Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Where's Your Pants??

I know it has been awhile, and I'm truly sorry. My free time to do things I enjoy, like writing, is becoming almost obsolete. I either need to thin out my schedule or take some time-management classes...or just quit watching "The Office" which has been sucking my life away for about a month now. Thanks to Russell for handing me season one and saying, "Just watch man...I promise you'll love it and be coming back for more." He's the dealer, "The Office" is the drug, and I'm the hopeless addict unable to tear myself away from the TV.

Anyway, I got a quick JP story for you. Apparently he has been listening to people at church WAY too much. My child says "Go Hogs" instead of "Roll Tide" because of the demonic influence the Rogers family has had on his life...ok, maybe not demonic but definitely some form of evil. He was playing with his trains the other day and when they crash he yells, "OH MY GOODNESS!!" He definitely did not get any of these from home since we hate the hogs and "oh my goodness" is a little too clean of language for our home:)

This morning as I was dressing JP he asked sincerely, "Dad, where's your pants?" I was confused because I had shorts on and replied, "Dude, I have pants on...what are you talking about??" He said while tugging on my shorts, "No dad, you don't wear those to church." This happens to be the same things a few ladies told me last night at Revival. "Where are your pants?" they asked. "You don't wear shorts to church." They said. Why doesn't JP listen to me like he listens to everyone else? So as good as Southern Heights has been to us, you have turned my child against me. Thanks... I have to listen to my son say weird things, call the hogs, and criticize my wardrobe.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Friday's 5

Here are 5 things you may or may not have known about me...
  1. I love playing golf and basketball, but I am horrible at both.
  2. I love preaching, but nothing stresses me out more than preparing.
  3. I bought a pair of Oakley's a while back, but I wear my $5 pair from Wal-Mart more often.
  4. I am a big-time reader, but I hardly ever finish a book.
  5. I am so tired of going to school, but I am constantly thinking about when I'll go back for my Masters.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Confession/Rant: The Bachelor

This is tough. I usually feel free after a hard-core confession. My bad parenting, love for Colbie Callait, and other confessions have been made public, but none of them seems to have the possibility of completing destroying my reputation like this one. For the last 4 weeks, I have been captivated by ABC's, The Bachelor. I know it is horrible, but before you burst into unending laughter, it was not the love story that captivated me but the unrealistic stupidity that drives the show. Here we have a guy and several girls trying to find life long love within a short period of time. They are placed in an unreal situation in unreal circumstances. They have an unending bank account for dates, for some reason all the girls love the guy (there is never anyone who says, "he's just not my type), and they only get to spend just a few hours with each other. The guy constantly makes out with whomever he is with and professes his deep love for more than 1 girl. This gets me so frustrated. But here's the deal, and this made me really angry. The guy eventually breaks up with the girl he picks in the end for the reason using his exact words, "After the show, it seemed all the chemistry was gone." DUH!!!!!!! What an idiot!!! Of course all the chemistry is gone. The excitement of spending someone else's money to go on dates, having someone else do your parenting duties (the bachelor had a son), hooking up with several different girls each day, and having someone constantly tell you they love you because they want to win...sure all of the "chemistry" or "lust"or whatever is going to be gone when you hit the real world. What a completely horrible idea of what love is. I probably need to end this post because I'm getting angry all over just typing about it. But if you watched this junk and noticed the same thing I did, let's talk...I would love to actually voice my thoughts instead of just typing them.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Communicating Compassion

My wife tells me I talk a lot. I’m not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing, but she insists that I talk…a lot. You see every time we take a trip together I somehow find myself in a conversation with a stranger. I’m not sure how it happens, but it seems to be an almost guarantee that I’ll strike up a chat with someone. For example, we took a trip to Vinita, OK for Megan’s birthday to go eat at a diner that was featured on the Food Network. Yes, my wife is obsessed with the Food Network, and you can feel free to call her and explain the evil nature of this channel if you would like. After lunch we ran into a Wal-Mart where I then proceeded to get into a friendly argument with the check-out lady over the proper pronunciation of Miami, OK. Whether it is Wal-Mart employees, waitresses, or strangers in an airport…I like talking to new people.


It seems as if the Lord loved talking to people too. Throughout the Old and the New Testaments, He was constantly communicating a message to His people, and compassion seems to be one of the main themes God stresses throughout Scripture. Listen to how God speaks through His prophet in Isaiah 55:1,

"Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.”


What a message!! If you are thirsty come! God doesn’t care what you have to give back to Him…Just come! If you are broke, tired, dirty, sinful, or whatever, it doesn’t matter. God just wants you to come. As we are preparing our hearts for our upcoming revival, we must have a thirst for God or we will not experience Him in our hearts. The prerequisite to revival is you seeing you have a need and a desire to see God fulfill that need. Will you take some time this week to search your heart, see your need, and then plead with God to do a mighty work in you? He has communicated a great promise through Isaiah, “If you want it…come and get it.”