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The Warrior

// March 5th, 2010 // No Comments » // My Thoughts

I originally wrote this letter about 2 years ago… I figured as this email was the original inspiration for my blog and 2 years later resonates just as strongly I would share it with you…

So many of my friends have been under intense pressure lately. Financial stress, loneliness, anger, frustration, spiritual dryness, and fear, are crippling their efforts as they fight just to keep their heads above water. All of these friends have stood by me in my hard times and have cried out for me and assisted where they could.

As I think of the spiritual battle raging around me for the souls of men, I see my friends wounded and battle scarred, some despairing as we continue the fight surrounded and separated from our battle group. This is truly war! Something inside me thrills though.. a clarity that I have never had before. I had fought my own battles until now, but this battle… this is THE battle. The warriors by my side are my friends, the wounded are my friends, the fallen… are my friends.

Almost a year ago the Lord gave me the image of a warrior planting his foot in the city of Gardner, the dust rushed away from his foot like a shock-wave, and the ground shook.

Today I planted my foot and roared to the enemy! “You will advance no further! I will no longer defend my position but will advance on you with a swiftness and fury that causes you to freeze in terror! I… WILL… NO… LONGER…FEAR! I will mow you down like a sickle that clears a field and there will be none standing my path that will not fall! your fallen will outnumber ours by ten-thousand to one!”

I plead with you today, Plant your foot, roar to the enemy! Let us bring to him the battle that he has for so long brought to us! let his forces feel the weakness of defeat as the Army of the KING OF GLORY rises to defeat him!
~blessings

JASONTHEBALDGUY

Tags: Christianity, Fighting, spiritual warfare

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God Doesn’t Make Junk

// February 27th, 2010 // 4 Comments » // My Life

I discovered this video on a nice blog I have been following called “My Experience as Nick the Geek” This is one of those videos I wish I would have watched when I was younger… it might have saved me a lot of trouble! :)

Tags: Christianity, Faith, God's will, video

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Cherry Unleashed

// February 25th, 2010 // No Comments » // My Favorites

http://www.cherryunleashed.com/

Once in a while I find stuff that just doesn’t get the recognition it deserves… like The Orange.I think “Cherry Unleashed” a blog by missionary Justin Cherry in New Zealand,  deserves some recognition.  The thing I like about this blog is that Justin is great at translating his thoughts in short meaningful tidbits that challenge the status quo; Something that I tend to like… ALOT!   I like his introdution…

Too often we try to be something we are not and too seldom we try to be who we were made to be.  I am a coward, I am a fake, I am a messed up follower of Christ.  This is me unleashed, untamed and not quite dangerous…yet!


So stop by and visit him at http://www.cherryunleashed.com/ and just drop him a comment to let him know you appreciate what he does!

Tags: authenticity, blog, bloggers, Christianity

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I want that!!

// February 2nd, 2010 // No Comments » // My Favorites

I was recently pointed to this gem of a video from http://www.activeword.org and I have to say this guy hits the nail on the head! Preach it brother!

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Tags: advertising, Christianity, sin

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Cinderella – Don’t Get The Wrong Idea

// October 19th, 2009 // 6 Comments » // My Thoughts

I visit quite a few blogs that are controversial, and several blogs that question even the fundamentals that have been passed down through the Christian faith. I recommend those blogs from the standpoint that it is good for us to question where some of our ideals and assumptions come from rather than blindly following them and accepting them as fact.  I also occasionally rant about my christian brothers and sisters and some of the silly things they involve themselves in.  I tend to disagree with hardcore conservatives, and fundamentalists on several levels and I do not apologize for that… I even beat my head against the keyboard as I try to understand why *christians* do some of the things they do!

HOWEVER… lest you get the wrong idea.    It is important to me that you know that I love the Church. I love the people of God and I firmly believe that even as crazy and screwed up as things are sometimes in our local churches that the “catholic” (definition: worldwide or all encompassing) church is exactly what it should be… I tend to see the church as Cinderella.   The wicked step mother and her daughters are doing everything to hijack an impending wedding and they will stop at nothing to accomplish their goal.   Legalism, Conservative Politics, Activism, Bigotry, Prosperity Doctrines, Charismatic Extremes, Hyper Spirituality, Fundamentalism… the list is endless… all of these things would love to take the place of the true bride of Christ… I see it every day… the long line of things that christians try to shove into the glass slipper to say… “See I am the one!” To the prince.

I think it is time for a change in perspective… long ago at Antioch we were first called Christians,  but now many things are called christian.  It is a label that we use to neatly categorize things.  We instantly feel safe and cozy if something is labeled christian, like the word sterilizes anything it touches. The truth is that the christian label is very close to being meaningless these days… a little like the word gay doesn’t really mean happy anymore.

I have actually caught myself hanging out with people I didn’t even enjoy being around because they were “christians”.  Its easy to fall into, just like hanging out with a gang… they accept you, you get a cool nickname, and everybody slaps you on the back when you do the cool things they taught  you.  The thing that you quickly forget is that you are losing your identity to a label not a lifestyle.

The lifestyle of Jesus is different and is nothing like the pack mentality that can get built behind the four walls of a church sanctuary.  Jesus was all over the city and in the countryside getting involved in peoples life and teaching among them. We quickly get accustomed to our golden calfs and would rather sit and wait for the lost to come to us in our sterile environment.

I have heard the saying “going to church doesn’t make you a christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car” but what does being a christian actually make you anyways?  These days being a christian doesn’t actually make you a follower of Jesus any more than going to church makes you a christian! so where does that leave us?  Just in case you are not following me it makes a lot of things you have been treating as safe… not fit for consumption!  forget the “christian” label  seek the things of God … surround yourself with people that need Jesus and are seeking him… they may not be “Christians” at all… in fact you will probably end up finding more friends… and people who are truly like you…people that love God …  than you could have ever imagined,  so you can stop trying to shove all that garbage into the glass slipper and actually put your foot into it like you were meant to!

Tags: Christianity, conservative, the bride of christ

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The imonk and I

// August 17th, 2009 // 17 Comments » // My Favorites

My new buddy Greg Rice turned me onto www.internetmonk.com and boy what a find! imonk definitely has my attention. It is always nice to bump into someone that sees things similarly, it makes you feel less… crazy!

So far I have read a few articles and will start you off with some serious reading… go check these two articles out.

Signs I am Weary of Weird Christians

Looney Tunes

Tags: christian, Christianity, imonk, internetmonk

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