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Re: Autum 36

endurelife — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:25:28 -0000

Grrrr

Re: Updating Site

Amanda — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:00:50 -0000

I LOVE the new banner/pic/endure life logo!!

Re: I hate lemonade

Amanda — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:59:50 -0000

I definitely get it. It's not rambling at all. I completely agree. And now I really want a Yoohoo. Do they even still make those? Thanks. Now I have to go to 7-11 to find out.

Re: We become the things we’ve done

Amanda — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:55:42 -0000

Very interesting topic here. I HATE the question that I get so often at college homecomings or in meeting old friends, "So, what do you do?" or "What are you up to?". For some reason our jobs define who we are. "I'm a teacher." "I'm a janitor." etc. I hate it. The conversation is almost always the same:
A. What are you up to? (What is your job?)
B. Are you married/have kids?
C. Where do you live?

That's really it. In that order. It's so annoyingly like a script when I meet up with someone. While I have nothing to hide in my answers to the above questions, I've always felt like I'm so much more than those 3 things.

I agree that we are more than this. But I don't know that I fully agree with we are what we are given. Aren't we all given the gift of eternal life and the grace of God? So I agree with Paul, it is what we do with that gift that remains the question of who we are. And I guess the question really should be rephrased - who are we today? who are we eternally? In essence the answers should be the same...but are they??

Re: Doodles

Kristin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:34:28 -0000

Aww, I love these!

Re: I hate lemonade

Brice Bohrer — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:21:08 -0000

I think I am down with that. Too me God doesn't give you lemons. He gives you life. Maybe stop trying to change it all the time and just enjoy Him.

Re: Doodles

Carrie — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:06:25 -0000

lol....

Re: I voted

euni — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:25:44 -0000

how is this California Tortilla place? i'm hungry for a place with good food.

Re: I voted

Kristin Lewis — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:06:57 -0000

Does your "I voted" sticker say "I voted" in a different language underneath the english one?

Re: I voted

Kristin Lewis — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:03:40 -0000

I voted too!

But I didn't get anything free for it :(

Re: Silence is golden

Brice Bohrer — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:11:42 -0000

Yesterday during service. Everything was so loud.

I felt like I couldn't hear myself or more importantly could not hear God.

Re: We become the things we’ve done

Paul — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:24:51 -0000

One more thing, Paul states: "To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some." So with that statement who are we really? I would like to say, we are what we desire to be at any given moment.

Re: We become the things we’ve done

Paul — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:22:39 -0000

Dustin -

You've hit on something that is foundational to life. Understanding who we are. "Know Thyself" dates back to the times of Plato and Socrates. I believe that we, as humans, are made up of 4 things and one is very crucial to how successful we live this life.

1. Education
2. Exposure
3. Experience
4. Arrogance / Humility

Each of us are educated in life, at some shape, form, or fashion. Be it home schooling, private, or public - we are taught certain things in life and that shapes us into the person we become. We are exposed to a lot of different things as we grow up. And lastly we experience some things. Finally, our paradigm is set by our own ability to be humble or puffed up in arrogance.

So yes a part of me believes, "We become the things we do" but that is not really who we are. Paul says in Romans: I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.
I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do--this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

In this discourse Paul is at war with himself. Don't we all find ourselves there? Battling in our mind about the things we do, the person we've become?

I would then say even if something is given to you, you still must accept it. It is not forced on you, but there is an internal desire to choose it. We have a choice. In 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Dr. Covey says, there is stimulus and response. If you put space between the two of these you have a choice. And it is this choice that you make that sets you on that path (I agree).

Who we are is a very deep issue that requires a lot of soul searching and understanding of what exactly is the point of the questions. I do agree that Christ influences our life and lifestyle but only to the degree in which we will desire it and allow him.

Thanks for letting me ramble :)

Re: what now?

Brice Bohrer — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:17:18 -0000

I know you aren't going for a pat on the back. But, wow. 45 days!

I guess I am just faster at my fasting, I get it done between meals.

You'll find "up" again.

Re: Head out on the highway!

whitney — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:25:41 -0000

I love our son!!

Re: God’s goodness

Kristin Lewis — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:47:48 -0000

I don't have an exact story that I can recall off hand. But I tend to worry, a lot. I worry about everything, whether it is in my control or not. I used to not pray a lot, but one time when I was really stressed out, I did, and everything worked out. God seems to take care of things for me.

Re: God’s goodness

Amanda — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:12:58 -0000

I love this story. Your furniture is perfect!!!

I have 2 similar stories both having to do with God providing which is certainly a way he shows his love...

My first car was a junky old Mustang. I think we paid $600 for it in 1995. It did me well through high school, but it was on its last leg. My car was parked on the street outside our house. Our street has a significant curve to it so this really wasn't the best place to park, but what can I say? I was in high school! On a snowy night a guy driving a Jeep came by and slammed into my car putting a hole in the side of the car. Still drivable, but ugly. Well, since I knew the car wouldn't last too much longer, I decided not to fix it. The insurance company gave us a check for what the car was worth. Around this same time I needed to buy a French horn for college since I was going to be a music major. We decided before we got the check that this money would be for that horn. We went to the music store and picked out what I wanted. The total was within $2 of what the insurance check was for!! God definitely provided me with that horn. It's been a great blessing and I'm still playing on it 12 years later.

Same parking spot, different car...
I had finished college and was in between jobs and just financially a mess. I had been praying for a way out of my expensive car payment for my Saturn station wagon. (yeah, yuck!). The same week I prayed for this, I parked my car in that same spot. This time in the middle of the night a drunk driver was in the wrong lane and hit my car head on moving it 45 feet into the neighbor's yard. So like an answered prayer the insurance company deemed it totalled and gave me a check. But this time, I owed more on the car than what it was worth. So not only did I not have a car, but I still had to make payments until it was paid off. Someone at church anonymously gave me a check for $1000 which was just about what I needed to pay off the old car.

So morals of the stories...
Don't park your car on the street on Sherwood Drive
and
God really hears our prayers and cares about our every need.

Re: Free T-shirt give away !!! You must vote though!!

amanda — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:24:03 -0000

first one ..white on black would be better

Re: Endurelife shirt

Zach — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:19:57 -0000

Ahhhhhhh, that shirt is amazing. Like the whole thing with the color not being the same intensity and the contrast that isn't so much it looks bad, but just enough to make the shirt stand out and look wonderful.
-Zach

Re: article…

Amanda — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:52:37 -0000

Hey Dustin. This comment is WAY overdue but CONGRATS on getting your article published!!!! That is so cool. I hope you'll continue writing and blogging. You're clearly gifted and I'm so glad you're sharing your gift with the world. Congrats!!!

-Amanda

Re: Free T-shirt give away !!! You must vote though!!

Kristin Lewis — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:02:33 -0000

I vote for number #1. I like the way it's centered, but the second one I feel it's too crowded.

Re: Free T-shirt give away !!! You must vote though!!

Jess — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:25:08 -0000

Wow, fantastic giveaway! Thanks for even having a giveaway like this. I vote for #1! :)

Re: Free T-shirt give away !!! You must vote though!!

Marisol — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:11:15 -0000

I vote for #2

Re: Free T-shirt give away !!! You must vote though!!

Shari Killingsworth — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:33:26 -0000

Version 3

Re: Free T-shirt give away !!! You must vote though!!

Sardana — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:47:33 -0000

I like #1! It's more eye-comfy, IMHO. The text is centered and the message is readible within few seconds whereas # 2 & 4 need more time to get heard (readen). Does it make any sense?