So I love flow charts. When I saw this one I thought it was awesome. Check it out and I think you will agree. Honestly since its from College Humor I thought it wouldn't say go to class at all but it actually does.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
My Conclusions about Marijuana
So I have been a youth minister for around a year now. I have answered a lot of questions and spoke on a lot of topics. Some of them easy; some of them not so much. There are several that i don't have the best answers for that keep popping up. However there is one that I had very little answer for, especially if they asked a deep question about it. The topic of these questions was Marijuana.
I have kids ask me if its wrong and when I give the its illegal response, I always get the "well other than that" line from them. And i understand that cause although legality is a big thing they aren't coming to church to be lectured or taught about legality. They are asking a deeper question. "Does the Bible/God say that smoking is wrong?" After some study and some thought and prayer,
These are MY CONCLUSIONS:
God lays down two rules for us. Love him and Love others. Our lives can be spelled out in these two laws. Everything we do as Christians should be tested by these two.
First off like most things the actual action is not wrong (again outside of the legality problem). There are several things that he does say are wrong though. Most important of those, anything that is put as more important than God is wrong. This is where the first law comes into play. God wants everything from us; he wants nothing to be in between us and him. Marijuana use usually causes a person to begin to use more. It may not be in the form of addiction but lets face it the number one use of Marijuana is escape. This then means that we are not running to God but instead to a drug. It becomes what we put our trust in. While this may not happen to all can we really risk our relationship with God over a high? I would hope not but luckily this is not the only reason.
God says that getting drunk is wrong and it is pretty easy to assume that it is because of the loss of control and what can happen. I mean even the Bible shows this. (check out Genesis 19:30-35). Getting high definitely has some of the same effects as being drunk. How often do we here stories of people doing stupid things because they were high. (Granted people do stupid things without being high but that's just people being people). It is easy to see why God would not want this for us. He is all for us having fun but not at the risk of ourselves.
These are my main thoughts on the subject. If you are interested in a more in depth look at this then check out
http://www.godandscience.org/doctrine/marijuana.html
Now I know someone is gonna ask "Well what about medical marijuana?" So here is a video of a guy talking about that subject.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKpjpxmvgO8
*Both of the links listed above are the only things that I am backing. Any other ideas of these sites or people are their own and I do not claim to back those.*
I have kids ask me if its wrong and when I give the its illegal response, I always get the "well other than that" line from them. And i understand that cause although legality is a big thing they aren't coming to church to be lectured or taught about legality. They are asking a deeper question. "Does the Bible/God say that smoking is wrong?" After some study and some thought and prayer,
These are MY CONCLUSIONS:
God lays down two rules for us. Love him and Love others. Our lives can be spelled out in these two laws. Everything we do as Christians should be tested by these two.
First off like most things the actual action is not wrong (again outside of the legality problem). There are several things that he does say are wrong though. Most important of those, anything that is put as more important than God is wrong. This is where the first law comes into play. God wants everything from us; he wants nothing to be in between us and him. Marijuana use usually causes a person to begin to use more. It may not be in the form of addiction but lets face it the number one use of Marijuana is escape. This then means that we are not running to God but instead to a drug. It becomes what we put our trust in. While this may not happen to all can we really risk our relationship with God over a high? I would hope not but luckily this is not the only reason.
God says that getting drunk is wrong and it is pretty easy to assume that it is because of the loss of control and what can happen. I mean even the Bible shows this. (check out Genesis 19:30-35). Getting high definitely has some of the same effects as being drunk. How often do we here stories of people doing stupid things because they were high. (Granted people do stupid things without being high but that's just people being people). It is easy to see why God would not want this for us. He is all for us having fun but not at the risk of ourselves.
