Dreaming...

Today i was in a shop just looking around. I needed to get cashback from a purchase so that i could tip my waitress tonight. I ended up buying a band that said "DREAM." Tonight i was thinking "What are my dreams?" I came up with the  conclusion that i have 2 dreams:

1. That someday I will find someone that will love me for who i am. Not because of looks or talents, but because when they look at my heart, they see something beautiful.
2. That everyone in the world would respect one another. We will never have peace, but we can still respect each other, even if we dissagree on certain topics.

What are your dreams?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqWf-XehllA

Only Grace

Today was a turning point in my life. We all know of the struggle that i have had these past couple of weeks with some of the people in my class. Well today, in study hall, i was listening to pandora radio, and "Only Grace" by Matthew West came on. I realized that God loves those people in my class just as much as He loves me. We are all equal in His eyes. "Theres only grace...only love." We may be different people, but together we are one in Christ. Each day we have a new begining, and we should make the most of it. I have realized that it is my job to show them what Christ is truly like; to show them that GOD IS LOVE. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKL0QB-_ho0

Superbowl = SUPER EXPENSIVE

So tonight was the world famous superbowl. I want to take the time to list some figures about the superbowl. Now, before you read on I must tell you that I am in NO way criticizing the superbowl or condeming it. I am merely stating some figures to open up the reality of the superbowl. Here are some figures that list the money issues of the event:

1. $2.8 million: Cost for a 30-second advertisment slot during the game.(http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/super-bowl-by-the-numbers.php)
2. $400 million: Amount of money added to the local economy because of the game
3. $5.6 billion: Amount consumers will spend on Super Bowl related items.
4. The average american will spen $118 on food and other suplies for the superbowl. (http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/115133974.html)

Thats interesting to think about. $2.8 million dollars for 1 ad. 1 AD!!!! I guess on the plus side $400 million dollars is added to the economy because of it.

1. It cost $2500 to feed a child in the U.S. for 1 year.
2. It costs $1.00 to feed a child in Africa for a week.

When I read those figures it stirred up something inside of me. To think that corporations have a ton of money lying around for a 30 second advertisment, yet there are children and people around the world dying daily because apparently we dont have any extra money lying around.  Just something to think about. Some of you after reading this might think im a hypocrite. Well, im not, because i support beg events in japan instead of in the U.S, so i am just as guilty.

Group Time...

So last summer i asked myself the question "Why is everyone so unresponsive in group time?" We all expierience this. The awkward silence after the youth leader asks a question as some ponder the question, others devolp their own ideas around it, while other people goof off and dont even pay attention. So why is it that sometimes we are unresponsiver. At first i came up with the answer that we dont want to be embarrased in front of our friends. But as time goes on i have realized that that becomes less true. I love every single person in my youth group. Everyone of them adds a unique trait and i dont feel awkward talking to them about most things. So why do i not speak up. I think it is because i am afraid of getting the answer wrong. I dont want to face the pain of knowing that i cant think. I want to have time to develop on a topic and then speak up about it. What do you think? How do you usually react in group time?

Goals and Expectations

Hello everyone. So this is my first BLOG POST and i want to list some of my goals for this blog so that hopefully someday i can come back and realize why i did this. The goals and reasons are as follows:

1. This blog is used for the sole purpose of glorifying God. All material shall relate to Him.
2. This blog shall be used for spreading the gospel as well as intenally strengthening other christians.
3. By 1 year that will be february 3 2012, i hope to have 50 followers.

Thank you fellow readers. I hope that you enjoy what i post and i hope that in the future we can talk and enjoy some Christian debate and conversation on some topics.