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The Future of Exploration

So we're going through the Old testament. Tonight we finished Amos, Obediah, and Jonah. I was really looking forward to it...read through Amos and Jonah on my lunch break today. Talk about good stuff. So much stuff in the short book of Jonah that I had missed before...makes me want to read the whole Bible over a few times a year. Of all the stuff that Mike is teaching us each week, I'd estimate that I knew maybe 15% of it - especially the history, and how it all fits together. These classes have been long (tonight we went from 7:00 'til just after 10:00) but it's been so worth it. Not only am I getting a better handle on the history of the Old testament, but so many things in the New Testament have more meaning when you know the background behind it. Good stuff.

Reminds me of a little challenge I gave to the c&c group a couple weeks ago...a challenge to seek out some of the un-discovered parts of their bibles. It was based on an article from Explore Magazine that talked about how so many of the Earths un-reachable, un-attainable feats have been conquered. Everest has become a playground for the rich and famous, tourists visit the Titanic wreckage. Nearly every mountain peak has been summited, every forest, every desert crossed. The article went on to list however, hundreds of places that have never been reached. As I read the article, I couldn't help but wonder how many parts of the bible which I've been reading for years have yet to be discovered. Oh I've done the "read-through-the-bible-in-a-year" thing a few times, but to be honest, I skimmed - to say the least - most of the Old Testament. Forget about studying it, or even just reading it while conscious, I just wanted to get through it, and on to the "interesting" stuff. Crazy. So yeah...I've got a little exploring left to do :)

Only You

Just read an amazing post on Jeremy Sawatzky's blog...his thoughts on a song called "Stars" by the David Crowder Band. It's one of my favorite songs for sure, and as Liane and I got back to my place after a long walk tonight, we took a look at the awesome array. But his post reminded me of another one of my favorite songs on the cd called "Only You". I've said it before, but I'll say it again: if you don't have the DCB cd "Illuminate", buy it! Or buy the good songs off of iTunes.
Anywhoos, here are the lyrics:

- Only You -
David Crowder Band

Take my heart, I lay it down
At the feet of You who's crowned
And take my life, I'm letting go
I lift it up, to You who's throned

And I will worhsip You, Lord
Only You, Lord
And I will bow down before You
Only You, Lord

Take my fret, take my fear
All I have I'm leaving here
Be all my hopes, be all my dreams
Be all my delights, be my everything

And I will worhsip You, Lord
Only You, Lord
And I will bow down before You
Only You, Lord

And it's just You and me here now
Only You and me here now

You shnould see the view
When it's only You

Sometimes a song speaks to you at a confusing time...comforts you during a hard time...or helps you express your joy during a good time. Tonight I need a song of comfort.

things go better with pink
photo by Warren Thiessen Copyright 2005

ha ha...photoshop is waaaay to much fun.

So it's been a while since I've posted. Life is getting crazier by the minute. I miss posts from the good old days. Posting lyrics...posting verses...posting my view on things...posting period.

Ah well, someday I'll have time again :) Liane and I will have to combine our blogs into some huge blog conglomerate. Or maybe we should each keep our own so we have a place to rant about living each other ;)

It's 2:04 a.m., and I couldn't work in photoshop any more 'cause my eyes are too blurry, so I figured I'd post something on here. Now that I'm writing I have come to realize that I have nothing worth posting.

The wedding planning continues. All is well. We are both feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the reading we have to do for the next while...between college & career, sunday school, marriage counseling, etc., it ends up being a whole lot of reading. And I've been meaning to start reading C.S. Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia" for a long time now, but that too may have to wait.

So it's less than two months until our big trip. Heinrich, Richard, Uncle Paul, and myself are hiking the Maah Daah Hey trail. One hundred miles of scorching sun, blue skies, and pain. It's Man against nature. Struggle for survival. A torture test of mind and body.

That's my kind of vacation.

Ok, I obviously need sleep. Good night!