check this out, many of you may have your own ideas related the bible pertaining to how homosexuality is represented in the bible. well here's some ideas from the other side just so you can come to your own conclusion on this subject, with strong arguments from both sides.
and on the note of Porp 8 if your if you don't want to read the whole thing i encourage you to read the last premise, the 8th one. it also, like i said will give you an equally strong argument from the "other" side which should always also be considered.
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Bay sick lee, life's been boring, I’ve started school, more
so college and things could not be going slower. For the most part, contrary to
what my mother told me about college, it is much the same as high school. Aside
from waking up at 7am, which has now been moved back to the ever so relaxing
12noon, college seems much the same as high school, for me at least. Being that
I’m living at home, completely missing the whole college life aspect of college,
which yes I know is my own fault for not trying in high school to get into a
better college, college just doesn’t feel like much fun.
and even more so being that I spent the last year upon graduating high school,
doing missions and traveling, life seems more blain then a bowl of rice with
nothing to eat it with. Though I can look forward to my motorcycle, ohh yeah
you heard me right!!! MOTORCYCLE SON!!!! leading worship at winter vision, and
playing music for Ka Nalu, I feel I could be living my life much more purposefully,
helping people whether its helping people find God, or just helping those in
need. I WANT TO DO SOMETHING WITH MY LIFE!!!!
What I have learned in our great college is that now a days without a college
degree it is virtually impossible to live a comfortable life in middle class America...
hmmm awesome. These ideas are for the most part correct, but what if you don’t
care about them??? Such as me, ever since I realized that my heart disease
means I’m probably more likely to die before you will, I could careless about
my future, I would rather live my life helping others, like I said whether it’s
with the church or not, I want to do something. I don’t care if I become
famous, I don’t care if I become rich, I don’t care if it means I will be poor,
and at this point I almost don’t think I care if it kills me.
I’m sick of the selfless idea of the American dream, to be able
to live in a nice house, drive nice cars, go to PTA meetings, and have a beautiful
wife with 2 wonderful kids!!! I'm sick of it, I don’t want to settle down and
start a life for myself so I can try to be happy, cause I know that will not
make me happy, personally, not saying that its a bad thing to live the American
dream, but like I said, when you know your going to dyeing, the game changes a
bit. I’m sick of going to school to "better myself" during the week,
and partying on the weekends to make up for lost time. I’m sick of living the
life that every single person my age is living.
I WANT TO GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING, I’m sick of watching or
reading about wonderful things around the world, I WANT TO SEE THEM, I WANT TO
LIVE THEM, I want to be that person that I wish was, doing everything I wish I
could.
but here is where life has screwed me hard, since my heart condition is so
serious I'm basically stuck in school, with out school, I have no health insurance,
ohhh don’t you love America sooo much!!!! So if I leave school I’m basically
hung out to dry. College or death your choice! Ohhh wait I can work right,
NO!!! Helping people for a living or doing missions work doesn't cover a
$50,000 cath lab to see how my heart is doing.
so you could say yeah I am a bit depressed, not like suicidal depressed where I
want to end my life emo emo emo slit slit blacked out room I hate the world,
but just depressed at where my life is heading, which so far is exactly where society
wants it to go, right back into their circle of selfless Americans living for
the next iphone, airmac, pair of Jordan’s, Ferrari, house in the O.C. or their
big break for 15minents of fame.
I don’t know how I’m going to do it, but I need to find a way to beat the
system and live a life helping others rather then helping only myself, or
helping when it is convenient for me. Any suggestions to help me out of this
situation please go ahead and tell me. But basically, I can’t stand the
direction my life is heading, and am looking for a way out. Its not that I hate
college so much, but that fact that I have no other options, I’m trapped,
basically life is telling me that I have to go to college or I can go die. I’m
looking for a way out... to beat the system... to life for others rather then
myself...to make a difference in this world... to become part of this world...
to live to the fullest existent...
so in light of some of the stuff that has been going on my sleep has been a little thrown off, and i find my self, well not sleeping at night, or having a hard time sleeping at night. and i think how can i make my self sleepy??? well theres the TV, but naw cause if theres something good on it will just keep me awake. well the internet... but then either ill get cought up in a conversation with some one in japan, cause its normal time over there, or ill just search the web endlessly and never fall asleep, good for wasting time, bad for falling asleep. work out??? naw gets the blood pumping and makes me wanna go fight some one, not to hurt them but cause its fun sometimes. now what ill put me to sleep for sure.... reading, it did perfectly in school. well whats there too read, i know if im reading anything i should be reading the bible....
OK OK OK i know what your thinking already, READING THE BIBLE TO PUT YOUR SELF TO SLEEP, CHASE YOUR GOING TO.... yeah ok i know, its passed my mind many of times, but i found after doing this a few times and giving it some thought, that i really do not think that this has been working the same way as it did back in school. way back in the day when i was in school, and we had to read, it put me to sleep because the information was, what i thought then, to be useless. in retrospect now that im older i kinda wished that i did read that information and lightweight regret not giving it my all? no more like half my effort in school . but thats another story, those school books put me to sleep cause they were boring and i didnt want to read them. what i've come to find is that when i read the bible that it just relaxes mean brings peace to an unwinding mind, and it gets that feeling in the back of my Christian sub conscience thats constantly telling me to read my bible more, to rest. so if your reading your bible to sleep, your not alone, or if you dont read your bible and/or you cant sleep, take this into consideration.....
