OUCH!

this just struck me...

back in the day, baptism was only for Gentile, pagan converts into Judaism and THAT is why (at least in part) Jesus had to be baptized to fulfill all things. He came to abolish the division between Jews (God's people) and Gentiles (those outside of real relationship with God). In fulfilling all of the Law, He had to cover the bases for those who needed to enter into the Law in the first place.

just one more layer of understanding. Jesus rocks.

oh, glorious day!

yeah. i'm engaged. deal with it. just kidding.

so rhiannon and i are officially french, and by that, i mean we are fiancesesz. we're engaged. yeah yeah.

there we go.

that's right...!

so here i am, being welcomed into the Catholic church. that's what i'm talking about! have a good morning, everyone. i know i will!

no point in reposting...

so i'll just direct you to our ywam modesto team blog and you can read the glorious glory for yourself.

http://ywammodesto.blogspot.com/

yep

so in Christ, i'm free. more free than i give Christ credit. in Christ, i can be who i am made to be, which flows into doing what i'm made to do. no guilt, no questions. so who am i and what am i made to do?

wow, you didnt make it easy on me for this one, did'ja?

i am a son of God; i have the right, the power, the authority, to become a child of God. Christ emptied Himself to the point of being a speck of a man; i empty myself to be Divine. crazy.

even now, i am a Warrior Priest. Christ was/is, so why not me? i am to fight for the world around me to usher them into the Presence of God-- tough-loving reconciliation.

i am a word, a syllable, within the Eternal Word Who resonates through the infinite expanse of space/time. i am a bearer of, a witness to and a protector for the Truth. i am a light of truth that dispels the darkness, depravity and death of Deceit (say that 29 times fast).

ok, so what does all that look like. what do i "do"?

i live virtuously. i am the edible fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. mmmm, and i'm delectable.

i'm to stand up for Truth and Justice. i need to speak into people's lives (as relationship allows, but not always). "hey, good job." "dont do that!" "are you thinking clearly on this?"

i'm supposed to write. what? writing is a part of my ministry and service to God and Our People? sure! God gave me the gift of ability and joy of writing. use it for His Glory. so taking a class on writing to develop the skill is a part of that, too! pretty sweet.

along with writing comes reading and studying-- put plainly, learning. i love learning. that's my first passion. teaching is my second. but i love learning! so learn for the sake of the Kingdom!

prayer. i am to pray. i am to spend time in the Presence of Our Father. hey, Christ died so i could, so i better! it's humbling, and God knows i need to be humbled.

along with learning and praying, there's getting into the Word. Written, Oral and Magisterial. that's where Christ is. and to know God through Jesus is Eternal Life. so yeah.

that's a little about me.

officially official

you heard it first here, folks. i'm officially official YWAM. the proof is in the pudding.... or, more accurately, on the YWAM Modesto website. check out my page on http://www.ywammodesto.org and click on John's page (on the left-hand side). ah yeah!

why, oh why

how is it that we ever let ourselves go without a real Sabbath's rest? God knew what He was doing when He required us to chill out from time to time. silence and solitude mixed in with a li'l R&R. that's what i'm talking about!

in case you arent aware, i just got back from a few days at a monastery, the Abbey of New Clairvaux, up in Vina, past Chico. beautiful landscape, beautiful atmosphere, beautiful time. *hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh* (sigh of true relief).

so who's ready for more of life, heh?