Friday, April 15, 2011

Panhandeling Dilemma

It's always so awkward when you're in your nice car at an intersection of a busy street and a homeless person is staring right at you with his sign proclaiming his poverty. i never know what to do!! what runs through my head is this: is he really homeless? does he have a family? did he lose his job b/c of the economy? is he hungry? is he lying to everyone? is that a cell phone he's pulling out of his pocket? will he use the money i give him for drugs? or food? should i even make eye contact with him? is it rude to ignore him? i mean he's a person too, even though he is poor and awkward...im sure he wouldn't like to be ignored...
things i would like to include in homeless person packages: a small piece of paper with a bible verse on it to encourage them, gum that is good for your teeth, a protein bar (low calorie but high in vitamins ect), V8, sanitizing wipes, deodorant to go, "wisps" which are like to-go tooth brushes, and some sort of cleansing face wipes.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Radical video review

My personal opinion of the Radical videos is that they are boring and too long. they are very informational and helpful, but they do not hold my attention. i think he talks kind of funny, and that is distracting when i am actually trying to pay attention. I think he tries to make things too dramatic in order to catch the audience's attention, but i think its over the top. I think it's neat though, that he is so young and has his own church and that he is expecting such amazing things out of people instead of being conventional and ordinary.
I feel these videos of sermons are not benefiting my spiritual life. i can get the same effect in church, and i do, every sunday, so that is why i think these videos do not hold my attention. It would be much more beneficial to help other people and actually do mission work than to watch videos that are mostly about how rich people can't go to heaven. also they are too long, so the speaker loses my attention quickly. i do feel i benefited from one of his sermons. the one about his friend's last sermon was really impactful because his friend's words were so inspiring.
i think he does a good job at preaching, but i don't feel like this class should be about being preached at everyday. that is why i am not interested in these videos. they get old after a while. i do, however, appreciate that he is young with new ideas and new styles of teaching and not old ways of presenting material. the logo of Radical is appealing and fresh, which is a good change of pace from plain and boring.

Radical Urgency

In your life right now, what is most "urgent and pressing"?
In my life, my future is most urgent right now. specifically my relationships in the future with my friends, my boyfriend, and my family. Going away to college puts lots of stress on the relationships in my life. My best friend is going to Africa, none of my really close friends are going to Baylor, my boyfriend will be 1000 miles away in Michigan, and i will be very separated from my family who i am so dependent on. going away to college is like the end of an era, and its something i have been thinking about lately: i will be much more independent, something i am not used to, i will not have close friends anywhere near by to keep me sane and in a good mood all the time, and my boyfriend who makes me so happy will not be anywhere near me until next thanksgiving break. I am basically starting anew, and its stressing me out, because im pretty happy with where i am now.
How have your career plans and personal life schedule taken on an urgent status in your life?
My career plans have taken an urgent status in my life because i will soon start preping for my career, so i need to start thinking about what would be best for my major and what would be most beneficial to my life and my future family and career. also my social life has become more inportant because i am a senior and i am trying to have as much fun as possible with as many of my friends
How is that unhealthy?
because i fail to live in the moment and sieze the day because i am too worried with my school work, my future and my relationships.
There is little urgency to reap harvest. there is little urgency to share the gospel truth with others. How can this be the case?
we can not see the reality of the harvest, so we don't seem to care. it is hard for us to see something not tangible, so we are not radically urgent about it.
What must we do to change this?
we must pray to God to let us see the radical urgency of reaping the harvest over the importance of our own lives and life plans.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Radical blog 3

When you understand that the Gospel demands radical compassion, what does radical compassion mean to you and for your life?
It means that we should have radical compassion in our lives instead of being passive about stuff. Radical compassion means to have so much compassion that it makes others pale in comparison because this kind of compassion is from God. it means to put others before yourself in all things you do. it means that people should know you are different by how much you care for others. they should be able to say "there is something different about the way she treats people." it means that we should love people the way Jesus loved people and do things for them that will make them happy. it also means that we should tell them about Jesus in order to save their souls from going to hell. because that is what it means to truly love people and love their souls, you try and save them from hell even when you don't know them, because everyone deserves to know about Jesus and go to heaven instead of hell.

Kyle Lake's Last Sermon

"Live. And Live Well. BREATHE. Breath in and Breathe deeply. Be PRESENT. Do not be past. Do not be future. Be now."
This is my favorite excerpt from his sermon because as a senior in high school I am looking forward so much to going to college and to my future, but at the same time i need to have fun with where i am now. i have so much to be thankful for and so much to enjoy right now, such as a loving family, great friends, and a great boyfriend. Also it's like life is moving so so fast, and im NOT Breathing and pausing to smell the roses.

"If you bike, pedal HARD...and if you crash, crash well."
I like this excerpt a lot because not long ago i rode my bike and crashed HARD. I received 2 bruises and a scrape on my knee. to me, this piece of advice means give everything your all, put all of your best efforts into everything you do, and don't regret any of it, and if you mess up (which i do a lot) don't be afraid to accept the fact that you are not perfect. now that i think about it, i don't regret riding my bike that day at all, even though i crashed and it hurt (and i still have the 2 bruises almost 4 weeks later). It was fun because i did something out of the ordinary and i was adventurous and i gave it my best efforts.

"At a family with friends and family, LAUGH"
this is influential to me because i LOVE to laugh, i will laugh at anything because it brings myself, and others, happiness. also it reminds me of how i need to be in the moment and love/enjoy where i am now.

"Taste every ounce of life. Because it is most definitely a gift."
sometimes we pass through this life and don't know what happened. we should always be attentive and perceptive, taking in all around us and enjoying every moment. we are way too busy for our own good. in college i am not getting nearly as involved in stuff as i am now in high school. it's nice to do stuff at school and be involoved, but not to the point where life is moving too fast and we are going going going non-stop! this causes us to not relax and be happy.