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| The past few months, I have been reading and I have loved it. When I was in college i hardly ever read. I didn't even read for classes unless i had to. But lately I have read some very interesting books all of which have amazed me. These books include N.T. Wright's "Surprised by Hope", John Eldridge's "Wild at Heart." Then I am still reading Shane Claiborne's "Jesus for President" and "The Cost of Discipleship" by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. I recommend these books to people. For me, they have changed how I look at things. I know that "Jesus for President" will be a hard read for all those full fledged Americans out there, but if you are a Christian i think you should at least read it even if you disagree with it. Today I was blown away by that book. It makes me feel that as Americans we have forgotten what the kingdom of God was founded on and how it is to be ushered into this world.
Thats all I have to say today. Maybe more will come forth later.
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| I am going to warn anyone who reads this that if you don't want to read something that could be considered depressing, then don't read this.
A few years back I had this feeling that by the time I am 26 I will have died. How I came to this conclusion I don't know, but I could still see this happening. Anyways, I was reminded of this tonight and i realized that if I am going to die in a few years I should start making something of my life. So far in my life I feel as if I haven't had much of an impact on those around me, at least not in a positive way. At the moment I am wondering why I am even letting you all know this, but I could really care less. I think I just wanted to get it down somewhere so that I can look at it and hopefully be motivated do make something of my life and make an impact on this world for the cause of Christ before I die. And I hope everyone decides to do that with their life. As nice as it is to sit on your butt all day and veg while watching TV, we should be doing something for the kingdom effort.
Oh and in other news, I am still jobless.
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| Right now I am living in Springfield, MO. I have been here over a week now. I am already considering moving again, but where to? I feel like I have no home. It is more like many homes spread across the midwest and even the country. Normally when these thoughts come to mind, it makes me want to sell my car, buy a nice pack and hit the road with my pack and my thumb and try to actually be homeless. But I lack the drive to do that by myself. Maybe I should just try my hand at being a mountain man. Now that sounds like a good life.
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| Right now I am wondering why I even came back to IL. I know that I have no future here, but yet I still come back. I think I do it because it is safe, and I can't stand it.
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| So the other night i was working on building a bachar ladder. If you don't know what it is, look it up. Its used for making yourself strong for climbing. Anyways, i had gotten it hung in the tree and was putting an anchor in the ground so that it would be at the right angle. I was using a 3 to 4 foot stake with a spiraled tip on it. After about spinning it half way I felt the end hit something that didn't feel quite right. I then back it off a little and begin to hear a little hisssss.... coming from the ground along with a very distinct smell. I happened to hit a natural gas line in my yard. Now I had asked my dad about any lines in the yard. He had told me it was a few feet away from where i was going to put the stake, well he was wrong. This led to much excitement for me that night. Ameren then came out and fixed it, even though it took a few hours. Surprisingly I didn't get in trouble.
Now i have the ladder up with no gas leaks, so its time to get strong.
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