These are my main thoughts on the subject. If you are interested in a more in depth look at this then check out
http://www.godandscience.org/doctrine/marijuana.html
Now I know someone is gonna ask "Well what about medical marijuana?" So here is a video of a guy talking about that subject.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKpjpxmvgO8
*Both of the links listed above are the only things that I am backing. Any other ideas of these sites or people are their own and I do not claim to back those.*
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Cee Lo Green records a special song
So I first found out who Cee Lo Green was while watching the first episode of The Voice on NBC (Sidenote: This is an awesome show and you should check it out. Find past episodes on Hulu.) I liked him a little. Not exactly what I would consider the most moral person but he was funny and sincere.
Today I was listening to the radio today and heard something that caught me by surprised and really made me happy. Cee Lo has redone his #1 hit "Forget You" to honor volunteer firefighters. Called "Thank you" the song in partnership with duracell is really awesome. Check out the link below to see the video. Also check out the second link to hear Cee Lo talk about it.
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKQc7zFcCD0&feature=related
Behind the Scenes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oviUOyBMZQ&feature=relmfu
Today I was listening to the radio today and heard something that caught me by surprised and really made me happy. Cee Lo has redone his #1 hit "Forget You" to honor volunteer firefighters. Called "Thank you" the song in partnership with duracell is really awesome. Check out the link below to see the video. Also check out the second link to hear Cee Lo talk about it.
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKQc7zFcCD0&feature=related
Behind the Scenes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oviUOyBMZQ&feature=relmfu
I don't know what to say
Check out this story. I really don't have anything I want to say but thought it was something that should be brought to the attention of those out there who might care.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110511/ap_on_re/us_rel_presbyterians_gays
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110511/ap_on_re/us_rel_presbyterians_gays
Who's your daddy skype?
Alright for all you tech geeks out there. This one may come as a surprise and will either cause you great joy or great sadness. It seems that Microsoft has bought Skype. Yep thats right Skype is now a piece of the great Microsoft machine.
This could mean some really great stuff for you kinect users. They have already stated that it will interface with all their tech so we could see some really nice video chatting to come. Although we will have to see since you never know what Microsoft will do.
Oh yeah and with a price tag of 8.5 Billion they better do something sweet.
This could mean some really great stuff for you kinect users. They have already stated that it will interface with all their tech so we could see some really nice video chatting to come. Although we will have to see since you never know what Microsoft will do.
Oh yeah and with a price tag of 8.5 Billion they better do something sweet.
'Avengers' To Film Near Cincinnati - Entertainment News Story - WLWT Cincinnati
This is kind of exciting to me. Check out this story.
Hopefully we will find out more, but if not is anyone up for hide and seek with some movies stars?
Long time no post
I haven't posted in awhile. (yeah i know i am a horrible blogger) However I hope to be a little more diligent about posting.
One of the things that I look forward to posting on here is a series of posts that I will be working on. It is called "My Conclusion on..." This series of posts will happen periodically and will attempt to explain my view on topics of today. Most of them will be based on questions I have been asked about things in our walk with Christ. These will not just be my opinion either, well in a way I guess they will, but I will only have arrived at these conclusions through study and prayer. I hope these will be informative to people who have hard questions about their faith. If you have a question you would like me to take a look at email me at savedman97@gmail.com or leave a comment on one of my posts.
Also watch for posts about funny, neat, or weird things I find. As well as things that I want to give my straight opinion on. (No worries you'll know these cause I'll probably start them with in my opinion.)
God Bless and In Christ's Love
Jeremy
One of the things that I look forward to posting on here is a series of posts that I will be working on. It is called "My Conclusion on..." This series of posts will happen periodically and will attempt to explain my view on topics of today. Most of them will be based on questions I have been asked about things in our walk with Christ. These will not just be my opinion either, well in a way I guess they will, but I will only have arrived at these conclusions through study and prayer. I hope these will be informative to people who have hard questions about their faith. If you have a question you would like me to take a look at email me at savedman97@gmail.com or leave a comment on one of my posts.
Also watch for posts about funny, neat, or weird things I find. As well as things that I want to give my straight opinion on. (No worries you'll know these cause I'll probably start them with in my opinion.)
God Bless and In Christ's Love
Jeremy
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