause and ponder for just a moment. That's huge do you realize the authority we have on both heaven and earth just because of who HE is?

3. Depression
If you are depressed you have already spent to much time thinking aobut yourself. Where did the joy of the Lord go? It has left because our joy was based on our experience and feeling. God is God reguardless of circumstances. He is worthy of our praise simply because. The Joy of the Lord is our strength. Why is he joyful? Because we are his children. He rejoices simply because we are His. It is this joy which we find our strenght in. No matter how we feel we can be assured he is rejoicing over us just because. We don't need to perform or earn it, that's what makes it unconditional.

We have royal authority, unconditional love, and a God who is always available for conversation and can't wait to spend time with us. So trials come and go, and "life isn't easy" so what. Let's have a little confidence here. Is our God bigger than all extenuating circumstances? Ok then. What about pain and suffering? Jesus was still talking to God on the cross. He is always there.

Love God, Be Strong, Have Faith.
j.

MY PSALM

Bless the Lord O my soul.
Stir yourself, rejoice and be glad,
For God almighty is greater than circumstances and emotions.

Bless the Lord O my soul.
Stir yourself, rejoice and be glad,
For the father finds joy in his children and through this joy we are strong.

Bless the Lord O my soul.
Stir yourself, rejoice and be glad,
For God will never leave or forsake rather, His love endures forever.

Bless the Lord O my soul.
Stir yourself, rejoice and be glad,
For He does not send trials out of spite; chastening is for those whom the He loves.

Bless the Lord O my soul.
Stir yourself, rejoice and be glad,
For The Mercies of the Lord are new every morning, not in respect of yesterday’s pain.

Bless the Lord O my soul.
Stir yourself, rejoice and be glad,
For God so loved the world he sent his only son to die as a sacrifice.

Bless the Lord O my soul.
Stir yourself, rejoice and be glad,
For He is worthy, if only because of His position as creator and life giver.


I don’t feel like worshiping you but I will
My praise is not out of an abundance of joy
These hands are raised out of obedience
I lift my voice out of respect

O that my joy may be filled
Spirit move in me
Bless the Lord O my soul!
Stir yourself, rejoice and be glad.

The Importance of Being Eldest.

a world of grown up big kids;

Dizziness is setting in as the tire swing continues in concentric revolutions. A smile and crossed eyes tell a story of uncomfortable pleasure. It is like butterflies but more intense, it is like nausia but not so severe. These jouvenile actions stirr a sense of nostalgia; a whisper of innosence and nievity.

With each season that comes there is a longing for the next and pineing the previous. Children can't wait to be "big kids" the "big kids" wan't to be teanagers, teans college students, college students career, career maried, couples want children, and then want children gone, as they look to retirement. Suddenly the "sun set" years set in and a wish to be young again if only for a day crosses the mind. It seems a humorously viscous circle of the grass is greener sort.

An insincere solution mixed with spiritual gaph (oral garbage) could be offered, but won't for fear of ruining a perfectly good postulation. The intention of this piece is only to prod the mind and to encourage some intelectual stimulation. What is the source of this endemic insecurity and age driven disscontent? Is life so miserable that only the hope of something new makes continuiance worth the effort? Is there an inherantly progressive spirity in man which causes him to always look forward? What is it?

Dizziness has ceased, the swing has stopped spinning and time requires a return to the world of grown up "Big Kids". The park will soon be filled with inhabitants of a more suitable nature, little ones who wont hit their head on the monkeybars don't bow the teter totter. They will dream great immaginative dreams and pretend to be grown up, playing house or school. A game they will be playing much longer than they ever intended. Time requires a return the world of grown up "Big Kids", but maybe just one more trip down the slide, for old times sake.

j.