Words cannot express!
Are you serious?!? TV's Kirk Cameron is actually coming to town?! Wow. I lack the words to properly convey my feelings, so I'll use the words of Chowerhead or one of his bandmates (I don't know which). "Ahhhh yes. TV's Kirk Cameron. It seems that just when things begin to look a little bleak as far as our adventures are concerned, TV's Kirk Cameron arrives with a positive message, a quick flash of a smile (still disarming after all these years...), a twinkle of the eye, and an ever sense of wonder (how is it that he has yet to age?)." Wow. That's truth of Biblical proportions right there.
Oh, and also for those of you who are counting: This is the 2nd blog this week!
Thursday, April 15, 2004
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Wisdom where you might not expect..
I like to frequent the Joy Electric website for many reasons. The biggest however is to find wisdom and comfort. Ronnie has a personal journal page that he updates fairly often, and it's easily one of my favorite places on the internet. My personal relationship with Ronnie consists of buying a shirt from him at Sonshine one year, and that's about it. Despite the fact that I don't personally know him, I almost feel connected to him. I relate to and understand almost everything he says on there. It kinda seems like I have a lot of thoughts in my head, but I can't find them. Reading the journals helps me find them. Anyway, the main reason I'm posting is the share one of his recent posts.
"The Passion - Ronnie [ 03-31-2004 ]
I finally had a chance to go and see The Passion a few days ago. I don't know what I can possibly say about it that hasn't already been said, but here's a few thoughts at least.
The scenes of Jesus being tortured before the actual crucifixion were shocking, violent and hard to watch at times, but even more than that, they were so incredibly humbling. Seeing just what He went through (or an approximation of it, anyhow), made me realize the unimportance of certain things that I place so much value on in this life. The death and resurrection of Christ is something that should have an impact on the day to day thoughts and actions of our lives. It is the capstone of the Christian faith.
I was talking to someone recently who said they were doubting things concerning faith and Christianity and after a little while, I just simply asked him what he thought the alternative was? If you're going to get down to brass tacks, what exactly does a life without Christ consist of? Doubt, fear, anger, paranoia, sadness, hopelessness....those things come to mind, and they're a reality. Do you ever feel those things as a Christian? Of course, and there are times when everyone doubts and becomes unsure of things. What do you do when you come to a wall of doubt and uncertainty? You open the Bible. You pray. You seek out Godly counseling. You find the answers to your questions. It's in these times that the Lord comes to us and strengthens our faith and gives us the answers and security we're seeking.
What I've seen a lot of people do (especially in the music scene) when they come to a wall, is to try and go around it, but the problem with that is you end up eventually going down the wrong path. It's always easier to just NOT find the answers to all of the nagging doubts and questions we have about the Bible and Christianity, but does that excuse us from finding them? And when doubt settles in and gives way to hopelessness and anger, what then do we do? How do we live?"
Take what you will from that. I know I took plenty. Ronnie Martin is largely responsible for me wanting to be in a band and play music for a living as much as I do. He's almost like a mentor to me, even though we don't know each other. I want to be able to do too. I can't imagine he'd be reading this, but I'll say it anyway: Thanks Ronnie Martin. Heck, maybe I'll even send him some of this in the electronic mail.
Well, I'm sure this was kind of a weird read, but it's what I had to say. That's why you're here, right? At least it was more than a sentance long too!
On a completely unrelated note: The government can't figure out when I was born. That sure instills faith in good old Uncle Sam, eh? Lata!
I like to frequent the Joy Electric website for many reasons. The biggest however is to find wisdom and comfort. Ronnie has a personal journal page that he updates fairly often, and it's easily one of my favorite places on the internet. My personal relationship with Ronnie consists of buying a shirt from him at Sonshine one year, and that's about it. Despite the fact that I don't personally know him, I almost feel connected to him. I relate to and understand almost everything he says on there. It kinda seems like I have a lot of thoughts in my head, but I can't find them. Reading the journals helps me find them. Anyway, the main reason I'm posting is the share one of his recent posts.
"The Passion - Ronnie [ 03-31-2004 ]
I finally had a chance to go and see The Passion a few days ago. I don't know what I can possibly say about it that hasn't already been said, but here's a few thoughts at least.
The scenes of Jesus being tortured before the actual crucifixion were shocking, violent and hard to watch at times, but even more than that, they were so incredibly humbling. Seeing just what He went through (or an approximation of it, anyhow), made me realize the unimportance of certain things that I place so much value on in this life. The death and resurrection of Christ is something that should have an impact on the day to day thoughts and actions of our lives. It is the capstone of the Christian faith.
I was talking to someone recently who said they were doubting things concerning faith and Christianity and after a little while, I just simply asked him what he thought the alternative was? If you're going to get down to brass tacks, what exactly does a life without Christ consist of? Doubt, fear, anger, paranoia, sadness, hopelessness....those things come to mind, and they're a reality. Do you ever feel those things as a Christian? Of course, and there are times when everyone doubts and becomes unsure of things. What do you do when you come to a wall of doubt and uncertainty? You open the Bible. You pray. You seek out Godly counseling. You find the answers to your questions. It's in these times that the Lord comes to us and strengthens our faith and gives us the answers and security we're seeking.
What I've seen a lot of people do (especially in the music scene) when they come to a wall, is to try and go around it, but the problem with that is you end up eventually going down the wrong path. It's always easier to just NOT find the answers to all of the nagging doubts and questions we have about the Bible and Christianity, but does that excuse us from finding them? And when doubt settles in and gives way to hopelessness and anger, what then do we do? How do we live?"
Take what you will from that. I know I took plenty. Ronnie Martin is largely responsible for me wanting to be in a band and play music for a living as much as I do. He's almost like a mentor to me, even though we don't know each other. I want to be able to do too. I can't imagine he'd be reading this, but I'll say it anyway: Thanks Ronnie Martin. Heck, maybe I'll even send him some of this in the electronic mail.
Well, I'm sure this was kind of a weird read, but it's what I had to say. That's why you're here, right? At least it was more than a sentance long too!
On a completely unrelated note: The government can't figure out when I was born. That sure instills faith in good old Uncle Sam, eh? Lata!
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