kingdom of couches

well so. here it is the day after ashley's wedding. the day before i go back to wilmington, a month after my return to america. 3 days before report date, 5 days before freshmen move in. life seems interesting these days. last night i had this really great time with everyone at the wedding, i had a few moments of thinking about life and how funny it is. how some people get married, some stay married, some stay friends with you, some think they can plan out their lives, or think they should appear as if they have it all together. some haven't quite figured out who they are yet, and are finding their identity in possessions, people, substance, instead of in Christ. so i was thinking about all of this, but i was also thinking about where i am now, and how much i love my life, the challenges before me, the things God has allowed me to walk through, who i am today, who i will be tomorrow, and why God has put me where He has. it's all so very interesting and things that i don't really think about often. one thing i know for sure, is that i am completely willing to go where God sends me and completely unwilling to give in to worldly junk that doesn't satisfy. it's certainly been a process of where i am now, where i will live, trusting God with every detail and more, because certainly i can get lost in the monotony of life. the bigger picture is before us, we've just gotta look up. and so, i was also thinking about community. and what that means, and how a lot of churches long to create it, we as cru strive to build community, yet, we're spread out across america in our one bedroom's wondering at why we fall into isolation, or why we can't make friends, or why it's hard to find fellowship...i think it's still so hard for me to understand, and i want to learn more, i think we're called to way more than comfort. i'm not quite sure what that looks like in the daily life style, but i'm pretty sure it's a lot different than what we're doing. this isn't just about you, this is about me. i want to defintely find out what it is in me that prevents me from living in community, and build up to life unrestrained. kingdom of couches is a name of a book that i will read as soon as i finish changes that heal, which has in fact changed and healed me. it's a book that i recommend to anyone anywhere who mentors, disciples, and is walking with the Lord. it is really life changing.

Slovakia summer project 06 recap slideshow video

Put together by the one and only Justin Gibbons, he wows you with his photography skill, capturing some of the most delightful moments from summer project. Each piece of the project is notated by a title screen.