When wisdom enters into your heart and knowledge itself becomes
pleasant to your very soul, thinking ability itself will keep guard
over you, discernment itself will safeguard you, - Proverbs 2:10, 11
well that one doesnt really match up...what about this one
this ones a little broader and kinda fits in. i dont know, read your own bible and find a better one if you dont like these 2!!!!
ohh and today my aunty told me she really liked reading these....and that i should write a book, hahahahaha she's crazy!!! ohh and if you do read these why dont you ever post comments!!! no name reviled.... hahahah but you know who you are..... you called my mom today and talked with her on the phone and then talked to me.... and then talked to my bother... it was like around noon time... about the time i wake up....you know who you are....but thanks aunty, i will keep writing these and maybe your could help me make a book some day, cause im too lazy too.
-chase
ohh and for the other people read these, if you do like them post comments, and if you dont like them then unsubscribe cause i dont wanna bother you!!!! or post an angry comment so i know that you read it at least.
so i went to the doctors this monday, and im not doing better, but not really worse. these doctors are the heart transplant specialist so they know whats good. they said im too healthy for a heart transplant now, but being that I'm a cardiac patient that could change randomly and pretty fast, but between the heart transplant specialist and my normal heart doctor, they would be able to catch it if there was a drastic change.
so the bad news was they were saying that my heart and liver and maybe lungs might be retaining fluids. their solutions for this, lasix, or water pills. and also they told me to go on a diet!!!! i cant hardly hold my weight at 140 and they want me to restrict my eating!!! well im supposed to stay away from sodium, cause sodium make your blood cells retain water and makes them heavier and that makes more work for the heart to pump them through so yeah, no good sodium. i find my self having sodium withdrawals now and something that i didn't know possible, i could be addicted to salt... and i think everyone else is too. try going trough a day without having salt, it sucks, nothing tastes strong or flavorful. i guess ill just get used to it, though my parents are helping out a lot, trying to make things with less to no sodium, and they taste alright but nothing like BAM! IS SALT THE BASE OF ALL FLAVOR?????
also they said to drink no more then 2 liters of fluids, which would include, water, sodas, milk, milk products, soups and even the water i drink taking pills add up to my 2 liter limit. now that might sound like hecka much to some people, 4 water bottles a day. but its not, i usually drink like 2 with every meal. gunna be hard, no it is already hard.
fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
No i have no solutions in mind, but it kinda really just hit me now, how high gas prices are tonight. i was coming back and stopped at the gas station to put some of my own blood, mixed with my bass guitar and half stack, my skate board, tickets to japan, Hawaii and the moon and anything you can add that might be ridiculously meaningful and or expensive to you into my tank. so im filling right and this dude comes up and was like dude can you spare some money cause my car just ran outa gas and i need to get home to San Mateo and like i have no gas i really needa get back. and i was like you know what man, same thing happend to me, i know how you feel, so i was like fasho no prob man. as i reached in my pocket and pulled out my money clip i was like shoots man i hardly got anything either, but i gave him a 5 and was like fasho man i feel your pain i hada do the same thing once. said God bless and was on my way, when i was pulling out i noticed that gas was 4.18 a gallon!!! i was like man i only gave that dude 1 gallon of gas!!! man i hardly helped him out any, but i mean thats all i could give. thats like only 17 miles in his beater van.
i dont know how these gas prices are ever gunna go down but this sucks... anyone go a motorcycle they dont want.... im trying to save gas.
hahaha even funnyer, i was talking to my dad about it and he was like dont trust those guys at the gas stations their stories are always sketchy.... and i was like yeah? well how do you decide who's telling the truth and who isn't? cause every story that im not part of sounds sketchy to me. and he thought about it for a sec and was like, yeah your right your just like me. hahaha you don't needa pick and choose who you can and cant help, just help the ones you can. now im not saying i give money to every person with a sign on the side of the freeway, but if some one, anyone asks me for help, im sure as heck willing to do what i can. . .....right bible verse to close it off.....google.....ok here got one! (NO! ok im not one of those super hero people that can sight a verse perfectly for every single situation in life! hahaha but the internet helps me look like i am!)
"If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but
has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children,
let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth." 1
John 3:17-18
Thanks for sharing the Daily Bread with us! God's timing is always accurate!
pictures=good. :) !!!!!
glad your doing well. praying for you all the time.
Chase, Yes! Another example of how our God works in the greatest of ways. English class, Japanese class, skate ministry, housing, transportation, friends, ramen shop and possible job! We are so happy for you, keep it up!
Mom and Dad
CHASE!! i'm so glad you have a xanga . . . now i can keep tabs on you. =) haha, j/k. i WILL be checking in though to see how you're doing. i love your updates so far!
Yo Chase.... LOL! Funny photos bro. It sounds like you're having a blessed time in Chiba. Enjoy all the fellowship. :)
Hey Chase, glad to be the first to post. Praying for your time in ministry while in Japan. Keep Him first in all you do and He will make things simple for you.
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