Decorum, revisited

Hello again visitors of the Blogosphere. I wrote a recent blog about decorum, or the lack thereof. Well, here is a good book that you should read besides the Bible. It's called, The Power of Respect by Deborah Norville, anchor of the syndicated news magazine show, Inside Edition. It's definitely a must read.

Aggie uniformity

I know it's been a while since I've last posted a message in cyberspace; however, I've been so busy with other things, blogging has kind of taken a back seat, until now. With that being said, I wanted to give you a take on a team I don't normally talk about: Texas A&M football. I have many friends and acquaintances that are Aggies and I saw the game against Arkansas last Saturday night at Jerry's Palace(a.k.a. Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX). The one thing that shocked me besides the final score(Arkansas 47, A&M 19) was the uniforms that A&M wore the other night. All white with the white helmets. I'll admit, I did not like it. I know I'm not the uniform police, but surely, the Aggies would have worn their maroon pants and the helmets instead of all white. I just wasn't feeling it Saturday night. Now before you start chucking your laptops and other computer based equipment through the monitor at me, please note that the statements listed in this blog are my own. That's my take. Peace.

Decorum...Where has it gone?

Hello everyone in the blogosphere. I want to preface the following blog post by saying the views/opinions/rants expressed are my own. With that out of the way, I ask you this question? What is up with the lack of decorum in public? First, Rep. Joe Wilson(R-Ohio) interrupts the President of the U.S.A. during a speech to a joint session of Congress by calling him a liar. Next, you have Serena Williams. Great tennis player, multiple Grand Slam Singles champion, going nuclear on a line judge during a U.S. Open semifinal match causing the match to end in controversy. Then, just when you thought the etiquette police would not have to be called out, here come Kanye West. All he does is mess up a terrific moment for 19 year old music sensation Taylor Swift. What do all of these incidents that I have just mentioned have in common? Two words: poor decorum(if you want a definition, Google it). Have things gotten so heated and out of control in this country that decorum has taken a back seat? Rep. Wilson, I'm going to leave alone because he did apologize to the President. As far as Serena goes, she lost it. The match and her mind when she used some choice words to the line judge for a controversial "foot fault". If you want to see the video, check out YouTube. After the match, she did not answer the question about what was said after the incident. Stay tuned because this promises to be very interesting. Now to my man, Kanye West. Kanye opened his mouth and inserted his foot/microphone at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards(VMAs). First of all Kanye, do yourself a favor, back away from the Henessey(over 21 beverage. Do an Internet search). MTV, what were you thinking about having a bar prior to an awards show? Your show's producers should not serve alcohol of any kind prior to an awards show. Period. Next, Kanye, what were you thinking messing up a moment like that for Taylor Swift. This comes on the heals of you publicly dissing George W. Bush's handling of Katrina. There is a time and place for that and unfortunately, national television is not the time or place, nor is it the platform. Thankfully, my girl, Beyonce, showed some class and gave Taylor her moment back. Rep. Wilson, Kanye, Serena, I'm praying for you all. I'm praying that someone will show you how to practice decorum and to, in the words of the Hon. Judge Joe Brown, "conduct yourself accordingly." That's my rant. I want to hear what you think. Holla at a brother. Out.

Community

I'm sorry I have not blogged in a while. I have been very busy. I hope you will like the following. It's not easy being me. I live alone about most of the time, and there are times that I love that; however, there are other times where I do not like being alone. It's weird how God has wired us to be in community. I realize that in difficult times, I realize how important it is to be in community. I love community. I need community. I crave for fellowship and community. I can't wait for LIFE groups and being with my friends. Please pray that God will open my heart to not only experience community, but be a part of community. To learn more about what community is and what community is not, visit the following site: http://www.bammel.org/media.html. Click on the sermon message titled, "Living in Community".

a lot of stuff

Well, well, well. Where do I start? I'm just amazed by how children can teach you something. I coached my church's high school drama team at the annual Leadership Training for Christ convention, LTC for short. The theme this year was, "Light, Life, Word" based on the Gospel of John. I was concerned about our timing and everything, but all in all, God was glorified and our team received a silver for their efforts. Sometimes I wonder why I do what I do, and there are times after the convention that I get my answer. To God be the Glory! Next up the BP MS 150 bike tour from Houston to Austin, not this year. Mother nature had other ideas. It rained so much and so hard, that the Lone Star Chapter of the National multiple sclerosis Society decided to shorten the distance from La Grange, TX to Austin. It turned out to be good. The majority of our team, Traveling Light Christian cycling Team rode into the capital of Texas together. That was so cool and with the exception of two, everyone came in unscathed. I'm beginning to like this Jesus servant mentality thing. It's cool to be a Christ follower/disciple. Peace.

Rite of Spring

One of my favorite rites of Spring, besides Easter, is the annual MS 150 Bike Tour from Houston to Austin. The following is about one of the riders of our team/ministry: Traveling Light Christian Cycling Team. Enjoy. Here is the link: http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/04/05/woodlands_villager/news/wv-n_ms_150_biker.txt

Spritual Surrogates

It's been a while since I last talked to you all via the blog, but this is just too good. For the past five or six years, I was given an assignment a la Mission: Impossible style. My brother, seeing how much I was very active and involved in my church, asked me if I could start taking his girls to church and get them involved as well since two of them are starting to enter adolescence, a scary age for any father, but especially since he is raising these girls on his own. I accepted this mission; however, I was afraid because I did not know what I was getting myself into, plus, "How can these girls look up to me?" That was the question I asked myself because here I am a single man living his own life and then being able to do this for my big brother. I've been doing this for the last five or six years and I've seen so much growth in both, and now all three girls, that they love going to church. One of the greatest thrills of my life was to see the fruit that was being bron when Jennifer was baptized into Jesus Christ last summer. I can reflect on this because I witnessed a friend of mine get her "spiritual surrogate" brother get baptized into Christ last Sunday. I'm amazed that God can use surrogates like us to affect the live of others who are watching us. The Bible says we, the church(not the building, but the people who makes Christ's body), are to carry out the Great Commission. It doesn't matter, how it gets done, but I'm just glad to do my part. I hope that this blog entry blesses you. Peace.