Acts

I am taking an class on the book of Acts. I have to read through the book 6 times, each time in one day. This is an excerpt from an assignment I have to do each time I read the book...


This was my first read-through of Acts. What I noticed in this reading was the urgency to spread the gospel as far as possible. There was a clear understanding by the apostles and all those that called themselves Christians of the importance of making Jesus known. Christianity was exciting; the newly forming community of faith was exciting. People were drawn to Jesus; lives were being changed, really changed. This reading showed me Christianity actually being lived out. The people in acts understood what it meant to be the extension of Jesus’ ministry here on earth; they grasped through humility the power extended to them by the Holy Spirit. What a fantastic picture of abundant life. I had a moment I where I really questioned what was going when I read the story of Annanias and Sapphira. I could not understand how what they did was deserving of death. The condemnation that I perceived as I quickly read through it was hard to take. Perhaps more light would be shed on the situation when I take more time to look into all the ins and outs of what was going on.

tricked

The phenomenon about North America, to me, is not the fact that we are crazy about getting gifts before Christmas but rather the fact that we are crazier to get more stuff after Christmas... when we already have got tonnes stashed under the tree. People that go out shopping on boxing day don't bother me so much, but it's the waiting in line since noon on Christmas day and all through the night at some electronics outlet store so you can save $300 on a 52 inch plasma, which you are still paying almost $1000 for when it's all said and done.
Boxing day is clear evidence to me that we are a little bit tricked of what is really important. I am not free of being tricked either. I am taking this class on Acts and one of the assignments is to read through acts 6 times, each time being in one day. I started yesterday, and was amazed at how these apostles lived.
These guys really understood what mattered. Rather than waiting in line all night for a 52 inch plasma t.v. they were waiting all night in a jail for the Lord to do something. And guess what He did. And this stuff He did, recorded in the book of acts is more enticing than any entertainment system I could get at Visions half off. Pretty awesome stuff.

Mafia runs our city.

So this dude came into Starbucks today, clearly a little out of his mind, claiming that all these people we see in the news have all these crazy conspiracy stories behind them. For example, Gary Filmon is a billionaire apparently... But he mentioned that he was brilliant, that he can read people, that he needs to know the truth on things, which is why he knows so much about all our politicians, and their "real" stories. He looked me straight in the eye and said "you're smart like me, I can see it...you've got an I.Q. of over 300, mine is 450." I almost lost it at this point.

But it made me wonder, what if this dude was the dude, what if all these things he was saying were in fact true... what if Gary Filmon was a billionaire, and Sam Katz was part of the mafia! He also said half of Winnipeg is run by the mafia, which I kind of believe.

By the way, he said he met Stephen Harper, and he said that he never steals money from anyone...he's a straight shooter and a good prime minister.

Interesting huh?

it's like -87C with the wind. enough said.

Rumours...

so I went to Rumours Comedy Club tonight here in Winnipeg with my fiance Dana and some of her family. It was a good time overall but I realized something about comedians these days. there's not really any such thing as clean humour anymore. the guy up there tonight was from San Francisco, and apparently (I overheard the manager of Rumours talking with a customer about this) this guy was one of the cleaner acts they have... Now I don't think I'm sheltered, but I thought some of his stuff was just unnecessary, even kind of gross.
It seems like comedians humour is solely based on the "taboo" subjects in most circles, or else the humour thrives at the costly expense of someone else. there was this guy in there tonight just getting roasted the whole night...and I wondered to myself, "will this guy actually take some of this to heart?" He just had to take it because your powerless in the audience at a comedy show. You can't really defend yourself, so it's almost like you pay to be vulnerable and hope the comedian doesn't catch eyes with you, because if he/she does...you're getting roasted the rest of the night! It seems like comedians strictly want to get a reaction from the crowd, even if it's out of awkwardness by the subject. They don't seem to have any sense of really connecting with the audience in my mind...

so I ask a very simple question, "where did the Bill Cosby's of the world go?"

so blue...

I know that there is more to life than football...

but not much more. I am kidding of course. Well only half kidding because I did find myself listening to "emo" music and looking through the 2007 Bomber roster at http://www.bluebombers.com/ around 2:30am yesterday almost crying myself to sleep because it was so hard to see those guys who worked so hard all year not come home with a ring. I get emotional about the blue.

I am saddened by the loss yesterday of my team, especially because I know without a shadow of a doubt that there would have been blue and gold confetti spewing out after the game if one bone wouldn't have been broken.

You can't make excuses though, we had to play with the cards we were dealt, and they just weren't good enough yesterday.

I am sad for guys like Stegall, Glenn, Roberts, Brown, Simpson, Westwood...I could go on.

I am happy for guys like Kent Austin. I think he's a classy fellow.

But, it is history now, even a day later...

So, it's time to hit the gym again, look at game film, pick up your britches... and do it all over again.

I will always be blue and gold... always.

Bombers vs Riders...what a beauty

I can't think of a better match-up for CFL's most coveted cup. Perhaps it is because my home team is in it, and perhaps it is because it is arguably the best rivalry in the CFL!

My boys are going into the Cup with their 2nd stringer at the helm... You know what though, I'm not all that worried for some reason. I think the man from Boise State will do just fine.

As for the networks that were hoping these two teams wouldn't be in the big Dance because ratings would be down... I say this to them: "The only thing good about the cities of Toronto and Vancouver is the number 1 hyway that leads straight to Winnipeg!"

Obviously I say that half fecisiously, as I know some good folks from those cities...however, gear up folks...This will be one heck of a show! W

What a beauty, I can't wait.