I don't know if I posted this one already...

"Son of God" - Starfield

The lyrics are in the video. :)

Snow

Don't kill me. It's just a title, okay?

We're getting close to that time of year in Canada, where the snow starts falling and doesn't stop until June(ish). Now, Canadian snow is quite something.

My little sister Tiana has a pen-pal in Texas, who talks about snow there, and how it almost covers the grass. We think that's very cute.

When the snow finally starts in for real, rolling up its sleeves and shouting "alright, alright, I'm ready!", EVERYTHING is covered. Tonnes and tonnes of snow falls down. Mountains of snow.

It's always amazing to me how my perspective of the landscape changes from winter to summer.

I feel much shorter in the summertime.

So, I think for me, and my overall experience with snow over the course of twenty-one winters, does add something to my reaction to this verse:

Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."

The thing about the snow here, is that it thoroughly covers everything. There is no chance for any ground to be showing. Everything is white and covered over, and you'd be hard-pressed to dig all the snow away and reveal the ground beneath.

There is no sin too great for God.

He is ready and waiting to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

It's all gone. He thoroughly forgives and covers us.

There's something beautiful about snow, eh?

Do You Know Him? - Cool Video

ROFLOL

Yea, it's true.

You're Offensive!

I think the internet is partly to blame.

With the magical hide-your-face of the internet, people can say whatever they want, react however they want, and get offended all they want, much more easily than they could if they were talking to someone face-to-face.

But the real problem is, people seem to think that their interests are the be-all and end-all of interests out there. They think that what they like is what is awesome. They think that if you don't like what they like, you're a hatemonger or something. Or racist (whether or not what you're saying has anything to do with conventional definitions of racism is another story. You're just racist, admit it!).

For instance, when people say something like "I hate coffee."

These people are the type to say "I like coffee. Don't bash what I like. That's rude and offensive. If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything."

There's a difference between "bashing other people's likes" and "bashing your own hates". If I don't like something, I'm allowed to say I don't like it. That doesn't remove your freedom to like it; it just means we're different people, and that's probably a very good thing. It means there's no shift in the space-time continuum (or whatever), and two dimensions haven't crashed together and melded into one, so that there are two of every person. But I digress.

Don't get so offended so easily!

If you say to me "what you said was offensive", don't be angry if I say "Why? Because you can't digest an opinion contrary to your own? Because you want everyone to agree with YOUR ideas, likes and dislikes, tastes, preferences, choices, etc. etc. etc.?"

Granted, there comes a point where being a jerk is simply being a jerk; where you would do well to remember "if you can't say anything nice, shut your face."

But one of the great things about discussion is disagreement. It builds the mind to disagree, far more than to agree. Discussing things from different points, seeing different perspectives, these things are beneficial, and, when done peaceably (instead of just in the "No! You're an idiot! THIS is the truth!" way), it can be a lot of fun.

Do you disagree? You racist.

Colossians 3:5-17

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you:

sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

On account of these the wrath of God is coming.

In these you too once walked, when you were living in them.

But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander,

and obscene talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another,

seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices

and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge

after the image of its creator. Here there is not Greek and Jew,

circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free;

but Christ is all, and in all.

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved,

compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,

bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another,

forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,

to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another

in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do,

in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God the Father through him.

God Doesn't Make Junk

Song of the Weekish ;p

"The Motions" - Matthew West

This might hurt, it's not safe

But I know that I've gotta make a change

I don't care if I break,

At least I'll be feeling something

'Cause just okay is not enough

Help me fight through the nothingness of life

I don't wanna go through the motions

I don't wanna go one more day

without Your all consuming passion inside of me

I don't wanna spend my whole life asking,

"What if I had given everything,

instead of going through the motions?"

No regrets, not this time

I'm gonna let my heart defeat my mind

Let Your love make me whole

I think I'm finally feeling something

'Cause just okay is not enough

Help me fight through the nothingness of this life

'Cause I don't wanna go through the motions

I don't wanna go one more day

without Your all consuming passion inside of me

I don't wanna spend my whole life asking,

"What if I had given everything,

instead of going through the motions?"

take me all the way (take me all the way)

take me all the way ('cause I don't wanna go through the motions)

take me all the way (I know I'm finally feeling something real)

take me all the way

I don't wanna go through the motions

I don't wanna go one more day

without Your all consuming passion inside of me

I don't wanna spend my whole life asking,

"What if I had given everything,

instead of going through the motions?"

I don't wanna go through the motions

I don't wanna go one more day

without Your all consuming passion inside of me

I don't wanna spend my whole life asking,

"What if I had given everything,

instead of going through the motions?"

take me all the way (take me all the way)

take me all the way (I don't wanna go, I don't wanna go)

take me all the way (through the motions)

take me all the way

I don't wanna go through the motions