little chewable tablet of vitamins! mmm...

mighty men of valor is a title that was given to the men of Gideon... the mighty men who were reduced to 300... and it ain't about the spartans... but about these Jewish 300 men who desired nothing more than the Lord to be glorified in their lives... and it means that they care not for themselves but of the Lord being magnified in the lives of all men... that is what it means to be a mighty man of valor... virtue and honesty... the truth is Christ and our virtue is the Holy Ghost... mmm...

nuff said...

"do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn and tear you in pieces." Mat 7:6

danny donnelley...

what can wash away my sin? nothing but the blood of Jesus... i'm sitting in the presence of genius here at the Calvary Chapel Bible College in Murrieta Hot Springs... Danny Donnelley is here providing some pretty amazing music and some long lost brothers in the faith are encouraging me and Pastor Sam... i am truly blown away with God and His desire to see me alongside Him at all times... i feel rather  inadequate to be in ministry... and i've said this before... but today i know i'm being renewed and molded... i'll describe to you all in my vlog sometime this week... youtube.com/thelotusofbern

i don't know how to play guitar too well... but watching Danny is like watching a John Mayer dvd... so sick... i'll update more later... i'm just really overwhelmed and want to pray about some stuff before i write to you all what is going on... but i'm going to be as transparent as i possibly can be... 

"bed day"

going with my sub-banner... an "almost" daily account of a Christians life... lemme tell you... i did absolutely nothing today... sang karaoke with my mom for a couple hours... checked my stalkbook... watched "band of brothers"... ate... and watched a "change of pace" with my mother... man... now i'm blogging... waiting for my mind to finally release this ache that has been on my head since this morning...

catching up with the RSS feeds from CES and getting all giddy for Apple's Conference soon thereafter... i'm completely stoked for electronics this near future... but i tire from mustering something that isn't completely formed in my thoughts... good night faithful friends and remember to stay true to yourselves... and take some time in prayer for the world around you... be blessed y'all... grace and peace...

2011 conference

good evening all... i pray the Lord finds you quite restful in His arms and snuggled closely to His promises made to all of His dear friends... me... i'm quite full to capacity with His spirit! but only filling an already poured out vessel is half the struggle... next week i'll have my rest once again... and find myself absolutely full of His presence... which brings me to my blog today... the Youth Workers Conference...

a place where youth leader and ministers all around come together to share stories and be encouraged in God's word... i wasn't able last year to go because of some complications in my position and the rearranging of powers and responsibilities at my job...but this year... i'm fortunate to have time off to enjoy a 3 day vaca to the hot springs resort in Murrieta... and i'm sooo ecstatic... to hear from my brothers about the struggles and to know that i'm not alone in my ventures of faith with my Father... it's all too refreshing... but most importantly to obtain more vision on what the Lord is ministering to my fellow co-laborers... that is what i'm brimming with excitement about... in my studies i've traveled through the gospels more than 3 or 4 times... but this time around... it's quite different... i've seen John the Baptist and knowing his position to the revealing of the Savior... but now the Lord is ministering to me about the disciple's... leaving everything and boldly following a man who claimed to be someone or something else than the monotonus life being lived at that moment... they went... they left their Father's, their families... all in faith knowing God would be the very ground they were going to step out onto... boldness... something i lack... something i can't muster on my own... yet... i find myself stuck in my comfort bubble... wondering why God can't use me... when i'm not open to the full leading of His spirit... but until i can release my hand on the things i consider important... my flesh... i can't be bold... God is more powerful than my flesh... and can certainly give me more than my feeble mind can think... it'll be fun to walk the path of blindness... faith... reaping the benefits of wherever the Lord guides... the Lord provides... i'm ready... this year will be spouting fruit of grand proportions... be willing folks... and be open church to the leading of where God and what God wants to do and go... grace and peace!